Common use of Staff Development Leave Clause in Contracts

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the District, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After seven (7) years of service in the District, an employee is eligible to apply for a leave from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. An eligible employee may apply through the Supervising Manager for a leave to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The application in writing must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the District. The application shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Committee for review and recommendation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives of CSEA, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE), and two (2) administrators designated by the Chancellor, one of whom shall serve as chair. The percentage of classified staff from CSEA to be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each year. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Board-approved leaves will be announced by March 1 each year. If a leave is granted, the employee must agree in writing to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years of service to the District. Failure to render this service will require the employee to refund salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning from a leave, the employee shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing the value to the District. If the employee attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employee. If, after requesting further information from the employee, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable to establish that the employee satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend that the employee be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor at the request of the employee. During the leave the employee will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During the leave the employee shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees workers to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the Districtpath, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After A worker may apply for Staff Development Leave to begin upon completing seven (7) years of service in the District, an employee is eligible to apply for a . The leave may be from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. Such leaves may be taken in one-quarter increments to a maximum of ten months. A worker becomes eligible for additional leaves after completing increments of seven (7) years of service to the District. Classified hourly employees are not eligible for Staff Development Leaves. An eligible employee may worker may, on a leave request form provided by the Human Resources Office, apply through the Supervising Manager his or her supervisor for a Staff Development leave. The leave may be used to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The written application in writing must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the DistrictDistrict as well as the learning outcomes that are expected from this leave. If the worker intends to enroll in school, the application must identify the educational institution to be attended and, by academic term, a list of courses (with course descriptions) the worker will be taking. The application shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. If a unit member is attending school full time, which is 12 units either semester or quarter for undergrad and 8 units semester or quarter for graduate, then the unit member does not have to participate in other activities related to the leave. However, if the unit member is not going to school fulltime, other activities related to the leave must be completed in fulfilling the 12-unit minimum. For this purpose, one hour of activity per week equals one unit and so forth. Any changes to the leave must be submitted in writing to the Director of Human Resources who will consult with the Staff Development Leave Committee, to approve such changes prior to the unit member participation in those changes. The committee has the authority to make exceptions as it deems appropriate. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Unit members may submit a copy of their request for leave without appropriate signatures by December 15; however, all signatures must be received by January 31. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager immediate supervisor and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee for review and recommendation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives of CSEAACE, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE)Unit A, and two (2) administrators designated by the Chancellor, one of whom shall will serve as chairchairman. The percentage Funding for a minimum of classified staff from CSEA to ten (10), ten-month leaves per year shall be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each yearguaranteed. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Board-approved leaves will be announced by March 1 of each year. If a leave is granted, the employee worker must agree in writing to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years months of service to the DistrictDistrict for each month of staff development leave. Failure to render this service will require the employee worker to refund the salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning of return from a leave, the employee worker shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing the value to the DistrictDistrict and the learning outcomes achieved. If the employee worker attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript or other appropriate documentation showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. The worker may apply for Educational Assistance for courses taken during the leave. Classes taken during Staff Development leave for which the worker receives Educational Assistance are not eligible to be used to qualify for a Professional Growth Award as defined in Article 8.5 and Appendix B. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employeeworker. If, after requesting further information from the employee, worker the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable to establish that the employee worker satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend to the Director of Human Resources that the employee worker be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor at the request of the employeeworker. During the leave the employee worker will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees workers except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee worker may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During the leave the employee worker shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees officers to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the Districtpath, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After completing seven (7) years of service in the District, an employee officer is eligible to apply for a leave from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. Such leaves may be taken in one-quarter increments to a maximum of ten months. An officer becomes eligible for additional leaves after completing increments of seven (7) years of service to the District. An eligible employee may officer may, on a leave request form provided by the Human Resources Office, apply through the Supervising Manager his or her supervisor for a Staff Development leave. The leave may be used to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The written application in writing (see Appendix G) must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the District. If the officer intends to enroll in school, the application must identify the educational institution to be attended and, by academic term, a list of courses (with course descriptions) the officer is interested in taking. The application shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager immediate supervisor and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee for review and recommendation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives one representative of CSEAOE3, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE), and two (2) administrators an administrator designated by the Chancellor, one and the Director of whom shall Human Resources, who will serve as chairchairperson. The percentage Funding for a maximum of classified staff from CSEA to one (1) ten-month leave per year shall be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each yeargranted. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves leave shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Any Board-approved leaves leave will be announced by March 1 of each year. If a leave is granted, the employee officer must agree in writing (see Appendix G) to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years months of service to the DistrictDistrict for each month of staff development leave. Failure to render this service will require the employee officer to refund the salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning of return from a leave, the employee officer shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing the value to the District. If the employee officer attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript or other appropriate documentation showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. The officer may apply for Educational Assistance for courses taken during the leave. