General Leave of Absence Without Pay. The Board may grant an unpaid leave of absence for a period of up to one year upon written request of a bargaining unit member to the Director of Human Resources. If the Board approves the request for an unpaid leave of absence, shorter durations (i.e. less than one year) may be granted if a mutually agreed upon date can be arrived at between the bargaining unit member and the Superintendent/Designee. One additional year may be requested but the Board retains full discretion as to whether it will be granted. The decision of the Board to grant or deny a request for this leave shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. General leave is intended to offer opportunities to staff members in unusual circumstances. General leave does not apply to a leave required for medical reasons which is otherwise addressed in law or other Board policies. If the need for a leave is addressed by other provisions of the contract or Board policy, those provisions will supersede. Such leave may not be used to take employment as a teacher or administrator in a public school district in the State of Ohio. Nor may such leave be used to engage in leisure travel or recreational activities. Except in emergency situations, as determined by the Superintendent, all general leave without pay shall end at the conclusion of an academic quarter, semester, or prior to the beginning of the subsequent school year. Upon return from leave, the teacher shall be reinstated to a position (if available), shall assume the same placement on the salary schedule held prior to the leave, and shall retain her/his position on the seniority list. The teacher’s assignment, insofar as practicable, shall be comparable to that held prior to the leave. Bargaining unit members on unpaid leave are subject to reduction in force under provisions of Article 17 of the Collective Agreement.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement