Professional Experience Leave Clause Samples

Professional Experience Leave. The District shall recognize that appropriate professional experiences in a variety of fields or other situations may contribute to the professional growth of an Employee. Professional experience leave may be approved by the Superintendent or designee subject to the following provisions: 1. Professional experience leave shall be without pay; 2. If acceptable to the insurance carriers, the District shall allow Employees on such leave to continue any or all portions of their fringe benefit insurance programs via direct monthly payments to the District. 3. Any Employee who fails to make a timely payment will be discontinued from participation. Employees on such leave must make written arrangements with the payroll office. 4. Professional experience leave shall be for a period of up to two (2) years; 5. Upon returning, the Employee will be assigned to the position held before the leave, or to an equivalent position, with at least equivalent compensation; 6. Upon return, the Employee shall retain the same seniority he/she had at the time he/she began the leave; 7. Employees granted leave under this section will be subject to the same Assignment and Transfer and Retention, Layoff and Recall provisions as other Employees during the duration of such leave.

Professional Experience Leave. Duration and scheduling shall be subject to agreement between the Academic staff member and the Faculty Professional Development Committee.

Professional Experience Leave. Definition Leave for professional experience in business or industry. Professional Experience Fund Each year, during the period July to June the College shall make available of Academic Staff Member salaries, as determined by the previous June payroll applicable to Probationary, Continuing and Adjunct Employees for Experience Leave. The College agrees that all unspent funds shall accumulate in a special account for allocation by the Faculty Professional Development Committee as per sub-section Professional Experience Application for leave or assistance must be made in writing to the Chairman of the Faculty Professional Development Committee and received no later than February of the preceding Academic Year. Professional Experience Leave Duration and scheduling shall be subject to agreement between the Academic Staff Member and the Faculty Professional Development Committee. Remuneration during Professional Experience Leave. The College will pay an amount sufficient to make an Academic Staff Members’ salary equal to current salary at a percent category, provided charges against the professional experience leave fund will not exceed the provisions in “Faculty Development and Educational Assistance”. Academic Staff Members on professional experience leave will be eligible for an increment in the usual manner providing performance has been satisfactory to the outside employer. In the event the charges against the Professional Experience Fund were determined to be in excess of that allowed in “Faculty Development and Educational Assistance.”, the charges will be reduced to the maximum allowable, and the salary to the Academic Staff Member will be reduced by the amount of that excess. Where the income to the College resulting from the Staff Members outside employment during Professional Experience exceeds the Academic Staff Member’s normal College salary, this difference will be paid to the Academic Staff Member at the end of the approved leave. All outside income earned while on professional leave will be paid directly to the College. After returning to the College from professional experience leave, an Academic Staff Member may renew the accumulation of eligibility for a leave. The number of months of continuous service required to renew the accumulation, an individual has returned from Professional Experience Leave, will be calculated as follows: number of months away on leave plus amount to fund X number of months accumulated maximum allowable charge before ...

Professional Experience Leave. 17.5.1 Definition - Leave for professional experience in business or industry. 17.5.2 Professional Experience Fund - Each year, during the period July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2004 the College shall make available 0.5% of Academic staff member salaries, as determined by the previous June payroll applicable to Probationary, Continuing and Adjunct academic staff members for Professional Experience Leave. The College agrees that all unspent funds shall accumulate in a special account for allocation by the Faculty Professional Development Committee as per sub-section 17.10. 17.5.3 Professional Experience - Application for leave/assistance must be made in writing to the Chairman of the Faculty Professional Development Committee in accordance with the following: 17.5.3.1 For leave to commence in the Fall Term, applications must be received no later than May 15 preceding. 17.5.3.2 For leave to commence in the Winter Term, applications must be received no later than September 15 preceding. 17.5.3.3 For leave to commence in the Spring/Summer Term, applications must be received no later than January 15 preceding.