All professional staff members not otherwise covered by the terms of a currently-valid negotiated agreement of this Corporation shall be entitled to the same leave benefits provided in the master agreement.

All requests for unpaid leaves of absence by professional staff members shall be presented to the Board of School Trustees for approval.

The Board shall grant a leave of absence in addition to a regular vacation period without loss of pay or time to any staff member who is a member of the Indiana National Guard, a reserve component of the U.S. forces, or a retired member of the naval, air, or ground forces of the United States and is on training duty for the State by order of the Governor or under the order of the reserve-component authority for consecutive or nonconsecutive periods not to exceed a total of fifteen (15) days in any calendar year. The staff member's vacation benefits, if any, will not be affected by this type of leave.

Any professional staff member granted a leave of absence by the Board shall be considered to have terminated all work with the School Corporation until the completion of the leave. Exceptions may be made by the Superintendent in cases where the best interest of the Corporation might be served.

I.C. 10-16-7-1 et seq, 10-17-4, 20-20-4-1
38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.
(Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act)

Revised 3/12/01
Revised 1/12/04