Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree. b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years. c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time. d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence. e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from. f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation. g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall: 1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave. 2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible. h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full9-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, 2.1 Teachers in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To bargaining unit shall be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent approval and the School no later than December 1 recommendation of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of Superintendent with the program, following conditions:
(A) The leave shall be filed no later than March 1 requested for the purpose of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commenceadvance study, independent research, pursuance of a higher academic degree or an approved program.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to (B) The teacher shall be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held eligible at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period completion of seven (7) consecutive years after of employment in the Warwick Public Schools.
(C) The leave request for sabbatical commencing in September shall be received by the Superintendent by April 1st of the preceding school year. For a sabbatical commencing the second semester of a school year, the request shall be received by October 1st.
(D) A teacher on sabbatical leave shall receive one half (1/2) of the regular salary, including advancement and longevity increments, that he/she would have received for the period of the sabbatical.
(E) Each year at least five teachers who have applied for sabbatical leave shall be granted the sabbatical provided they meet all the above listed criteria.
(F) As a condition of being granted a sabbatical leave, a teacher must execute a written contract in which he/she promises to return to work in the Warwick Public Schools for a minimum period of two academic years or to reimburse on a pro rata basis the Warwick Public Schools the wages received during the sabbatical year. Death of the person on sabbatical leave during or following the sabbatical year shall not be considered to be an act which entitles the Warwick Public Schools to reimbursement of wages.
9-2.2 Teachers returning to servicefrom sabbatical leave shall be placed at his/her appropriate level of the salary schedule.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time studyRegistered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Clinical Aides (effective on and after July 1, 2010) who have seven (7) or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting more years of such leave will not, continuous service in the opinion of the Superintendent and BoardXxxxxx City School District, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To may be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by leave under the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.following conditions:
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply a. Applications for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for must be submitted to the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed personnel office no later than March 1 of the calendar school year in which immediately preceding the year of the sabbatical.
b. Applicants must submit a formal educational plan for the sabbatical leave is leave, which includes full-time study at an accredited college or university (minimum equals the minimum number of credit hours which meet the requirements for full-time study at the attending college or university for each semester of the sabbatical leave). The educational plan must focus upon improving health or educational skills.
c. Successful applicants will be entitled to commenceone-half (1/2) salary during the sabbatical leave. The School District will also provide employer-paid retirement benefits and group health insurance as provided elsewhere in this Agreement.
d. Successful applicants must provide a surety bond in the amount of the sabbatical stipend to ensure that they will return to the Xxxxxx City School District and serve a minimum of two (2) years following completion of the sabbatical leave.
e. Upon After completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete returning employees must submit a formal written report describing to the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromsuperintendent.
f. Any member to be granted Employees will receive a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District time for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to g. Credits earned while on sabbatical may be used for advancement on the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblesalary schedule.
h. The returning member will not qualify No more than one (1) Registered Nurse or one (1) Licensed Practical Nurse or one (1) Emergency Medical Technician employee may be on sabbatical leave from the Xxxxxx City School District during any academic year.
i. Approval of sabbatical leave for another leave until that member has served a period of seven Emergency Medical Technicians subject to employee being pre-admitted into an accredited Registered Nurse (7RN)or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) consecutive years after returning to servicedegree program and obtaining RN degree and Nevada RN or LPN licensure.
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Samples: Comprehensive Agreement, Comprehensive Agreement, Comprehensive Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. (a) Sabbatical leave is for approved the purpose of enhancing professional development, including teaching skills and eligibility for career opportunities in the Department, study and research, or such other activity that the Superintendent deems of value to both the employee and the school system. Sabbatical leave shall not be granted without the approval of the Superintendent.
(b) An employee may become eligible for sabbatical leave at the completion of six (6) years of full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreeemployment.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member (c) The Board shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven fund either two (72) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) year or one (1) full year sabbatical leave in each year of the contract. The period of leave shall be counted for retirement purposes. The Board will continue its contributions toward health and life insurance during such leave.
(d) A plan for leave requested to take effect at the start of the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided must be submitted to the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using School Principal not later than March 1. A plan for leave requested to take effect the salary step at second semester must be submitted to the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timeSchool Principal not later than August 31.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for (e) During the use period of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details an employee shall not accept full- time employment or any employment which interferes with the performance of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commenceapproved plan.
e. Upon completion (f) As a condition of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board an applicant must agree that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service after its expiration he/she will serve in the Hampstead Connecticut Technical High School District System for a minimum period at least twice the period of twice the length of the sabbatical leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. . Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1employee will be reinstated to his/her position, including extracurricular, or such other position, mutually agreed, that makes use of his/her newly acquired skills. Be placed Sabbatical leave will count as service on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leaveschedule and toward seniority.
2. Be returned to (g) The procedures for applying and reviewing requests for Sabbatical leave shall be as determined by the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleProfessional Development Committee.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A. In the interest of rewarding professional performance and encouraging independent research, achievement and professional growth, the Superintendent shall adhere to the following policies in respect to granting sabbatical leaves as recommended by the Superintendent and the Accreditation Board:
1. No more than one percent (1%) of the professional staff shall be absent on sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to at any one (1) member every other year, providing time.
2. Only those persons who have completed six (6) years on the granting of such leave will not, professional staff in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To Quincy Public Schools shall be eligible for sabbatical leave, . There shall be a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by minimum interval of six (6) years between sabbatical leaves except upon recommendation of the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive yearsAccreditation Board.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave3. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible Any member desiring who desires to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical make such application on an application form devised by the Accreditation Board and shall submit such application to the Accreditation Board by March 1 if the leave and a plan for is to commence the use of such following September or by September 1 if the leave with is to commence the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding yearfollowing February.
4. A final request In passing on an application for sabbatical leave, including specific details the Accreditation Board will apply the following criteria: years of service of applicant, number of years application has been submitted, type of research or study planned, educational value of proposed research study to Quincy Public Schools and relationship to professional growth of applicant; urgency of proposed research or study, and distribution of candidates by school levels (i.e. elementary, middle school and senior high).
5. The Accreditation Board will make its recommendations to the Superintendent who shall in turn make his recommendation to the Committee.
6. Any member accepting sabbatical leave shall enter into a written agreement with the Committee in accordance with Chapter 71, Section 41A of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 General Laws of the calendar year in which Massachusetts. (See Exhibit A - law spelled out.)
7. When the sabbatical leave is to commencehas been completed, the sabbatical scholar shall submit a report of his/her research or study for the Superintendent in such form as has been determined by the Accreditation Board.
e. Upon completion 8. The Superintendent will inform any member on sabbatical leave of opportunity for advancement and promotion and such member shall be considered for such advancement or promotion in the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the same manner as those who are presently in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromservice.
f. Any 9. Each member to be granted a full year's sabbatical leave shall contract with have the right to return to a substantially equivalent position.
10. A sabbatical scholar on half-year leave shall receive full salary, including the current increment, and shall have the right to return to a position substantially equivalent to his/her former position.
11. A sabbatical scholar on a one-year leave shall receive two-thirds (2/3) salary, including current increment.
B. The Accreditation Board shall consist of the Superintendent, or appropriate Learning Management Team (LMT) member, the Assistant Superintendent designated by the Superintendent, a principal designated by the principals and three (3) members of the professional staff other than principals designated by the Association. The principal and the School Board three (3) members of the professional staff shall be appointed to two-year terms so arranged that upon each year the termination terms of such leave, the member two (2) of these four (4) persons shall return to service expire. Wherever reference is made in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return Contract to the District Accreditation Board, it shall mean the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationAccreditation Board provided for by this clause.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, . An employee who has been in the opinion employ of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness Chagrin Falls Board of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible Education for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed not less than six (6) years in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave position(s), may be granted a leave of absence for a maximum of not more than one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate for the purpose of pay, or for one-half (1/2) pursuing a professional growth plan. Such leave shall be subject to approval by the Board of Education upon recommendation by the Superintendent of Schools and shall be requested by the employee prior to the first day of March of the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided preceding the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of one for which the request on is being made. The request must be in writing to the salary schedule in effect at Superintendent of Schools and must be accompanied by a written plan for professional growth which fully details the time plans for the period of leave, projected outcomes of the leave, and proposals of means by which satisfactory completion of the plan can be determined by the Superintendent of Schools.
2. Payment An employee granted leave under this policy, upon return from leave and proof of completion of the plan for members on sabbatical professional growth, as approved by the Superintendent of Schools, shall be paid a salary which shall be the difference between the employee’s expected salary during the period of leave will and the salary of the employee’s replacement, if any, for such period. In no case shall any supplementary or extra duty pay of any kind be biweekly and distributed considered as part of the employee’s expected salary for the period of leave.
3. Any salary which accrues to an employee in accordance with current payroll proceduresthis sabbatical leave policy shall not be paid unless the employee returns to active employment with the Chagrin Falls Board of Education upon expiration of the leave.
4. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X Any payment which accrues to an employee as a result of leave granted under this contract, will policy shall be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports paid on the success of first regular pay date after the program at any timeemployee resumes active duty with the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District.
d. 5. An eligible member desiring employee on leave must indicate to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of 1, (during the calendar year in which leave year) his/her intention to return to duty the sabbatical leave is subsequent school year. If he/she fails to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leavecomply, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with become a resignation. The Superintendent shall notify the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination employee in writing of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held this obligation at the time the leave commencedis approved by the Board of Education. This notification shall include the fact that failure to comply shall result in resignation. The Superintendent shall also send notice of this requirement to the employee, if availablein writing, orat his/her last known address, if with a copy to the CFEA President, on or after January 1, but not availablelater than January 31 of the leave year. Should the employee fail to submit his/her written indication to the Superintendent on or before March 1 during the leave year, to an equivalent position insofar the lack of response shall be treated as this is possiblea resignation.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. 1. The Superintendent may grant a sabbatical leave for study or research to any teacher seeking to increase his professional ability. In order to apply for a sabbatical leave, he must have had at least seven years of educational duties in the Stoneham Public Schools. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to granted for one-half year or one (1) member every other whole year.
a. For leave of one whole year, providing the granting salary rate will be not less than three-fourths of such the applicant teacher's current salary. Such leave will notbe considered a year of experience on the Salary Schedule.
b. For leave of one-half year, the salary rate will be equal to the applicant teacher's current salary for one-half year. Such leave will be considered one-half year of experience on the Salary Schedule.
c. In either case, a sabbatical leave will be granted only once in seven years to the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority same teacher.
d. Special consideration will be given to an applicant seeking any teacher who has a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum plan of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 study toward obtaining a specific graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members degree.
e. A person on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance entitled to all benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves passed by the right to request status reports School Committee while on the success of the program at any timesuch leave.
d. An eligible member desiring 2. Prior to apply for sabbatical leave shall file the granting of a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete teacher shall enter into a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract agreement with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave he will return to services in the public schools of Stoneham for a period of three years or will refund to the Town within a year an amount equal to such proportion of salary received by him while on sabbatical leave, as the member amount of service agreed to be rendered. A teacher shall return to service be exempt from this commitment in the Hampstead School District cases of an incapacitating illness.
