Common use of Teaching Leave Clause in Contracts

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. 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 they have been teaching in the district system for the time she/he was they were 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 their intent to return.