Sabbatical Leave Program Sample Clauses

Sabbatical Leave Program. 14.1 Upon proper application and approval of the School Board, a sabbatical leave of up to one school year’s duration may be granted for professional improvement in the Teacher’s area of specialization. 14.2 A Teacher must have completed seven (7) consecutive years of employment with the District to apply for a one year leave or five (5) consecutive years employment in the District to apply for a one semester leave. 14.3 One member of the teaching staff who has not previously been granted a sabbatical leave by the Lander County School District, may be on sabbatical leave during any one school year. The Teacher must apply prior to February 1 of the prior school year using forms prepared by the District. The Teacher must substantiate the benefit of such leave to the District and must describe the nature of the course of proposed study. 14.4 Salary is to be set at one-half (½) of the amount of the Teacher’s contract salary in effect during the sabbatical leave, exclusive of any extra duty pay. A Teacher approved for sabbatical leave who wishes to be paid while on leave shall furnish a security bond indemnifying the District against loss in the event the Teacher fails to render the minimum amount of job service required after the return from sabbatical leave. If the Teacher does not furnish a security bond, payment of sabbatical leave salary will be made in twenty-four (24) monthly installments added to the salary received by the Teacher during the next two years following the years in which the sabbatical leave is taken. That portion of the group medical insurance premium normally paid by the District shall be continued during the sabbatical leave. That portion of the retirement fund contribution normally paid by the District shall also be continued. The sabbatical leave shall count for an experience increment as if the Teacher were not on a leave of absence. 14.5 The Teacher must agree to return to Lander County School District for a minimum of two years following one-year sabbatical leave. The Teacher must submit a written report which describes and evaluates the sabbatical leave, and give a verbal presentation to the School Trustees within the first 60 days of the new school year of his return. 14.6 A sabbatical leave committee, composed of two Teachers and one administrator, shall be appointed by the District to review applications for sabbatical leave and make recommendations for approval by the School Board. 14.7 A Teacher returning from sabbatical leav...
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Sabbatical Leave Program. Sabbatical leave and the procedures for requesting, approving and payment of salary are covered under the Illinois School Code, 105 ILCS 5/24-6.1.
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Sabbatical Leave Program. A. Purpose: The purpose of Niagara University’s Sabbatical Leave Program is to improve the general academic condition of the university by promoting activities which will assist faculty members in their teaching, research, teaching and service, or research and service.
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Sabbatical Leave Program. The sabbatical program provides a means for improving and sustaining the professional competence of faculty to the benefit and enrichment of the educational, research, health care or service programs of the University. A period of paid leave may be granted on the basis of demonstrated service to RBHS and an application describing a program of planned study, formal education, research, writing or equivalent activities. As such, sabbatical leaves are only applicable to career tracks that require scholarship.
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Related to Sabbatical Leave Program

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • General Leave of Absence a) Leave of absence without pay may be granted to employees for valid reasons as set out by Company policy. b) An employee on general leave of absence shall not accumulate sick leave credits, or earn vacation but shall retain the seniority, sick leave credits, and vacation credits earned prior to commencing leave of absence. c) Employees do not have the option of continuing their benefit coverage during the leave. d) Employees on leave of absence shall be required to apply for any extension.

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