Professional Sabbatical Leave Sample Clauses

Professional Sabbatical Leave. A professional staff member, upon written request to the Board, may be granted professional sabbatical leave for up to one (1) school year with part pay and such insurance and employee assistance plan benefits as would have been accrued by the staff member had s/he remained in active employment. The request shall be submitted by April 1 of the preceding school year for which the leave is requested unless the Superintendent or his/her designee waives this requirement. Professional sabbatical leave is designed to encourage the improvement of instruction, supervision, and administration, and may be granted in keeping with the following provisions: a. To be eligible a professional staff member must have completed (5) five years of service in the District. b. The professional staff member shall submit a written plan of professional improvement prior to Board approval. Within sixty (60) days upon return from sabbatical leave, the staff member shall file a written report with the Superintendent indicating the use of leave as proof that the plan of professional improvement was followed. c. A professional staff member requesting sabbatical leave shall be notified as to the approval or disapproval of the leave within thirty (30) days of the date of submission of the request. The professional staff member shall be notified of the amount of salary to which s/he shall be entitled when on leave. The part salary received while on leave shall be the difference between the professional staff member's regular salary for the next school year and the salary of a teacher placed on the Teachers' Salary Schedule on the 150 Semester Hours column, Step 6. Such payment shall be made according to the regular payroll plan beginning on or about September 15. d. If the requested leave is not granted, an appeal may be taken to the Board, but such decision is not subject to the grievance procedure. e. A year of sabbatical leave shall count as a year on the salary schedule and for purposes of length of service in the District. f. The number of persons granted sabbatical leave in a given year shall be dependent upon Ohio law and the impact of granting such leaves on the school's and on the District's educational program. If more persons apply than can be accommodated without an impact on the educational program, the Superintendent shall consider the provisions of Ohio law and seniority (as defined in Section 19.1.c) in the District as factors in arriving at a recommendation(s). A request f...
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Professional Sabbatical Leave. Employees who have completed five (5) years or more of employment shall annually receive three (3) days of paid sabbatical leave. Employees who have completed seven (7) or more years of employment shall receive an additional day for a total of four (4) days of paid sabbatical leave. This leave shall be granted under the same provisions for vacation leave.
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Professional Sabbatical Leave. A professional staff member, upon written request to the Board, may be granted professional sabbatical leave for up to one (1) school year with part pay and such insurance and employee assistance plan benefits as would have been accrued by the staff member had s/he remained in active employment. The request shall be submitted by April 1 of the preceding school year for which the leave is requested unless the Superintendent or his/her designee waives this requirement. Professional sabbatical leave is designed to encourage the improvement of instruction, supervision, and administration, and may be granted in keeping with the following provisions: a. To be eligible a professional staff member must have completed (5) five years of service in the District. b. The professional staff member shall submit a written plan of professional improvement prior to Board approval. Within sixty (60) days upon return from sabbatical leave, the staff member shall file a written report with the Superintendent indicating the use of leave as proof that the plan of professional improvement was followed. c. A professional staff member requesting sabbatical leave shall be notified as to the approval or disapproval of the leave within thirty (30) days of the date of submission of the request. The professional staff member shall be notified of the amount of salary to which s/he shall be entitled when on leave. The part salary received while on leave shall be the difference between the professional staff member's regular salary for the next school year and the salary of a teacher placed on the Teachers' Salary Schedule on the 150 Semester Hours column, Step 6. Such payment shall be made according to the regular payroll plan beginning on or about September 15. d. If the requested leave is not granted, an appeal may be taken to the Board, but such decision is not subject to the grievance procedure.
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Professional Sabbatical Leave. 9.1 Professional Leave without pay may be granted for one semester, or one year for those employees who make application before the Board of Directors. Said application must be made at least 1 semester before such leave is requested. The request shall specify the reasons for which leave is requested and give specific plans and endeavors. 9.2 An employee on professional leave may receive one-half (1/2) salary and one-half of other benefits he/she would have received if he/she had remained on active duty. 9.3 An employee returning from professional leave shall be given the same consideration for returning to the position of his/her last assignment as if he/she had been on active duty. He/she must notify the Superintendent of his/her intent two weeks before the start of the next semester or May 1st if he/she is out for a year.
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Professional Sabbatical Leave. The Board agrees to implement the M-DCPS Professional Sabbatical Leave Program for eligible employees through the 2004-05 fiscal year. As of June 30, 2004, applications for Professional Sabbatical Leave will not be accepted and this provision shall terminate.
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Related to Professional Sabbatical Leave

  • Sabbatical Leaves A. A sabbatical leave, without pay, for one year may be granted to a teacher, and/or 10 and/or 12 month support employee by the Board for full time credit graduate study/degree program in their appropriate field subject to Board approval and the following conditions: 1. Not more than four employees in the system may be granted sabbatical leaves at any one time. 2. Request for sabbatical leave must be received by the superintendent, in writing, no later than January 31st of the school year preceding the school year for which the leave is being requested. 3. The employee has completed at least seven (7) full school years of service in the Xxxxxxxx Township school district. No year shall be credited in which the employee has worked or been on paid leave less than ninety-three (93) days. If more than four requests (two for pay and two without pay) for such leave are submitted, the board will determine those eligible for such leave by the program the employee plans to take. If all candidates are in an approved program, then seniority shall determine the eligibility. The decision of the board shall not be arbitrable. 4. Two of the four sabbatical leaves sited in A.1 above may be with 1/2 pay if the employee is taking a full time Board approved graduate program/degree program in their appropriate field during the day or if they are fulfilling an on-campus requirement of an advanced program. Documentation of this requirement must be furnished with the request stated in A.2 above. B. All sabbatical leaves must be approved by the Board and the Board shall take action on same no later than March 31st of the school year preceding the school year for which the sabbatical leave is requested. The employee shall continue to receive paid health benefits during the sabbatical leave. C. Upon return from a sabbatical leave, which was granted for full time graduate/degree program, the employee shall be placed on the proper step of the salary guide at the level which he/she would have achieved had he/she remained actively employed in the school system during the period of his/her absence, and, in addition, shall receive proper credit for any advanced degree earned.

