(a) Manitoba Teachers' Society Leave:
A teacher who is a member of any special committee of the Manitoba Teacher's Society, or who is appointed an official representative or delegate of the Society, or any branch thereof, and who is authorized by the Local Executive Committee of the Society to attend a meeting of the Committee of which the teacher is a member or to act as a representative or delegate, shall be excused from school duties for either purpose or both purposes for not more than the following number of teaching days in any one school year:
• The president of The Local Association - not more than seven (7) teaching days.
• Any other member of the Society - not more than five (5) teaching days.
• Where a teacher holds multiple Society positions within The Local Association, but is not a member of the Provincial Executive – not more than
ten (10) teaching days.
• The total number of days taken by teachers in The District shall not exceed fifteen (15) teaching days in any one school year.
Unless The Board agrees to waive the payment, the Manitoba Teachers' Society shall pay to The District 1/300 of the teacher's annual salary for each day of leave taken. In all cases the teacher shall give the Superintendent reasonable notice prior to taking such leave. At its discretion, The Board may grant leave beyond the above limitations. Teachers, who are members of the Provincial Executive of the Manitoba Teachers' Society, shall be excused from school duties to attend their responsibilities as Provincial Executives up to a maximum of ten (10) days each per year; such leave not to be taken by more than two (2) teachers, and not to be counted in The District maximum noted above. The Manitoba Teachers' Society shall pay to The District 1/300 of the teacher's annual salary for each day of leave taken for such purposes.
(b) Jury Leave:
All teachers shall be allowed a leave of absence, without loss of salary, for the purpose of jury duty or when subpoenaed as a crown witness. Any payment received from the court, exclusive of meal, transportation and lodging expenses, will be paid by the teacher to The District.
(c) Other:
i. A teacher, having taught in The District for a period of at least seven (7) years, may be granted a leave of absence of up to one (1) year without pay for the purpose of improving qualifications, travel, accompanying spouse who is temporarily transferred or other purposes acceptable to The District.
ii. All applications for such leave shall be submitted, in writing, to the Superintendent not later than February 1 of the year in which the leave would commence and must include an outline of the way in which the leave will be used.
iii. The granting of such leave shall be limited to not more than one (1) teacher per school year.
iv. The Board, the Superintendent and the Principal shall decide which of the applicants may be granted leave before April 30.
v. The leave shall not constitute a break in tenure. The leave shall not count as a year of experience for the purpose of increments unless the leave is taken to teach in another jurisdiction and is recognized as valid teaching experience by Manitoba Education and Training.
vi. A teacher returning from such leave shall receive an offer of a teaching position with The District provided that the teacher confirms in writing, to the Superintendent, prior to April 1 of the ensuing year, that he/she intends to return to The District. The returning teacher shall be offered a position suitable to his/her qualifications and experience or an arrangement mutually acceptable to the teacher and The District. Failure to notify The District, prior to the above date, will result in the loss of all the teacher's job security rights with The District.
(d) General:
Teachers must receive permission from The Board for all forms of leave which are not defined in statute or in this agreement.