Leaves of Absence

If you need time off work for your own personal medical condition, including pregnancy, childbirth or recovery from childbirth, you may be entitled to FMLA-covered leave. Extended leave may also be available. If you need an extended period of time off work or need leave intermittently for your own medical condition, please tell your Principal or Supervisor and complete this form to start the leave application process.

If you will be away from work before you finish the leave application process, please be sure to report your absences as you normally do in KRONOS, Absence Management, and/or Employee Self Service. 

If you need time off work to care for a family member with a serious health condition, or to care for a covered service member who is your family or next of kin, you may be entitled to FMLA-covered leave. Extended leave may also be available to care for family members. If you need an extended period of time off work or if you need leave intermittently to care for a family member or a covered service member, tell your Principal or Supervisor and complete this form to start the leave application process.

If you will be away from work before you finish the leave application process, please be sure to report your absences as you normally do in KRONOS, Absence Management, and/or Employee Self Service. 

We provide up to 5 days of emergency leave and up to 5 days of bereavement leave for eligible team members. Team members who need time away from work for a qualifying emergency or death should inform their Principal or Supervisor that they need time off for those reasons. You may be asked to provide proof of the emergency or of the death or the family relationship.

Leave is also available to eligible team members for qualifying military exigencies under the FMLA. Please see the FMLA policy for more information on this type of leave. If you need this type of leave, tell your Principal or Supervisor and complete this form to start the leave application process.

If you will be away from work before you finish the leave application process, please be sure to report your absences as you normally do in KRONOS, Absence Management, and/or Employee Self Service. 

FMLA leave or extended leave may be available for eligible team members who need time off for pregnancy and/or childbirth and recovery from childbirth. FMLA leave or extended leave may also be available to allow eligible team members to care for a newborn baby or a newly-placed adopted or foster child. If you need leave for this reason, tell your Principal or Supervisor and complete this form to start the leave application process.

If you will be away from work before you finish the leave application process, please be sure to report your absences as you normally do in KRONOS, Absence Management, and/or Employee Self Service. 

Our team members’ health and safety is of paramount importance to the district. If you are injured at work, it is essential that you report your injury right away to ensure you timely receive medical attention, as you may qualify for workers’ compensation benefits under Oklahoma state law. If you are injured at work, notify the health assistant (if at a school) and your supervisor immediately.

Sometimes, team members require time off from work to recover from or to receive treatment for a workplace injury. You may be placed on FMLA leave or an extended leave of absence if you require extended or intermittent time away from work. If you believe you need to go on leave after a workplace injury, complete this form to start the leave application process.

If you will be away from work before you finish the leave application process, please be sure to report your absences as you normally do in KRONOS, Absence Management, and/or Employee Self Service. 

Tulsa Public Schools provides military leave to team members in accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and state law. In accordance with state law, team members who are members, either officers or enlisted, of the National Guard or any branch of the United States Military or its reserve components will receive their full regular pay during the first thirty (30) calendar days of a leave of absence, not to exceed two hundred forty (240) hours, of such a leave of absence in any federal fiscal year, when ordered by the proper authority to active or inactive duty or service. If you need time off work for military duty, please tell your Principal or Supervisor and complete this form to start the leave application process.

If you will be away from work before you finish the leave application process, please be sure to report your absences as you normally do in KRONOS, Absence Management, and/or Employee Self Service. 

Eligible team members may take leave for up to two years to pursue further study. One year of sabbatical leave may also be available to eligible teachers. More information about these types of leave is available here. If you're interested in taking this type of leave, please tell your Principal or Supervisor and complete this form to start the leave application process.

If you will be away from work before you finish the leave application process, please be sure to report your absences as you normally do in KRONOS, Absence Management, and/or Employee Self Service.