  • Sabbatical Leave 1. Upon written application, not later than April 1 of any school year, a unit member who meets the following qualifications shall be granted a sabbatical leave. 2. All applications for sabbatical leave will be reviewed by a committee consisting of three (3) representatives to be named by the Superintendent, and three (3) representatives to be named by the Association President. The committee shall consider, among other qualifications, the following: a. The proposed program of the applicant as related to professional graduate study, travel, writing, or research. b. The value of the proposed program to the Pickerington Schools, its pupils, and the individual applicant. c. The applicant’s total length of service with Pickerington Schools. 3. In order to be eligible for a sabbatical leave, a unit member must have been employed in the Pickerington School District for at least five (5) years. 4. Unit members requesting such leaves must accompany their applications with detailed plans for the proposed use of their sabbatical leaves. Within ninety (90) days after the expiration of his/her leave, the unit member will make a written report to the Superintendent detailing the use, which was made of his/her leave. If the leave was granted for graduate study, the unit member will present to the Superintendent a transcript from the university or college attended. 5. Unit members approved for a sabbatical leave will be notified of their approval by May 15th, or as soon thereafter as possible. A unit member on a sabbatical leave shall be given an employment contract for the year of leave and shall be entitled to a salary equal to the difference between their previous salary and the salary of the substitute teacher replacing them while on sabbatical leave. 6. As a condition of being granted a sabbatical leave, a unit member must agree to return to the Pickerington Schools for a period of one (1) year upon returning from leave. Failure to do so shall require the unit member to refund to the Board all payments received from the Board for sabbatical leave purposes during the leave period. Such refund shall be made within a four (4) month period beginning with the first full month said unit member was to have returned to duty. Such time limit may be extended by agreement of both parties. 7. Unit members on sabbatical leave shall be given full experience credit on the salary schedule and credit for seniority purposes for the period of the leave and shall return to their same or to a similar position as they held at the time the leave commenced. 8. A bargaining unit member on sabbatical leave may maintain health, life, and dental insurance benefits during the period of leave. Any member desiring continuation of such benefits must notify the Treasurer not less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of the leave and pay to the Treasurer an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total monthly cost of the insurance not less than ten (10) days in advance of the time that the Board premium payment is due. 9. Any bargaining unit member who purchases retirement credit for the portion of their salary forfeited during the sabbatical leave will pay to STRS both the employee and employer share of retirement contributions. 10. All such sabbatical leaves shall be granted in conformity to the provisions of Section 3319.131 of the Ohio Revised Code.

  • Professional Leave Professional leave without pay will be granted to full-time and regular part-time Nurses who are elected to the College of Nurses to attend regularly scheduled meetings of the College of Nurses. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Nurses who are elected to the RNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Practical Nurses who are elected to the RPNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings.

  • Medical Leave of Absence Where you have a medical leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, and you have not returned to employment with the Company or an Affiliate, a Separation from Service has occurred on the earlier of: (A) the first day on which you would not be considered “disabled” under any disability policy of the Company or Affiliate under which you are then receiving a benefit; or (B) the first day on which your medical leave of absence period exceeds 29 months.

  • Medical Leave Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Civil Service Rules, County Code, and other law, medical leaves of absence will be granted by the employee’s Department Head upon request only upon submission of a doctor’s certificate or other satisfactory medical evidence of the employee’s need for such leave.

  • Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness Leave a) Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness leaves granted to a permanent teacher, long-term occasional teacher or teacher hired into a term position under this Article shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, as amended. b) The teacher will provide to the employer such evidence as necessary to prove entitlement under the Employment Standards Act. c) A teacher contemplating taking such leave(s) shall notify the employer of the intended date the leave is to begin and the anticipated date of return to active employment. d) Seniority and experience continue to accrue during such leave(s). e) Where a teacher is on such leave(s), the Employer shall continue to pay its share of the benefit premiums, where applicable. To maintain participation and coverage under the Collective Agreement, the teacher must agree to provide for payment for the teacher’s share of the benefit premiums, where applicable. f) In order to receive pay for such leaves, a teacher must access Employment Insurance and the Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) in accordance with g) to j), if allowable by legislation. An employee who is eligible for E.I. is not entitled to benefits under a school board’s sick leave and short term disability plan. g) The Employer shall provide for permanent teachers, long-term occasional teachers and teachers hired into a term position who access such Leaves, a SEB plan to top up their E.I.

  • Health Leave Any regular employee of the District may, at the discretion of the Board, be granted a leave of absence without pay for reasons of health, such leave to be specified for a period of not more than one year. Such leave may be extended in case of serious health conditions.

  • Legal Leave 1The University shall grant leave of absence with pay to a member of faculty who is called to serve as a juror or a witness in a court of law in a matter in which he/she is not a party or an accused.

  • FMLA Leave The Board agrees to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act and agrees that any policy adopted to implement the FMLA shall in no way reduce or adversely impact any other provision of this Agreement.

  • Educational Leave of Absence Leaves of absence may be granted up to six (6) months under the above provisions only if the course would be beneficial to both the University and the employee.

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