Absence without Salary. Staff members may apply for personal leave of absence without salary. Granting of such leave of absence is subject to operational requirements, but shall not be unreasonably denied. Applications for personal leave without pay shall be made in writing to the staff member’s Xxxx or Director through the normal administrative channels. Staff members shall receive a reply to their requests for unpaid leave within thirty (30) calendar days (except in unusual circumstances) of such application.
Absence without Salary. 10.01 A teacher may be granted a leave of absence for reasons of education, health, or a personal reason that the Board deems acceptable. The period of absence, if granted, will be determined by the Executive Officer, Human Resources Services, in view of the nature of the request. The teacher granted leave under this Article may participate in the Benefit Plans provided the full premium cost of participation (100%) is paid in advance by the teacher and on a payment schedule mutually agreed upon by the Board and the teacher.
10.02 Request for a leave of absence under this Article to begin September 1st of the subsequent school year shall be made in writing to the Executive Officer, Human Resources Services, prior to March 31st of the preceding school year.
(a) A leave of absence under this Article shall not be recognized for seniority or incremental purposes.
(b) A teacher granted leave under this Article must notify the Board in writing by November 1st or March 1st of intent to return to teaching duties on the subsequent January 1st or September 1st, whichever is applicable in any school year. Failure to do so will render the teacher ineligible for a teaching position for the January 1st or for the September 1st date whichever is applicable. A letter from the Board confirming this status of ineligibility will be forwarded to the teacher by December 1st or April 1st, whichever is applicable. A statement of intent to return to teaching duties for the subsequent January 1st or September 1st dates in the teacher's application for leave request does not fulfil the requirements of Clause 10.03(b).
(a) A teacher holding public office may be granted, as determined in consultation with the Executive Officer, Human Resources Services, relief from duty without loss of sick leave credits to fulfil a public office.
(b) When the time required for the fulfilment of such public service has been determined by the Executive Officer, Human Resources Services, following consultation with the teacher concerned, to be such as to interfere with the satisfactory execution of the individual's duties as a teacher, a leave of absence without salary will be granted.
10.05 A leave of absence without pay for educational purposes not exceeding two (2) consecutive years may be granted to a teacher upon request after five (5) years of continuous employment with the Board. A teacher who is applying for an additional leave of absence under this Article must have completed an additional five...
Absence without Salary. 1. Board Approved Leaves of Absence (LOA)
a. Except in the case of emergency, all applications for leave of absence must be on file in the Human Capital Department by February 1st. All applications for leaves of absence must state a clear and specific reason for the requested leave and define precisely how the leave time will be utilized if it is granted.
b. Unpaid leaves of absence of one-half year or more will not be credited to seniority accumulation.
c. If the reason for a denial of a leave is requested in writing by the teacher, it will be supplied in writing within ten (10) working days of the submission of the request.
d. Upon return from a leave of absence, the teacher will be placed on the salary schedule as follows:
(1) Leave of Absence for full year. Example: 2005-2006 2006-2008 2007-2008 Active Teacher Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 LOA Teacher Step 4 On Leave Step 5 Note: The above example applies only when there is vertical movement on the salary schedule.
(2) Leave of absence for partial year.
(a) The teacher will receive salary advancement, if any, as in the example above, providing a full semester or the equivalent number of days, is served in the contract year in which the teacher goes on leave of absence.
(b) The teacher who does not complete a full semester or the equivalent number of days during the year in which a leave of absence is granted, will remain on the same step upon return from the leave of absence.
e. Upon return from a Board approved leave of absence, teachers will be returned to a teaching position as follows:
(1) Teachers who are on a health or other personal emergency leave of absence of less than one school year shall, upon return from the leave, be returned to their former teaching position (excluding supplemental contracts) except when they request a transfer, or when the position no longer exists due to changes in enrollment or program.