3. Not more than one teacher per hundred teachers or fraction thereof will be granted a sabbatical leave in one year. If more apply then are available spaces for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:Executive Board of the Stoneham Teachers Association will recommend candidates; however, the final decision will be made by the Superintendent.
14. Be placed on the next higher salary level than Applications for sabbatical leave shall be made prior to March one (1) of the school year preceding the intended sabbatical leave. In case of sabbatical leave for the second half of the school year, applications shall be made prior to October one (1).
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave A. Subject to applicable Michigan statutory provisions and any amendments thereto, the Board may grant teachers sabbatical leaves for approved full-time study, the purpose of travel or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one study in pursuit of wider knowledge and greater skills in his/her teaching area(s).
1. No more than two (12) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, teachers in the opinion district shall be absent on sabbatical leave at any one time.
2. Requests are made in writing to the Superintendent on or before March 1 of the Superintendent and Board, impair school year preceding the effectiveness of instruction within school year for which the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreeleave is sought.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for 3. The teacher has completed at least seven (7) consecutive yearsfull school years of service in the district.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted 4. The teacher shall agree to remain in the employment of the district for a maximum period of not less than one (1) year following his/her return from sabbatical leave. The teacher shall be required to sign a statement that, should the teacher not return to the employment of the school district, the teacher will reimburse the Board for all sabbatical salary paid the teacher and for all amounts paid to insure the teacher under the provisions of Section B, below.
5. The employee on sabbatical leave will be required to file three (3) reports with the Superintendent. One report shall be presented during the sabbatical containing ideas and objectives which may be utilized upon returning to the school system. One report each semester will be submitted during the year after the person returns from his sabbatical.
B. The Board shall be responsible for granting all leaves. Approval by the Board will be contingent upon securing a certified employee qualified to assume the applicant's duties while on leave. Upon return the teacher shall be entitled to advance to the next level on the salary schedule receiving the benefits of the salary increase while on leave, providing all requirements of the sabbatical leave policy have been fulfilled satisfactorily in the judgment of the Superintendent. During the sabbatical leave the sick leave policy will apply and the Board will continue to make insurance payments.
C. Teachers on a sabbatical leave will be paid at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) of their annual salary rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period full year's leave or one-quarter (1/4) of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher their annual salary level than prior to the sabbatical rate for a semester's leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Professional Agreement, Professional Agreement, Professional Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical 1. A sabbatical leave for approved fulla full contract year or less at one-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, half (1/2) current salary will be available to one all teachers with no less than six (16) member every other year, providing consecutive years of service in the granting District. Applications for sabbatical leave will be screened by the Professional Council and recommendations made to the Superintendent. Requests will be submitted to the Board of Education as recommended by the Professional Council. The Superintendent will submit his recommendations to the Board of Education if they differ from those of the Professional Council. A sabbatical leave will not be withheld without good reason.
2. Applications will state the program intended to be followed by the teacher if the leave is granted. Applications will be submitted at least ninety (90) days before the effective date of such leave leave. The applicant will not, include a signed statement of his/her intent to remain in the opinion District for a period of not less than three (3) years immediately following the Superintendent and Boardleave. If the teacher should not complete the three (3) year requirement, impair the effectiveness sabbatical leave pay shall be forfeited on a prorated basis of instruction within one-third (1/3) the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreeamount for each year of unfilled service.
b. To be eligible for 3. If a teacher does not return from sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District Association will hold the Board harmless for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or the cost of recovering sabbatical leave pay for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time unfilled service. A teacher receiving a sabbatical leave may be required to sign a promissory note before leaving.
4. No more than one percent (1%) of the leavetotal staff shall be on sabbatical at any one time.
5. Payment for members on Teachers returning from sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed placed in accordance with current payroll proceduresthe provisions of Article X-E. They will receive full seniority for sabbatical leave time. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply Normal salary increments for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan be provided, as shall retirement credit. Plan A or Plan B as provided in Article XXII will remain in effect for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commenceperiod.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Professional Negotiations Agreement, Professional Services, Professional Negotiations Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved A full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, faculty member with a continuing contract (tenure) will be available eligible for a Sabbatical Leave for professional development after completing six (6) years of continuous full- time service with the College. An application may be submitted as early as the sixth (6th) year of continuous service since initial employment or as early as the sixth (6th) year since the faculty member was on Sabbatical Leave. A faculty member who is granted a Sabbatical Leave shall not lose tenure.
A. No more than six (6) full-time equivalent faculty members shall receive Sabbatical Leave for an academic year. Any unawarded leaves for an academic year shall not be cumulative from one year to the next.
B. Any unpaid leave in excess of ninety (90) working days shall be considered a break in service for purposes of eligibility for a Sabbatical Leave.
C. A faculty member receiving leave under this provision shall not be eligible for another Sabbatical Leave until he completes an additional six (6) years of continuous full-time service at the College. This provision will also apply when the length of the sabbatical is under one (1) year.
D. A Sabbatical Leave may be granted for up to one (1) contractual year not to exceed the term of a College Year Contract, for either educational or travel- related opportunities. However, if a request for Sabbatical Leave is approved, a faculty member every other year, providing the granting of such may submit a request for an extended professional leave will not, in the opinion by March 15 of the Superintendent Sabbatical Leave year to complete the education purpose of the Sabbatical Leave. The request for an extended professional leave must be approved by the College President and the Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, E. The Board shall compensate a faculty member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven on Sabbatical Leave with three- fourths (73/4) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted of his salary for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time period of the leave. Payment , which shall be based on the faculty member’s annual salary prorated for members the period of the leave.
F. Benefits while on sabbatical leave will be biweekly provided by the Board as follows:
1. The Board shall continue to pay the College’s proportion of the salary into the retirement program in effect for the period of the Sabbatical Leave.
2. The Board shall continue to pay a faculty member’s benefits for the period of the leave.
3. The faculty member may maintain any health insurance in effect for his dependents during the period of the Sabbatical Leave. The faculty member shall make arrangements with the Administration prior to beginning his Sabbatical Leave for the faculty member’s payment of any applicable portion of the contributions to the health insurance program.
4. The faculty member shall not earn sick leave benefits while on Sabbatical Leave.
G. The procedures for requesting a Sabbatical Leave will be as follows:
1. To request a Sabbatical Leave, an eligible faculty member shall submit a request for consideration on the Sabbatical Leave Form to the appropriate academic xxxx, who will verify eligibility with the Executive Director of Human Resources. A copy of the Sabbatical Leave Request Form will be submitted by the faculty member to the Campus President at the campus where he is assigned, prior to February 15 preceding the academic year when the leave is requested.
2. The request for a Sabbatical Leave shall be submitted on the College Sabbatical Leave Form and distributed will include either the name of the institution a faculty member plans to attend or the location(s) where the faculty member plans to travel, a description of the specific professional benefit anticipated, and the date when the applicant will return to the College to resume his work assignment.
3. The xxxx will submit the Sabbatical Leave Form to the Chairperson of the Faculty Sabbatical Leave Committee. The committee will review the requests and make recommendations. Prior to forwarding a recommendation, the committee may ask a faculty member to modify his proposal or to give more details.
4. If the full allocations for a Sabbatical Leave in accordance with current payroll proceduresan academic year are not awarded or a cancellation occurs, the Administration shall consider late applications if the request is submitted at least ninety (90) days prior to the date anticipated for beginning the Sabbatical Leave.
5. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contractThe chairperson for the Sabbatical Leave Committee will submit the committee’s recommendations to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, who, following a review, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will notforward a recommendation to the President.
6. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success President will forward a list of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply faculty members who will be recommended for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for to the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 chairperson of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leaveSabbatical Leave Committee, including specific details of who will ensure that each faculty member who submitted an application is notified accordingly prior to the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commenceApril Board meeting.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the H. A faculty member shall return to service in employment at the Hampstead School District College for at least a minimum period of twice equal to the length of the leave, or return to Sabbatical Leave immediately following the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1Sabbatical Leave. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.Within four
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time studyA. On the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board may grant teachers with seven (7) or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available more years of service in the schools of RSU 40 up to one (1) member every other year's sabbatical leave of absence for the purpose of planned study, providing professional advancement, or a course of study to be better qualified by education and culture to meet the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Masterdistrict's Degreegoals.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave B. There may be granted for a maximum no more than the equivalent of one two (12) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time teachers on sabbatical leave at any one time.
C. A teacher granted sabbatical leave will receive their teaching salary for that particular contract year. The teacher will also receive (at least 12 graduate creditsi) approved programpaid health insurance benefits, using the salary step at the time of the request (ii) seniority credit, and (iii) experience credit on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the schedule. The teacher will not receive any other benefits such as sick leave. Payment for members on sabbatical , bereavement leave, personal leave, or course reimbursement.
D. Sabbatical leave will not be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary granted unless request for sabbatical leave and a plan for has been received in writing, at the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 office of the Superintendent, on or before January 1st of the year preceding year. A final request the contract year for which the teacher has requested sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which . The Board will decide whether to grant or deny the sabbatical leave is to commencerequest(s) not later than the first Monday in May and the Superintendent will notify the teacher in writing promptly thereafter.
e. Upon completion E. The Board will require a teacher to return as an employee of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District RSU 40 for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven three (73) consecutive years after returning as a precondition to servicegranting sabbatical leave and any teacher taking said leave will be conclusively deemed to have agreed to the same. Any teacher failing to return or failing to complete the three (3) year requirement will be liable to RSU 40 for the complete amount of their sabbatical stipend, on a prorated basis. In the event the teacher fails to complete the return obligation including the costs they will be liable for costs, on a prorated basis, for any provided benefits that the district furnished to the teacher during the sabbatical. The teacher will sign an agreement to that effect prior to commencing sabbatical leave. If the teacher dies or is unable to return or continue teaching and receives a Maine State Retirement System's disability retirement, the teacher will not be required to fulfill this repayment obligation.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. A. The Employer may grant a total of one sabbatical leave to a qualified TEAME applicant in any fiscal year. The leave may be for up to one full year and shall count as a year’s service for salary placement at MEHS. If the Employer determines a sabbatical leave is appropriate, the Employer and teacher agree to make TRS contributions for the period of sabbatical leave in accordance with AS 14.20.330 [C]. The Employer shall pay a teacher’s employer-sponsored health insurance premium while the teacher is on sabbatical leave.
