ADVANCED STUDY AND EDUCATION SERVICE LEAVE. 1. A unit member may be granted an unpaid leave of absence for a period not to exceed one (1) year.
ADVANCED STUDY AND EDUCATION SERVICE LEAVE. Upon request, the Board may grant a teacher leave of absence without pay for advanced study or educational experience for a period not to exceed one (1) year when such study or experience is directly related to the teacher's subject field. Such leave may include requests for acquiring experience in and knowledge of a teacher's field of study as an employee in industrial or private employment if the employer certifies to the district that the experience is in the teacher's instructional field. Normally this leave will be granted only after two (2) or more continuous years of service in the district.
