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An administrator will be required to give advance notice of leave, unless unable to provide
advance notice due to military orders, and submit verification of leave orders as evidence of the
amount of pay received.
Bereavement Leave
Administrators are entitled to bereavement for seven (7) days for the death of a spouse,
domestic partner, or child; three (3) days for the death of immediate family members; and up to
three (3) days in any fiscal year to attend services for the death of close relatives. “Immediate
family members” include mother, father, brothers, sisters, and grandparents, as well as in-laws
and step-relations to these members.
Extended Leave
An administrator may apply for an unpaid extended leave of absence for the purpose of rearing
the employee's natural or legally adopted child, provided that such leave shall be limited to the
child’s first two years of life. An administrator may be granted an unpaid extended leave of
absence for other reasons for up to two full semesters, except that no leave of absence will be
granted for the purpose of accepting employment outside of the Nashua School District, or for
self-employment.
Such leave may be granted by the Board of Education upon recommendation of the
Superintendent.
For purposes of salary placement the administrator, upon return, will be granted credit for
length of service earned as of the last day of active service prior to the beginning of the leave,
but shall not accrue additional length of service during said leave.
Released Time
A. Members of the negotiating team for the Association will be granted released time, If
needed, without loss of pay or loss of personal days for a maximum of four persons for
the purpose of contract negotiations, mediation, fact finding and/or related court
hearings.
B. Members of the Association will be granted released time, if needed, without loss of pay
or loss of personal days for the purpose of serving on the New Hampshire Association of
School Principals' Executive Board.
ARTICLE VIII
Employment Status
Vacancies and New Positions
A. Administrators shall be eligible to apply for any vacancy or new position the Board
wishes to fill for which the administrator is qualified.
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