Non-Compensated Leaves. 1. Military leave of absence shall be granted to any teacher who shall be inducted for military duty to any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States. Teachers on military leave shall be granted a same or equal position upon returning. 2. A leave of absence up to one (1) year shall be granted without pay for health as recommended by a physician or to enable a teacher to attend a college or university in order to better himself in his profession (or acquire vocational certification). Qualification for such educational leave demands that the individual be a full-time graduate student. 3. Maternity leave shall be granted as requested without pay beginning on a date requested by the individual. Such leave will terminate at the beginning of a pre- determined semester. (Either the 1st or 2nd following the beginning of the leave). A third semester shall be used if requested if the leave of two (2) semesters results in less than a calendar year leave of absence. A maximum of one (1) year of experience on the salary scale will be granted a person upon return from maternity leave, providing the teacher has been on leave for at least a calendar year. 4. Following three (3) years of employment, a leave of absence of one (1) year may be granted without pay to any teacher who makes such a request. After five (5) years in the district, two (2) years of leave will be available. The teacher must notify the Board in writing by May 1 of the year of the leave of absence of his/her return. Failure to give proper notification by this date automatically means that the teacher has resigned from the school district. Requests for an extension must be submitted in writing thirty (30) days prior to the May 1 date. The Board shall then decide if an extension shall be granted.
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