Common use of Extended Professional Development Leave Clause in Contracts

Extended Professional Development Leave. The College may provide extended professional development leave for full-time faculty. Extended professional development leave will be subject to the following: A. Application shall be subject to the procedure outlined in this Article, Section 15.4.C and D with the additional requirement that applications be submitted at least six (6) months prior to the first day of the leave. B. Granting of leave shall be contingent upon the College's ability to hire suitable replacement(s) at the adjunct faculty rate. C. The member's direct compensation shall be continued during leave at fifty percent (50%) of the regular rate, while insurance benefits will be fully paid by the College as if the member were not on leave. D. A step increase based on satisfactory evaluation will be provided to those completing a leave of two terms or less. When the leave exceeds two (2) terms in any academic year, the member, upon return, will be reinstated to their position, at the level they were placed at the beginning of the leave. E. During the period of extended professional development leave, the member will neither accumulate additional seniority nor lose seniority previously attained. F. In the event that professional development leave is applied for pursuant hereto and granted, the President may require that the applying member agree to return to the College, after the professional development program is over, if it requires absence from the College, for such period of time and under such circumstances as the President may determine. Normally, such return would include two (2) years of service to the College unless waived by the College.

Extended Professional Development Leave. The College may provide extended professional development leave for full-time faculty. Extended professional development leave will be subject to the following: A. Application shall be subject to the procedure outlined in this Article, Section 15.4.C and D with the additional requirement that applications be submitted at least six (6) months prior to the first day of the leave. B. Granting of leave shall be contingent upon the College's ability to hire suitable replacement(s) at the adjunct faculty rate. C. The member's direct compensation shall be continued during leave at fifty percent (50%) of the regular rate, while insurance benefits will be fully paid by the College as if the member employee were not on leave. D. A step increase based on satisfactory evaluation will be provided to those completing a leave of two terms or less. When the leave exceeds two (2) terms quarters in any academic year, the member, upon return, will be reinstated to their his/her position, at the level they were he/she was placed at the beginning of the leave. E. During the period of extended professional development leave, the member will neither accumulate additional seniority nor lose seniority previously attained. F. In the event that professional development leave is applied for pursuant hereto and granted, the President may require that the applying member agree to return to the College, after the professional development program is over, if it requires absence from the College, for such period of time and under such circumstances as the President may determine. Normally, such return would include two (2) years of service to the College unless waived by the College.

Extended Professional Development Leave. The College may provide extended professional development leave for full-time faculty. Extended professional development leave will be subject to the following: A. 1. Application shall be subject to the procedure outlined in this Article, Section 15.4.C E, 3 and D 4 with the additional requirement that applications be submitted at least six (6) months prior to the first day of the leave. B. 2. Granting of leave shall be contingent upon the College's ability to hire suitable replacement(s) at the adjunct faculty rate. C. 3. The member's direct compensation shall be continued during leave at fifty percent (50%) of the regular rate, while insurance benefits will be fully paid by the College as if the member employee were not on leave. D. 4. A step increase based on satisfactory evaluation will be provided to those completing a leave of two terms or less. When the leave exceeds two (2) terms quarters in any academic year, the member, upon return, will be reinstated to their his/her position, at the level they were he/she was placed at the beginning of the leave. E. 5. During the period of extended professional development leave, the member will neither accumulate additional seniority nor lose seniority previously attained. F. 6. In the event that professional development leave is applied for pursuant hereto and granted, the President may require that the applying member agree to return to the College, after the professional development program is over, if it requires absence from the College, for such period of time and under such circumstances as the President may determine. Normally, such return would include two (2) years of service to the College unless waived by the College.