LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDY. Unpaid Professional leave may be granted on the basis of one (1) full semester or one (1) full year. Such leave is only for full-time graduate study or completion of undergraduate degree. Earned credits must be filed with the Superintendent prior to a return from the leave. Upon request, an extension of one (1) full year of leave may be granted.
LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDY a) Professional leave may be granted on the basis of either one full semester or one full year. Request of leave for professional study must be filed ninety (90) days previous to beginning of leave. If requests are placed later than this time, they may be granted if replacement can be obtained.
LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDY. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board of Education will consider application of any full-time employee for a leave of absence without payment of regular salary for one quarter, one trimester, one semester or one year for the purpose of professional study. Such employee must have a minimum of five years of satisfactory and uninterrupted service in the Boulder Valley Schools. In special or unique circumstances, subject to the prior approval of the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, an extension of such leave may be granted.
LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDY. APPLICATION: The application for a leave for professional study shall be filed in the office of the Executive Director of Human Resources no later than April 15, or November 1, preceding the term it is desired that the leave become effective. The application will be immediately referred to the appropriate District administrator for consideration and processing. The application should include a description of the program which the applicant plans to pursue during the absence, as well as a statement of the employee’s commitment to return to active service with the Boulder Valley Schools for at least one year. Failure to return for at least one year from a leave shall obligate the employee to refund any monies received under Section E-41.3 unless mitigating circumstances are accepted by the Board of Education as reason for waiving this obligation. In determining his/her recommendation to the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Schools will consider: a) the extent of the applicant’s professional study, growth and contributions during his/her term of service with the Boulder Valley Schools, b) the extent to which study will contribute to the cultural and technical qualifications of the employee for his/her work in the Boulder Valley Schools and c) the length of uninterrupted service in the Boulder Valley Schools. E-41.3 Salary increments or reductions and employee rights will accrue to the employee while he/she is on leave for professional study.
LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDY. SCHOLARSHIP: An eligible employee placed upon a leave of absence for professional study may apply to the Board of Education for a scholarship of $750 for one academic quarter, $1000 for one academic semester, or $2000 for a full academic year. Those employees who receive a scholarship shall execute a scholarship agreement with the Board of Education which shall include the following terms:
