Leave for Educational Purposes. 1. A leave may be requested for educational purposes which may be unrelated to the faculty member’s instructional area. A faculty member who is not on trial service shall, upon approval, be granted a leave of absence for educational purposes without pay for up to one year. A faculty member who has served for ten years shall, upon approval, be granted a leave of absence for educational purposes without pay for up to two years. No request for leave for educational purposes shall be unreasonably denied provided there is a reasonable expectation the faculty member will return to employment with the College, and the College is able to provide staffing for the employee on leave. A faculty member granted a leave of absence for educational purposes agrees to return to service for the College for an amount of time equal to the length of the leave. To initiate this process, the employee completes a Personnel Transaction Request form for "Leave of Absence," and submits it to his/her immediate supervisor at least 90 days in advance of the commencement of the leave. 2. If a leave of absence is undertaken for an educational purpose (as ultimately approved by the President), the employee should indicate on the form the leave is a "leave for educational purposes." The returning faculty member shall be placed at the salary level which would have been attained had the faculty member not been on leave. Xxxx leave will be retained and not accrued during the leave. 3. Faculty members shall receive no pay from the College during the leave of absence for educational purposes. The Board agrees to provide employee-only insurance coverage for the faculty member and their currently enrolled dependents under the same terms and conditions as that provided to contracted faculty members under Article 10 - Insurance, provided the faculty member reimburses the College in advance on a monthly basis for their share of insurance premiums. Premiums paid by the College on behalf of the faculty member and dependents during the leave must be repaid in full should the faculty member fail to return to employment with the College for an amount of time equal to the leave, or should the faculty member return for less than the required period, the amount of premium to be repaid will be prorated accordingly.
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Samples: Faculty Association Agreement, Faculty Association Agreement, Faculty Association Agreement
