Educational Leave With Pay. a. Provided the Board has determined that funds are available, the Board may grant educational leave with pay to persons pursuing courses of studies designed to fulfill identified educational needs within the District. b. A maximum of one teacher may be granted paid educational leave each year. c. The period for which leave with pay is granted shall be counted for salary purposes as teaching service with the Board. d. A teacher granted educational leave with pay shall be paid sixty percent of the teacher’s salary for the period of time for which such leave is granted. e. A teacher granted educational leave with pay is entitled to participate in all benefits with continued premium sharing and pension fund contributions. f. The teacher shall agree to return to the service of the Board for a minimum of one year immediately following return from educational leave, and in the event of failing to do so, refund the amount, prorated according to the period of time of return, paid by the Board to the teacher during the period of such leave. g. A Selection Committee comprised of two representatives each from the Board and the Union shall be responsible for the establishment of a list of criteria for selecting candidates for educational leave and recommending teachers for educational leave.
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Samples: Provincial Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Educational Leave With Pay. a. Provided the Board has determined that funds are available, the Board may grant educational leave with pay to persons pursuing courses of studies designed to fulfill identified educational needs within the District.
b. A maximum of one (1) teacher may be granted paid educational leave each year.
c. The period for which leave with pay is granted shall be counted for salary purposes as teaching service with the Board.
d. A teacher granted educational leave with pay shall be paid sixty (60) percent of the teacher’s salary for the period of time for which such leave is granted.
e. A teacher granted educational leave with pay is entitled to participate in all benefits with continued premium sharing and pension fund contributions.
f. The teacher shall agree to return to the service of the Board for a minimum of one (1) year immediately following return from educational leave, and in the event of failing to do so, refund the amount, prorated according to the period of time of return, paid by the Board to the teacher during the period of such leave.
g. A Selection Committee comprised of two (2) representatives each from the Board and the Union shall be responsible for the establishment of a list of criteria for selecting candidates for educational leave and recommending teachers for educational leave.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
