Absence for Professional Reasons. 1. One (1) day non-cumulative leave with full pay and to include full reimbursement of expenses shall be granted for the purpose of visiting classrooms, schools, or colleges at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools.
Absence for Professional Reasons. Absence may be allowed for visiting days, attendance at conventions, participation in school evaluations, educational conferences and/or other forms of professional improvement, without pay deduction, if approval is granted by the Superintendent of Schools.
Absence for Professional Reasons. The Superintendent or her/his designee may grant any teacher leave to attend conferences, meetings, or to visit schools for professional reasons. The teacher will apply ten (10) days in advance, when possible, and will make application on the form set forth as Exhibit B. Only when conferences or meetings are set by others and not within the power of the applicant to control will such application be considered for a day immediately before or after a holiday or vacation period or a day separated from a holiday or vacation period by a weekend.
Absence for Professional Reasons. Absence for professional reasons requested in writing and approved in writing by the Superintendent will not entail loss of salary, except that if a teacher absent for professional reasons receives compensation for some considerable participation in a professional undertaking, that teacher will reimburse the Board for the amount of compensation equal to the salary received. There will be no reimbursement to the Board where only an honorarium is received. Whenever reimbursements are required under this clause, written notice thereof shall be given by the Superintendent.
Absence for Professional Reasons. Subject to prior approval by the Superintendent of Schools, an administrator may be absent for visiting days, attendance at conventions, participation in school evaluations, educational conferences and/or other forms of professional improvement, without deduction from his/her salary or loss of days granted for other categories of excused absences.
Absence for Professional Reasons. Absence for professional reasons requested in writing and approved in writing by the Department Chair/Coordinator and Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction will not entail loss of salary, except that if a faculty member absent for professional reasons receives compensation for some considerable participation in a professional undertaking, that faculty member will reimburse the Board for the amount of compensation equal to the salary received. There will be no reimbursement to the Board where only an honorarium is received. Whenever reimbursements are required under this clause, written notice thereof shall be given by the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction.
Absence for Professional Reasons. No salary deduction will be made if an employee is absent for professional reasons such as attending a convention, conference or meeting, visiting schools, or on school business related to the teacher's work provided that approval has been given in advance by the superintendent.
