Teaching Leave. A. Upon written request tenured bargaining unit members may be granted a leave without pay for one or more years for exchange teaching, foreign or military teaching programs, peace corps, teacher corps or job corps, provided it does not in any way impairs the program of the school.
Teaching Leave. Teachers may be granted up to a year’s leave of absence without pay for the purposes of participating in a foreign teaching program, military teaching program, or the Peace Corps. Teachers granted such leave shall, upon return to the district, be placed on the salary schedule as though she/he has been teaching in the district system for the time she/he was absent. Such teacher can continue coverage in the district insurance programs by payment of the full premiums to the district at the group rate. Teachers may be granted a year’s leave of absence without pay for the purpose of study, writing, travel, professional development in the field of education, or experience in a field outside of education that would be beneficial to the school district. Teachers granted such leave shall not accrue a year’s teaching experience unless the nature of the leave is of such educational stature for the benefit of the district to merit a year’s advancement on the salary schedule approved before the fact by the superintendent of schools. It shall be the general policy that teachers who take a leave may become eligible to move either horizontally or vertically on the salary schedule, depending on the purpose of the leave, but are not able to advance in both directions. A teacher must apply for a leave under this section by May 15, in writing to the Superintendent. The teacher must also notify the School Board by April 1 of the following year of his or her intent to return.
Teaching Leave. Dependent upon organizational need of the district, a teacher on tenure shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for up to one (1) year to teach or to serve as an intern in accordance with a college approved Masters or Doctoral Program, and upon return from said leave shall be placed on the salary guide in accordance with Article IV of this Agreement . However, service as an intern shall not accrue toward experience credit for guide purposes . The Board will provide medical insurance coverage during the leave for up to twelve (12) months . The teacher must pay the statutory required premium contributions within 60 days of the date it is due or lose their right to paid insurance from the district . The teacher will be able to continue health/ medical insurance coverage at his/her own expense after one year if the leave is extended .
Teaching Leave. A teacher who is granted a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of participating in a foreign teaching program, military teaching program, or the Peace Corps and has full time participation in such program shall upon return to the district be placed on the salary schedule as though she/he has been teaching in the district system for the time she/he was absent. Such teacher can continue coverage in the district insurance programs by payment of the full premiums to the district at the group rate. A teacher taking a year’s leave of absence for the purpose of study, writing, travel or something of similar nature shall not accrue a year’s teaching experience unless the nature of the leave is of such educational stature for the benefit of the district to merit a year’s advancement on the salary schedule approved before the fact by the superintendent of schools. It shall be the general policy that teachers who take a leave may become eligible to move either horizontally or vertically on the salary schedule, depending on the purpose of the leave, but are not able to advance in both directions. A teacher must apply for a leave under this section by May 15, in writing to the Superintendent. The teacher must also notify the School Board by April 1 of the following year of his or her intent to return.
Teaching Leave. Dependent upon organizational need of the dis- trict, a teacher on tenure shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for up to one (1) year to teach or to serve as an intern in accordance with a college approved Masters or Doctoral Program, and upon return from said leave shall be placed on the salary guide in accordance with Article IV of this Agreement. However, service as an intern shall not accrue toward experience credit for guide purposes. The Board will provide medical insurance coverage during the leave for up to twelve (12) months. The teacher will be able to continue health/medical insur- ance coverage at his/her own expense after one year if the leave is extended.
