<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(68,68,68)">We had a staff member raise a concern regarding the CBA language and related practices, which led to counsel becoming involved. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(68,68,68)">We were advised that the matter was being treated as a discrimination issue. </div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font><br><font face="Century Gothic, sans-serif">Andrea Disch</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#666666"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Business
Manager<br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Maine School Administrative District No. 11<br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">150 Highland Avenue</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">•</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Gardiner, Maine 04330</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:"Perpetua Titling MT",serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></span><span style="font-family:"Perpetua Titling MT",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#444444">207-582-5346</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="mailto:aDisch@msad11.org" target="_blank">aDisch@msad11.org</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="http://www.msad11.org" target="_blank">www.msad11.org</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM Sherrie Proctor <<a href="mailto:sherrie.proctor@lakeregionschools.org">sherrie.proctor@lakeregionschools.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Our verbiage states that it is not intended for maternity leave. We have not had anyone request or challenge this.</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000">Thank you,<br>Sherrie Proctor<br>Finance Coordinator<br>M.S.A.D. #61<br>207.647.3048<br>207.647.5682 Fax<br><br>M.S.A.D. #61 Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this message (including any attachments) may contain privileged and/or confidential information protected from disclosure by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). It is intended solely for the use of the addressee. Any disclosure of the document is strictly prohibited outside the scope of the service for which you are receiving the information. If you have received this communication in error, please notify <a href="mailto:sherrie.small@lakeregionschools.org" target="_blank">sherrie.proctor@lakeregionschools.org</a> immediately and delete the material from any computer.</font><br style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM Andrea Disch <<a href="mailto:adisch@msad11.org" target="_blank">adisch@msad11.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Dear Colleagues,</font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">I’m reaching out to ask whether any of your districts currently restrict staff members recovering from childbirth—who lack sufficient personal sick leave—from drawing time from an associated sick leave bank.</font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Our current Collective Bargaining Agreement specifies that this is not permitted. However, we were previously advised by counsel that prohibiting employees from accessing the sick leave bank for postpartum recovery could constitute discrimination, prompting a change in past practice.</font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">I’d appreciate learning whether others are facing similar language in their agreements, and if so, how your districts are addressing it in practice.</font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Thank you in advance for any insights you can share.</font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Best,<br>
Andrea</font></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4y02vtQLN6pwWGVEguRSdTE-1TkYG-o9RHWWMnAGvXWOAnsY3fcBcye_4dEyhUUmM9bDDQNmmK_HZmX"><br></div></div></div></div>
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