Sabbatical Leave Requirements. a. Upon being granted sabbatical leave, the Unit member will sign an agreement to return to service in the District for not less than two years upon completion of the leave or restore to the District all salary payments received while on leave. b. While on sabbatical leave for study, a Unit member shall complete at least ten (10) semester units of upper division or graduate work for each semester of leave granted. These courses shall be exclusive of correspondence courses. Previous to such leave, the courses must be approved by the Superintendent. Transcripts or other evidence of completion shall be submitted to the Superintendent's office within thirty (30) days after the Unit member's return to duty. c. When seeking sabbatical leave for research, the applicant shall submit a detailed outline of his/her proposed projects for review. This detailed outline might include the following: objectives, method of conducting the project, materials and agencies or institutions, project completion date with completion dates for subportions, and proposed method of preparing final report with bibliography upon completion of leave. d. While on sabbatical leave for travel, Unit members shall remain in travel status at least three and one-half (3 1/2) months for each semester of leave granted. The application for leave shall include an itinerary of the proposed travel, together with a statement concerning the proposed objective of the travel. Upon completion of the leave and within thirty (30) days after the Unit member's return to duty, a detailed itinerary and a written report of not less than 1,500 words shall be submitted to the Superintendent setting forth the Unit member's reactions to the trip and a statement of the benefit to the schools and the pupils of the District.
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