Short-Term Professional Leave Sample Clauses

Short-Term Professional Leave. A. Any full-time teacher may be granted three weeks of Short-Term Professional Leave with compensation, during any school year when school is not in session, with such leave cumulative for not more than two years, in accordance with Florida Statutes and State Board Rules, provided that one is under contract during this period and, further provided, that such leave is approved, in writing, by the principal of the school for personnel under his/her supervision and by the Superintendent or his/her designee, and such approval shall not be arbitrarily withheld. School is construed to be in session starting with the first day of the 180-day school term for pupils in the fall and ending with the last day the pupils are required to be in school in the spring. B. Short-Term for such personnel not under the supervision of a principal shall be approved by the Superintendent or such person as he/she may designate. C. Employees who are elected to public office may request Short-Term Professional with pay for release time directly related to their attendance at official functions of the elected body. Such leave shall be granted in half or full day increments, and the daily rate of the salary for their elected position shall be deducted from their school system pay for such leave.
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Short-Term Professional Leave. An employee may be granted leave with pay for attendance at Association functions, meetings and conferences, or visitations of a professional nature upon prior approval of the Superintendent of Schools. This provision shall exclude leave for professional meetings relative to collective bargaining. Subject to the availability of funds, the employee shall be reimbursed for actual cost of registration, transportation by common carrier, and housing at the cost of a double room rate unless a single room is required, providing invoices are submitted. Mileage will be paid at the rate currently authorized by the Internal Revenue Service when a personal automobile is used. Thirty dollars ($30.00) per diem will be reimbursed for meals. Receipts for each meal shall be submitted to the Treasurer before reimbursement will be made. A summary of all presentations and any materials distributed at the conference shall be written on the form provided (Appendix B) and shall be submitted along with the request for reimbursement.
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Short-Term Professional Leave. (This program is suspended for the duration 42 of this contract.) 44 Upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the District may 45 approve short-term professional leave. Such leave may be granted for study, 46 cooperative research with other institutions and/or business, and/or other 1 reasons which would be beneficial to the District. The following guidelines 2 must be observed: 4 a. Short-term professional leave will be granted for a maximum term of one 5 (1) semester or its equivalent. 6 7 b. During the term of the leave the certified staff member will be compensated 8 at the rate of two-thirds (2/3) their regular rate of pay. 9 10 c. During the term of the leave the certified staff member will continue to be 11 considered actively employed by the District and will be provided with all 12 employment benefits. 14 d. A certified staff member granted short-term professional leave will be 15 obligated to continue their employment with the District for a period of no 16 less than one (1) school year following the school year of the leave, or the 17 certified staff member will refund all costs incurred by the District during 18 the term of the leave.
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Short-Term Professional Leave. Short term professional leave may be granted with compensation to attend professional educational activities at the discretion of the Assistant Superintendent or designee.
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Short-Term Professional Leave. Faculty members may apply to their Xxxx or Vice-President for short-term professional leave for the purpose of attending meetings, workshops, conferences, short courses, and other appropriate activity related to a faculty member's work. Short-term professional leave may also be used for the purpose of attending union conferences or meetings provided that the attendance of such conferences or meetings shall be at no expense to the College.
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Short-Term Professional Leave. 1. The Board shall make every effort to provide a professional leave budget approaching fifteen thousand three hundred seventy-five ($15,375) dollars. The professional leave budget will be managed by the curriculum director and/or district office designee. Administrative and athletic meetings shall not be taken from the above allotment.
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Short-Term Professional Leave. 10.1 In addition to the leave described in article 9, the Employer may, at its discretion, grant short term professional leave. Such leave will be subject to the same provisions as outlined in 9.1 to 9.9 with the exception of the following: (a) the allowance paid will be for the period identified by the Employer and payment will be made at the rate of 50 per cent of the teacher's present salary. (b) application for leave shall be made at least 45 days prior to the time the leave is to commence. (c) the teacher is obligated to return to his/her respective duties for at least one year of employment after the leave is completed. (d) for the purpose of this article, it is understood that no leave shall extend beyond a period of 45 days.
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Short-Term Professional Leave. 1. In Best Interest of District A teacher may be granted professional leave with pay when such leave is considered by the Superintendent as being in the best interest of the district. 2. Advance Application Application for professional leave shall be made in writing at least five (5) working days in advance of the absence.
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Related to Short-Term Professional Leave

  • 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.

