Extended Professional Leave. 1. Extended professional leave is leave without pay granted in excess of 30 days. No one, with the exception of employees granted leave to work for a charter school, may receive more than two consecutive years of extended professional leave, which is approved one year at a time. Except for instances where a charter school ceases operation, an employee granted extended professional leave for employment with a charter school may return to active status only at the end of the school year. Upon return, the employee shall be assigned to an equivalent position in accordance with his/her area(s) of certification. An employee may not receive in excess of two consecutive years of extended professional leave. An employee granted extended professional leave may engage in activities for which no college credit is granted, including full-time employment, provided it is determined by the Superintendent or his/her designee that these activities will enhance his/her professional competence. If approved for full-time employment, an employee shall not receive any fringe benefits provided by the M-DCPS. 2. An employee must complete three years of full-time employment prior to requesting extended professional leave, unless such leave is needed to complete an internship as part of an academic program leading to a Bachelor's degree in education. 3. Extended leave for study may be granted solely for programs of study which are designed to enhance and expand the educational training for careers available within M-DCPS. An employee applying for extended leave for study must be able to demonstrate the relevance of the proposed program of study to the employee's current and projected employment status with M-DCPS. 4. Extended professional leave shall not apply to employees in summer school.
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