B. If the Employer determines a sabbatical leave may be taken during the following school year, a Sabbatical Leave Committee composed of three representatives appointed by the Association and three representatives appointed by the Employer will meet during the first week of February to review applications submitted prior to February 1 for Sabbatical leave for approved full-time studyconsideration. In the event the committee’s vote is a tie, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, the Superintendent shall make the final decision among the tied candidates. The teacher will be available to one (1) member every other notified of his/her selection on or before February 15 of each year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. C. To be eligible qualify to apply for sabbatical leavea sabbatical, a member shall teacher must have been employed in served with the Employer as a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District teacher at MEHS for at least seven (7) consecutive continuous years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request be granted only for sabbatical leave educational purposes. The educational purposes must be directly related to the teacher’s MEHS position. The criteria to be considered for each applicant shall be: 1) benefit to the educational program of MEHS, and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 2) educational improvement of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details teacher; and 3) the quality of educational program chosen by the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is teacher to commenceenter.
e. D. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted return from a sabbatical leave a teacher shall contract with be assigned to the Superintendent position s/he previously held unless that position has been eliminated in which case the teacher shall be assigned by the Employer to a similar position after consultation between the teacher and the School Board that upon Superintendent. If no similar position is available or if the termination of such leavesimilar position is filled, the member layoff procedures as provided for in Article 8 shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationbe invoked.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be is available to staff members who have completed seven (7) years of service to the District as outlined below: (See Appendix C)
1. This may be a full year leave at half pay or a half-year leave at full pay.
2. The School Board may grant one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will notsabbatical per year unless, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair no proposal provides a clear outline that includes: A strong link between the effectiveness of sabbatical proposal and improved instruction within for students; Plans for how the educational system. Priority sabbatical experience will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreebrought into the classroom.
b. To 3. The Teacher will provide a follow up report for the Board.
4. Any application for a sabbatical leave will be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity reviewed by the Hampstead Superintendent prior to being presented to the School Board. Such application must be in writing and filed with the Principal and/or the Superintendent of Schools no later than December 1st of the year preceding the start of the leave. The Superintendent may request additional information once the application is reviewed. All applications will be presented to the School Board. The Board will respond by January 15th.
5. Any sabbatical leave granted is with the understanding that upon completion, the staff member will return to the District for at least a minimum of two additional years of service.
6. This is available to staff members on a seven (7) consecutive yearsyear recurring basis upon receipt of the application by the Principal and/or Superintendent of Schools and approval by the Board.
c. Sabbatical 7. Any Teacher who has been granted a sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) shall advance to the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary next step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time following year.
8. A Teacher who does not serve the two (2) additional years referred to in # 5 will reimburse the District a proportional amount of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X compensation that he/she received while out of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
29. Be returned A Teacher returning from a sabbatical leave will not lose his/her step increment due to the same position held at sabbatical leave. The continuation of economic fringe benefits during the time sabbatical is contingent upon the Teacher continuing the required contributions. Additional sick leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member days will not qualify for another accrue during the sabbatical but all previously acquired sick leave until that member has served days will be retained. Tuition reimbursement, up to the maximum allowed per Teacher does apply to Teachers on a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to servicesabbatical. The person on the sabbatical will resume his/her former assignment and responsibility unless a mutually satisfactory agreement is reached on a different assignment and responsibility.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. 12.12.1 The Board shall make available on an annual basis ten (10) sabbatical leaves. Paid sabbatical leaves shall be offered to members of the bargaining unit who have worked in the District for at least ten (10) years, for a semester (one-half (½) academic year) or for a full academic year. The Sabbatical Leave Committee shall be responsible for making recommendations to the Superintendent as to the acceptance or rejection of proposals based on standards developed by the committee. The sabbatical leave committee shall be composed of five (5) faculty members mutually appointed by the Superintendent and the BFT President. There shall be a nonvoting chairperson designated by the Superintendent. Paid sabbatical leave proposals are to be restricted to the academic growth of the applicant and must demonstrate a potential enrichment to the District's curriculum or instructional programs.
12.12.2 Paid sabbatical leave proposals must be submitted to the Sabbatical Leave Committee no later than March 1. The standards and recommendations developed by the Sabbatical Leave Committee shall be submitted to the Superintendent by April 1. Teachers who submit sabbatical proposals shall be notified of the acceptance or rejection of said proposals by April 15. Teachers awarded a paid sabbatical leave are obliged to return to employment in the District for approved full-time studya minimum of two (2) years, or less with the approval of the District.
12.12.3 Compensation during the period of sabbatical leave shall be calculated as follows: The total salaries of all employees receiving sabbaticals, minus total salaries of all replacement employees, divided by the number of sabbaticals being awarded, equals salary for other approved educational activities directly relating each sabbatical leave grantee. Example: $400,000 (Total salaries of employees receiving sabbaticals) $100,000 $100,000 divided by 10 sabbatical leaves equals $10,000 $10,000 = salary for each leave grantee If no specific replacement is employed, the salary cost to one's professional assignmentthe District shall be the salary shown on Class II, Step I of the Teacher Salary Schedule. For sabbatical leaves "...salaries of all employees..." referenced in paragraph 2 of Section will be available to include the selected teacher’s full FTE, including any portion of which the teacher may have been in a leave status during the previous year. Any teacher being in a partial leave status for more than one (1) member every other yearyear will have their full FTE adjusted to reflect the percentage of time they have actually been working, providing the granting for purposes of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational systemcalculating sabbatical compensation. Priority will be given The employee shall continue to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreehave his/her full FTE for employment purposes upon his/her return.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on 12.12.4 The sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves grantee shall enjoy the right to request status reports on purchase District coverage under the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical District medical/dental programs. Such leave shall file a preliminary request count as an additional year of service for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commencesalary schedule advancement.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave Leave for approved study and research may be granted without pay to full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating regular employees subject to one's professional assignment, will be available to one the following conditions:
1. The employee applying must have at least five (15) member every other year, providing the granting years of such leave will not, full-time continuous teaching service in the opinion District immediately preceding the date of application for the Sabbatical Leave.
2. Each year up to five percent (5%) of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness eligible teaching staff may be granted sabbatical leaves of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreeabsence.
b. To 3. No employee will be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall Sabbatical Leave if they have been employed in granted such a professional capacity by leave from the Hampstead School District for at least within the seven (7) consecutive yearsyears of service immediately preceding the application.
c. 4. The applicant must present an acceptable plan for educational growth to be followed during the Sabbatical Leave. The proposed plan must contribute to the professional effectiveness of the applicant as a teacher in their current areas of certification/licensure.
5. Application(s) for Sabbatical Leave shall be submitted, in writing, to the Superintendent and must be received by March 15th. If approved by the Superintendent, the leave may will be acted upon by the Board by May 31st.
6. An employee on Sabbatical Leave shall not render teaching service for compensation in any other educational institution provided, however, this requirement shall not preclude the acceptance of a fellowship or other assistance in research.
7. Within sixty (60) days after completion of the Sabbatical Leave, the employee granted such leave shall file with the Superintendent a written report of his/her educational pursuits while on Sabbatical Leave.
8. All sabbatical leaves shall be for a maximum period of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate only. Written notice of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the employee’s intent to return to a teaching position in the district shall be received by the Superintendent no later than March 31st of the school year at seventy-five the employee is on sabbatical leave. Failure to provide written notice by this date shall result in the termination of the contract of employment between the Board and the employee and the employee is without further recourse under law or this agreement.
9. An employee on Sabbatical Leave may elect to continue District insurance benefits by paying one hundred percent (75100%) rate of paythe monthly premium.
10. Upon completion, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (employee will return to teach at least 12 graduate creditsone (1) approved programfull year in the District or pay to the District the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
11. Upon return, using the salary employee will resume the same contract status, but they will not receive an additional step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
212. Be returned Upon return, the employee will be assigned to a position for which he/she is certified/licensed, but there is no guarantee that it will be the same position held at the time the leave commencedposition, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblewhich he/she previously held.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave Leave for approved study and research may be granted without pay to full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating regular employees subject to one's professional assignment, will be available to one the following conditions:
1. The employee applying must have at least five (15) member every other year, providing the granting years of such leave will not, full-time continuous teaching service in the opinion District immediately preceding the date of application for the Sabbatical Leave unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness Board of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's DegreeEducation.
b. To 2. Each year up to five percent (5%) of the eligible teaching staff may be granted sabbatical leaves of absence.
3. No employee will be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall Sabbatical Leave if they have been employed in granted such a professional capacity by leave from the Hampstead School District for at least within the seven (7) consecutive yearsyears of service immediately preceding the application unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent and the Board of Education.
c. 4. The applicant must present an acceptable plan for educational growth to be followed during the Sabbatical Leave. The proposed plan must contribute to the professional effectiveness of the applicant as a teacher in their current areas of certification/licensure.
5. Application(s) for Sabbatical Leave shall be submitted, in writing, to the Superintendent and must be received by March 15th. If approved by the Superintendent, the leave may will be acted upon by the Board by May 31st.
6. An employee on Sabbatical Leave shall not render teaching service for compensation in any other Ohio public and/or private and/or Charter educational institution provided, however, this requirement shall not preclude the acceptance of a fellowship or other assistance in research.
7. Within sixty (60) days after completion of the Sabbatical Leave, the employee granted such leave shall file with the Superintendent a written report of his/her educational pursuits while on Sabbatical Leave.
8. All sabbatical leaves shall be for a maximum period of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate only. Written notice of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the employee's intent to return to a teaching position in the district shall be received by the Superintendent no later than March 31st of the school year at seventy-five the employee is on sabbatical leave. Failure to provide written notice by this date shall result in the termination of the contract of employment between the Board and the employee and the employee is without further recourse under law or this agreement.
9. An employee on Sabbatical Leave may elect to continue District insurance benefits by paying one hundred percent (75100%) rate of paythe monthly premium.
10. Upon completion, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (employee will return to teach at least 12 graduate creditsone (1) approved programfull year in the District or pay to the District the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
11. Upon return, using the salary employee will resume the same contract status, but they will not receive an additional step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
212. Be returned Upon return, the employee will be assigned to a position for which he/she is certified/licensed, but there is no guarantee that it will be the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblewhich he/she previously held.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Negotiated Agreement, Negotiated Agreement, Negotiated Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical 12.1 The Board and Association agree that a teacher may apply for and be granted sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one under the terms and basis outlined in this article. The teacher must have completed seven (17) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, full and consecutive years in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given District to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave.
12.2 A Sabbatical Review Committee composed of one Central Office Administrator, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity the Principal and two teacher representatives will screen the applications and interview any applicants for sabbatical leave. The teacher representatives will be appointed by the Hampstead School District for Association as long as the Association maintains a membership that equals at least seven (7) consecutive years50% of the all teachers in the district. If not, the teachers shall elect two representatives. Teachers applying for sabbatical leave cannot serve on the Committee and cannot participate in the teacher representative selection process. In the event the Sabbatical Review Committee cannot reach agreement on a recommendation regarding the proposal, the matter shall be forwarded to the Superintendent for his/her recommendation to the Board.
12.3 Deadlines and steps for the Sabbatical Application process are as follows:
a. The teacher must meet with the Principal to discuss his/her proposal by November 1st.
b. The teacher must submit all application materials to the Principal by November 15th.
c. The Sabbatical Committee members will be identified by the Principal and Association, as appropriate, by November 30th.
d. The Sabbatical Committee will make a recommendation to the Superintendent by January 3rd.
e. The Superintendent will make a recommendation to the Board by January 15th.
f. The Board will issue its decision in writing to the teacher by January 31st.
g. All deadlines can be extended by mutual agreement between the Administration and the Association.
12.4 The Sabbatical Review Committee and the Superintendent’s recommendations to accept or to deny the application will be based on the following:
a. The educational merits of the proposal,
b. The broad based benefits of the sabbatical to the school,
c. The determination that the sabbatical represents the best or most efficient way to provide these benefits, and
d. The acceptance of an adequately detailed plan of prior mutual expectations between the teacher and the principal regarding the implementation of sabbatical goals upon return to the school.
12.5 The Board's decision to grant or deny the application will be based upon the following:
a. The educational merit of the sabbatical proposal,
b. The broad based benefits of the sabbatical to the school,
c. The Superintendent’s determination that the sabbatical represents the best or most efficient way to provide these benefits,
d. The acceptance of an adequately detailed plan of prior mutual expectations between the teacher and principal regarding implementation of sabbatical goals upon return to the school,
e. The recommendations of the Sabbatical Review Committee and the Superintendent, and
f. Prevailing financial conditions.
12.6 A sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the of a school year at seventy-five or a full school year. The teacher will receive for a sabbatical period an amount of funds equivalent to fifty (50) percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the full school year salary for a half year sabbatical or equivalent to one hundred (100) percent of the full year salary for a full year sabbatical. The Board will fund benefits agreed to in this contract to the teacher while on sabbatical. The teacher may continue any payroll deductions that were in force and deducted from salary during the year preceding sabbatical. In the event that the Board would deny the request due to prevailing financial conditions, the Board may, at its sole discretion, offer to provide less than this level of benefits, such as health insurance only, if it so chooses. The teacher is not required to accept such an offer.
12.7 Upon return from a sabbatical leave a teacher will be considered as if he/she had been on active service during the period of the leave and will be placed on the salary schedule in effect at the time level he/she would have achieved if such leave had not been taken.
12.8 A teacher who fails to return to the school for two (2) years following a sabbatical leave or who deviates significantly from the program of activity shall be liable for refund to the district of monies (defined as all cash paid by the district for salary and fringe benefits) paid during the period of leave as follows: persons who leave the district before satisfactory completion of the first contract year shall be liable for refund to the district of one hundred (100) percent of all monies paid during the period of leave. Payment for members on sabbatical Persons who leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success district before satisfactory completion of the program at any timesecond successive year shall be liable for refund to the district of fifty (50) percent of all monies paid during the period of leave. Repayment must be made within ninety (90) days of the teacher’s termination of employment with the district.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for 12.9 Monies paid during a period of sabbatical leave shall file be advanced under a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding yearloan agreement. A final request for sabbatical leavelegal note, including specific details interest free, will serve as a loan agreement. This note will be discharged after two (2) years of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that satisfactory teaching upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave. However, should a teacher not be able to return to the school for the stated period after a sabbatical leave because of illness, disability, death of said teacher, or if the teacher loses his or her position due to a reduction in staff and is not recalled, the member shall:
1. Be placed on teacher will be released from the next higher salary level than prior obligation to the refund monies paid during his/her sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned 12.10 In all cases involving sabbatical leave applications, the decision of the Board shall be final and shall not be subject to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblegrievance.
h. The returning member will 12.11 There shall be intervals of not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of less than seven (7) consecutive years after returning of service from the date of return to servicethe district between sabbatical leaves of a teacher unless special circumstances exist which in the opinion of the Superintendent warrant special consideration by the Sabbatical Review Committee and/or the Board.
12.12 Sabbatical leaves of absence may be combined with programs of study, research, writing, or travel which are financed by outside agencies, organizations, or institutions. Should the applicant for sabbatical leave also be the recipient of a grant, fellowship, assistantship or other stipend, the Board will pay a salary amount equal to the difference between the teacher's normal salary and the grant, fellowship, assistantship or stipend used by the teacher to pay expenses connected with the declared purpose of the sabbatical leave. Such expenses would include tuition, research, materials, and travel expenses not directly related to the teacher's normal living costs. However, the person may not secure full time employment.
12.13 A teacher who receives a sabbatical leave will, upon completion of the leave, present to the Superintendent a written report of activities during the leave. The report will include a statement of how the teacher personally benefited and how the school system will benefit from the activities.
12.14 A teacher on sabbatical is subject to RIF and non-renewal provisions of this agreement.
12.15 Sabbatical leaves taken during the first half of the year will commence with the beginning of school and will continue until the end of the first semester. Sabbatical leaves for the second half of the school year will commence with the first day of the second semester and will continue for the remainder of the school year. Adjustments to the specific dates may be reviewed by the Board.
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Samples: Teacher Contract, Teacher Contract, Teacher Contract
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical The procedures and rules governing sabbatical leave of absence are as follows:
A. The Board, upon recommendation of the Superintendent, may grant a sabbatical leave to qualified teachers for approved full-time the purposes of professional study, approved travel, independent study or research, or a combination of any of these that is germane to licensure and/or teaching assignment(s) in the district, and for such other purposes as may be approved educational activities directly relating by the Board.
B. Upon recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board may grant a sabbatical leave to one's professional assignmenta teacher who has been employed at least six (6) consecutive years, will and who has not had a sabbatical leave during the six (6) years immediately preceding this grant. This leave granted shall not exceed two (2) semesters but may be available to for one (1) member every other year, providing semester.
C. A teacher on sabbatical leave shall receive as compensation during the granting period of such leave will not, in the opinion absence one-half of the Superintendent and Boardregular scheduled salary, impair but not to exceed one-half of the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreedegree maximum.
b. To D. Compensation shall be eligible for paid according to the regular district pay periods. A teacher on sabbatical leave shall receive the scheduled increment and/or adjustments in salary, the same as if occupying a regular assignment.
E. The number of teachers given sabbatical leave, a member in any year, shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of not exceed one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request total number of teachers. The number of leaves granted shall be distributed throughout the system. If the number requesting sabbatical leaves exceeds the number of such leaves available as determined by the Board, the selection shall be based on:
i. The estimated value of the plan to the individual and the system.
ii. The amount of seniority.
iii. The length of time since the last sabbatical leave.
F. Applications requesting sabbatical leave should be in the office of the Superintendent by March 1st. The Superintendent's committee on sabbatical leaves will meet to consider all applications by March 15th. The Superintendent will submit applications to the salary schedule in effect at Board for final approval during the regular May meeting.
G. A teacher who receives a sabbatical leave shall agree to return to service with the Board for a period of two (2) years. The teacher who fails to return to the system upon completion of sabbatical leave shall refund the entire compensation paid during the leave, regardless of whether the teacher has been on leave for one or two semesters. The refund will be made during a period of time equal to that of the leave and immediately following the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. H. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and district will make every reasonable effort to return the School Board may require the member teacher to complete a written report describing the manner in that position which the leave was used teacher held prior to the leave; however, the teacher shall be subject to assignment of positions or duties for which the teacher is licensed and the educational value received there fromqualified.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that I. The teacher, upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, shall make such reports as may be designated by the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leaveSuperintendent.
2. Be returned to the same position held J. Applications for sabbatical leaves are available at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibledistrict office.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have A. A teacher who has been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave years may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan one year for the use purpose of such leave with professional growth. Said application may take place during the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding applicant’s seventh year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the During said sabbatical leave, the Superintendent teacher shall be considered to be in the employ of the Board and shall be paid one-half salary, on a monthly basis, and all related fringe benefits as though he/she were an active member of the School Board may require teaching staff during the member to complete a written report describing the manner in year for which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromis taken.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that B. Teachers, upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, shall be restored to their former positions or to a position of like nature and status and move horizontally on the schedule according to the education accomplished. They shall not acquire additional seniority or move vertically on the salary schedule while on leave. They shall maintain tenure, insurance benefits, accumulated sick leave and all other accrued benefits provided in this agreement.
C. The Board may grant one sabbatical in any year that there is an applicant meeting criteria as determined by the District Review Panel and the availability of district funds. One additional staff member shallmay be placed on sabbatical leave in any year contingent on availability of funds at the discretion of the School Board.
D. Applications for leave shall be submitted by no later than January 15th, to a review panel for its consideration, and must state specifically a nature, responsibilities, purpose and objectives of the program for which leave is proposed. The panel shall act upon all applications and announce its decision on or before the 15th of February.
E. The review panel shall consist of two representatives from the Board, the Superintendent and two representatives from the teacher staff selected by the Association.
F. In order that all applicants may be given equal consideration, the following criteria will be considered in selecting the candidate for sabbatical leave:
1. Be placed on The merit of the next higher salary level than prior objectives as they relate to improving the sabbatical leaveinstructional program.
2. Be returned to Years of teaching experience in the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleDistrict.
h. The returning member 3. Previous leaves.
4. Reasonable distribution of applicants by schools and departments.
5. Sabbatical leaves will not qualify be in areas related to a teacher’s preparation in a content area relevant to his/her teaching assignment or in the field of education.
G. Teachers on sabbatical leave must return and teach in the District for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning one year or be required to servicerepay the money.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A member, upon written request to the Board, may be granted professional leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available up to one (1) member every other school year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December be submitted by April 1 of the preceding year. A final request school year for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used is requested unless the Superintendent or his/her designee waives this requirement. Professional leave is designed to encourage the improvement of instruction, supervision and administration and may be granted in keeping with the educational value received there fromfollowing provisions:
(a) To be eligible a member must have completed five (5) years of service in the Worthington School District.
f. Any (b) The member shall submit a written plan of professional improvement prior to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that approval. Within sixty (60) days upon the termination of such return from professional leave, the member shall return file a written report with the Superintendent indicating the use of leave as proof that the plan of professional improvement was followed.
(c) Not more than two percent (2%) of the members shall be granted professional leave at a given time. Members requesting a professional leave will be notified as to the approval or disapproval of the leave no later than April 30th. All members denied or approved will be informed of the decision prior to the distribution of the Board of Education's agenda. At the time of notification, the member will be notified of the amount of salary to which he/she would be entitled if not on leave. Such payment will be made according to one of the regular payroll plans beginning on or about September 15.
(d) The compensation received while on leave shall be one of the following options:
1. The difference between the member’s regular salary for the next school year and the salary of a teacher at Class 4 Step 0 at the time the professional leave commences with waiver of fringe benefits.
2. The difference between the member’s regular salary for the next school year and the salary of a teacher at Class 4 Step 3 at the time the professional leave commences and fringe benefits as stipulated in this section. The member who elects to maintain his/her fringe benefits may pay his/her portion through payroll dedication.
(e) If the requested leave is not granted, an appeal may be taken to the Board, but such decision is not subject to the grievance procedure.
(f) A year of professional leave shall count as a year on the salary schedule and for purposes of length of service in the Hampstead School District district, which will count as employment/service for a minimum period purposes of twice Article 14.
(g) An additional professional leave may be applied for in accord with the length prior provisions of this Article after an additional five (5) years of service in the leave, or return district subsequent to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationprevious professional leave.
g. Upon return from sabbatical (h) As a condition of being granted professional leave, the member shall:
must agree to teach in the Worthington System for a period of at least one (1) year upon returning from leave. Be placed on Failure to do so will require the next higher salary level than prior member to refund to the sabbatical leaveBoard all payments received from the Board during the leave period. Such refund shall be made within a four (4) month period of time beginning with the first full month said member was to have returned to duty. Such time limit may be extended by agreement of the Board with a request by the member to do so.
