Unpaid Professional Leave. Nurses who serve as officers on the Alaska Board of Nursing may take (at the nurse’s option) up to five (5) days of unpaid leave per calendar year to attend professional meetings.
Unpaid Professional Leave. 1. Any bargaining unit member who has completed two or more years of regular service in the district may be granted a leave of absence without pay for training, educational, professional development, or other purposes provided that he does not exceed a total unpaid leave of two (2) years.
Unpaid Professional Leave. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board will consider granting a leave of absence without pay for not more than one (1) year to contract unit members. The purpose of the leave shall be for further study or other activity designed to improve the individual professionally. Requests for such a leave will generally be submitted prior to March 15, but may be submitted at any time during the school year, provided a suitable replacement is available and the leave does not disrupt the educational program. Requests for such a leave shall indicate the reasons the request is being submitted.
Unpaid Professional Leave. Any employee may request a leave without pay or other Board paid benefits for the purpose of engaging in study at an accredited college or university and reasonably related to his/her professional responsibilities, participating in exchange teaching programs in other school districts, states, territories, or countries; foreign or military teaching programs; the Peace Corps; employee Corps of Job Corps as a full time participant in such programs; or a cultural travel or work program related to his/her professional responsibilities; to serve as a consultant or director of a teacher center; or for other such purposes as determined by the Board and subject to the general conditions set forth in Subsection C. below.
Unpaid Professional Leave. 1. Upon the written request of an employee, the Board may grant, if so recommended/approved by the Superintendent, a leave of absence for a period of not more than one (1) school year for study in the educational profession. The request shall include a description of the desired course of study, the duration, and the educational institution/organization offering the course of study. Upon the employee's return to service at the expiration of the leave of absence, he/she shall resume contract status and a certificated position similar to that which was held prior to such leave unless the job has been or needs to be combined or eliminated. The leave shall neither begin nor end during a school year.
Unpaid Professional Leave. The Employer shall make all Employees with at least five (5) years of service eligible for a one (1) month unpaid professional leave/sabbatical once every five (5) years. Employees will continue to accrue seniority while on leave, and will have the right to return to their previous position at the end of the leave. The employer shall maintain the Employee’s health benefits while on leave.
