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I think CA is the only state that offers adoption benefits for everyone. I'm a teacher in MA. I am allowed under our contract to take off 2 years. However, it is totally unpaid. Teachers, at least in my system, get paid for 180 days of work; we do not get paid vacation time and we aren't allowed to use sick time for adoption since we're not sick. If the baby has developmental delays, which is common for institutionalized children, I may be able to get my 5 family sick days paid but that will be all.
Our agency requires one of us to take off 2 months. We will probably be traveling either April or May; I'm hoping for May since it would mean I have to take off less time before the end of the school year when I'll get off July and most of August.
Paula
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