2. Be (i) Members returning from professional leave will, where possible and in consideration of the best interests of the district, be returned to the same position or similar assignment held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not availableprior to such leave. The member who is certificated/licensed in more than one area will, to an equivalent the extent possible, be returned to a position insofar as this is possiblein the same area of certification held prior to the leave.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave shall be interpreted as leave from active duty granted to any instructional employee for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness improvement of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least after seven (7) consecutive years.
c. years of continuous employment. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half one semester, as may be recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Board of Education.
A. Leave granted for professional study should improve instruction in Dearborn Heights School District No. 7 or should improve the efficiency of an employee, and shall be considered consistent with the purpose of sabbatical leave.
B. No more than three (1/23) teachers of the instructional employees may be granted sabbatical leave in any one year.
C. Requests are to be in writing to the Superintendent on or before June 15 of the year preceding the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided for which the recipient leave is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timesought.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply D. In determining his recommendations on requests for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leaveleaves, the Superintendent will consider the following items:
1. The extent of the applicant’s professional study, growth, contribution, and successful service during the School Board may require preceding seven (7) years.
2. The extent to which plans submitted for use of time while on leave are definite and educationally constructive.
3. Length of period of continuous employment in the member to complete a written report describing school district.
4. Reasonable and equitable distribution of applicants among the manner different levels and departments in the school system.
5. Order in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromapplications are received.
f. Any member to be granted X. Xxxxxx of a sabbatical leave shall contract with be made in writing. The reasons for denial will be listed by the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationSuperintendent.
g. F. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior teacher shall submit an appropriate report to the Superintendent. If an abuse of the leave is apparent, the Board may institute proceedings to recover an appropriate amount of the monies paid while on sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to X. During the same position held at sabbatical leave, the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar teacher’s allotment for health insurance as this is possibleper Article XXVI and half his salary will be paid.
h. The returning member will not qualify H. All sabbatical leaves shall be with increment on the salary schedule and seniority list.
I. An employee, upon completion of a sabbatical leave, shall return to Dearborn Heights School District No. 7 for another leave until that member has served a period of seven two (72) consecutive years after years.
J. An employee not returning to serviceDearborn Heights School District No. 7 upon completion of sabbatical leave shall reimburse the Board of Education for all monies received from them during the leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical Every school board may grant a sabbatical leave of absence to a teacher, principal or superintendent performing contractual continued service, for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting a period of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven four (74) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum school months but not in excess of one (1) school term, for resident study, research, travel or other purposes designed to improve the school system. The grant of a sabbatical leave by a school board shall constitute a finding that the leave is deemed to benefit the school system by improving the quality and level of experience of the teaching force. This leave may be granted after completion of at least six (6) years of satisfactory service as a full- time teacher, principal or superintendent and may again be granted after completion of a subsequent period of six (6) years of additional satisfactory service. The leave shall be conditional upon a plan for resident study, research, travel or other activities proposed by the applicant and deemed by the Board to benefit the school system, which plan shall be approved by the Board and not thereafter modified without approval of the Board. Before a leave is granted pursuant to this Section, the applicant shall agree in writing that if at the expiration of such leave he/she does not return to and perform contractual continued service in the District for at least one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate after return, all sums of paymoney received from the Board during his/her sabbatical leave will be refunded to the Board unless such return and performance is prevented by illness or incapacity. During absences pursuant to such leave, such teacher, principal or superintendent shall receive the same basic salary as if in actual service, except that there may be an amount deducted equivalent to the amount payable for substitute service. However, such salary after deduction for substitute service shall in no case be less than the minimum provided by Section 24-8 of the School Code or one-half (1/2) of the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate basic salary, whichever is greater. The person on leave shall not engage in any activity for which salary or compensation is paid unless the activity is directly related to the purpose for which leave is granted and is approved by the Board. A sabbatical leave may be granted to enable the applicant, if otherwise eligible, to accept scholarships for study or research. Unless justified by illness or incapacity, failure of payany person granted a leave under this Agreement to devote the entire period to the purpose for which the leave was granted shall constitute a cause for removal from teaching service. Upon expiration of a leave granted pursuant to this Agreement and upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to the Board showing compliance with the conditions of the leave, provided the recipient is enrolled in teacher, principal or superintendent shall be returned to a position equivalent to that formerly occupied. The contractual continued service status of the person on sabbatical leave shall not be affected. Absence during a leave granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be construed as a discontinuation of service for any purpose, including progression on the salary schedule. The Board shall pay the contribution to the Teachers’ Retirement System required of the person on leave computed on the annual full-time salary rate under which the member last received earnings immediately prior to the leave or a proportionate part of such rate for a partial year of sabbatical leave credit. There shall be a limit of two (at least 12 graduate credits2) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for professional staff members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly per year and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success as per one (1) year return provision of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for Illinois School Code. (The “one (1) year return provision” means that the person on sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or must return to the District for one (1) year before leaving.) This Agreement in no way limits the full cost power of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leaveBoard to grant leaves for other purposes. A selection committee, composed of representatives of the member shall:
1Xxxxxx Education Association and the administration, will screen applicants. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior Recommendations will be made to the sabbatical leavesuperintendent with final approval granted by the Board of Education.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Substantive Agreement, Substantive Agreement, Substantive Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical Section 87767 and 87768 of the Education Code are incorporated into this agreement, except as supplemented below:
12.5.1 A faculty member will become eligible for sabbatical leave upon successful completion of the sixth (6th) year of employment at the College of the Sequoias.
12.5.2 The maximum number of faculty on leave during any one time shall be limited to three (3) percent of the total number of contract faculty positions approved by the Board during the semester in which applications are evaluated and rounded up to the next higher integer.
12.5.3 The sabbatical leave application shall be reviewed by the Faculty Enrichment Committee and one administrator designated by the Office of Academic Services. For purposes of sabbatical leave applications only, such administrator will have voting rights as per the rules and guidelines of the Faculty Enrichment Committee. This committee plus the designated administrator will follow the established procedure for approved full-time studyevaluation of leave requests based upon established criteria prior to submitting its recommendations to the Superintendent/President. After review of the committee’s recommendations, the Superintendent/ President will forward the recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
12.5.4 Applicants may request one of four types of sabbatical leaves or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one combinations thereof. They are:
(1) work toward a higher degree;
(2) study and/or research;
(3) curriculum planning; and
(4) travel.
12.5.5 A faculty member every other year, providing the granting of such who is on a full-year sabbatical leave will not, be paid three-fourths’ salary by the District. A faculty member who is on a half–year sabbatical leave will be paid full salary by the District. There will be no reduction in employee fringe benefits or sick leave accrual during the term of a faculty member’s sabbatical leave.
12.5.6 The recommendation on the manner in which a sabbatical leave is to be replaced will be jointly determined by the faculty member’s Division and the appropriate Vice-President. This recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Trustees through the Superintendent/President. In the event that the Division and the appropriate Vice-President cannot reach an agreement in the opinion manner of sabbatical leave replacement, such will be determined by the Superintendent / President. The recommendation of the Superintendent/ President will be made only after a joint meeting about the replacement of a sabbatical leave recipient with the appropriate Division Chair and Vice-President. The recommendation of the Superintendent and Board, impair / President will then be forwarded to the effectiveness Board of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's DegreeTrustees.
b. To be eligible for 12.5.7 Any faculty member, as a condition to being granted a sabbatical leaveleave pursuant to Section 12.5 of this Agreement, shall agree in writing to render a member shall have been employed period of service in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time employ of the request on Governing Board of the salary schedule in effect at District following his or her return from the time sabbatical leave which is equal to twice the period of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves “In the right to request status reports on the success employ of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 governing board of the preceding yeardistrict” may include nontraditional duties which may be mutually agreed, and such employ may be part time. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details Both parties further agree that “equal to twice the period of the program, shall leave” refers to a time period of employment and not a specified amount of work to be filed no later than March 1 of performed. At the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion expiration of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and faculty member, unless s/he otherwise agrees, shall be reinstated in the School Board may require position held by him or her at the member to complete a written report describing time of the manner in which granting of the leave was used of absence. As pertains to this section, position means that the scheduling of courses, rights, privileges, and benefits, shall continue in a manner as if that faculty member had not taken a sabbatical leave, and which would be consistent with the educational value received there frompractices of his or her division, and this Master Agreement.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return 12.5.8 At least one month prior to the District the full cost commencement of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from a sabbatical leave, the District requires the Faculty member shall:
1. Be placed on to furnish a bond in an amount equal to the next higher salary level than prior to be received during the sabbatical leave, or other security such as a Promissory Note, suitable to the District and indemnifying the District against all losses in the event the Faculty Member fails to render service to the District for the agreed upon period set forth above following the return of the Faculty Member from the sabbatical leave. When a Faculty Member has completed his/her service to the District after the sabbatical, the District will reimburse Faculty Member for one–half the cost of the bond.
2. Be returned 12.5.9 Prior to the same position held at commencement of a sabbatical leave, a faculty member shall be required to sign the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar Sabbatical Leave of Absence Contract. This Contract is included as Appendix G-1 and Appendix G-2 of this is possibleMaster Agreement.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. A. The Employer may grant a total of one sabbatical leave to a qualified TEAME applicant in any fiscal year. The leave may be for up to one full year and shall count as a year’s service for salary placement at MEHS. If the Employer determines a sabbatical leave is appropriate, the Employer and teacher agree to make TRS contributions for the period of sabbatical leave in accordance with AS 14.20.330 [C]. The Employer shall pay a teacher’s employer-sponsored health insurance premium while the teacher is on sabbatical leave.
B. If the Employer determines a sabbatical leave may be taken during the following school year, a Sabbatical Leave Committee composed of three representatives appointed by the Association and three representative appointed by the Employer will meet during the first week of February to review applications submitted prior to February 1 for Sabbatical leave for approved full-time studyconsideration. In the event the committee’s vote is a tie, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, the Superintendent shall make the final decision among the tied candidates. The teacher will be available to one (1) member every other notified of his/her selection on or before February 15 of each year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. C. To be eligible qualify to apply for sabbatical leavea sabbatical, a member shall teacher must have been employed in served with the Employer as a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District teacher at MEHS for at least seven (7) consecutive continuous years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request be granted only for sabbatical leave educational purposes. The educational purposes must be directly related to the teacher’s MEHS position. The criteria to be considered for each applicant shall be: 1) benefit to the educational program of MEHS, and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 2) educational improvement of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details teacher; and 3) the quality of educational program chosen by the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is teacher to commenceenter.
e. D. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted return from a sabbatical leave a teacher shall contract with be assigned to the Superintendent position s/he previously held unless that position has been eliminated in which case the teacher shall be assigned by the Employer to a similar position after consultation between the teacher and the School Board that upon Superintendent. If no similar position is available or if the termination of such leavesimilar position is filled, the member layoff procedures as provided for in Article 8 shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationbe invoked.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Bargaining Agreement, Bargaining Agreement, Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's A. Any professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least employee who has taught seven (7) consecutive years in the local district is eligible to apply for sabbatical leave.
B. The Superintendent can approve either enrollment in a graduate program and/or involvement in a research program that requires levels of time and commitment equivalent to those of full-time graduate study. In addition, the objectives of the sabbatical must enhance the teacher’s professional growth and the quality of instruction in the classroom. The Board shall provide tuition reimbursement for all approved courses taken during a sabbatical in accordance with the reimbursement rate as defined in Article VIII, paragraph 9, except that reimbursement shall be for as many as eighteen (18) credits per year of sabbatical.
C. A sabbatical leave shall consist of one full year at 2/3 pay, or one half year at 2/3 pay of the rate that would normally be earned during that particular period.
D. A maximum of 5% of the eligible persons may take a sabbatical leave at any one time. Selection will be determined by the Superintendent, subject to Board approval, considering the needs in each department in the school and in the overall educational needs of our system in general.
E. A sabbatical leave may be taken no more than once every seven (7) years.
c. Sabbatical F. Before beginning a sabbatical leave, the person granted the leave shall enter into contract to return to active service in the Hopewell Valley School System for a period of at least two (2) years after expiration of such leave. A teacher who does not fulfill this agreement shall repay the Hopewell Valley Board of Education a sum equaling the amount received while on leave; unless the teacher's failure to serve the two (2) years is due to his/her illness or disability, or if he/she is discharged from his/her position by the Board of Education.
G. During a sabbatical leave the professional staff member shall retain salary, tenure, and pension rights and benefits as if in full-time employment.
H. Application for the sabbatical leave must be made in writing to the Superintendent of Schools by February 1 in order that a leave may be granted for a maximum the succeeding academic year. By April 1, the Board of one (Education shall notify the applicant in writing of approval. Any application submitted after February 1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, considered on an individual basis and applicants will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timebe notified after June 1.
d. I. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted employee upon return from a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return be assigned to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leavehis/her former teaching position, or return to the District the full cost a position of the sabbatical upon resignationcomparable status.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time studyleave, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignmentnot exceeding one year, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting after seven consecutive years of such leave will not, in the opinion of service for study or research as recommended by the Superintendent and Boardapproved by the Committee. Applications must be submitted to the Superintendent not later than January 1 of the school year prior to that in which the leave is sought. Decisions shall be made by February 28. Successful applicants will receive one-half of the salary to which they would have been entitled for a one year leave or full salary for a half-year leave, impair provided that that amount, when coupled with any scholarship, grant, or aid, shall not exceed the effectiveness of instruction within the educational systemsalary to which they would have been entitled. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking Before beginning a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member teacher shall have been employed agree in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right writing to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to active service in the Hampstead Groton-Dunstable Regional School District for a minimum period of at least twice the length of the leave, or return to leave following the District the full cost expiration of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. leave period. A teacher who does not fulfill this agreement shall have to agree, in writing, to repay to the Regional School District the amount of salary received during the sabbatical leave, provided, however, that the teacher shall be released from such payment if his failure to serve twice the length of the leave is due to his illness, disability, death, or if he is discharged from his position by the School Committee. A teacher returning from sabbatical leave shall be placed on the step of the salary schedule he would have attained had he remained in the school system, and shall be eligible for insurance benefits according to the Regional School Committee Policy while on leave. No teacher xxx reapply for a second sabbatical leave unless he has completed seven consecutive years since his last leave. During the course of a sabbatical leave, summary reports of progress should be made to the Superintendent of Schools. Upon return from completion of a sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1recipient of the leave shall submit a comprehensive report to the Superintendent of Schools containing transcripts of all college, or university, work done while on leave, or any other pertinent data or interpretative material considered essential to an evaluation of his program. Be placed Recipients shall not engage in remunerative work unless approved in writing by the Superintendent while on leave, except that scholarships and fellowships in approved colleges and universities which do not interfere with the prescribed program of professional improvement are allowed. In case the number of applications shall exceed the number of sabbatical leaves of absence that the School Committee plans to grant for a particular school year, the recommendation of the Superintendent shall be made on the next higher salary level than prior basis of the value of the proposed leave to the sabbatical leaveeducational system of Groton and Dunstable.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical Upon the recommendation of the Chancellor, the Board of Trustees will consider sabbatical leave for approved applications from full-time study, or instructors in accordance with the following specific provisions:
a. Instructors who have served the College for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive yearsyears are eligible for a sabbatical leave.
b. At the option of the instructor, the sabbatical leave may be taken for a full year, or either the Fall Semester or the Spring Semester.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted The salary for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, one half (½) the regular annual salary for a full academic year.
d. Instructors who request a Fall Semester sabbatical leave will be allowedpaid at the full salary rate and be required to teach the Spring Semester.
e. For sabbatical leaves beginning the Spring Semester, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, the instructor will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves not be required to teach in the right to request status reports on the success Summer Semester and will be paid at full salary rate.
f. No more than two (2%) percent of the program Faculty shall be on sabbatical leave at any the same time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply g. All such leaves will always be conditioned by departmental arrangements which will preclude any loss of efficiency in the department or any substantial deviation from the announced program of the College.
h. When possible, the College shall hire short term replacements for instructors applying for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 leaves if their assignments cannot be assumed by other members of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, staff.
i. All such leaves shall be filed no later than March 1 limited to purposes that clearly promise reciprocal advantage to the College through the enhancement of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commencepersonal competence by study, research writing, or cognate pursuits.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted j. An instructor who receives a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District College for a period of two (2) years or refund, on a prorated basis, the full cost of salary received during the sabbatical upon resignationleave period.
g. Upon return from k. Experience credit on the salary scheduled will continue to accrue while the full-time Faculty member is on sabbatical leave, .
l. All benefits provided under this Master Agreement shall be guaranteed to an instructor for the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to duration of the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned m. Applications for sabbatical leave must be submitted to the same position held Director of Human Resources at least six (6) months before the leave. Notice of sabbatical approval or disapproval shall be given at least three (3) months prior to the leave.
n. Failure to pursue the proposed purpose of the agreed sabbatical leave and to provide a written report predefined by the Vice Chancellor Instructional Accountability or successor title or his designee at the time of application will entitle the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, College to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblerecover any compensation provided for the sabbatical.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved 1. Employees covered hereunder who have completed five (5) years of full-time studyemployment with the Board, or with the approval of the Board and the Superintendent, may be entitled to take leave of absence with part pay for other approved educational activities directly relating a period not to one's professional assignment, will be available to exceed one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreecontract year (September-June).
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. 2. Sabbatical leave Leaves may be granted for a maximum the purpose of one (1) school year study at fifty percent (50%) rate an approved institution of pay, higher learning or for approved educational travel. Such study and/or travel must benefit the District and its pupils.
3. All applications for sabbatical leave shall be submitted for approval through the principal and Superintendent prior to being submitted to the Board. The application must specify the nature and purpose of the leave of absence and the plan for professional growth on the part of the employee.
4. Not more than 5 percent of the total professional staff of the school district may be on sabbatical leave at the same time. Leaves will not be permitted unless a satisfactory substitute or replacement teacher is available.
5. An employee covered hereunder on a one-half (1/2) contract-year sabbatical leave will receive as a salary the school year at seventydifference between the employee’s salary and that of a certificated/licensed teacher on Classification III, Step 1. The salary that the employee on sabbatical leave would have received had the employee continued in regular teaching service for a 183- day contract will be the base used to determine the difference. The selection and employment of the replacement shall be the exclusive prerogative of the Board. In addition, the Board will pay a pro rata share of all fringe benefits costs paid for full-five percent (75%) rate time teacher’s contingent upon the assumption of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in payment of all costs exceeding the Board share by the sabbatical teacher. The Board’s pro rata share shall be defined as the ratio of the net salary of the sabbatical teacher and salary that would have been earned as a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using teacher during the salary step at the time year of the request on sabbatical leave.
6. Employees participating in the salary schedule in effect at sabbatical leave program will upon their return submit to the time Superintendent a written report of their professional activities.
7. The compensation shall be paid to the leave. Payment for members certificated/licensed teacher on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on same manner as if he/she were teaching in the success of the program at any timeDistrict.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply 8. In order that a satisfactory substitute may be employed, it is recommended that application for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for be filed in the use office of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 by February 10 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of school year prior to the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar school year in which the sabbatical leave is to commencebe taken. Applications filed later than the regular March meeting of the Board may be denied consideration on that ground alone.
e. Upon completion of 9. All contract-year sabbatical leaves are to start with the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromfall semester.
f. Any member to be granted a 10. The teacher on sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return will be required to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District at the full cost beginning of the sabbatical upon resignationnext school year unless otherwise waived by the Superintendent and approved by the Board.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, 11. The Board shall not be liable for the member shall:
1. Be placed payment of any compensation or damages provided by law for the injury or death of any employee when the injury or death occurs while he/she is on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
212. Be returned It shall be the responsibility of the employee requesting the sabbatical leave to consult with the same position held at State Teachers Retirement System regarding the time the effect of such leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleon his/her retirement program.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved A. Any full-time studycertificated/licensed employee who has worked for the Board for at least five (5) consecutive years shall be eligible for a sabbatical leave of absence, with part pay in accordance with paragraphs I and K below.
B. Upon written request to the Board, sabbatical leave may be granted for one half (½) of the school year, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other full school year, providing . The only grounds for refusal of sabbatical leave shall be:
1. the granting filing of such leave will not, in the opinion an insufficient plan of professional improvement as determined by the Superintendent and the Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system; 2. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.limitation imposed by 5.08 C or 5.08 F.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. C. Sabbatical leave may be granted for only once to any employee in a maximum seven (7) year period.
D. In the event of one (1) a half school year sabbatical leave that commences in the second semester, the bargaining unit member must apply for the sabbatical leave no later than October 1st and will be notified no later than November 30th.
E. In the event of a full school year sabbatical leave or a half school year sabbatical leave commencing in the first semester, the bargaining unit member must apply for the sabbatical leave no later than April 1st and will be notified no later than May 31st.
F. No more than two (2) bargaining unit members may be on a sabbatical leave at fifty percent the same time.
G. In instances where more than two (50%2) rate applications are made for the same period, the final decision shall be determined based on the seniority of paythe employees (i.e., or the employees’ continuous service within the Clearview Local School District).
H. Any employee returning from sabbatical leave shall be given consideration to returning to the same position he/she held prior to the leave, but there is no guarantee that such assignment will be made.
I. The employee on sabbatical leave shall be paid an amount equal to his/her normal salary minus the cost of his/her replacement for that year. In no case, however, shall the payment exceed one-half (1/2½) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on employee’s regular salary.
J. Use of Sabbatical Leave shall not exempt the salary schedule in effect at bargaining unit member from the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X reduction-in-force provisions of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timeContract.
d. K. An eligible member desiring to apply for employee granted sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is required to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the School District and work for two (2) full school years, unless said bargaining unit member’s employment contract is suspended pursuant to a reduction-in-force. Failure of an employee to work for two (2) full school years shall obligate the full cost of employee to pay to the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, District an amount equal to that paid by the member shall:
1. Be placed District while he/she was on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Employment Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available determined by the Board on the basis of the recommendation of the Sabbatical Committee. Such recommendations will be made in accordance with the conditions stipulated herein.
(a) No more than one per cent (1) of the bargaining unit will be granted a sabbatical leave in each school year.