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employeeofficer. If, after requesting further information from the employeeofficer, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable to establish that the employee officer satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend to the Director of Human Resources that the employee officer be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor at the request of the employeeofficer. During the leave the employee officer will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees officers except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee officer may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During the leave the employee officer shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees officers to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the Districtpath, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After completing seven (7) years of service in the District, an employee officer is eligible to apply for a leave from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. Such leaves may be taken in one-quarter increments to a maximum of ten months. An officer becomes eligible for additional leaves after completing increments of seven (7) years of service to the District. An eligible employee may officer may, on a leave request form provided by the Human Resources Office, apply through the Supervising Manager his or her supervisor for a Staff Development leave. The leave may be used to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The written application in writing (see Appendix F) must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the District. If the officer intends to enroll in school, the application must identify the educational institution to be attended and, by academic term, a list of courses (with course descriptions) the officer is interested in taking. The application shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager immediate supervisor and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee for review and recommendation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives one representative of CSEAOE3, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE), and two (2) administrators an administrator designated by the Chancellor, one and the Director of whom shall Human Resources, who will serve as chairchairperson. The percentage Funding for a maximum of classified staff from CSEA to one (1) ten-month leave per year shall be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each yeargranted. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves leave shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Any Board-approved leaves leave will be announced by March 1 of each year. If a leave is granted, the employee officer must agree in writing (see Appendix F) to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years months of service to the DistrictDistrict for each month of staff development leave. Failure to render this service will require the employee officer to refund the salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning of return from a leave, the employee officer shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing the value to the District. If the employee officer attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript or other appropriate documentation showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. The officer may apply for Educational Assistance for courses taken during the leave. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employeeofficer. If, after requesting further information from the employeeofficer, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable to establish that the employee officer satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend to the Director of Human Resources that the employee officer be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor at the request of the employeeofficer. During the leave the employee officer will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees officers except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee officer may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During the leave the employee officer shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees workers to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the Districtpath, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After completing seven (7) years of service in the District, an employee a worker is eligible to apply for a leave from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. Such leaves may be taken in one-quarter or one- semester increments to a maximum of ten months. A worker becomes eligible for additional leaves after completing increments of seven (7) years of service to the District. Classified hourly employees are not eligible for Staff Development Leaves. An eligible employee may worker may, on a leave request form provided by the Human Resources Office, apply through the Supervising Manager his or her supervisor for a Staff Development leave. The leave may be used to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The written application in writing must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the District. If the worker intends to enroll in school, the application must identify the educational institution to be attended and, by academic term, a list of courses (with course descriptions) the worker is interested in taking. The application shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager immediate supervisor and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee for review and recommendation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives of CSEAUnit 1, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE)Unit A, and two (2) administrators designated by the Chancellor, one of whom shall will serve as chairchairman. The percentage Funding for a minimum of classified staff from CSEA to ten (10), ten-month leaves per year shall be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each yearguaranteed. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Board-approved leaves will be announced by March 1 of each year. If a leave is granted, the employee worker must agree in writing (see Appendix D) to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years months of service to the DistrictDistrict for each month of staff development leave. Failure to render this service will require the employee worker to refund the salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning of return from a leave, the employee worker shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing the value to the District. If the employee worker attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript or other appropriate documentation showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. The worker may apply for Educational Assistance for courses taken during the leave. Classes taken during Staff Development leave for which the worker receives Educational Assistance are not eligible to be used to qualify for a Professional Growth Award as defined in Article 8.6 and Appendix B. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employeeworker. If, after requesting further information from the employee, worker the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable to establish that the employee worker satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend to the Director of Human Resources that the employee worker be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor at the request of the employeeworker. During the leave the employee worker will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees workers except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee worker may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During the leave the employee worker shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees members to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the Districtpath, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After completing seven (7) years of service in the District, an employee a member is eligible to apply for a leave from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. Such leaves may be taken in one-quarter increments to a maximum of ten months. A member becomes eligible for additional leaves after completing increments of seven (7) years of service to the District. An eligible employee may member may, on a leave request form provided by the Human Resources Office, apply through the Supervising Manager his or her supervisor for a Staff Development leave. The leave may be used to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The written application in writing (see Appendix G) must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the District. If the member intends to enroll in school, the application must identify the educational institution to be attended and, by academic term, a list of courses (with course descriptions) the member is interested in taking. The application shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager immediate supervisor and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee for review and recommendation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives one representative of CSEAPOA, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE), and two (2) administrators an administrator designated by the Chancellor, one and the Director of whom shall Human Resources, who will serve as chairchairperson. The percentage Funding for a maximum of classified staff from CSEA to one (1) ten-month leave per year shall be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each yeargranted. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves leave shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Any Board-approved leaves leave will be announced by March 1 of each year. If a leave is granted, the employee member must agree in writing (see Appendix G) to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years months of service to the DistrictDistrict for each month of staff development leave. Failure to render this service will require the employee member to refund the salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning of return from a leave, the employee member shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing the value to the District. If the employee member attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript or other appropriate documentation showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. The member may apply for Educational Assistance for courses taken during the leave. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employeemember. If, after requesting further information from the employeemember, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable to establish that the employee member satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend to the Director of Human Resources that the employee member be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor at the request of the employeemember. During the leave the employee member will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees members except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee member may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During the leave the employee member shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees workers to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the Districtpath, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After A worker may apply for Staff Development Leave to begin upon completing seven (7) years of service in the District, an employee is eligible to apply for a . The leave may be from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. Such leaves may be taken in one-quarter increments to a maximum of ten months. A worker becomes eligible for additional leaves after completing increments of seven (7) years of service to the District. Classified hourly employees are not eligible for Staff Development Leaves. An eligible employee may worker may, on a leave request form provided by the Human Resources Office, apply through the Supervising Manager his or her supervisor for a Staff Development leave. The leave may be used to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The written application in writing must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the DistrictDistrict as well as the learning outcomes that are expected from this leave. If the worker intends to enroll in school, the application must identify the educational institution to be attended and, by academic term, a list of courses (with course descriptions) the worker will be taking. The application shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. If a unit member is attending school full time, which is 12 units either semester or quarter for undergrad and 8 units semester or quarter for graduate, then the unit member does not have to participate in other activities related to the leave. However, if the unit member is not going to school fulltime, other activities related to the leave must be completed in fulfilling the 12-unit minimum. For this purpose, one hour of activity per week equals one unit and so forth. Any changes to the leave must be submitted in writing to the Director of Human Resources who will consult with the Staff Development Leave Committee, to approve such changes prior to the unit member participation in those changes. The committee has the authority to make exceptions as it deems appropriate. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Unit members may submit a copy of their request for leave without appropriate signatures by December 15; however, all signatures must be received by January 31. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager immediate supervisor and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee for review and recommendation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives of CSEAACE, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE)Unit A, and two (2) administrators designated by the Chancellor, one of whom shall will serve as chairchairman. The percentage Funding for a minimum of classified staff from CSEA to ten (10), ten-month leaves per year shall be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each yearguaranteed. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Board-approved leaves will be announced by March 1 of each year. If a leave is granted, the employee worker must agree in writing to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years months of service to the DistrictDistrict for each month of staff development leave. Failure to render this service will require the employee worker to refund the salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning of return from a leave, the employee worker shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing the value to the DistrictDistrict and the learning outcomes achieved. If the employee worker attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript or other appropriate documentation showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. The worker may apply for Educational Assistance for courses taken during the leave. Classes taken during Staff Development leave for which the worker receives Educational Assistance are not eligible to be used to qualify for a Professional Growth Award as defined in Article 8.6 and Appendix B. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employeeworker. If, after requesting further information from the employee, worker the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable to establish that the employee worker satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend to the Director of Human Resources that the employee worker be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor at the request of the employeeworker. During the leave the employee worker will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees workers except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee worker may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During the leave the employee worker shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees workers to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the Districtpath, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After completing seven (7) years of service in the District, an employee a worker is eligible to apply for a leave from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. Such leaves may be taken in one-quarter increments to a maximum of ten months. A worker becomes eligible for additional leaves after completing increments of seven (7) years of service to the District. Classified hourly employees are not eligible for Staff Development Leaves. An eligible employee may worker may, on a leave request form provided by the Human Resources Office, apply through the Supervising Manager his or her supervisor for a Staff Development leave. The leave may be used to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The written application in writing must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the DistrictDistrict as well as the learning outcomes that are expected from this leave. If the worker intends to enroll in school, the application must identify the educational institution to be attended and, by academic term, a list of courses (with course descriptions) the worker will be taking. The application shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. If a unit member is attending school full time, which is 12 units either semester or quarter for undergrad and 8 units semester or quarter for graduate, then the unit member does not have to participate in other activities related to the leave. However, if the unit member is not going to school fulltime, other activities related to the leave must be completed in fulfilling the 12 unit minimum. For this purpose, one hour of activity per week equals one unit and so forth. Any changes to the leave must be submitted in writing to the Director of Human Resources who will consult with the Staff Development Leave Committee, to approve such changes prior to the unit member participation in those changes. The committee has the authority to make exceptions as it deems appropriate. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Unit members may submit a copy of their request for leave without appropriate signatures by December 15; however, all signatures must be received by January 31. