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Hello!
Do any of you offer maternity leave as a benefit for teachers? If so, what is your policy?
Have you paid them while they were out? For how long?

We have never paid salary for teachers out on maternity leave, but I think we have offered a continued tuition discount for their older children. 
Unfortunately, I can't remember and don't think we wrote down the policy. I'm having a hard time remembering old policies that are before the pandemic! 

Thank you for sharing any of your policies with me.
Is anyone else having a hard time remember pre-Covid policies??!

My Best,

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Nina Burrows
Preschool Director
FUMC Preschool
Fort Worth TX
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We do not offer maternity per say, but all of our staff get 12 paid sick days and two weeks paid vacation (more for length of service) that they can use before applying for Paid Family and Medical Leave from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I believe FMLA protects 12 weeks, but I am unsure how many paid weeks they offer. I want to say six though.

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Samantha Lemoine
Program Director
The Child Development Center at RFK Community Alliance
Lancaster MA
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-08-2022 12:11 PM
From: Nina Burrows
Subject: Does your school offer maternity leave?

Hello!
Do any of you offer maternity leave as a benefit for teachers? If so, what is your policy?
Have you paid them while they were out? For how long?

We have never paid salary for teachers out on maternity leave, but I think we have offered a continued tuition discount for their older children.
Unfortunately, I can't remember and don't think we wrote down the policy. I'm having a hard time remembering old policies that are before the pandemic!

Thank you for sharing any of your policies with me.
Is anyone else having a hard time remember pre-Covid policies??!

My Best,

------------------------------
Nina Burrows
Preschool Director
FUMC Preschool
Fort Worth TX
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Thank you, Samantha!

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Nina Burrows
Preschool Director
FUMC Preschool
Fort Worth TX
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-09-2022 08:22 AM
From: Samantha Lemoine
Subject: Does your school offer maternity leave?

We do not offer maternity per say, but all of our staff get 12 paid sick days and two weeks paid vacation (more for length of service) that they can use before applying for Paid Family and Medical Leave from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I believe FMLA protects 12 weeks, but I am unsure how many paid weeks they offer. I want to say six though.

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Samantha Lemoine
Program Director
The Child Development Center at RFK Community Alliance
Lancaster MA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-08-2022 12:11 PM
From: Nina Burrows
Subject: Does your school offer maternity leave?

Hello!
Do any of you offer maternity leave as a benefit for teachers? If so, what is your policy?
Have you paid them while they were out? For how long?

We have never paid salary for teachers out on maternity leave, but I think we have offered a continued tuition discount for their older children.
Unfortunately, I can't remember and don't think we wrote down the policy. I'm having a hard time remembering old policies that are before the pandemic!

Thank you for sharing any of your policies with me.
Is anyone else having a hard time remember pre-Covid policies??!

My Best,

------------------------------
Nina Burrows
Preschool Director
FUMC Preschool
Fort Worth TX
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Massachusetts may be different, but I am in Maryland and I do not think FMLA offers any paid time, only employment protection for the 12 weeks you mentioned.

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Sara Peters
North East MD
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-09-2022 08:22 AM
From: Samantha Lemoine
Subject: Does your school offer maternity leave?

We do not offer maternity per say, but all of our staff get 12 paid sick days and two weeks paid vacation (more for length of service) that they can use before applying for Paid Family and Medical Leave from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I believe FMLA protects 12 weeks, but I am unsure how many paid weeks they offer. I want to say six though.

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Samantha Lemoine
Program Director
The Child Development Center at RFK Community Alliance
Lancaster MA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-08-2022 12:11 PM
From: Nina Burrows
Subject: Does your school offer maternity leave?

Hello!
Do any of you offer maternity leave as a benefit for teachers? If so, what is your policy?
Have you paid them while they were out? For how long?

We have never paid salary for teachers out on maternity leave, but I think we have offered a continued tuition discount for their older children.
Unfortunately, I can't remember and don't think we wrote down the policy. I'm having a hard time remembering old policies that are before the pandemic!

Thank you for sharing any of your policies with me.
Is anyone else having a hard time remember pre-Covid policies??!

My Best,

------------------------------
Nina Burrows
Preschool Director
FUMC Preschool
Fort Worth TX
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Massachusetts started offering Paid FMLA a year or two ago. We all began paying into it through out paycheck deductions a year before the program started. 

I looked it up, Massachusetts requires 12 weeks paid leave and 20 weeks protected leave. I believe you have to have worked for 12 months prior and the company needs to have a minimum number of employees to be required to offer it.

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Samantha Lemoine
Program Director
The Child Development Center at RFK Community Alliance
Lancaster MA
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-10-2022 06:08 AM
From: Sara Peters
Subject: Does your school offer maternity leave?

Massachusetts may be different, but I am in Maryland and I do not think FMLA offers any paid time, only employment protection for the 12 weeks you mentioned.

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Sara Peters
North East MD

Original Message:
Sent: 11-09-2022 08:22 AM
From: Samantha Lemoine
Subject: Does your school offer maternity leave?

We do not offer maternity per say, but all of our staff get 12 paid sick days and two weeks paid vacation (more for length of service) that they can use before applying for Paid Family and Medical Leave from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I believe FMLA protects 12 weeks, but I am unsure how many paid weeks they offer. I want to say six though.

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Samantha Lemoine
Program Director
The Child Development Center at RFK Community Alliance
Lancaster MA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-08-2022 12:11 PM
From: Nina Burrows
Subject: Does your school offer maternity leave?

Hello!
Do any of you offer maternity leave as a benefit for teachers? If so, what is your policy?
Have you paid them while they were out? For how long?

We have never paid salary for teachers out on maternity leave, but I think we have offered a continued tuition discount for their older children.
Unfortunately, I can't remember and don't think we wrote down the policy. I'm having a hard time remembering old policies that are before the pandemic!

Thank you for sharing any of your policies with me.
Is anyone else having a hard time remember pre-Covid policies??!

My Best,

------------------------------
Nina Burrows
Preschool Director
FUMC Preschool
Fort Worth TX
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