Sabbatical Sample Clauses

Sabbatical. 1. A leave of one (1) semester at full pay or two (2) semesters at one-half (½) pay may be granted to any Employee after seven (7) consecutive years of employment with the Employer. 2. No more than two (2) staff members will be absent on sabbatical leave at one time. 3. Applicants for sabbatical leave must submit a written application that shall state how the leave will enable the Employee to make a definite contribution to the educational process and how the leave will improve his/her teaching/professional skills. A written application must be filed with the College President as soon as possible in the academic year, but no later than March 1 of the academic year preceding the requested leave. 4. All applications will be reviewed for recommendation to the President by a committee consisting of six (6) members, three (3) appointed by the President and three (3) by the Faculty Council. The committee will consider among other qualifications the following: The written acceptance of the applicant into a graduate program of study, the extent of the applicant's professional study, travel, research, growth, contributions, and successful service during his/her seven (7) years of employment. A full-time Employee on sabbatical leave will retain sick leave benefits, and salary schedule status. During a sabbatical leave, an Employee will receive the same hospital, medical, surgical (and other Employee benefits) he/she would receive as a full-time Employee. The Employee will be granted increment credit on the salary schedule as if the Employee had been assigned at the College during the period of the leave. The Employer will pay an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the contribution of the Employee to the Michigan Public School Employee Retirement Service (MPSERS) or an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the contribution of the Employee to the Optional Retirement Plan, which is currently the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA- CREF), for the sabbatical year. 5. Upon return from leave, a full-time Employee will be reassigned to his/her original position or a vacant position within the field of his/her qualifications when the Employee returns. 6. In case of injury to, or other illness of, the Employee during the leave which prevents his/her satisfaction of the purpose of the leave, the sabbatical leave will be terminated and all provisions of sick leave will apply. These provisions will take effect on the first day o...

Sabbatical. (a) After every six years of service, an employee may apply for sabbatical leave of three months, or other agreed period, on full pay, whether as a continuous period or a series of separate periods, to spend time at other clinical units or centres, universities or research institutes or working (or volunteering) for a medical charity for the purposes of strengthening or acquiring clinical knowledge or skills or undertaking an approved course of study or research in matters relevant to their clinical practice.

Sabbatical. ‌ Leave without pay may be granted for sabbatical for the purpose of professional employee growth

Sabbatical. Upon returning to regular employment as a faculty member, the individual who has served as IFO President shall be given the right to a one (1) semester sabbatical after serving one (1) term in office, and two (2) semesters if more than one (1) term is served. The sabbatical shall be at full base salary but otherwise consistent with the provisions of Article 19, Section C, Subd. 3-7. This sabbatical leave shall not be counted toward nor be used to deny a sabbatical leave to which the IFO President would be contractually eligible to take based on the faculty member’s years of service. However, the time served as IFO President shall not be counted as time toward years of service for purposes of eligibility for such contractual sabbatical leave only.

Sabbatical a. The Board may grant a Teacher, on written request, an unpaid sabbatical of up to one (1) school year for improvement of professional skills through: i. Advanced study; ii. Work experience; iii. Teacher exchange programs; or iv. Approved educational travel.

Sabbatical leaves granted shall not exceed one percent (1%) of the total certified staff in that current year.

Sabbatical. Leave without pay may be granted for sabbatical for the purpose of professional employee growth. Sabbaticals may be taken for up to six (6) months every five (5) years and may be split into three (3) month periods with management approval.

Sabbatical. The University endorses sabbaticals as a means of encouraging continuous professional development, and productive scholarship, which will be mutually beneficial to the academic staff member and the institution. An academic staff member may apply for, or the University may offer, a sabbatical. The University shall grant annually a limited number of sabbaticals in keeping with its responsibilities. Such sabbaticals shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Sabbatical. The Employer agrees that it is to the mutual benefit of the Employer and the Employee to improve the educational standards of the workforce. Accordingly, the Employer agrees that Employees with three (3) years employment, who wish to further their education, may be permitted up to one (1) year of education leave. A request for education leave shall not be unreasonably requested or unreasonably denied. Any benefits based on service and seniority shall be retained but not accumulated. Upon return to work, the Employee shall be placed in a position equivalent to that which the Employee held prior to the education leave.

Sabbatical. Teachers who have been employed for seven (7) consecutive years by the Board may, upon request, be granted a sabbatical leave for teacher improvement of up to one (1) year. It is agreed that teacher improvement includes: attending a college, university or other educational institution, which will improve the teacher's ability to teach and taking a minimum of six (6) semester credits each semester. During said sabbatical leave, the teacher shall be considered to be in the employ of said Board, shall have a contract, and shall be paid one half his/her full salary. The Board shall not be liable for death or injuries sustained by any teacher while on sabbatical leave. The full medical insurance benefits will be paid by the employee. Teachers on sabbatical leave shall be allowed credit toward retirement for time spent on such leave in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement Funds. While on sabbatical leave, seniority shall accrue. Upon returning from sabbatical leave, the non-tenure eligible staff member shall be restored to the same position or to a position of like nature and be placed on the salary schedule as the non-tenure eligible staff member would have been if he/she worked in the district during the sabbatical period. The placement process for tenure eligible staff members shall be governed by Board policy and corresponding administration guidelines. Provided there are enough people who qualify for sabbatical leaves and apply for such leaves, the Board may grant three (3) such leaves per year with half pay to the teacher. Teachers granted a sabbatical leave will be required to sign a personal contract agreeing to return to the School District for the year immediately following the leave. Failure to return to the School District will require the teacher to repay to the School District with interest (be determined upon granting of leave) the amount of pay they received while on leave.