Other Leaves Without Pay. 1. A leave of absence without compensation may be granted to any teacher for a period of not less than one semester, nor more than one year, for the purpose of: (1) teaching programs in other states, territories, or countries, or military teaching programs; (2) Peace Corps, Teacher Corps, or Job Corps, as a full-time participant; (3) cultural travel; (4) work programs related to the teacher’s professional responsibilities; (5) rest; (6) public office; (7) continued parental leave as described in E2 of this Article, (8) care for a member of the immediate family who is ill; (9) long-term illness of the employee; (10) disability; or (11) other reasons acceptable to the Board. Upon application, the District may grant an extension. 2. Applications for leaves of absence without pay for reasons 1 through 6 above shall be submitted in writing to the Certificated Human Resources Office no later than March 31 of the year preceding the proposed leave. Approval of requests received after this date may be contingent upon finding a suitable replacement for the staff member requesting leave. Applications for leaves for reasons 7 through 11 should be made as soon as possible after the need for the leave becomes known. 3. Salary credit (step advancement) shall be granted for teaching experience outside the District while an individual is on leave, if he teaches seventy-five percent (75%) of the days of the Palo Alto Unified School District calendar on a half-time or more basis.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Tentative Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
