Common use of Professional Improvement Leave Clause in Contracts

Professional Improvement Leave. (1) A leave of absence for tenure teachers of one (1) school year may be granted to any teacher upon application, for the purpose of participating in foreign or military teaching programs; the Peace Corps, Teacher Corps, Job Corps, or advanced educational leave, as a full-time participant in such program, provided such teacher states his/her intentions to return to the school system. Said leave may be extended one (1) additional year at the request of the teacher and the approval of the Board. Upon return from such leave, a teacher shall be placed in the same position on the salary schedule as he would have been had he/she taught in the District during such period. (2) A leave of absence for any tenure teacher may be granted for cultural travel for a period of up to one (1) year. Said leave may be extended one (1) additional year at the request of the teacher and the approval of the Board. No experience credit will be granted.

Professional Improvement Leave. (1) A leave of absence for tenure teachers of one (1) school year may shall be granted to any teacher teacher, upon application, for the purpose of participating in foreign or military teaching programs; the Peace Corps, Teacher Teacher's Corps, or Job Corps, or advanced educational leave, as a full-full time participant in such program, program provided such teacher states his/her his intentions to return to the school system. Said leave may be extended one (1) additional year at the request of the teacher and the approval of the Board. Upon return from such leave, a teacher shall be placed in the same position on the salary schedule as he he/she would have been had he/she taught in the District during such period. (2) A leave of absence for any tenure teacher may teacher, one (1) school year, shall be granted for cultural travel for a period of up to one (1) yeartravel. Said leave may be extended one (1) additional year at the request of the teacher and the approval of the Board. No experience credit will be granted.