Professional Leave Without Pay. Any teacher may be granted a leave of absence to continue his/her education, provided a proper substitute can be found. This leave may be used no more than one (1) year in every ten. Professional leave may follow a year of sabbatical leave. This leave, if for a full year, shall not serve for advancement on the salary schedule. Upon return after a leave of absence, the salary index step shall be the same as that which the teacher was receiving at the time of leave, if the leave occurs during the first semester of the school year. If the leave is granted during the second semester or at the end of a school year, the salary index step shall be that at which he/she would have been placed had he/she remained. A written application for a full year or first semester must be submitted not later than April 15, unless extraordinary circumstances are approved by the Superintendent. Written application for second semester must be submitted not later than October 15. Such leave of absence is to be granted only at the beginning of the school year or semester and may not be extended beyond that one (1) school year in which such leave is granted.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement