Common use of VOLUNTARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE Clause in Contracts

VOLUNTARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE. The Board of Education may grant any teacher a voluntary leave of absence without pay and without benefits for a period of one (1) year, provided that the granting of such leave of absence shall prevent the layoff of another teacher or permit the recall of a laid off teacher from the school district. Such leaves of absence shall be subject to the following provisions: 1. Applications for a voluntary leave of absence shall be made in accordance with Section H.1 of this Article. 2. Teachers granted a voluntary leave of absence will accrue one (1) year of seniority during the leave of absence. 3. During a voluntary leave of absence, the teacher involved will not lose tenure status, nor any previously accrued sick leave, but additional sick leave will not accrue during the voluntary leave of absence. 4. Upon return from a voluntary leave of absence, the teacher involved will be placed on the same step of the salary schedule as that teacher would have been entitled to at the time the leave was granted. No additional step on the salary schedule will accrue during the voluntary leave of absence. 5. Return from a voluntary leave of absence (under this section to avoid layoff of a teacher) shall allow teacher to return to an available position for which he/she is certified and qualified. In the event no position is available, determination for layoffs will be based on state law and district policy/provedures. 6. Any extension of a voluntary leave of absence shall be without fringe benefits and in accordance with Section H.5 of this Article.

VOLUNTARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE. The Board of Education may grant any teacher a voluntary leave of absence without pay and without benefits for a period of one (1) year, provided that the granting of such leave of absence shall prevent the layoff of another teacher or permit the recall of a laid off teacher from the school district. Such leaves of absence shall be subject to the following provisions: 1. Applications for a voluntary leave of absence shall be made in accordance with Section H.1 of this Article. 2. Teachers granted a voluntary leave of absence will accrue one (1) year of seniority during the leave of absence. 3. During a voluntary leave of absence, the teacher involved will not lose tenure status, nor any previously accrued sick leave, but additional sick leave will not accrue during the voluntary leave of absence. 4. Upon return from a voluntary leave of absence, the teacher involved will be placed on the same step of the salary schedule as that teacher would have been entitled to at the time the leave was granted. No additional step on the salary schedule will accrue during the voluntary leave of absence. 5. Return from a voluntary leave of absence (under this section to avoid layoff of a teacher) shall allow teacher to return to an available position for which he/she is certified and qualified. In the event no position is available, determination for layoffs will be based on state law and district policy/proveduresprocedures. 6. Any extension of a voluntary leave of absence shall be without fringe benefits and in accordance with Section H.5 of this Article.

VOLUNTARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE. The Board of Education may grant any teacher a voluntary leave of absence without pay and without benefits for a period of one (1) year, provided that the granting of such leave of absence shall prevent the layoff of another teacher or permit the recall of a laid off teacher from the school district. Such leaves of absence shall be subject to the following provisions: 1. Applications for a voluntary leave of absence shall be made in accordance with Section H.1 of this Article. 2. Teachers granted a voluntary leave of absence will accrue one (1) year of seniority during the leave of absence. 3. During a voluntary leave of absence, the teacher involved will not lose tenure status, nor any previously accrued sick leave, but additional sick leave will not accrue during the voluntary leave of absence. 4. Upon return from a voluntary leave of absence, the teacher involved will be placed on the same step of the salary schedule as that teacher would have been entitled to at the time the leave was granted. No additional step on the salary schedule will accrue during the voluntary leave of absence. 5. Return from a voluntary leave of absence (under shall be in accordance with Section H.4 of this section to avoid layoff of a teacher) shall allow teacher to return to an available position for which he/she is certified and qualified. In the event no position is available, determination for layoffs will be based on state law and district policy/proveduresArticle. 6. Any extension of a voluntary leave of absence shall be without fringe benefits and in accordance with Section H.5 of this Article.

VOLUNTARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE. The Board of Education may grant any teacher a voluntary leave of absence without pay and without benefits for a period of one (1) year, provided that the granting of such leave of absence shall prevent the layoff of another teacher or permit the recall of a laid off teacher from the school district. Such leaves of absence shall be subject to the following provisions: 1. Applications for a voluntary leave of absence shall be made in accordance with Section H.1 of this Article. 2. Teachers granted a voluntary leave of absence will accrue one (1) year of seniority during the leave of absence. 3. During a voluntary leave of absence, the teacher involved will not lose tenure status, nor any previously accrued sick leave, but additional sick leave will not accrue during the voluntary leave of absence. 4. Upon return from a voluntary leave of absence, the teacher involved will be placed on the same step of the salary schedule as that teacher would have been entitled to at the time the leave was granted. No additional step on the salary schedule will accrue during the voluntary leave of absence. 5. Return from a voluntary leave of absence (under shall be in accordance with Section J 4 of this section to avoid layoff of a teacher) shall allow teacher to return to an available position for which he/she is certified and qualified. In the event no position is available, determination for layoffs will be based on state law and district policy/proveduresArticle. 6. Any extension of a voluntary leave of absence shall be without fringe benefits and in accordance with Section H.5 J.5 of this Article.