A teacher being a member of The Manitoba Teachers' Society Executive Committee, or of the Executive Committee of any branch thereof, or any special committee of the Society or being appointed an official representative or delegate of the Society or any branch thereof, and being authorized by the Executive Committee of which that teacher is member, or acting as a representative or delegate, shall be excused from College duties for either purpose or both purposes for not more than a total of five (5) teaching days in any one school year, provided, that a substitute satisfactory to the Institute can be secured, and that the cost of providing such substitute is assumed by the Society/Local Association. A maximum of fifteen (15) days in total may be taken for the purposes mentioned above during any school year by members of the association. No additional leave of absence beyond fifteen (15) days in a College year shall be taken for the purposes mentioned above except with the consent and approval of the Institute. In all cases the teacher shall notify the Institute a minimum of five (5) teaching days prior to taking such leave.
(a) The Institute shall provide the President of the MITTTA leave to conduct Association business of up to 100% FTE of the teacher’s assignment.
(b) The Association agrees to reimburse the Institute the full cost of the President’s salary and benefits for the percentage of leave taken by the President of the Association.
(c) The Association will notify the Institute by the last teaching day of April if it intends to exercise the leave of absence for the President. Any such leave is subject to a replacement suitable to the Institute being available.
(d) Upon completion of the leave, the President shall return to a mutually agreed upon position or the same position he/she held immediately prior to becoming President, unless the position is no longer available due to declining enrolment or the discontinuation of the program.