Common use of Leave for Association Purposes Clause in Contracts

Leave for Association Purposes. Designated teacher representatives of the Association shall be entitled, upon advanced notice of at least 72 hours and approval by the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designated representative, to draw on a bank of forty-five (45) days of leave for the purpose of conducting business of the Association. Such leave shall not be granted during the first or last ten (10) working days of the school year, on the days immediately preceding or following a vacation period, nor on any district in-service day. The request for a leave of absence may be denied if the availability of substitute teachers is such that full coverage cannot be provided for absent teachers on the day(s) requested. The Association agrees to reimburse the district for the cost of substitute teachers to cover the Association teacher representatives' absences for any of the fifteen (15) days of leave after the first thirty days of leave taken. 1. Extended Association Business Leave One designated teacher representative of the Association shall, upon request, be granted full time release from duties for one year with full pay. The Association shall reimburse the district the sum of 20% of the designated teacher’s contract salary for his/her release. It is understood that the representative's work time shall be shared between the Association and the district at the rate of 80% for Association activities and 20% at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools. The designated teacher representative shall remain under contract with the district during extended association business leave. When the representative is ready to return to a teaching position, he/she shall be placed in a comparable position to the one held before the leave began except if the designated teacher representative returns at the end of two (2) years, he/she shall be given the option of returning to his/her former position. If the teacher representative opts to return to his/her former position, he/she shall notify the district's Human Resources Office prior to April 1 of the year preceding his/her return. The date of return shall be by mutual agreement between the administration and the teacher representative but in no case shall it be later than the beginning of the following school year. The designated teacher representative shall follow the same procedure for professional development leave as all other employees. Such days shall be deducted from the bank of 45 days.

Leave for Association Purposes. Designated teacher representatives of the Association shall be entitled, upon advanced notice of at least 72 hours and approval by the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designated representative, to draw on a bank of forty-forty- five (45) days of leave for the purpose of conducting business of the Association. Such leave shall not be granted during the first or last ten (10) working days of the school year, on the days immediately preceding or following a vacation period, nor on any district in-service day. The request for a leave of absence may be denied if the availability of substitute teachers is such that full coverage cannot be provided for absent teachers on the day(s) requested. The Association agrees to reimburse the district for the cost of substitute teachers to cover the Association teacher representatives' absences for any of the fifteen (15) days of leave after the first thirty days of leave taken. 1. Extended Association Business Leave One designated teacher representative of the Association shall, upon request, be granted full time release from duties for one year with full pay. The Association shall reimburse the district the sum of 20% of the designated teacher’s contract salary for his/her release. It is understood that the representative's work time shall be shared between the Association and the district at the rate of 80% for Association activities and 20% at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools. The designated teacher representative shall remain under contract with the district during extended association business leave. When the representative is ready to return to a teaching position, he/she shall be placed in a comparable position to the one held before the leave began except if the designated teacher representative returns at the end of two (2) years, he/she shall be given the option of returning to his/her former position. If the teacher representative opts to return to his/her former position, he/she shall notify the district's Human Resources Office prior to April 1 of the year preceding his/her return. The date of return shall be by mutual agreement between the administration and the teacher representative but in no case shall it be later than the beginning of the following school year. The designated teacher representative shall follow the same procedure for professional development leave as all other employees. Such days shall be deducted from the bank of 45 days.