Paid Professional Study Leave Sample Clauses
Paid Professional Study Leave. The purpose and intent of this leave program is to promote professional growth and to assist in the District’s commitment to succession planning. Requests for Professional Study Leave must be accompanied by an outline, in writing, of the plan that is to be followed and the institution to be attended. In addition, a clear statement must be included in the request indicating the need for educational study and the potential value to the District upon completion of such study. Professional study leaves are not to be used for job related trainings/workshops/ short courses that are required by the District for performance in their current assignment.
Paid Professional Study Leave. Paid professional study leave is considered a discretionary leave for 9-12 teachers, which may be granted on a case-by-case basis, subject to Board approval. Paid professional leave may be granted to provide opportunities for study and/or research. It is understood that paid professional leave is granted to provide an opportunity to prepare for improved services in a credentialed assignment and/or current primary assignment, or a teaching field in which the District has need for more trained certificated personnel (i.e. special education, non-proficient and limited English instruction, etc.) paid professional leaves can be either educational travel and/or professional study/research.
1) Educational travel requests for leave will be considered only if the proposed travel relates in a clearly demonstrable manner to the credentialed assignment or the subjects currently taught by the applicant, and can be clearly demonstrated to make an outstanding contribution in the applicant's service in his or her current primary assignment, or teaching field in which the District has need for more trained certificated personnel (i.e. special education, non-proficient and limited English instruction, etc.)
2) Professional Study/Research requests will be considered only if the proposed program of study: relates to the credentialed assignment of the applicant and/or the subject area taught by the applicant, or a teaching field in which the District has need for more trained certificated personnel, and makes an outstanding improvement of higher learning in the classification of a full-time student at a college or university, based on the professional improvement of the employee which will ultimately contribute to the benefit of the students of the District. The units attempted must meet university criteria for a full-time student. Where appropriate undergraduate courses are taken as part of graduate work, such courses shall apply. A deviation from the approved program that would involve additional lower division courses are subject to special review prior to taking the courses. If they are not submitted for approval prior to being taken, they are automatically disapproved. The applicant for such leave shall submit a program of study delineating the number of units and the level of courses.