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager immediate supervisor and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee for review and recommendation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives of CSEAACE, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE)Unit A, and two (2) administrators designated by the Chancellor, one of whom shall will serve as chairchairman. The percentage Funding for a minimum of classified staff from CSEA to ten (10), ten-month leaves per year shall be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each yearguaranteed. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Board-approved leaves will be announced by March 1 of each year. If a leave is granted, the employee worker must agree in writing to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years months of service to the DistrictDistrict for each month of staff development leave. Failure to render this service will require the employee worker to refund the salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning of return from a leave, the employee worker shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing the value to the DistrictDistrict and the learning outcomes achieved. If the employee worker attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript or other appropriate documentation showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. The worker may apply for Educational Assistance for courses taken during the leave. Classes taken during Staff Development leave for which the worker receives Educational Assistance are not eligible to be used to qualify for a Professional Growth Award as defined in Article 8.6 and Appendix B. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employeeworker. If, after requesting further information from the employee, worker the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable to establish that the employee worker satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend to the Director of Human Resources that the employee worker be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor at the request of the employeeworker. During the leave the employee worker will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees workers except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee worker may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During the leave the employee worker shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the District, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After seven (7) years of service in the District, an employee is eligible to apply for a leave from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. An eligible employee may apply through the Supervising Manager for a leave to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to and get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The application in writing must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the District. The application shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Committee for review and recommendation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives of CSEAUnit A, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE)Unit 1, and two (2) administrators designated by the Chancellor, one of whom shall serve as chair. The percentage of classified staff from CSEA Unit A to be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each year. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Board-Board- approved leaves will be announced by March 1 each year. If a leave is granted, the employee must agree in writing to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years of service to the District. Failure to render this service will require the employee to refund salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning from a leave, the employee shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing the value to the District. If the employee attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employee. If, after requesting further information from the employee, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable to establish that the employee satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend that the employee be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor at the request of the employee. During the leave the employee will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During the leave the employee shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees workers to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the Districtpath, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After A worker may apply for Staff Development Leave to begin upon completing seven (7) years of service in the District, an employee is eligible to apply for a . The leave may be from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. Such leaves may be taken in one-quarter increments to a maximum of ten months. A worker becomes eligible for additional leaves after completing increments of seven (7) years of service to the District. Classified hourly employees are not eligible for Staff Development Leaves. An eligible employee may worker may, on a leave request form provided by the Human Resources Office, apply through the Supervising Manager his or her supervisor for a Staff Development leave. The leave may be used to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The written application in writing must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the DistrictDistrict as well as the learning outcomes that are expected from this leave. If the worker intends to enroll in school, the application must identify the educational institution to be attended and, by academic term, a list of courses (with course descriptions) the worker will be taking. The application shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. If a unit member is attending school full time, which is 12 units either semester or quarter for undergrad and units semester or quarter for graduate, then the unit member does not have to participate in other activities related to the leave. However, if the unit member is not going to school fulltime, other activities related to the leave must be completed in fulfilling the 12-unit minimum. For this purpose, one hour of activity per week equals one unit and so forth. Any changes to the leave must be submitted in writing to the Director of Human Resources who will consult with the Staff Development Leave Committee, to approve such changes prior to the unit member participation in those changes. The committee has the authority to make exceptions as it deems appropriate. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Unit members may submit a copy of their request for leave without appropriate signatures by December 15; however, all signatures must be received by January 31. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager immediate supervisor and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee for review and recommendation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives of CSEAACE, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE)Unit A, and two (2) administrators designated by the Chancellor, one of whom shall will serve as chairchairman. The percentage Funding for a minimum of classified staff from CSEA to ten (10), ten-month leaves per year shall be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each yearguaranteed. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Board-approved leaves will be announced by March 1 of each year. If a leave is granted, the employee worker must agree in writing to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years months of service to the DistrictDistrict for each month of staff development leave. Failure to render this service will require the employee worker to refund the salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning of return from a leave, the employee worker shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing the value to the DistrictDistrict and the learning outcomes achieved. If the employee worker attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript or other appropriate documentation showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. The worker may apply for Educational Assistance for courses taken during the leave. Classes taken during Staff Development leave for which the worker receives Educational Assistance are not eligible to be used to qualify for a Professional Growth Award as defined in Article 8.6 and Appendix B. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employeeworker. If, after requesting further information from the employee, worker the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable to establish that the employee worker satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend to the Director of Human Resources that the employee worker be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor at the request of the employeeworker. During the leave the employee worker will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees workers except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee worker may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During the leave the employee worker shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.

