ARTICLE 6: Leaves of Absence

6.05 President Leave

1. President Leave/Vice-President Leave - Manitoba Teachers’ Society

1. A teacher elected President/Vice-President of The Manitoba Teachers' Society shall be granted leave for the duration of their full term.

 

2. A teacher who is returning from being President/Vice-President of The Manitoba Teachers' Society shall, whenever possible, be placed in the position held prior to the commencement of the leave.  Where that is not possible, consideration will be given to placing the teacher in a position that is comparable in relation to age of students and content of subject matter.

2. President /Vice-President Leave – Seven Oaks Teachers' Association

1. A teacher who is elected President and/or Vice-President of the Seven Oaks Teachers’ Association shall be granted leave for the full term of their presidency or vice-presidency.

 

2. The amount of leave granted the President and/or Vice-President of the Association will be in an amount that may be mutually agreeable to the Board and the Association.

 

3. The Association agrees to reimburse the Division for the costs of leave granted the President and/or Vice-President of the Association.

 

4. A teacher who is elected President and/or Vice-President of the Seven Oaks Teachers’ Association, and who has a partial teaching load, shall if possible, be accommodated in the same school in a position that is comparable in relation to age of students and/or subject matter to the position they held the previous year.

 

5. In the event that the President or Vice-President is unable to continue their full term of office due to extended illness beyond twenty (20) working days, the following shall apply:

• Upon notification by the Local Association, the leave of absence will be terminated.

• Upon termination of the leave of absence, the President or Vice President shall be returned to an assignment consistent with Article 6.05 2) (d).

• The President or Vice President shall thereafter be entitled to access their accumulated sick leave bank.

• The Local Association shall determine if another teacher will be elected or appointed as President or Vice President to fulfil the remainder of the term of office.

• Should another teacher be elected or appointed as President or Vice President in accordance with the above, Article 6.05 2) shall apply.