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1. Association Activities Leave. The District agrees that up to three (3) teachers designated by the Association may, upon request, be granted a leave of absence for up to two (2) years, without pay, for the purpose of engaging in Association activities, local, state, or national.
a. Upon return from such leave, a teacher will be considered as if actively employed by the District during the leave, and will be placed on the salary schedule at the level the teacher would have achieved if the teacher had remained actively employed during the period of absence.
b. When teachers indicate in writing, at the time of application for leave, that it is their desire, every reasonable effort will be made to return them to their vacated assignment. This provision applies only when leave is for up to one (1) full school year.
2. ACTION Programs Leave. Leave for ACTION programs, VISTA and Peace Corps may be granted, without pay, to any full-time teacher who enlists for a period not to exceed two (2) years.
a. Upon return from such leave, a teacher will be placed on the salary schedule at the level the teacher would have achieved had the teacher remained actively employed during the period of absence.
b. Leave for ACTION Programs, VISTA and Peace Corps is for one (1) year at a time and the teacher must renew the leave for an additional year.
c. When teachers indicate in writing, at the time of application for leave, that it is their desire, every reasonable effort will be made to return them to their vacated assignment. This provision applies only when leave is for up to one (1) full school year. If a position is held for the teacher’s return, it shall be held for a maximum period of one year.
3. Military Leave. Emergency military leave as provided by Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, 28-3-602, may be granted without pay to any teacher who is inducted or enlists in active military services in time of war or other emergency declared by the proper authority of the State or the United States.
a. Upon return from such leave, a teacher will be placed on the salary schedule at the level the teacher would have achieved if the teacher had remained actively employed during the period of absence.
b. Military leave is for one (1) year at a time and the teacher must renew the leave each year thereafter for the duration of the period of such war or other emergency.
