Common use of Release Time for Association Business Clause in Contracts

Release Time for Association Business. For the duration of this Agreement the President of the Association shall be granted leave for up to 3 hours (class periods for Middle and High School teachers) per day and up to fifteen (15) days during the school year, provided that: (a) acceptable adjustments can be made for continuity of instruction or for service provided by the President to the District; (b) the Association will submit the name of its President and inform the District about the amount of leave to be granted; (c) during the leave, the President will receive the pay and benefits he/she would have received, with salary advancements and adjustments, had he/she remained in his/her last position with the District; and, (d) the Association will reimburse the District the cost (salary and benefits, if applicable) of the replacement teacher who enters the classroom of the President. For fifteen (15) full day release days, a twenty-four (24) hour notice will be given to the District. Sick days and personal days will be the equivalent of a full-time teacher. All other District provided benefits shall be the same as offered to all other teachers. During the term of this Agreement the president will continue to advance one step on the salary schedule and will be granted an equivalent number of years toward retirement. At the end of the term of office, the President has the right to resume full-time teaching in the same assignment, or equivalent position. Association leave will be approved for the number of official delegates verified for the Association’s bi-annual representative assemblies. The association will notify the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources by May 15 of the prior school year of the dates and number of staff in the subsequent school year who will be attending the representative assemblies. Additional days of professional leave requested by the Association for Association business will be granted if the Association reimburses the district for the cost of the substitute teacher and the Superintendent of his/her designee approves such request.