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Closter Board approves second reading of discretionary uncompensated leave policy
Summary
Trustees approved the second reading of Policy 1644, setting conditions, application timelines and health-insurance payment responsibilities for discretionary uncompensated leave and academic sabbaticals for long-tenured certificated staff.
The Closter Board of Education approved the second reading of Policy 1644 (Discretionary Uncompensated Leave) at its Feb. 12 meeting.
The adopted policy allows staff to request an uncompensated leave for purposes other than personal disability after they have exhausted eligible sick days, vacation days, personal days and federal and state family leave. Certificated staff with 10 or more years of continuous full-time service may be eligible for an academic sabbatical for full-time study; such sabbaticals do not require use of accrued sick or vacation days.
The policy specifies timing and duration expectations (generally aligned to the school year, though short-term leaves of 10 work days or fewer are exempt), limits frequency (one discretionary leave every three school years), and places responsibility for health-insurance premium payments on the employee while on leave (with district contributions resuming when the employee returns per the schedule in the policy). A staff member must submit a written request to the superintendent at least 30 calendar days before the requested leave unless not foreseeable; the superintendent will review and make a recommendation and the board will provide approval or denial within five business days of the board—s decision.
The policy is intended to be applied case-by-case and does not create an entitlement or precedent for future leaves.
