Common use of Upon Return from Leave Clause in Contracts

Upon Return from Leave. a. Upon return from leave granted pursuant to this article, the time spent on said leave of absence without pay shall not count toward the fulfillment of the time requirements for acquiring tenure. A teacher shall not receive increment credit for time spent on an unpaid leave granted pursuant to this article. b. All benefits to which a teacher was entitled at the time his/her leave of absence commenced, including unused accumulated sick leave and credits toward sabbatical eligibility, shall be restored to him upon his/her return, and he/she shall be assigned to the same position which he/she held at the time said leave commenced, if available, or if not, to a substantially equivalent position. c. All extensions or renewals of leaves shall be applied for in advance in writing to the Superintendent and, if granted, will be in writing. d. No teacher on leave shall be denied the opportunity to substitute in the Passaic County Technical Institute district in the areas of his/her certification or competence. e. This leave shall not accrue toward seniority of the individual.