Staff Development Leave. To encourage and enable classified employees workers to enhance their value to the District through further job-related education, the upgrading of their skills, or retraining for a different career ladder within the Districtpath, a Staff Development Leave has been established. After completing seven (7) years of service ser- vice in the District, an employee a worker is eligible to apply for a leave of from one (1) to ten (10) months at 85% of full pay. Such leaves may be taken in one quarter or one semester increments to a maximum of ten months. A worker becomes eligible for additional leaves after completing increments of seven (7) years of service to the District. An eligible employee may worker may, on a leave request form provided by the Human Resources Depart- ment, apply through the Supervising Manager his or her supervisor for a Staff Development leave. The leave may be used to complete interrupted studies, learn by observing methods used in industry or other educational institutions, or to get a substantial start on a goal of better education. The written application in writing must present a detailed description of the proposed activities of the leave and the specific potential value of these activities to the District. If the worker intends to enroll in school, the application must identify the educational institution to be attended and, by academic term, a list of courses (with course descriptions) the worker is interested in taking. The application ap- plication shall contain precise dates for the beginning and ending of the leave. All applications for the succeeding college year must be received by the Director of Human Resources before December 15. Each application that has been submitted and has received the recommendation of the supervising manager immediate supervisor and the appropriate administrator shall be forwarded to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee for review and recommendation recommen- dation to the Chancellor. This Committee shall be composed of two (2) representatives of CSEAUnit 1, two (2) representatives of the Association of Classified Employees (ACE)Unit A, and two (2) administrators designated by the Chancellor, one of whom shall will serve as chairchairman. The percentage Funding for a minimum of classified staff from CSEA to ten (10), ten month leaves per year shall be granted Staff Development Leave will be negotiated each yearguaranteed. If the number of recommended applications exceeds the number agreed upon for the year, the Committee shall establish procedures for deciding which leaves shall be recommended to the Chancellor for submission to the Board. Board-approved ap- proved leaves will be announced by March 1 of each year. If a leave is granted, the employee worker must agree in writing (see Appendix D) to render, upon return from leave, a minimum of two (2) years months of service to the DistrictDistrict for each month of staff development leave. Failure to render this service will require the employee worker to refund the salary paid by the District during the leave. Within thirty (30) days after returning of return from a leave, the employee worker shall submit a written report to the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee of the activities of the leave, emphasizing emphasiz- ing the value to the District. If the employee worker attended school during the leave, he or she shall also submit a transcript or other appropriate documentation showing satisfactory attendance and successful completion of the course work as soon as reasonably possible. The worker may apply for Educational Assistance for courses taken during the leave. Classes taken dur- ing Staff Development leave for which the worker receives Educational Assistance are not eligible to be used to qualify for a Professional Growth Award as defined in Article 8.5 and Appendix B. After reviewing the report, the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee shall either approve the report or request further information from the employeeworker. If, after requesting further fur- ther information from the employee, worker the Classified Staff Development Leave Committee is unable un- able to establish that the employee worker satisfied the conditions of the leave, the Committee committee may, if it determines it is appropriate, after considering possible mitigating circumstances, recommend to the Director of Human Resources that the employee worker be required to compensate the District for the expense of the leave. The decision of the committee may be reviewed by the Chancellor Chan- cellor at the request of the employeeworker. During the leave the employee worker will be entitled to all the benefits of classified contract employees workers except that the employee shall stop accruing vacation and personal necessity leave and only 85% of service time will be credited by the Public Employees Retirement System. The employee worker may, however, arrange to make a contribution to the System to insure full service credit for the period of the leave as provided by the regulations of PERS. During Dur- ing the leave the employee worker shall earn 85% of the normal credit for sick leave and seniority. No vacation credit shall be earned during a Staff Development Leave. Employees on staff development leave may not be employed by the District in any capacity for any reason at any time during the leave.