PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVE. A. At the beginning of every school year each teacher shall be informed that he/she may use professional business days for educational purposes at the discretion of the teacher and the principal. The teacher approved to use a professional business day shall notify his/her principal at least one (1) week in advance of his/her absence. Professional business days shall be used for the purposes of: (1) visitation to view other instructional techniques or programs, (2) conferences, workshops, or seminars conducted by colleges, universities, and the MEA and NEA and/or affiliate departments thereof. The teacher may be requested to file a written report, within one (1) week of his/her attendance at such visitation, conference, workshop, or seminar.
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