The Board of School Trustees delegates to the Superintendent the responsibility to determine whether to grant a leave of absence of up to one (1) year's time. Any request for a leave of absence of one (1) year or more shall be submitted to the Board.

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

The Superintendent shall prepare appropriate administrative guidelines for this policy.

I.C. 10-16-7-1 et seq., 10-17-4, 20-6.1-11-1
38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.
(Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act)

Revised 3/12/01
Revised 1/12/04