Babies born over the summer are subject to the same timeframe as babies born during the school year when it comes to parental leave. A UFT member can use days from their CAR bank for any work days once the school year begins up to six weeks (or eight following a C-section) after birth, and the six weeks of paid parental leave must be used within 12 weeks (or 14 weeks following a C-section) after the date of birth. 

It depends on the type of ceremony, the location and your job title: 

Pedagogues and paraprofessionals:

• One day with principal’s or supervisor’s permission to attend their graduation or that of a parent, child, step-child, spouse or registered domestic partner;
• Graduation must involve a ceremony marking the award of a diploma or degree (actual certificate) by a recognized school or institution of higher learning. This also includes graduation ceremonies that are held virtually;
• If graduation is in a remote location, the superintendent can grant approval for up to an additional two days;
• Kindergarten, pre-K, 5th and 6^th grades are excluded;
• If elementary school goes up to the 8^th grade and students go from there to high school, then this is allowed in lieu of the usual junior high school graduation from the ninth grade;
• Upon return to work, download and complete the OP201 form.

 
Administrative titles (nurses, therapists):

• One day for employee to receive a degree form a college or university;
• One day to attend the graduation of a child or grandchild from kindergarten, elementary school, intermediate school, junior high school, high school or college or to attend the college graduation of a spouse or domestic partner;
• Upon return to work, download and complete the PD19 form.

Pedagogical employees may donate CAR days to another employee only if the recipient has a catastrophic sickness. The recipient does not have to be a pedagogical employee and may belong to a different payroll bank. However, DOE employees cannot donate or receive accrued time to or from an employee at another NYC agency.

• For every 2 sick days/CAR days donated, the recipient receives 1 day of leave.
• The donor cannot have a balance of more than 180 days or less than 50 days. 
• The recipient must have exhausted all earned sick leave and optional borrowed time.

To donate CAR days: 

1. Use the DOE's CAR transfer form.
2. Complete the form, following the instructions and submit it to your payroll secretary or timekeeper. 
3. Forms can be faxed to DOE payroll at 718-935-5561 - fax is the preferred method. You can send the forms via email to payrollinquiry@schools.nyc.gov only if you do not have access to a fax. Please note that processing of the forms submitted via email may experience a considerable delay.