(b) Application for sabbatical leave shall be made on a form provided by the Administration. Such application must be fully completed and all the information shall be supplied if requested. The application shall, upon completion, be submitted to the Director of Personnel and Labor Relations who shall consider if such is intended to improve the New Haven School System and shall be submitted to the Sabbatical Committee. The Committee will review the application and after consideration and discussion the Committee shall make recommendations, in writing (with minority report, if desired) with accompanying reasons either to approve or disapprove application for sabbatical leave and shall forward such to the Superintendent. The Superintendent, if they approve the recommendation of the Committee, shall so indicate on the Committee's recommendation. If the Superintendent disapproves the committee's recommendation, they shall so indicate and specify the reasons therefore in writing. After the Superintendent has acted on each application, upon which the Committee makes a recommendation, the Committee's recommendation shall be forwarded to the Board for final decision and disposition.
(c) After six (6) years of consecutive service, an applicant may submit an application to the Superintendent no later than December 31 of that school year for sabbatical leave for the following school year.
(d) Sabbatical leaves shall be awarded no later than March 1.
(e) Sabbatical leaves shall be reviewed and/or awarded in the following manner:
(1) A committee composed of three (3) administrators and three (3) appointed by the Federation, plus the Superintendent or their designee, shall meet and consider all applications on their merit.
(2) After consideration by the Committee, the Superintendent shall make recommendations with accompanying reasons either to approve or disapprove applications for sabbatical leaves and forward same to the Board for its action, with a copy to the applicant upon request.
(f) Remuneration to the teacher who has been awarded a sabbatical leave shall be three- fourths (3/4) of their annual salary and all other benefits provided for in this Agreement shall accrue to the teacher. However, no sick leave shall accumulate during the leave.
(g) Sabbatical leave shall be granted for not more than the period of one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such year and no less than one full term (September-January; February-June).
(h) Teachers on sabbatical leave will not, be credited with service in the opinion system for the period of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreeleave.
b. To be eligible for (i) Teachers who are awarded a sabbatical leave, a member leave shall have been employed in a professional capacity by return to the Hampstead School District system for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) after the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time termination of the leave. Payment for members on Teachers who leave before the completion of one such year shall be deemed unprofessional.
(j) Sabbatical leaves are not to be granted if such are aimed at obtaining a Standard Teaching Certificate or to obtain an additional certificate in another area of teaching specialization; preference will be given to applications which fall within the applicant's major field of specialization, or an area designated as an educational priority by the Board.
(k) Those awarded sabbatical leave will upon their return be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X required to submit to the Board a detailed written report as to the scope of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success content of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use application of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationNew Haven School System.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A sabbatical leave for approved of absence may be granted to regular full-time members of the professional staff. The granting of such leave is subject to approval of the Board upon recommendation of the Superintendent, when in their considered judgment, the professional competence of the staff members and the general welfare of the Norwalk Public Schools will be benefited. Sabbatical leave is granted to regular, full-time members of the professional staff for the purpose of improving their ability to render educational services. Such improvement is usually achieved by formal study, or research, planned travel, etc.
b. The rules and regulations governing the sabbatical leave program are as follows: Leave may be granted for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available periods up to one (1) member every other year, providing year after the granting completion of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) full consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical years of employment in Norwalk. At the end of each additional period of seven (7) or more years of employment, leave may be granted for a maximum of again. The Superintendent and the Board may extend the leave period beyond one (1) year in special circumstances.
c. Application for sabbatical leaves must be submitted no later than November 15 of the preceding school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of payfor which the sabbatical will be granted.
d. The Board shall take action on sabbatical applications no later than December 15. Alternates should be chosen from among those who meet the criteria to replace those who do not accept offered sabbatical.
e. While on sabbatical leave, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at teacher shall be paid seventy-five percent (75%) rate of paythe amount of his/her base salary for the leave period according to the current salary schedule, provided excluding extra compensation, if any.
f. The period of leave shall count as regular service for the purpose of retirement and payment to the retirement fund shall therefore continue.
g. The period of leave shall count as regular service for the purpose of salary increment and upon the return of the teacher to his/her regular professional position, he/she shall be entitled to the normal salary increment and any other increases and benefits.
h. The sabbatical leave salary shall remain in effect even if the teacher receives any cash award or grant. The sabbatical leave salary shall be adjusted so that the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using does not receive more than his/her salary. Specific expense directly related to the salary step at the time realization of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment purposes for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commencewas granted are exempt from this provision.
e. Upon i. A teacher, upon completion of the sabbatical leave, shall be returned to the Superintendent same school and position previously held. If that position no longer exists, the School returnee shall be assigned in accordance with Article XIV, Reduction in Force.
j. Insofar as possible, a proportionate division of leaves shall be granted to the various departments of the bargaining unit.
k. A staff member, in accepting a sabbatical from the Board, shall agree to return to the service of the Board may require for one year after the member expiration of leave; or, if the sabbatical leave is for a period less than one year, to complete a written report describing that year in the manner in which service of the leave was used and the educational value received there fromBoard.
f. Any member l. Sabbatical leave may be available to be granted one percent (1%) of the bargaining unit as of January 1 provided such applicants meet the approved criteria and guidelines.
m. The recipient of a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for give a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return report to the District the full cost of the sabbatical Board upon resignation.
g. Upon return returning from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Comprehensive Group Contract, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Comprehensive Group Contract
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time studyleave, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignmentnot exceeding one year, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting after seven consecutive years of such leave will not, in the opinion of service for study or research as recommended by the Superintendent and Boardapproved by the Committee. Applications must be submitted to the Superintendent not later than January 1 of the school year prior to that in which the leave is sought. Decisions shall be made by February 28. Successful applicants will receive one-half of the salary to which they would have been entitled for a one year leave or full salary for a half-year leave, impair provided that that amount, when coupled with any scholarship, grant, or aid, shall not exceed the effectiveness of instruction within the educational systemsalary to which they would have been entitled. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking Before beginning a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member teacher shall have been employed agree in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right writing to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to active service in the Hampstead Groton-Dunstable Regional School District for a minimum period of at least twice the length of the leave, or return to leave following the District the full cost expiration of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. leave period. A teacher who does not fulfill this agreement shall have to agree, in writing, to repay to the Regional School District the amount of salary received during the sabbatical leave, provided, however, that the teacher shall be released from such payment if his failure to serve twice the length of the leave is due to his illness, disability, death, or if he is discharged from his position by the School Committee. A teacher returning from sabbatical leave shall be placed on the step of the salary schedule he would have attained had he remained in the school system, and shall be eligible for insurance benefits according to the Regional School Committee Policy while on leave. No teacher may reapply for a second sabbatical leave unless he has completed seven consecutive years since his last leave. During the course of a sabbatical leave, summary reports of progress should be made to the Superintendent of Schools. Upon return from completion of a sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1recipient of the leave shall submit a comprehensive report to the Superintendent of Schools containing transcripts of all college, or university, work done while on leave, or any other pertinent data or interpretative material considered essential to an evaluation of his program. Be placed Recipients shall not engage in remunerative work unless approved in writing by the Superintendent while on leave, except that scholarships and fellowships in approved colleges and universities which do not interfere with the prescribed program of professional improvement are allowed. In case the number of applications shall exceed the number of sabbatical leaves of absence that the School Committee plans to grant for a particular school year, the recommendation of the Superintendent shall be made on the next higher salary level than prior basis of the value of the proposed leave to the sabbatical leaveeducational system of Groton and Dunstable.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. A. Sabbatical leave of absence may be granted to members of the professional staff of the school district upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. The professional competence of the staff member and the general welfare and advantages accruing to the school shall be general factors of consideration requisite to approval of requests for approved sabbatical leave.
1. Applicant must have seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full-time study, or employee in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. Absence from service for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to a period of not more than one (1) member every other yearyear under leave of absence without pay, providing granted by the granting Board of such leave will notEducation for professional improvement or restoration of health, shall not be deemed a break in the opinion continuity of service in computing the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical 2. Subsequent sabbatical leaves may be authorized after eligibility has been reestablished by service of an additional seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full-time employee.
3. A sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum period of not less than one (1) full semester nor more than two (2) full consecutive semesters.
4. As a condition of receiving final approval for sabbatical leave, a staff member shall file a written agreement stipulating that he/she will remain in the service of the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools for a period of two (2) years after expiration of said leave.
5. Application must be made by March 31, prior to the school year at fifty percent (50%) rate for which leave is requested.
B. The following conditions pertain to the acceptance of pay, applications for sabbatical leave:
1. Approval of a sabbatical leave shall be contingent upon securing an employee qualified to assume the applicant's duties.
2. A sabbatical leave once granted may not be terminated before the date of expiration except as otherwise provided herein or agreed upon by the Superintendent of Schools.
3. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all requests for one-sabbatical leave of absence.
C. Requirements and status while on sabbatical leave are defined as follows:
1. The compensation for the staff member on sabbatical leave shall be one- half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request he/she would receive if on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request active staff status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner period in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromis effective.
f. Any 2. Payment of salary to a staff member to be granted a on sabbatical leave shall contract be made in accordance with the Superintendent and provisions of the School Board that upon of Education for payment to other members of the termination professional staff.
3. A term of such leave, sabbatical leave shall entitle an employee to an automatic salary schedule increment at the member shall beginning of the next fall year of school following his/her return to service in the Hampstead School District for system.
4. The regular sick leave policy shall apply to an employee on sabbatical leave.
5. A sabbatical leave granted to a minimum period of twice the length regular employee of the leave, or return professional staff shall also operate as a leave of absence without pay from all other school activities.
6. Any employee granted a leave of absence pursuant to this policy may be required to perform such services and to engage in such activities during the District leave as the full cost Superintendent of Schools and employee may agree upon in writing.
7. Teachers on sabbatical leave shall be allowed credit toward retirement for the time spent on such leave in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Boards of Control of the Public School Employee's Retirement Funds.
8. An employee shall not be considered as having completed the requirements of the sabbatical upon resignationleave until a final report has been approved by the Superintendent of Schools and transmitted to the Board of Education.
g. Upon 9. A teacher upon return from sabbatical leave shall be restored to his/her teaching position, or similar position, or to a position of benefit to the public schools as approved by the Superintendent. A teacher returning from sabbatical leave shall be subject to the layoff/recall procedure as outlined in this Master Agreement.
10. Said teacher shall be entitled to participate in any other benefits that may be provided for by rules and regulations of the Board of Education made pursuant to law.
11. If an employee completes the planned program of leave, but does not return to service in the member L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, he/she shall:
1. Be placed on , within two (2) years repay, to the next higher salary level than prior to Board of Education the amount received by him/her during the sabbatical leave.
12. If an employee does not remain in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools for two (2. Be returned ) years immediately following his sabbatical leave, he/she shall within two (2) years repay to the Board of Education the same position held at fraction of the time amount granted as that fraction of the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a two (2) years of unfilled period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning service. This rule does not apply in cases where the person is unable to servicework or in cases where the rule is waived by the Board of Education.
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Samples: Teacher's Master Agreement, Teacher's Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave Any employee who has been under contract with the District on a basis for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave school years may be granted afforded the opportunity to return to an accredited college for the purpose of furthering his/her education. An employee may only request Sabbatical Leave once per every seven (7) years worked with a maximum of two (2) Sabbatical Leaves for the entire term of employment with the District.
