18.1 Purpose
18.2 Guidelines18.2.1 Duration of Educational Leave18.3 Resources
18.2.2 Educational Leave With Full Pay or Part Pay
18.2.3 Educational Leave Without Pay
18.2.4 Educational Leave for Faculty
18.0 EDUCATIONAL LEAVE
18.1 Purpose
To allow employees to take leave from work to pursue study related to their work or the work of Virginia Tech.
18.2 Guidelines
These guidelines apply to full-time and part-time classified and uinversity staff and to salaried faculty. Employees may be allowed to take educational leave with full, partial, or no pay. (The provision of state policy 4.45, LWOP, applies to educational leave without pay.)
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18.2.1 Duration of Educational Leave
Educational leave is limited to 12 months. Extensions to this leave, up to an additional 12 months, may be granted by Human Resources or the President if approved first by the appropriate Dean or Vice President.
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18.2.2 Educational Leave With Full Pay or Part Pay
Employees applying for Educational Leave with full or part pay must complete and submit a memorandum of agreement for leave with pay. PS Form P88 is available on the web.
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18.2.3 Educational Leave Without Pay
Follow the leave without pay procedures, section 13.
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18.2.4 Educational Leave for Faculty
A request for leave with partial pay requires approval by the department head, dean (or vice president), the Provost, and one Board of Visitors member. Contact the Office of the Provost for more information.
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18.3 Resources