  • Short Term Leave Members who are LTD trustees and Union stewards or designates may apply in writing to the Employer for short term leaves of absence for; attendance at union conventions, union courses, and union committees. The employee will give reasonable notice, which will be at least seven (7) days. The Employer will make every reasonable effort to accommodate such leave, and shall grant it subject to the ability to maintain the operational needs of the department. With the exception of members of the Union's executive, the employer is not required to grant more than twenty (20) days LOA per calendar year under this provision.

  • Short Term Leaves Short Term Leaves are designed to allow Teachers who have to apply for short term personal leaves of absence not otherwise covered by this Collective Agreement.

  • Short Term Paid Leaves The parties agree that the issue of Short Term Paid Leaves had been addressed at the Central Table and the provisions shall remain status quo to provisions in current local collective agreements. For clarity, any leave of absence in the 2008-12 Collective Agreement, that utilizes deduction from sick leave, for reasons other than personal illness shall be granted without loss of salary or deduction from sick leave, to a maximum of five (5) days per school year. Local collective agreements that have more than (5) days shall be limited to five (5) days. These days shall not be used for the purpose of sick leave nor shall they be accumulated from year-to-year. Such provisions shall not be subject to local bargaining or mid-term amendments between local parties. Notwithstanding this stipulation, local collective agreement terms will need to align with the terms above.

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

  • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA A. The State acknowledges its commitment to comply with the spirit and intent of the leave entitlement provided by the FMLA and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) referred to collectively as "FMLA." The State and the Union recognize that on occasion it will be necessary for employees of the State to take job- protected leave for reasons consistent with the FMLA. As defined by the FMLA, reasons for an FMLA leave may include an employee's serious health condition, for the care of a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition, and/or for the birth or adoption of a child. B. For the purposes of providing the FMLA benefits the following definitions shall apply: 1. An eligible employee means an employee who meets the eligibility criteria set forth in the FMLA; 2. An employee's child means any child, regardless of age, who is affected by a serious health condition as defined by the FMLA and is incapable of self care. "Care" as provided in this section applies to the individual with the covered health condition;

  • Family Medical Leave Act 1. If an employee takes a leave granted under this Article for a reason covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, the leave shall be administered under the provisions of the FMLA. 2. Upon approval of the Superintendent and Association President, this Section may be modified as necessary to comply with federal law and rules and regulations. 3. The Board shall provide a copy of the policy on FMLA in the library of each building.

  • 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.

  • Family Medical Leave (a) An employee is entitled to family medical leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. (b) An employee who is on Family Medical Leave shall continue to accumulate seniority and service and the Home will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pension (if permitted by the Plan and matched by the employee) in which the employee is participating during the leave. (c) Subject to any changes in an employee’s status which would have occurred had he or she not been on Family Medical Leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former position.

  • Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness Leave a) Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness leaves granted to a permanent teacher, long-term occasional teacher or teacher hired into a term position under this Article shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, as amended. b) The teacher will provide to the employer such evidence as necessary to prove entitlement under the Employment Standards Act. c) A teacher contemplating taking such leave(s) shall notify the employer of the intended date the leave is to begin and the anticipated date of return to active employment. d) Seniority and experience continue to accrue during such leave(s). e) Where a teacher is on such leave(s), the Employer shall continue to pay its share of the benefit premiums, where applicable. To maintain participation and coverage under the Collective Agreement, the teacher must agree to provide for payment for the teacher’s share of the benefit premiums, where applicable. f) In order to receive pay for such leaves, a teacher must access Employment Insurance and the Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) in accordance with g) to j), if allowable by legislation. An employee who is eligible for E.I. is not entitled to benefits under a school board’s sick leave and short term disability plan. g) The Employer shall provide for permanent teachers, long-term occasional teachers and teachers hired into a term position who access such Leaves, a SEB plan to top up their E.I.

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