Mountain Brook Board of Education approves FMLA policy change, field restroom placement

Proving that a teacher’s work is never really done, even in the summer, the Mountain Brook Board of Education met on Monday to discuss policy updates and a new restroom facility.

The board approved the placement of a new field restroom for Mountain Brook Elementary School. A survey crew has staked the four corners of the facility, the planning commission has approved the location and residents within 500 feet of the project have been informed of upcoming construction.

The board also approved a change in the Family and Medical Leave Act policy, as required by the US Department of Labor. This change will allow employees who are related or married to a service member to take up to 26 weeks of FMLA leave in a calendar year, consecutive or intermittent, to care for the service member in the case of a serious injury or illness.

The board also approved a beverage products bid, which is the same as previous years, categorized several items, including electronics, furniture and instruments, from Mountain Brook High School as surplus and approved the renewal membership into the Alabama Association of School Boards.

The next board meeting will be August 8 at 3:30 p.m. in the PLC. The Mountain Brook Learning Conference will be July 18-20 at Mountain Brook High School. The Mountain Brook Schools New Teacher Orientation Week will be July 22-26 and the New Teacher Breakfast is Tuesday, July 26 at 8 a.m. at the Country Club of Birmingham.