Professional Leaves and Absences Sample Clauses

Professional Leaves and Absences a. Professional Growth
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Professional Leaves and Absences. The Director, after building principal’s notification, may grant permission and authorize full or partial payment of expenses to teachers attending professional meetings. Teachers may use professional leave to take comprehensive exams/evaluations and, at the discretion of the director, visitation with university advisor. There will be no deduction from the teacher’s salary for the time missed while attending such meetings.
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Professional Leaves and Absences. A. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR ADVANCED STUDY Teachers under tenure may be granted a leave of absence for a period of one (1) year for the purpose of continuing their studies or otherwise advancing their professional growth in a manner which is judged by the Board to have a direct relationship to their contractual duties at Proviso. A request for leave of absence for advanced study must be submitted to the Superintendent by March 1st prior to the school year in which the leave is desired. The Superintendent shall forward to the Board the application along with a recommendation. Where an initial leave of absence for advanced study is granted, the Board may grant an extension or extensions to the leave of absence. The application shall state with specificity the course of instruction or other activities in which the teacher intends to engage. A teacher receiving a leave shall be credited with teaching experience for such period of leave and shall, upon return, be placed on the salary schedule at such step as though the teacher remained in teaching service at the District during this period. However, no teacher shall be credited with teaching experience or advanced upon the salary schedule in the event that the teacher has not completed at least 24 semester hours during the leave of absence in the event that the leave was for educational purposes or has completed the specified non-academic program in the event that a leave for that purpose was approved by the Board. The teacher on leave must confirm, via registered mail, return receipt requested, prior to March 1st, of each school term during which the leave is taken, the teacher’s intention to return; and such failure to notify the Board shall permit the Board to take disciplinary action against the teacher either for breach of this contract or through seeking the teacher’s dismissal. The Board may also refuse to re-employ the teacher for the subsequent school year since notice of the teacher’s intention to return was not transmitted to the District within the period set forth in this Agreement.
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Professional Leaves and Absences. The superintendent through the building principals, may grant permission to teachers to attend professional meetings, or other activities for professional growth and improvement, and provide a substitute, but will not pay expenses. There will be no deduction from the teacher’s salary for the time while attending such a meeting.
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Professional Leaves and Absences. Teachers shall be permitted to attend professional meetings or to visit other schools subject to the following guidelines: 1. A visitation or professional meeting form should be submitted to the building principal as early as possible and preferably at least two (2) weeks before the date of the conference.
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Professional Leaves and Absences. (1) Paid leaves of absence to attend professional meetings shall be granted to faculty members, provided that such faculty members make arrangements for their classes and such arrangements are approved by the Department Head. For the purposes of this Section “F”, the term “professional meetings” shall include mini-courses. (2) In the event that the faculty member is an officer in a national professional organization holding the meeting, or is a speaker on the program, Board shall pay all expenses, including transportation, registration, lodging, meals, tips and phone calls. Such payment shall be dispensed from the amount specified in paragraph (4) below. (3) All Employees in the unit are eligible to attend one (1) professional meeting per year (including mini-courses), with reimbursement; provided, however, that in no event shall the budgetary limitations in this area be exceeded; and further provided that each said Employee agrees to be identified on his/her meeting badge and, if a participant, in the program of the professional meeting as being affiliated with Community College of Philadelphia. Those eligible Employees who attend professional meetings in accordance with the foregoing, shall receive reimbursement for one (1) round trip fare by the most convenient and economical mode of transportation, and for the registration fee. They also shall receive such other expenses as are determined by the Committee specified in paragraph (5) below. (4) The budget allocation for the expenses specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) above shall be $105,000. This budget will be for the exclusive use of members of this bargaining unit and of Department Heads, and money not used in any academic year shall be added to the following year’s travel fund. (5) This allocation shall be divided among the several divisions and the counseling staff on the basis of one (1) equal hare per Employee member of those eligible to travel. Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) above (that the budgetary limitations shall not be exceeded), each division shall then have a fraction of the total allocation proportional to the number of eligible Employees in that division; provided, however, that no division shall receive, in the initial allocation, less than ten Employee shares or $1000, whichever is more. The Employees of each division shall elect, each September, a Travel Fund Committee comprised of Employees from each department of their division. The President shall appoint an ex offi...
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Professional Leaves and Absences. A. Leave of Absence for Advanced Study 1. Full-time teachers under tenure may be granted a leave of absence for a period not to exceed one (1) year for the purpose of continuing their studies or otherwise advancing their professional growth in a manner which is judged to have a direct relationship to their contractual duties at Seneca High School, upon recommendation of the Administration and subject to approval at the discretion of the Board. Such request must be submitted by May 1 prior to the school year the leave is desired. Employees on leave must confirm, via registered mail prior to April 1 of the succeeding year, their intention to return; otherwise, they shall forfeit their status under the continuing contract law. Teachers receiving a leave shall be credited with teaching experience for such a period of leave and shall upon their return be placed on the salary schedule at such step as though they had remained in teaching service at Seneca High School during this period. By accepting any leave of absence granted hereunder the teacher shall waive all right to compensation, direct or indirect, including fringe benefits. 2. Not more than two (2) teachers may be granted leave in one school year, nor more than one (1) from the same department or teaching area except in case of emergencies. 3. Leave of absence may be granted for a number of reasons. In general the following priorities shall prevail in the following order:
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Related to Professional Leaves and Absences

