Common use of Leave for Professional Improvement (Extended Periods Clause in Contracts

Leave for Professional Improvement (Extended Periods. Such as a Semester or School Year) Leave of absence, without pay, for study or other professional improvement may be granted to eligible unit members by the Employee and Retiree Service Center for a period not to exceed one year with an option to renew for a second and/or third year. The unit member must submit an outline of a planned program with his/her application for such leave. Notification of intent to return from professional leave or request renewal for a second or third year must be submitted to the Employee and Retiree Service Center by April 1 of the year preceding the ARTICLE

Leave for Professional Improvement (Extended Periods. Such as a Semester or School Year) Leave of absence, without pay, for study or other professional improvement may be granted to eligible unit members by the Employee and Retiree Service Center for a period not to exceed one year with an option to renew for a second and/or third yearyear . The unit member must submit an outline of a planned program with his/her application for such leaveleave . Notification of intent to return from professional leave or request renewal for a second or third year must be submitted to the Employee and Retiree Service Center by April 1 of the year preceding the ARTICLE