Charter School Leave. 1. Charter school leave is leave without pay granted in one year increments. Teachers must complete three years of full-time employment prior to requesting charter school leave. Except for instances where a charter school ceases operation, teachers granted leave for employment with a charter school may return to active status only at the end of the school year, except as provided in H.4 below. Upon return, teachers will be assigned to an equivalent position in accordance with his/her area(s) of certification. 2. Charter school leave is only available for teachers who will be employed as instructional personnel, as defined by Florida Statute 1012.01(2)(a-d), at a charter school. 3. Teachers on charter school leave may not extend their leave of absence to any other type of leave of absence. In order to be eligible for other leaves, teachers on charter school leave must return to full time employment for a complete school year, except as provided for under the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA). 4. If the teacher on charter school leave separates from the charter school during the school year, for any reason other than the charter school ceasing operation, the leave shall be revoked and the employment/leave relationship with Miami Dade County Public Schools shall be terminated.
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