Leave of Absence for Study. a. An employee who has been on the staff of the Lansing School District for a minimum of three (3) years and has a record of satisfactory service shall be eligible for a study leave for a period of up to one year. b. Applications shall be filed with the Chief Administrator for Personnel Matters and/or designee by the end of the first semester for leave beginning the following August. For a leave beginning in January, the application shall be filed by the end of the preceding June. Leaves must be for semester durations. Applications submitted after the specified time limits may be considered at the discretion of the Board. c. An employee requesting a leave of absence for study shall be required to take at least ten (10) semester hours a semester or ten (10) term hours a quarter in a university or college accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or an equivalent agency which may include credit hours for conducting and/or compiling research toward an advanced degree course or for retraining. d. Study leave shall be a leave without pay and may be granted by the Board on recommendation of the committee provided for in Article 13, Section F, paragraph 1. e. An employee being granted a leave of absence for study shall advance on the salary schedule as the employee would have advanced had the employee been employed in the Lansing School District, provided a transcript is filed indicating the required credits have been earned.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Leave of Absence for Study. a. An employee who has been on the staff of the Lansing School District for a minimum of three (3) years and has a record of satisfactory service shall be eligible for a study leave for a period of up to one year.
b. Applications shall be filed with the Chief Administrator for Personnel Matters and/or designee by the end of the first semester for leave beginning the following August. For a leave beginning in January, the application shall be filed by the end of the preceding June. Leaves must be for semester durations. Applications submitted after the specified time limits may be considered at the discretion of the Board.
c. An employee requesting a leave of absence for study shall be required to take at least ten (10) semester hours a semester or ten (10) term hours a quarter in a university or college accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or an equivalent agency which may include credit hours for conducting and/or compiling research toward an advanced degree course or for retraining.
d. Study leave shall be a leave without pay and may be granted by the Board on recommendation of the committee provided for in Article 13, Section F, paragraph 1., part e.
e. An employee being granted a leave of absence for study shall advance on the salary schedule as the employee would have advanced had the employee been employed in the Lansing School District, provided a transcript is filed indicating the required credits have been earned.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
