Foreign Teaching. If the teaching is conducted through a teacher exchange program, an increment will be granted upon return. Leave for service in Foreign Teaching may be granted, without pay, for a period not to exceed two years, to any Professional Employee who has attained permanent status. Application for leave for Foreign Teaching must be made no later than April 15th before the leave is to commence and shall commence on the day after the last contract day of a school year and terminate two years from that day. Upon return from such a leave a Professional Employee will be assigned to the same position, if available; or, if not, to a substantially equivalent position. These leaves are granted for one year at a time, and a Professional Employee must request renewal of the leave for an additional year.
Foreign Teaching. An employee who has completed a minimum of three (3) consecutive years of teaching for the District shall be granted, upon proper application, a leave of absence not to exceed one (1) year to teach in a foreign school; provided the District determines such leave of absence will not be detrimental to the educational program, there will be no additional cost to the District, and an acceptable replacement is available if required. The employee granted such leave shall retain her/his salary schedule position and accrued sick leave benefits existing when the leave began.
Foreign Teaching. A sabbatical leave may be granted for overseas teaching at the discretion of the Board of Education. The compensation paid by the District to an employee on sabbatical leave shall be reduced by the amount of compensation paid to the employee by the overseas or foreign employer which exceeds one-half (1/2) of the teacher's salary.
