Purposes of Sabbatical Leave Sample Clauses

Purposes of Sabbatical Leave. Sabbatical leave is given to teachers to permit them to improve their ability to render educational service. Such improvement is usually achieved by formal study, research and/or writing, and travel. Applications for Sabbatical leaves for other types of experiences will be considered on their merits.
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Purposes of Sabbatical Leave. 1. Sabbatical Leave is given to teachers to permit them to improve their ability to render educational service. Such improvement is usually achieved by formal study and/or research. Applications for Sabbatical Leave or other types of experiences will be considered on their merits and may be approved by the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent. 2. The following information shall be presented in the application as evidence of the employee's plan to fulfill the purposes of the leave: a. For Formal Study - A program of work should be outlined which will qualify the applicant for a higher credential in his/her profession or a program of recognized courses relating to the present or prospective service of the applicant in his/her profession.
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Purposes of Sabbatical Leave. Sabbatical leaves may be granted for purposes that include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Academic study or professional research at an accredited institution of higher education.
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Purposes of Sabbatical Leave. Sabbatical leave is granted professional personnel to permit them to improve their ability to render educational service. Such improvement is usually achieved by formal study, research and/or writing, and travel. a. The following information shall be presented in the application for consideration by the Superintendent and the Board: 1. Formal Study - A program should be outlined which will indicate how it will aid in improving the educational services of the applicant. 2. Research and/or Writing - The project shall be outlined and its appropriateness for professional improvement indicated. 3. Travel - A plan, including the proposed itinerary, shall be submitted stating professional objectives which are sought through such travel.
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Purposes of Sabbatical Leave a. Sabbatical leave is given to teachers to permit them to improve their ability to render educational service. Such improvement is usually achieved by formal study, research and/or writing, and travel. Applications for sabbatical leave or other types of experiences will be considered on their merits and may be approved by the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent. b. The following information shall be presented in the application as evidence of the employee's plan to fulfill the purposes of the leave: 1) For Formal Study - A program of work should be outlined which will qualify the applicant for a higher credential in his profession or a program of recognized courses relating to the present or prospective service of the applicant in his profession. 2) For Research and/or Writing - The proposed project shall be outlined and approved in relation to the present or prospective service of the applicant in his profession. 3) For Travel - A plan, including the proposed itinerary, shall be submitted stating professional objectives which are sought through such travel. 4) For Other Reasons - A Plan shall be submitted stating the professional objectives which are sought through the opportunities afforded by the leave, and also stating the expected value to the school system.
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Purposes of Sabbatical Leave. Sabbatical leave is granted to certified educators to permit them to improve their ability to render educational service. Such improvement is usually achieved by formal study, research and/or writing, and travel. The following information shall be presented in application for consideration by the Superintendent of Schools and the Board of Education: (1) Formal study including accredited college/university acceptance for credit or program, which will aid in improving the educational services to the District rendered by the applicant. (2) Research and/or Writing: the project will be outlined, and its appropriateness for professional improvement and application to the District indicated. (3) Travel: a plan, including the proposed itinerary, shall be submitted stating the professional objectives which are sought through such travel. (4) Other reasons: a plan will be submitted stating the professional objectives of the applicant to be afforded by such leave.
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Purposes of Sabbatical Leave i. Requests for Sabbatical Leave of Absence for the Purpose of Restoration of Health. (a) The applicant must submit to the Board of Education, through the office of the Superintendent of Schools, a valid medical report composed and signed by the attending licensed, medical doctor, psychiatrist or psychologist, stating the nature and extent of illness and the need of a sabbatical leave for the restoration of health. (b) Upon the termination of such leave for restoration of health, the same licensed, medical doctor, psychiatrist or psychologist, must certify through the office of the Superintendent of Schools, that the professional employee’s physical and/or mental health has been restored to the extent necessary to enable that professional employee to assume his/her professional assignment in the school district. ii. Requests for Sabbatical Leave of Absence for the purpose of Study The professional employee applying for sabbatical leave of absence (a) During the period of a one (1) year sabbatical, the applicant must take at least 18 hours of graduate/undergraduate study or the equivalent thereof. Such program of study must be in the area of education or the applicant’s area of certification. (b) During the course of a half (1/2) year sabbatical, one-half (1/2) the requirements will be in effect. (c) At the conclusion of each semester, the professional employee granted sabbatical leave, shall produce evidence of the work completed during that semester by presenting grade transcripts to the Superintendent. Reimbursement will only be granted for grades of “B” or better. iii. Requests for Sabbatical Leave of Absence for the Purpose of Travel. The professional employee applying for sabbatical leave of absence for the purpose of travel shall comply with the following regulations: (a) Upon application for sabbatical leave of absence for the purpose of travel, the professional employee shall submit an itinerary for which the leave is requested. Such itinerary shall set forth the places to be visited. Assurance shall be given that the person on leave shall be away from his/her permanent residence at least fifty percent (50%) of the academic year. (b) Every nine (9) weeks during the leave of absence for travel, the professional employee shall submit to the School Board, through the Superintendent of Schools, a report form showing the progress of his/her travel up to that period of time and any change in the previously submitted itinerary. (c) At the conclusion of th...
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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Family Medical Leave (a) An employee is entitled to family medical leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. (b) An employee who is on Family Medical Leave shall continue to accumulate seniority and service and the Home will continue to pay its share of the premiums of the subsidized employee benefits, including pension (if permitted by the Plan and matched by the employee) in which the employee is participating during the leave. (c) Subject to any changes in an employee’s status which would have occurred had he or she not been on Family Medical Leave, the employee shall be reinstated to her former position.

  • Political Leave Any employee who is a declared candidate for public office shall have the right to a leave of absence without pay for a reasonable period to campaign for the election. Such leave is subject to the conditions governing special leaves of absence without pay contained herein.

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