(a) A teacher who is elected or appointed to the position of President of the Local Association shall be seconded upon application of the Association. Said applications shall be made no later than the last teaching day in April for the following year. Unusual or exceptional circumstances which preclude the making of the application by the last teaching day in April, shall be considered by the Board.
(b) The secondment shall be extended, upon application by the Association, on an annual basis, no later than the last teaching day in April.
(c) The Association shall reimburse the Board for all salary, benefit and administrative allowance costs.
(d) A teacher who is seconded and wishes to return to active service with the Board, at the start of the next school year, shall provide written notice of their intention to return no later than the last teaching day in April of a given year. Unusual or exceptional circumstances which preclude the employee from providing notice of intent to return by the last teaching day in April, shall be considered by the Board.
(e) A teacher who returns to active service with the Board upon completion of a secondment of no more than two years shall be placed in the same or similar position held by the teacher prior to the secondment unless there is an agreement between the teacher and the Board to do otherwise.
(f) A teacher who returns to active service with the Board after more than two years shall be placed in a position that may be available for which he/she has the qualifications and ability to perform the work.
(g) With the exception of sick leave, the President shall be entitled to all benefits of the Collective Agreement and shall be treated as if he/she was working at his/her normal assignment. The President’s salary shall be an amount equal to his/her regular teaching salary and an additional administrative allowance of $10,000. With respect to sick leave, upon return to teaching, the outgoing President shall be credited with the amount of sick leave he/she had accumulated at the commencement of the secondment.