Personal Requirements. A. Seven years continuous service is required in the employment of the Pittsburg Unified School District prior to the granting of the leave. (1) This service may be interrupted by leaves of absence of other types, but such leaves shall not count as part of the seven years required. (2) Service under a nationally recognized fellowship foundation approved by the State Board of Education for a period more than one year for research, teaching or lecturing shall be deemed a break in continuity of service, and the period of such absence shall be included in computing the seven consecutive years of service required by this section. B. Seven additional years of service, following the return from the sabbatical leave shall be required in order to establish eligibility for another sabbatical leave. C. Eligibility for sabbatical leave shall be limited to persons who have not reached their sixtieth birthday by July 1 of the school year in which the leave will be taken. D. To be eligible for such leave, the teacher must be tenured at the time the leave commences. E. Persons accepting leave shall complete in the District twice the length of active service as the length of the sabbatical immediately upon return from this leave if compensation is accepted as part of the leave agreement.
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