Absence Management

The Family and Medical Leave Act covers all APS employees. To be eligible for FML, the employee must have worked at least 12 months with APS (full- or part-time). This means your newly hired teachers can be eligible for FML if they were substitute or hourly employees before becoming full-time employees.

The employee must have worked at least 1,250 hours in the 12 months immediately preceding the need for leave and have a serious health condition or need to care for an immediate family member (spouse, parents, or minor children). In-laws are excluded.

Eligible employees can take up to 12 weeks (60 days) of job-protected leave for a serious health condition. The leave may be taken in a continuous block (weeks at a time), or intermittent (leave taken as needed for appointments or episodic flare-ups).

 

 

As part of Atlanta Public Schools’ mission to create a caring and collaborative culture where employees have the opportunity to offer meaningful support to one another during difficult times, we are proud to announce the creation of the Atlanta Public Schools Time Share Sick Leave Bank (APS Time Share Bank).

 

The APS Time Share Bank allows you to donate sick leave to a community pool where you and your fellow employees can request additional sick leave in case of a catastrophic illness or injury when all existing leave has been depleted.

 

If you have any questions, please email LeaveRequests@atlanta.k12.ga.us.

 

 

Phone: 404-802-2309

Fax: 404-802-1302

Email: LeaveRequests@apsk12.org