Charter School Leave of Absence. A teacher may apply for Charter School Leave for the school year and have it granted annually. Teachers applying for this leave are not required to be on a continuing or professional service contract and shall not be subject to the years of service requirement as stated in 21.9 of this contract. The initial request for Charter Leave must be submitted to the Human Resource Services Division no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of the leave. Requests for renewal of Charter School Leave must be submitted by March 15 of each year if the employee wishes to renew this leave for the next school year. If Charter School Leave is not requested by this date, the teacher shall be considered terminated from the District and so notified in writing.
Charter School Leave of Absence. District contractual employees may voluntarily [Ed. Code 47605(e)] request to be employed at a District authorized charter school. District contractual employees serving with a District authorized charter school shall retain their employment rights under the Education Code and the collectively bargained agreement while working at the charter school. District contractual employees working at a District authorized charter school shall be compensated on the basis of the same salary schedules and benefits, and be entitled to the same leave benefits, etc., as certificated employees in the District regular K-12 program, under the DUTA collective bargaining agreement and/or applicable District policies.
