Extended Leaves Without Pay. 467 Extended leaves of absence may be granted for health, professional study, or family 468 responsibilities, which may include child nurturing. Employees may request 469 extended leaves of absence without pay for a period of time to be terminated at the 470 conclusion of the semester during which leave commenced or for one additional 471 semester following the conclusion of the semester in which the leave commenced. 472 An employee shall file an application with the Office of Talent and Personnel. The 473 application shall be reviewed by that Office and will be submitted to the Board of 474 Directors for their consideration. The employee’s service will resume either at the 475 beginning of the fall or spring semester in accordance with the leave of absence 476 agreement. 477 478 While on extended leave, the employee’s interest in the retirement funds, 479 accumulated sick leave and placement on the salary schedule shall be frozen. While 480 no additional benefits will be provided by the Employer during the leave period, the 481 employee may purchase such benefits. At the conclusion of the extended leave of 482 absence, the salary of the employee shall be the salary stated on the salary schedule 483 for the step and class for which that employee was appointed at the time of the 484 commencement of the leave. A request for early termination of the leave agreement 485 and reinstatement of position must be made in writing to the Office of Talent and 486 Personnel at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the new semester. The 487 Employer shall reserve the right to delay reinstatement until the beginning of the 488 school semester following the request. Early reinstatement before the beginning of 489 the new semester would be contingent upon an available vacancy. An employee who 490 is granted a leave of absence for a regular school year must indicate a desire to 491 return at the time all other employees sign a contract for the upcoming school year.
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Extended Leaves Without Pay. 467 466 Extended leaves of absence may be granted for health, professional study, or family 468 467 responsibilities, which may include child nurturing. Employees may request 469 468 extended leaves of absence without pay for a period of time to be terminated at the 470 469 conclusion of the semester during which leave commenced or for one additional 471 470 semester following the conclusion of the semester in which the leave commenced. 472 471 An employee shall file an application with the Office of Talent and Personnel. The 473 472 application shall be reviewed by that Office and will be submitted to the Board of 474 473 Directors for their consideration. The employee’s service will resume either at the 475 474 beginning of the fall or spring semester in accordance with the leave of absence 476 475 agreement. 476 477 478 While on extended leave, the employee’s interest in the retirement funds, 479 478 accumulated sick leave and placement on the salary schedule shall be frozen. While 480 479 no additional benefits will be provided by the Employer during the leave period, the 481 480 employee may purchase such benefits. At the conclusion of the extended leave of 482 481 absence, the salary of the employee shall be the salary stated on the salary schedule 483 482 for the step and class for which that employee was appointed at the time of the 484 483 commencement of the leave. A request for early termination of the leave agreement 485 484 and reinstatement of position must be made in writing to the Office of Talent and 486 485 Personnel at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the new semester. The 487 486 Employer shall reserve the right to delay reinstatement until the beginning of the 488 487 school semester following the request. Early reinstatement before the beginning of 489 488 the new semester would be contingent upon an available vacancy. An employee who 490 489 is granted a leave of absence for a regular school year must indicate a desire to 491 490 return at the time all other employees sign a contract for the upcoming school year.
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