  • Professional Leave Professional leave without pay will be granted to full-time and regular part-time Nurses who are elected to the College of Nurses to attend regularly scheduled meetings of the College of Nurses. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Nurses who are elected to the RNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Practical Nurses who are elected to the RPNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings.

  • Personal Leaves of Absence SRD includes the time an employee is on "leave", if the employee is on a: • personal leave of absence with pay; or • personal leave of absence without pay which is less than 15 working days; or • personal leave of absence without pay which is more than 15 working days and which was started on or after April 15, 1993 -- only that portion which was taken during the period from April 15, 1993 to August 31, 1997. • prepaid leave of absence, under the enhanced leaves of absence policy dated April 16, 1993, greater than eight (8) weeks.

  • Educational Leave of Absence Leaves of absence may be granted up to six (6) months under the above provisions only if the course would be beneficial to both the University and the employee.

  • Educational Leave Leave without pay may be granted for educational leave for the duration of actual attendance in an educational program.

  • Personal Leave of Absence The Administrator may grant a request for leave of absence for personal reasons without pay provided that he receives at least one (1) month's clear notice, in writing, unless impossible, and provided that such leave may be arranged without undue inconvenience to the normal operations of the Nursing Home. Employees when applying for such leave shall indicate the proposed date of departure and return. Such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld.

  • Medical Leave of Absence Where you have a medical leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, and you have not returned to employment with the Company or an Affiliate, a Separation from Service has occurred on the earlier of: (A) the first day on which you would not be considered “disabled” under any disability policy of the Company or Affiliate under which you are then receiving a benefit; or (B) the first day on which your medical leave of absence period exceeds 29 months.

  • Other Leaves of Absence In the event that you are on a bona fide leave of absence, not otherwise described in this definition, from which you have not returned to employment with the Company or an Affiliate, your Separation from Service has occurred on the first day on which your leave of absence period exceeds six months or, if earlier, upon your termination of employment (provided that such termination of employment constitutes a Separation from Service in accordance with the last sentence of the first paragraph of this definition).

  • Personal Leaves 8.11.4.1 As approved by the Board, personal leaves without pay may be granted in cases of exceptional need for up to six (6) months. Any such leave exceeding one (1) semester shall not be counted toward tenure or promotion or for computing salary increments. These leaves may be extended by the PVPAA upon recommendation of the xxxx for up to one (1) year.

  • General Leaves of Absence A. Upon written request from the employee and upon approval of the College President, unpaid leave of absence may be granted to any employee for such things as: (a) illness; (b) family emergency; (c) maternity/paternity; (d) adoption; (e) education; and (f) military leave. The terms of the leave of absence will be confirmed in writing by the College. B. The leave of absence of an employee on leave for reasons other than military service will terminate at the end of one (1) full year in which no service has been rendered. No more than one (1) year will be granted to any family unit for maternity/paternity leave for any one (1) child. C. Except for military service, there shall be no other employment while on leave without prior approval of the President. D. The returning employee will be assigned to the position occupied before the leave of absence. If that position is unavailable/eliminated, the employee may choose a vacant position substantially equal in duties and compensation or any opening for which the employee is qualified. E. Employees filling positions of employees on leave of absence will be assigned to such positions for a specific period of time, during which they shall be subject to all provisions of this Agreement. It shall be the responsibility of the College to inform replacement employees of these provisions. This provision does not apply to leaves of short duration for which the College presently hires temporary employees. F. The employee will retain accrued sick leave, vested vacation rights, and seniority rights while on leave of absence. However, vacation credits, sick leave, and seniority shall not accrue while the employee is on leave of absence; provided, however, that if such leave is approved for extended illness or injury, seniority shall accrue.

  • Personal Leave Written request for a personal leave of absence without pay will be considered on an individual basis by the Hospital. Such requests are to be submitted to the employee's immediate supervisor at least four (4) weeks in advance, unless not reasonably possible to give such notice, and a written reply will be given within fourteen (14) days except in cases of emergency in which case a reply will be given as soon as possible. Employees needing personal leave days for appointments with medical practitioners may utilize the personal leave language. Such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld.

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