Common use of FOREIGN ASSIGNMENT LEAVE Clause in Contracts

FOREIGN ASSIGNMENT LEAVE. 1.04.1 Leave of absence may be granted by the Superintendent with Board approval to not more than two Bargaining Unit Members at any one time to accept foreign assignment for a maximum of two (2) years. This leave will terminate the member's present contract as an administrator or professional staff member. Employment upon return from this leave is assured, but not necessarily in the member's former assignment. 1.04.2 Bargaining unit members requesting such leave waive the obligation of the Board to contribute to the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) or State Employment Retirement System (SERS). The Bargaining Unit Member may continue to purchase retirement benefits for any leave for which the STRS or SERS will allow. 1.04.3 In the application for foreign assignment leave the employee shall delineate the specifications for self-improvement and the resulting direct benefits to the district. Time spent in such assignment may be credited as experience on the salary schedule.