primary responsibility of the teacher is to be in the classroom to deliver the educational program. A faculty member who goes on leave (long term or short term) without prior permission from the school, or who overextends the period of approved leave without first securing authority from the Headmaster and President, or who refuses to be recalled from an approved leave, shall be considered on absence without official leave (AWOL) and shall be subject to corrective action.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY (LONG TERM) Written requests by tenured faculty for long term leave of absence without pay – up to a maximum of one (1) year – must be filed with the Headmaster and President by December 1st of the preceding school year or three (3) months prior, whichever is earlier, in which the leave is to take effect, so that the school will have sufficient time to make the necessary adjustments. The granting of this request is at the discretion of the Headmaster/President. Faculty on one (1) year leave of absence must confirm in writing by December 1st their intention to return to work in the following school year or risk losing their position. There is no step promotion recognized for the year of absence. This leave may be availed of once every five (5) years.
LEAVE COVER Every effort will be made to find substitute teachers for absent faculty. However, this may not always be possible and faculty may be required to provide such cover during their non-teaching time.
LEAVE COVER FOR STIPENDIARY POSITIONS If a Program Leader or Coordinator takes a leave of two (2) weeks or longer, the Headmaster / President may request the rest of the department / team to share some of the administrative responsibilities until the Program Leader or Coordinator on leave returns. The Headmaster / President may also request an existing team member to assume the leadership role until the post-holder returns. The individual under temporary appointment will receive a pro-rated stipend that is deducted from the post-holder’s allowance in monthly increments.
LAPTOP PURCHASE PROGRAM Full-time employees with at least one (1) year of service are allowed to avail of the school’s laptop purchase program via a loan to be paid in bi-monthly equal installments over a period of twelve (12) months or up to 31 st July, whichever is earlier. The applied for loan is equivalent to the purchase price of the laptop at a stipulated value.
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