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Teacher and substitute ask board to revisit incentive policy after maternity-leave exclusion
School District of Lee County Board · March 10, 2026
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Summary
A Franklin Park Elementary teacher told the board she lost an incentive because she was on approved leave; a substitute who covered for her urged the district to base incentives on performance rather than physical presence during a particular week.
Marie Ortega, a third-grade English-language arts teacher at Franklin Park Elementary, told the board that she expected a teacher incentive but was disqualified because she was on approved leave for the birth of her child. "If approved leave results in disqualification from an…
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