Common use of Educational Improvement Leave Clause in Contracts

Educational Improvement Leave. An educational improvement leave of absence of up to one (1) year, without pay and benefits at employee expense, may be granted to any employee who has completed at least five (5) years of experience in the North Fayette or North Fayette Valley School District. The purpose of the leave must be engaging in study at an accredited college or university as a full-time graduate student in a field directly related to the employee’s professional responsibilities. A leave request must be submitted to the District Office by December 1st of the academic year proceeding the requested academic year of enrollment. No more than one (1) certified employees shall be on such leave during any one academic year and notification to recipients of such leave shall be made by January 15th. Upon successful completion of his/her educational leave program, the employee will assume their previous assignment and advance to the appropriate step on the horizontal and vertical salary schedules, along with keeping his/her seniority. An employee who fails to substantially complete the program of study as submitted on his/her application shall be subject to discharge from the school district.