How to Navigate Teacher Maternity Leave
The CEO Teacher Podcast
Kayse Morris
5.0 ā¢ 734 Ratings
šļø 9 June 2021
ā±ļø 24 minutes
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Summary
What Teacher Maternity Leave ActuallyĀ Looks Like & How to Navigate it
For all of you mamas, soon to be mamas, or anyone who hopes to start a family of their own one day, here's a little bit about my FIRST fully planned teacher maternity leave. You're not going to believe this, but I only took my first teacher maternity leave with my fourth child (that's right, child number FOUR). I'd never taken maternity leave for a teacher before child number four because...well...I was a slave to my job. Friend, I don't want this to be you. So today, I want to share what I've learned after 3 failed maternity leaves and what I'm doing this time to make it better. By the time you're reading this, my very own baby number 5 should be here! And, regardless if you're a teacher, a CEO Teacher, or somewhere in between, there's something here for everyone.
Your Teacher maternity leave checklist revealed
I want to be very real -- teacher maternity leave is very different than most jobs. I've had students ask me before, "do teachers get maternity leave?" Well, yes, but it requires a lot more work and preparation. It's not as easy as, ok guys - see y'all in 6-8 weeks! I hope it works out! Instead, you've got an entire room of students, other teachers, parents, and administrators wondering, "how long is this teacher maternity leave going to last and did she write a teacher maternity leave letter?" among many other things. Also, even after I left the classroom, I launched my first course 2 months before my most recent baby was born and, although I said I was on maternity leave, I wasn't. I was working around the clock on my laptop to help students. I didn't set myself up for success. So this time, I have vowed to make sure my hiney sits in that rocking chair for a million miles so I can enjoy every. Single. Second. Listen here to learn what you can do to prepare to get the most out of your teacher maternity leave!
In this episode, you will learn:
- What steps you need to take to enjoy the most out of your maternity leave
- How to prioritize what needs to get done before you take your first day of your maternity leave as a teacher
- What your teacher maternity calendar might look like
- Why you don't want to wait until the last minute to find outĀ your local requirements for Teacher Maternity Leave and/or Paternity Leave
- The importance of a well crafted teacher maternity leave letter to parents and students
Links Mentioned in this Episode about teacher maternity leave:
- The CEO Teacher's Marketing with Email Guide: kaysemorris.com/email
- Maternity leave in the United States
- Georgia Southwestern State University
- U.S. Department of Labor Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Parental Leave Frequently Asked Questions
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| 0:00.0 | I felt compelled to write and record this podcast episode for all you mamas, soon to be |
| 0:05.4 | mamas, or anyone with hopes to start a future family of their own. |
| 0:09.4 | But also, I wanted to give a shout out to the mamas who are trying to get pregnant without success |
| 0:14.2 | or those that have struggled with infertility. |
| 0:16.7 | We see you and we stand with you. |
| 0:19.9 | And although I am a mama to almost five, four children that I will have birth myself, |
| 0:25.8 | we went through an eight year time where we were struggling through infertility as well. |
| 0:30.7 | So I don't understand all of your pain, but I do know what it's like to not know what the future holds. And I want you to know |
| 0:40.2 | that I think about you and I pray for you on a daily basis. And this episode, even though it may not |
| 0:46.2 | be related to you now, it could be for something that you may need in the future. So on today's show, |
| 0:52.0 | I want to share a little bit about my first fully planned |
| 0:55.1 | maternity leave with our fourth child and how I've never taken one before because I was a slave |
| 1:01.5 | to my job. And I don't want that to be you. I want to share what I've learned after three |
| 1:07.4 | failed maternity leaves and what I'm doing this time to make it better. |
| 1:12.0 | Plus, teacher maternity leave is significantly different than most jobs because it requires |
| 1:18.0 | a lot of work and preparation. |
| 1:22.1 | It's not as easy as, okay, guys, see y'all in six to eight weeks, hope it works out. |
| 1:27.4 | No, you've got an entire room of |
| 1:29.0 | students other teachers parents administrators maybe even a side job and you've got people wondering |
| 1:35.4 | how long is she going to be out when is she going to come back and you're thinking how much time |
| 1:41.3 | can i really take so i wanted to put everything in order for you today and give |
| 1:47.1 | you a teacher maternity leave checklist of swords to get started. Hey friend, I'm Casey Morris, |
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