General Personal Leave Without Pay. 23.3.1.1. Leaves of Absence under this section may be granted when the District and the unit member may both benefit from the granting of the leave. 23.3.1.2. A unit member shall submit a request for leave without pay of 5 days or less to the immediate supervisor. 23.3.1.3. Requests for leaves in excess of 5 days shall be submitted to the Human Resources Department prior to March 1 to be effective for the ensuing school year, or 90 days prior to the leave if it is to start during the current school year. 23.3.1.4. Trimester/semester leaves may be granted under this policy if the request is approved three (3) months prior to the beginning of the trimester/semester requested. 23.3.1.5. Trimester/semester leaves will be permitted if a suitable replacement can be found, and it can be demonstrated that students will not be adversely affected by the granting of such a leave. 23.3.1.6. The purpose of a leave must be stated in the letter of request. Evidence to the contrary, such as acceptance of employment with another school district without the explicit permission of the Board, may result in the rescission of the leave agreement and any rights under the collective bargaining agreement. 23.3.1.7. Notification of the unit member's intent to return following a leave of absence shall be on file with the Human Resources Department no later than March 1 or on the date stipulated by the Board of Education if the leave is for a period shorter than one year. 23.3.1.8. Employees shall keep their "leave address" current in the Human Resources Department. 23.3.1.9. Unpaid leave shall not count toward credit for probationary teachers in earning permanent status.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
