Jonathan Grant High

 

Faculty Leave

 

Procedure for Leave

An application for leave—

  1. Shall be submitted in writing and shall be forwarded through the Principal of the institution to the Chairman of the Board who shall forward it to the Minister indication whether or not the leave is recommended by the Board;
  2. With the exception of Casual Leave, shall be approved by the Minister and be in accordance with the conditions specified for the grant of such leave.

     

Study Leave

  1. A teacher in a public educational institution who has been accepted by a university or other institution recognized by the Ministry to pursue a course of full time study may, subject to paragraph (2), be granted Study Leave-
    1. if he is a Jamaican citizen or has been domiciled in Jamaica for a period of not less than five years prior to applying for such leave;
    2. if the course of study is directly related to his work as a teacher; and
    3. if the Board of the institution recommends the granting of study leave

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  2. A teacher shall be eligible for study leave if he has completed not less than two consecutive years of service as a teacher and holds a permanent post in a public educational institution at the date of the proposed commencement of the leave.
  3. An application for Study Leave shall contain details of the proposed course of study, and shall be accompanied by evidence of acceptance by the institution in which the teacher intends to pursue that course.
  4. A teacher who is granted Study Leave for a period of one year or more –
    1. shall receive full salary for a period of one year; and
    2. shall enter into a bond with such sureties as the Minister may require, to teach in a public educational institution in Jamaica for a period of three years.

     

  5. The Minister may cancel the Study Leave granted to any teacher –
    1. whose performance or conduct justifies such cancellation; or
    2. who changes his institution or course of study without receiving the prior consent of the minister.

     

  6. A teacher who after completing a course of study for which he was granted Study Leave, fails to report for duty without prior approval of absence from the minister, shall be liable to be charged with professional misconduct or to have his position declared vacant.
  7. The minister may require that a teacher on Study leave shall cause to be submitted to the minister at the end of each year or at such other intervals as the minister may determine, a report from the institution he is attending attesting to his attendance and performance.
  8. For the purposes of pay, any vacation leave earned by a teacher shall be in addition to the Study Leave.
  9. The number of persons to whom Study Leave and Vacation Leave may be granted at the same time shall not exceed ten percent of the total number of the academic staff.

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