The complete planning kit for any teacher facing 4-12 weeks of absence - maternity, paternity, medical leave, sabbatical, or extended bereavement. 20 fully editable templates organized into the six phases of long-term coverage: pre-leave planning, sub equipping, student transition, parent communication, admin coverage, and re-entry. Subject-agnostic, K-12 generic. Plan once, leave with peace, return to a smooth re-entry.

Most teachers planning long-term leave build their plans from scratch - a hidden second job on top of everything else they’re managing. This kit gives you a tested 6-phase structure with 20 editable templates, so you can focus on the leave itself, not the planning logistics.

Use this kit for: maternity leave, paternity leave, medical leave (surgery, recovery, extended illness), sabbatical, or extended bereavement. Built for any teacher facing a planned absence of 4-12 weeks. K-12 generic - adapt curriculum sections to your subject area.

Each of the 20 templates is fully editable in PowerPoint or Google Slides, and prints cleanly to PDF. Designed to be opened early (8-12 weeks before leave), edited once, and reused for future leaves with minor updates.

WHAT’S INCLUDED - 20 EDITABLE TEMPLATES IN 6 PHASES

PRE-LEAVE PLANNING (4 templates):

• Pre-Leave Timeline & Checklist (12-week countdown w/ tasks per milestone)
• Long-Term Sub Onboarding Guide (4-stage process: posting, interview, onboard, first week)
• Curriculum Handoff & Pacing Map (12-week table mapping units, standards, activities, assessments)
• Standards Map (standards covered during leave + who’s responsible)

FOR THE LONG-TERM SUB (8 templates):

• Welcome Letter from Teacher (personal, warm, specific to your classroom)
• Classroom Systems Card (procedures, behavior plan, grading at-a-glance)
• Daily Schedule (time blocks for the typical day during leave)
• Weekly Lesson Plan Template (5-day grid; print multiple copies for the leave window)
• Assessment Calendar (formative + summative assessments mapped by week)
• Parent Communication Protocol (when/how to contact parents in your absence)
• Emergency Contacts & Admin Reference (phone tree for any incident)
• Tech & Login Reference (devices + platforms, with security note)

STUDENT TRANSITION (2 templates):

• Student Announcement Letter (editable for grade level)
• Class Meeting Script (4-part conversation guide: Open, Share, Reassure, Invite)

PARENT COMMUNICATION (3 templates):

• Initial Parent Letter (send 4-6 weeks before departure)
• Parent Contact Log (sub fills in during your absence)
• Returning to Class Letter (send 1-2 weeks before you return)

ADMIN COVERAGE (1 template):

• Admin Coverage Brief (1-page summary of leave, sub, curriculum, communication)

RE-ENTRY (2 templates):

• Sub Feedback Form (sub fills out at end of leave; returns to you)
• Welcome Back Checklist (your first 2 weeks back, phase by phase)

PLUS:

• Cover sheet (decorative, branded)
• About This Kit welcome page
• 2-page How…