LEAVE TO SERVE AS IEA/NEA OFFICER. 1. Leave without pay will be granted to any employee who is elected to a full-time office in the Idaho Education Association or National Education Association for the terms of said office. 2. Approval of this leave will be at the discretion of the board upon consideration of a specific application and such approval must be granted in writing before the leave is started. 3. While an employee is granted the leave of absence, he/she will retain the following employment rights held by him/her before such leave was granted: (a) The same position on the salary schedule as held when the leave was granted. (b) Unused sick leave as held at the start of the leave of absence. 4. Eligibility for such leave requires a minimum of three (3) years continuous employment by the school district immediately prior to such leave of absence. 5. An employee on this leave of absence must give written notice to the superintendent of schools prior to March 1 of the year the leave expires of his/her intention to return or resign. Failure to furnish such written notice will constitute a notice of resignation. An employee on leave may, because of extenuating circumstances, present a written request to the superintendent of schools to extend the notification date to May 1.
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