Exchange Teaching Program Sample Clauses
Exchange Teaching Program. A leave of absence of up to two (2) years may be granted to any teacher who has completed five (5) years of service in the Bedford Central School District for the purpose of participating in exchange teaching programs in other states, territories or countries. The Board shall compensate any teacher granted such a leave on the basis of the teacher’s regular salary status. Upon return from such leave, a teacher will be placed on the salary schedule at the level which he/she would have achieved had he/she remained actively employed in the school district during the period of his/her absence.
Exchange Teaching Program. Leaves of absence for one year will also be granted for participation in the Foreign Exchange Teaching Program under the Fulbright Act, or in any similar program. Such leaves will be granted:
A. With salary, and an exchange teacher whose salary is paid by his/her own school authority, will be accepted. It is understood that the credentials of the exchange teacher will be submitted to the Superintendent for approval before an exchange arrangement is completed or
B. Without salary, to permit a teacher to accept a United States Government grant to teach in a national school abroad. The Board will pay a salary to an exchange teacher whose credentials it approves. The salary to be agreed upon will be in accordance with the exchange teacher’s education and experience on the salary guide.
Exchange Teaching Program. A leave of absence, without pay and not to exceed two (2) years, shall be granted to any teacher upon application for the purpose of participating in teacher exchange programs in other states, territories, or countries, provided said teacher states his/her intention to return to District 4, and further provided that the Board receives a teacher of like caliber under the program to teach during the leave period. Upon returning from such leave, a teacher shall advance in salary as he/she would have been had he/she taught in the District during such period.