Common use of Exchange Teaching Leave Clause in Contracts

Exchange Teaching Leave. 13-13.1 An exchange leave is a leave granted to permit a unit member to serve as an exchange employee in any foreign country or in any state, territory, or possession of the United States. 13-13.2 Exchange leaves of absence may be granted to unit members who meet the following requirements: a. The unit member must have permanent status in this District on the effective date of the leave. b. The unit member must have rendered full-time service in a certificated position for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the leave. c. The unit member must be a superior employee and an excellent representative of the United States and the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. d. An exchange agreement be signed by the employees and the districts concerned. 13-13.3 The exchange is for one (1) year, unless extended for one (1) additional year by unanimous consent of the governing boards and the employees concerned. 13-13.4 Compensation shall be arranged according to one of the following plans: Plan A (applies to exchanges in California): The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District employee is paid by the other district and is to receive the rate of pay on the other district's salary schedule nearest to the rate received in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, but not more than the other district employee would have received. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District employee is paid by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District at his/her rate. This plan is limited to exchanges with states or countries where the other employee will receive an adequate salary for living in that particular country. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District employee is paid by the other district at a negotiated rate. In that this plan allows the outside employee to be paid by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District and to be placed on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District salary schedule, there are wider opportunities for working out exchange agreements. 13-13.5 One year on an exchange leave counts toward the seven (7) year service requirement for sabbatical leave. 13-13.6 At the completion of any exchange, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District employee shall return to duty in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District at his/her previous assignment and shall serve full time for at least two (2) consecutive years before being eligible for another exchange assignment. 13-13.7 Credit for service on exchange leave counts toward advancement on the salary schedule as if such service were given in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, provided that the employee served a sufficient number of days in the exchange position to have been paid at least seventy-five (75) percent of the salary agreed to in the contract signed with the outside district. A notarized affidavit shall be filed verifying this service. 13-13.8 Service on an exchange leave grants credit toward retirement. If retirement contributions are not deducted from compensation the employee must personally arrange for payment of required contributions. 13-13.9 Request for exchange leave shall be made on forms obtained from the Personnel Office. When completed, the forms shall be presented to the building principal for approval as to the replaceability of the employee. The forms shall be returned to the Personnel Office not later than March 1.

Exchange Teaching Leave. 13-13.1 An exchange leave is a leave granted to permit a unit member to serve as an exchange employee in any foreign country or in any state, territory, or possession of the United States. 13-13.2 Exchange leaves of absence may be granted to unit members who meet the following requirements: a. The unit member must have permanent status in this District on the effective date of the leave. b. The unit member must have rendered full-time service in a certificated position for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the leave. c. The unit member must be a superior employee and an excellent representative of the United States and the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. d. An exchange agreement be signed by the employees and the districts concerned. 13-13.3 The exchange is for one (1) year, unless extended for one (1) additional year by unanimous consent of the governing boards and the employees concerned. 13-13.4 Compensation shall be arranged according to one of the following plans: Plan A (applies to exchanges in California): The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District employee is paid by the other district and is to receive the rate of pay on the other district's salary schedule nearest to the rate received in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, but not more than the other district employee would have received. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District employee is paid by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District at his/her her/their rate. This plan is limited to exchanges with states or countries where the other employee will receive an adequate salary for living in that particular country. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District employee is paid by the other district at a negotiated rate. In that this plan allows the outside employee to be paid by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District and to be placed on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District salary schedule, there are wider opportunities for working out exchange agreements. 13-13.5 One year on an exchange leave counts toward the seven (7) year service requirement for sabbatical leave. 13-13.6 At the completion of any exchange, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District employee shall return to duty in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District at his/her her/their previous assignment and shall serve full time for at least two (2) consecutive years before being eligible for another exchange assignment. 13-13.7 Credit for service on exchange leave counts toward advancement on the salary schedule as if such service were given in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, provided that the employee served a sufficient number of days in the exchange position to have been paid at least seventy-five (75) percent of the salary agreed to in the contract signed with the outside district. A notarized affidavit shall be filed verifying this service. 13-13.8 Service on an exchange leave grants credit toward retirement. If retirement contributions are not deducted from compensation the employee must personally arrange for payment of required contributions. 13-13.9 Request for exchange leave shall be made on forms obtained from the Personnel Office. When completed, the forms shall be presented to the building principal for approval as to the replaceability of the employee. The forms shall be returned to the Personnel Office not later than March 1.