Common use of Professional Leave Requests Clause in Contracts

Professional Leave Requests. 1. Employees of the Urbana City School District may be granted professional leave with reimbursement for approved expenses upon approval of the Superintendent. Professional leave shall be requested in the following manner: a. As a part of an individual building professional plan which is: 1) tied to Building Improvement Plan, and 2) established in consultation with teaching staff b. Upon an individual teacher request c. Upon the recommendation of the building administrator or Superintendent. 2. Requests for leave shall be submitted on proper forms at least two (2) weeks prior to the date of leave. If disapproved, reason for disapproval will be given to the employee. 3. The request for leave shall include an estimate of expenses and brief outline of the objectives of this particular professional participation. If approval of expenses is for less than the estimate, the employee shall be so notified on a copy of the application returned to him/her. 4. Visitations of teachers to other schools or programs may be a part of the professional leave program. 5. When possible, a purchase order will be issued directly to the sponsoring professional organization to cover the initial costs of the registration fee. When the employee is unable to attend the scheduled professional meeting where there has been an advanced registration paid, the employee agrees to reimburse the Board of Education the necessary cancellation fee charged by the sponsoring organization unless, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the reason for the cancellation was unavoidable under the circumstances. Any other payment for amount of expenses approved at the time of application will be made within fifteen (15) working days of submission of a professional leave expense report along with the necessary accompanying receipts, receipt of attendance, and the required summation report. 6. A short written statement indicating the extent to which stated objectives of the professional participation were met shall be included on the space provided on, or attached to, the professional leave expense report. a. This statement, along with expense report and receipts, must be filed with the treasurer within forty-five (45) calendar days of the date the professional meeting was attended.