(2) Teachers with seven (7) years in the District who are on a leave of absence of one year for reasons of personal illness or family illness will, upon return from the leave, be accorded every reasonable effort by the District to return them to their former teaching position (excluding supplemental contracts). However, the replacement teacher filling their previous position will not automatically be declared surplus.
(3) All other teachers on leave of absence (except those on sabbatical leaves, see VIII, B. 6 d.) will, upon termination of the leave, be returned to a teaching position for whic...
Absence without Salary. 1. Board Approved Leaves of Absence (LOA) Regular employees may request a leave of absence without pay for a specified period not to exceed one year per Arizona Revised Statute 15-512. Such leave will be granted only if it will not interrupt the educational process. A request for leave should be submitted to the supervisor with thirty (30) days notice, whenever possible. Leave of absence may be requested for, but not limited to the following: • Recovery from personal illness. (For the purpose of this policy, maternity will be considered personal illness.) • To care for a sick member of the immediate family. • For educational growth related to job assignment including work study and travel. • To join the Peace Corps, Vista, or National Teachers Corps; to serve as an exchange or overseas teacher; or to accept a Fulbright or similar academic scholarship. • To serve in public office. Employees requesting a Board-Approved Leave of Absence for personal illness are required to use all available paid leave (including hours from the Sick Leave Bank) prior to an unpaid leave of absence. Employees may voluntary elect to use their accrued compensatory time. Employees may not request a leave of absence from one position to assume another position in the District. Accepting other employment while on leave of absence without the written permission of the Superintendent or his or her designee is considered a violation of the conditions of leave and will result in a recommendation for termination from District service. Upon receiving supervisory recommendation, the request is forwarded to the Executive Director of Human Capital for submission to the Superintendent for recommendation to the Governing Board.
a. Except in the case of emergency, all applications for leave of absence must be on file in the Human Capital Department by February 1st. All applications for leaves of absence must state a clear and specific reason for the requested leave and define precisely how the leave time will be utilized if it is granted.
b. Unpaid leaves of absence of one-half year or more will not be credited to seniority accumulation.
c. If the reason for a denial of a leave is requested in writing by the teacher, it will be supplied in writing within ten (10) working days of the submission of the request.
d. Upon return from a leave of absence, the teacher will be placed on the salary schedule as follows:
1. Leave of Absence for full year. Example: 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 Active Teache...
Absence without Salary. A member may apply to the Vice-president, Academic for, and may be granted, a leave of absence without salary for a mutually agreed period. The Xxxx and the Head (in the case of librarian members, the University Librarian or Law Librarian as appropriate and the Associate Librarian) shall provide the Vice- President, Academic with letters of appraisal of the member's application, which shall not be deemed confidential. The partie-s_, _h_o_w__e_v_e_-rL-recognize that such leave should be mutually beneficial and the University, and the parties for ensuring the uninterrupted continuation and quality of of the University in which members are involved, and, in the light of this objective and responsibility, leave under this Article shall not be withheld unreasonably. A member on leave under this Article shall be entitled at sole expense to participate in any or all of the University's fringe benefit Plans (including the University Retirement Plan) for members from time to time in force if and so long as such plans permit. A member may terminate leave and return to the University at the beginning of any academic year or at the beginning of the second (2nd) semester, if written notice of return is given to the Xxxx (or in the case of librarian members the University Librarian or Law Librarian, as appropriate) prior to the assignment of teaching responsibilities (or in the case of librarian members, workload assignments) for the semester in which they intend to return, or by mutual agreement.
Absence without Salary. The board may grant a professional a leave without salary for reasons it deems valid. The duration of such a leave shall be determined by the professional and the board. However, the board may not refuse a leave without salary if it allows the use of the services of a professional on availability in accordance with clause The board may also grant a professional who has acquired his or her tenure under article a part-time leave of absence without salary for a specific period for reasons it deems valid; for example, it may allow another professional in the same employment group to increase the number of hours of his or her workweek, if the latter so agrees. The provisions of this article apply to the professional who benefits from such a leave by making the necessary changes.
Absence without Salary
