SABBATICAL ASSIGNMENTS. A faculty member who has completed six years of continuous service at a College is eligible to apply for a sabbatical assignment. The granting of sabbatical assignments is subject to the following provisions:
A. The Xxxx shall notify College faculty members of the number of sabbaticals available no later than June 1 prior to the deadline for sabbatical assignment. The employee must apply in writing for such leave to the Xxxx by November 1 of the year preceding the school year in which the leave is sought. However, under extenuating circumstances, the deadline for application may be waived at the discretion of the Xxxx and with approval of the President or designee. The application shall describe the program of professional improvement he/she contemplates pursuing. Candidates for a sabbatical will be notified of the decisions no later than May 1 of the year preceding the school year in which the leave is sought.
B. Satisfactory programs or projects for sabbatical assignments include research, education, related work in other institutions or private business organizations, or other activities which the Xxxx and the President or designee with concurrence of the Board of Regents, agree will improve the faculty member professionally, or will benefit the College and the state. If the sabbatical leave is for the purpose of attending school, faculty members must take at least the normal full-time load for their program or approved program as recognized by the Xxxx.
C. Sabbatical assignments shall be for a period of not less than one academic semester or more than one academic year, except that upon approval of the Xxxx and President or designee, sabbatical assignments may be granted for a period less than an academic semester.
D. Faculty members seeking to extend their period of study while on leave after their rights under sabbatical leave have been exhausted may make application for extended leave under Section 6.9, Educational and Professional Improvement Leave, of this agreement.
E. The salary paid during a sabbatical assignment shall be two-thirds (2/3) of the employee’s academic year salary or a pro-rated amount for sabbatical assignments of a shorter duration and shall be calculated based on the same methodology as regular faculty. Faculty members on sabbatical shall be allowed to receive reimbursement for expenses directly related to their course of study and shall also be allowed additional compensation not to exceed 40% of their regular salary, upon ap...
SABBATICAL ASSIGNMENTS. A faculty member who has completed six (6) years of continuous service at the College is eligible to apply for a sabbatical assignment. The granting of sabbatical assignments is subject to the following provisions:
