Common use of Association Leaves Clause in Contracts

Association Leaves. The Association shall be granted fifty (50) days of leave without loss of pay or fringe benefits to those individual members of the Association using the leave days as authorized by the President. The Association shall bear the full cost of providing substitutes for said leave days. The Association President, upon request, shall be granted release time as a classroom teacher for the length of his/her elected presidency of the WCTA pursuant to the following terms and conditions: • For the purpose of this Negotiated Agreement, a year of the President’s term shall be defined as July 1st through June 30th. • The Association shall submit a request for continuation of the release time to the Board by May 1st prior to the expiration of the President’s term in office. • At least twice a year, the President and Superintendent shall meet to discuss topics of mutual interest. • The WCTA understands and agrees that the Board shall contribute no compensation toward the President’s total salary and benefits. The Association shall reserve the right to deviate the President’s work year from the one outlined in Article 7.2 of the Negotiated Agreement by communicating its intent to the Superintendent in writing or by email no later than June 1st of each school year. The WCTA shall remain responsible for one hundred percent (100%) of the total cost of the President’s salary and benefits for any increased time to the regular teacher work year. • The Association President shall report all absences in the same manner as any regular bargaining unit member. • The Association shall reimburse the Board for the President’s salary and fringe benefits in three (3) increments each school year: December 15th, March 15th, and June 15th. • The President shall have his/her place on the salary scale advanced at the rate of a teacher on active status. • Upon expiration of his/her term in office, the President shall be guaranteed a position within the teacher bargaining unit for which he/she is qualified and approved. Said position shall, if possible, be similar to the one held prior to assuming the presidency.

Association Leaves. The Association shall be granted fifty (50) days of leave without loss of pay or fringe benefits to those individual members of the Association using the leave days as authorized by the President. The Association shall bear the full cost of providing substitutes for said leave days. The Association President, upon request, shall be granted release time as a classroom teacher unit member for the length of his/her their elected presidency of the WCTA pursuant to the following terms and conditions: • For the purpose of this Negotiated Agreement, a year of the President’s term shall be defined as July 1st through June 30th. • The Association shall submit a request for continuation of the release time to the Board by May 1st prior to the expiration of the President’s term in office. • At least twice a year, the President and Superintendent shall meet to discuss topics of mutual interest. • The WCTA understands and agrees that the Board shall contribute no compensation toward the President’s total salary compensation and benefits. The Association shall reserve the right to deviate the President’s work year from the one outlined in Article 7.2 of the Negotiated Agreement by communicating its intent to the Superintendent in writing or by email no later than June 1st of each school year. The WCTA shall remain responsible for one hundred percent (100%) of the total cost of the President’s salary compensation and benefits for any increased time to the regular teacher work year. • The Association President shall report all absences in the same manner as any regular bargaining unit member. • The Association shall reimburse the Board for the President’s salary compensation and fringe benefits in three (3) increments each school year: December 15th, March 15th, and June 15th. • The President shall have his/her their place on the salary scale advanced at the rate of a teacher on active status. • Upon expiration of his/her the term in office, the President shall be guaranteed a position within the teacher bargaining unit for which he/she the unit member is qualified and approved. Said position shall, if possible, • The returning President shall be similar to placed through the one held prior to assuming the presidencyinvoluntary transfer process.

Association Leaves. The Association shall be granted fifty (50) days of leave without loss of pay or fringe benefits to those individual members of the Association using the leave days as authorized by the President. The Association shall bear the full cost of providing substitutes for said leave days. The Association President, upon request, shall be granted release time as a classroom teacher for the length of his/his/ her elected presidency of the WCTA pursuant to the following terms and conditions: • For the purpose of this Negotiated Agreement, a one (1) year of the President’s term shall be defined as from July 1st through June 30th. • The Association shall submit a request for continuation of the release time to the Board by May 1st prior to the expiration of the President’s term in office. • At least twice a year, the President and Superintendent shall meet to discuss topics of mutual interest. • The WCTA understands and agrees that the Board shall contribute no compensation toward the President’s total salary and benefits. The Association shall reserve the right to deviate the President’s work year from the one outlined in Article 7.2 of the Negotiated Agreement by communicating its intent to the Superintendent in writing or by email no later than June 1st of each school year. The WCTA shall remain responsible for one hundred percent (100%) of the total cost of the President’s salary and benefits for any increased time to the regular teacher work year. • The Association President shall report all absences in the same manner as any regular bargaining unit member. • The Association shall reimburse the Board for the President’s salary and fringe benefits in three (3) increments each school year: December 15th, March 15th, and June 15th. • The President shall have his/her place on the salary scale advanced at the rate of a teacher on active status. • Upon expiration of his/her term in office, the President shall be guaranteed a position within the teacher bargaining unit for which he/she is qualified and approved. Said position shall, if possible, be similar to the one held prior to assuming the presidency.