Upon the application by the Association, the Division shall provide the President of the Brandon Teachers’ Association a leave of absence, based on the Association’s choice, of either fifty percent (50%) or one hundred (100%) of the teacher’s assignment in any one (1) school year.
Application for the leave shall be made no later than the last teaching day of April for the leave in the following school year. Unusual or exceptional circumstances which preclude the making of the application by the last teaching day of April shall be considered by the Division.
Conditions related to the leave of absence are as follows:
a) The Association shall reimburse the Division for all salary and benefit costs.
b) The teacher returning from a leave of two (2) years or less shall be placed in the same or similar position held by the teacher prior to the leave unless there is an agreement between the teacher and the Division to do otherwise.
c) A teacher returning from a leave of more than two (2) years shall be placed in a position for which the teacher has the qualifications and ability to perform the work.