Educational Improvement Leave. Educational Improvement Leave may be granted on the recommendation of the following selection committee: two Teachers, two Trustees, and the Director, and with the approval of the Board.
a) i) The primary purpose of such leave will be the meeting of a need within the System.
Educational Improvement Leave. 26.8.1 With ninety (90) calendar days prior notice to the Human Resources Office, educational improvement leaves may be granted to bargaining unit members who have completed two (2) full years of the probationary period.
26.8.2 Educational leaves shall be granted at the discretion of the District and such leaves shall be without compensation.
26.8.3 Such leaves may be granted for not less than one semester nor more than one year.
26.8.4 An extension of the educational leave may be granted at the discretion of the Board where completion of the courses require more than one year and where the District shall benefit educationally from such study.
26.8.5 Bargaining unit members given leaves of absence under this section shall sign an agreement indicating the length of leave and expiration date.
26.8.6 The bargaining unit member shall give the Superintendent written notice no fewer than ninety
Educational Improvement Leave. 10.13.1. Full-time unit members who have taught for the District for four (4) full years may apply for an educational improvement leave. Such leaves shall be without pay or other benefits. The District’s Board of Trustees shall not grant educational improvement leaves to more than 2% of its certificated employees during any school year. Such leaves shall be for a period of a quarter, a trimester, a semester, or one (1) full school year. The Board shall grant or deny the request for leave after considering the recommendation of the applicant’s principal and the Superintendent Chief Learning Officer or designee.
10.13.2. Applications must be filed by January 15 for a leave commencing the following school year and 75 calendar days prior to the start of the leave for any educational improvement leave commencing at any time other than the beginning of a school year. The original application will be signed by the immediate supervisor, the unit member and then submitted by the unit member to the Superintendent Chief Learning Officer or designee, by January 15, for final recommendation to the Board of Trustees. Unit members will have until February 19 to retract their request for leave. In the case of the 75 day stipulation, the unit member will have 25 calendar days to retract their request for leave. Request for retraction will be in writing and submitted to the Human Resources Department.
10.13.3. Unit members on an educational improvement leave must give notice of their intent to return as required by the District when the leave was initially granted.
10.13.4. Unit members returning from educational improvement leaves shall not be granted step advancement on the salary schedule for the time they were on leave.
10.13.5. Unit members, upon return from an educational improvement leave, shall be returned to a position as determined by their immediate supervisor. However, immediate supervisors shall consult with unit members before making such determinations.
10.13.6. Educational improvement leaves shall be memorialized in writing and signed by the Superintendent Chief Learning Officer or his/her designee and the unit member.
Educational Improvement Leave. Upon prior written notice, leaves of absence without pay may be granted for periods not to exceed one year for the purpose of educational improvement. Such leaves shall only be granted to the employees who have seniority. Seniority may be frozen as of the day the educational leave is granted and shall be reactivated upon the return or placement on the substitute list. Notice shall be in writing.
Educational Improvement Leave. An educational improvement leave of absence, without pay, may be granted to any employee who has completed at least five (5) years of experience in the Monticello School District. Such leave, of up to one
(1) year, is to be used for the purpose of engaging in study at an accredited college or university. Written application shall include a full program of graduate study, or the equivalent thereof; be directly related to the employee's professional responsibilities; be submitted by December of the year preceding the requested year to the Superintendent. No more than two (2) certified employees shall be on such leave during any one school year and notification to recipients of such leave shall be made by January 15. An employee, upon successful completion of his/her educational leave program, will assume the next sequential step, from one previously held, on the salary schedule. An employee who fails to substantially complete the program of study as submitted on his/her application shall be subject to discharge.
Educational Improvement Leave a. An employee who has successfully completed the probationary period may be granted a leave of absence without pay or benefits for a period not to exceed two (2) years for the purpose of engaging in study related to assigned responsibilities and/or an administratively anticipated assignment. Study must include at least 6 college credit hours per year (a total of 12 college credit hours for two years) received at an accredited college or university or teaching overseas.
b. Request for said leave must be made in writing to the Superintendent or designee on or before March 1.
c. The employee on leave must inform the Superintendent or designee in writing prior to February 1 of his/her commitment to return to duty the ensuing year.
(1) The employee will retain the benefits accumulated at the time the leave was granted provided such benefits are applicable to the current Bargaining Agreement.
(2) The employee will be placed on the level following the one s/he was on at the time the leave was granted providing qualifications for advancement are met.
(3) An employee granted leave for a semester will be returned to the position s/he left.
Educational Improvement Leave. An educational improvement leave of absence of up to one (1) year, without pay and benefits at employee expense, may be granted to any employee who has completed at least five (5) years of experience in the North Fayette or North Fayette Valley School District. The purpose of the leave must be engaging in study at an accredited college or university as a full-time graduate student in a field directly related to the employee’s professional responsibilities. A leave request must be submitted to the District Office by December 1st of the academic year proceeding the requested academic year of enrollment. No more than one (1) certified employees shall be on such leave during any one academic year and notification to recipients of such leave shall be made by January 15th. Upon successful completion of his/her educational leave program, the employee will assume their previous assignment and advance to the appropriate step on the horizontal and vertical salary schedules, along with keeping his/her seniority. An employee who fails to substantially complete the program of study as submitted on his/her application shall be subject to discharge from the school district.
Educational Improvement Leave. 1384 Upon recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Trustees may grant a 1385 leave for educational improvement to unit members for purposes of study subject
6.1 The unit member must have served three consecutive years as a full- 1388 time unit member of the District. Requests for the waiver of the three 1389 years requirement will be considered by the Superintendent only under 1390 the most exceptional circumstances.
Educational Improvement Leave a) Employees may be granted time off with pay for the purpose of attending courses, conferences or workshops related to their employment responsibilities, at the discretion of the Superintendent.
b) Employees shall be reimbursed for the costs of taking courses of training or attending conferences or workshops. In order to receive reimbursement, employees must submit original receipts within fifteen (15) days from the date of said cost.
c) Advanced written notification of and written approval by the Superintendent for the training, conference or workshop must be obtained by the employee in order to receive reimbursement.
Educational Improvement Leave. 2004 Upon recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Trustees may grant a 2005 leave for educational improvement to unit members for purposes of study subject
10.1 The unit member must have served three consecutive years as a full- 2008 time unit member of the District. Requests for the waiver of the three 2009 years requirement will be considered by the Superintendent only under 2010 the most exceptional circumstances. 2012 significant educational program to be undertaken or define a very 2013 unique or significant education opportunity. 2015 Board of Trustees through the Human Resources Department and the 2016 Superintendent on the District application form. Application must be 2017 submitted to the Human Resources Department prior to March 31 of 2018 the school year preceding the one for which the leave is requested.