1. Any sabbatical leave shall be without pay.
2. At the end of the leave, the educator shall be returning to a position in the District, and if possible to the same or similar assignment. This shall be waived if a position vacancy occurs for which the educator is qualified, applies and is accepted.
3. The educator must remain in the District for two (2) years if the leave granted was for one (1) school year. The educator must remain in the District for one (1) year at fifty percent if the leave granted was for one (50%1) rate semester. Should the employee fail to meet the stated requirements, a fee of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave $2,500 will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will notassessed. The Superintendent of Schools District reserves the right to request status reports withhold this fee from the employee’s paycheck(s).
4. Leaves granted for the fall semester will allow for the educator, upon his/her return in January, to be placed on the success appropriate salary schedule in respect to the degree obtained for the remainder of the program at any timecontract period.
d. An eligible member desiring 5. Sabbatical leaves will be granted by the Board according to apply the financial condition of the teachers’ fund of the District at the time and upon the recommendation of the Superintendent/designee.
6. Request for sabbatical leave must be in writing and submitted to the Superintendent/designee no later than March 1st of the year preceding the leave. The request shall file a preliminary be presented to the Board of Education at the regular meeting in March. Within ten (10) calendar days after the Board meeting, the educator shall be notified in writing whether the request for sabbatical leave and was approved or denied.
7. An employee may petition the Board of Education for additional Sabbatical Leave through the Superintendent/designee. This petition must be in the form of a plan written request stating the reasons for the use of such additional leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of benefits for the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commenceDistrict.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Professional Master Agreement, Professional Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time studyA teacher who holds a continuing, permanent certificate, provisional, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent certificate and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least has completed seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may years of teaching in the Albion Public Schools may, if approved by the Board, be granted a sabbatical leave of absence for a maximum of one (1) school semester or for one (1) year at for the purpose of travel or study in pursuit of wider knowledge and greater skill in his/her teaching profession. The Board shall approve such leave, when in the considered judgment of the Board the professional competence of the staff member and the general welfare of the public schools will be benefited. The teacher will be paid fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, the salary he/she would normally receive if he/she were teaching during the time while on leave. The teacher will not be eligible for Board paid health insurance or other benefits. No more than the equivalent of one (1) teacher (two [2] teachers for one-half (1/2one semester each) may be granted such leave in any one school year. Teachers desiring such leave should make application to the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (Superintendent at least 12 graduate creditsthree (3) approved program, using the salary step at the time months in advance of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time closing of the leaveschool. Payment Special consideration may be given for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timeunusual circumstances that prevent earlier application.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of b. Before beginning the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and teacher shall enter into a contract to return to active service in the School Board may require Albion Public Schools for a period of at least one (1) year after the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination expiration of such leave, . A teacher who does not fulfill this agreement shall repay to the member shall return to service Board within two (2) years the amount received by him/her during the sabbatical leave. This rule does not apply in cases where the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leaveperson becomes incapacitated, or return to in cases wherein the District rule is waived by the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationBoard.
g. Upon c. A teacher, upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be shall be returned to his/her former position providing the exact position left is still in existence, or to a position of like nature, seniority, and shall be placed at the same position held at on the time salary schedule as he/she would have been had he/she taught in the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibledistrict during such period.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one A. A teacher who has at least five (15) member every other year, providing the granting years of such leave will not, service in the opinion District and holds a certificate/license may, with the permission of the Superintendent Board and Boardthe Superintendent, impair take a leave of absence for one school year/program subject to the effectiveness following restrictions:
1. The teacher shall present for approval by the Superintendent, a plan for professional growth which shall contain the name of instruction within the educational system. Priority will college or university involved with the type of academic effort intended and the time schedule to be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreeobserved.
b. To be eligible 2. Career-Tech teachers shall present a plan for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave growth which may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in include taking a full-time position in the trade taught with the name of the business and the position to be worked.
3. At the conclusion of the leave, the teacher shall provide evidence that the plan was followed.
B. A teacher must make application for extended leave prior to April 1 for the subsequent school year. The Superintendent will consider these requests in time and order in which they are received between January 1 and April 1.
C. An applicant shall be notified of decision prior to the end of the current school year. (The time limitations set forth in paragraph B herein may be waived by the Board.)
D. An applicant granted leave shall be paid at the rate of the difference between the substitute's pay and the teacher's expected salary. Unless the applicant takes a position in a trade whose salary meets or exceeds the teacher's expected salary.
E. An applicant granted leave shall be relieved of all responsibilities during the term of the leave.
F. An applicant granted leave is required to return to the district at the end of leave for a period of at least 12 graduate creditsone year, unless the teacher has completed twenty-five (25) approved programyears of teaching in the State, using or unless the salary step Board has waived the requirements in writing.
G. A teacher on such leave shall have the option of purchasing from the Board all fringe benefits (i.e., hospitalization, surgical, major medical, vision, dental, and life insurance).
H. Not more than two and one-half percent (2.5%) or nearest full-time staff member of the certified staff shall be eligible for leave at the same time.
I. No teacher may receive leave more often than once for each five (5) years of service, nor be granted a leave a second time when other members of the staff have filed a request for such leave.
J. When a teacher returns from leave, he/she shall be placed on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members level he/she would have been on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service had he/she remained actively employed in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice District. All benefits to which he/she was entitled at the length commencement of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical including accumulated sick leave, the member shall:
1shall be restored to him/her. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned He/she shall be assigned to the same position or a position comparable to that held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will K. Seniority accrued prior to leave shall remain on record. Seniority shall not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to serviceaccrue while on leave.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A sabbatical leave of absence for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating professional study may be granted to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, a principal in the opinion of Eden Prairie Schools subject to the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational systemfollowing provisions:
1. Priority will be given In order to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall principal must have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for completed at least seven (7) consecutive yearsfull school years of employment in the Eden Prairie Schools since the principal's initial date of employment or the expiration of such principal's last previous sabbatical leave.
c. Sabbatical leave may 2. No more than one principal shall be granted sabbatical leave in any one year.
3. The proposed program of study must be approved in advance by the Superintendent. The professional study for which sabbatical leave is granted shall be directly related to the principal's assignment, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
4. The allowance granted to a maximum principal on sabbatical leave shall be 60% of one the basic contract salary (1not including any extra-curricular pay) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or the individual for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided term in which the recipient application for sabbatical leave is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leaveapproved. Payment for members on It is understood that sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will notgranted for one regular school year. The Superintendent pay reduction may be taken over two years by mutual consent.
5. A principal receiving a sabbatical leave of Schools reserves absence must agree in writing to return to the right to request status reports on the success school district for at least one year of service after completion of the program at sabbatical leave. A principal who received a sabbatical leave and fails to complete one year of service with the school district for any timereason other than the individual's incapacity to administer, shall refund monies received from the school district for sabbatical leave; and said monies shall be due and payable to the school district forthwith upon the cessation of employment in the school district.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply 6. Applications for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with be submitted in writing to the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is preceding school year. Additional information may be submitted up to commence.
e. Upon completion March 15th. Notice of the sabbatical leave, action by the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member shall be given prior to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted April 15th. The principal must confirm acceptance of a sabbatical leave offer by May 1.
7. Upon satisfactory completion of a sabbatical leave the individual shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return be assigned to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than position occupied prior to the sabbatical leaveleave or a mutually agreed upon commensurate position.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical Any teacher who has been in the employ of the District for seven successive years may apply for a sabbatical leave for approved fullstudy for one year at half pay or one-time study, or half year at full pay. The applicant must make request for other approved educational activities directly relating leave in writing stating the purpose and objectives of the requested sabbatical. Applications for leave to one's professional assignment, start with the second semester must be filed prior to the end of the preceding September; those for a leave to begin in September must be filed by February 1st. Approval of sabbatical leave shall be contingent upon the following conditions:
1. No more than one teacher may be absent on such a leave at one time.
2. No more than one sabbatical leave will be available granted to any one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, teacher in any seven year period.
3. A recommended qualified replacement must be available.
4. The applicant must be permanently certified in his/her teaching discipline.
5. The applicant must agree in writing to continue in the opinion employ of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time two years upon completion of the leave. Payment for members on (Should later circumstances make it impossible to comply with his/her agreement, s/he shall notify the Superintendent immediately, forfeit all sabbatical leave will be biweekly pay due, and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X refund immediately monies received as sabbatical pay.) Final approval or disapproval of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to an applicant’s request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file be made by the Board, and such decision shall not be subject to review. The Board shall act after receiving recommendations from a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for duly appointed committee of five representing the use of such leave with Board (one member), the Superintendent Administration (two members), and the School no later than December 1 Faculty (two members). Application will be judged solely upon their merit and their relevance to the needs of the preceding yearschool system. A final request for sabbatical leaveSeniority, including specific details order of application, and /or position in the school district shall be secondary to the intrinsic merits of the programapplication. If more than one application is received, shall be filed those with no later than March 1 record of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a previous sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationbe considered first.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. 1. Sabbatical leave leaves for approved full-time studycertified teaching personnel employed by the Board of Education may be granted for one full school year or the second semester of the school year. However, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignmentin any school year, will be available to the number of teachers granted the request shall not exceed one percent (1%) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational systemstaff. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking To qualify for consideration for a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall the teacher must have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for system at least seven (7) consecutive yearsyears and must hold a permanent or continuing certificate. It is further understood that a second semester sabbatical leave may be granted only in cases where no major disruption of the educational program will occur as a result of such leave.
c. Sabbatical 2. A sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on following reasons:
a. For formal study at an accredited college or university toward an advanced degree.
b. For research work under the salary schedule in effect at the time guidance of the leave. Payment competent research personnel.
c. Advanced study for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will nota special program or professional improvement.
3. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan study or research plans for the use of such leave year, together with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request application for sabbatical leave, including specific details of must be submitted to the programSuperintendent for approval, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence15.
e. Upon completion 4. After due consideration of all applications, the Superintendent shall present each request to the Board with a written recommendation of acceptance or rejection. The teacher involved shall be asked to be present at the meeting when his/her program comes up for consideration by the Board.
5. During the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and teacher will receive one-half of the School Board may require salary at the member to complete a written report describing appropriate step for the manner in which year or semester the leave was used is granted. Such pay will be paid in twenty (20) equal installments, or ten (10) in the case of a semester leave, starting with the first regular pay date and continuing through the educational value received there fromcontractual school year. The teacher shall also receive full fringe benefits. Provided, however, that the Board shall not be held liable for death or injuries sustained by a teacher while on sabbatical leave.
f. Any member to be granted 6. A teacher returning from a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service be offered reinstatement in the Hampstead School District for previous or a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commencedcomparable position, if available, or, ; if not available, the teacher shall be assigned to a position for which he/she is qualified, provided the teacher is still qualified and competent to perform regular teaching duties. To protect the Board against the teacher's failure to return to a teaching position, the teacher shall execute a non-interest bearing note in the amount of the one-half pay. This note shall be paid off by one of two methods:
a. The face of the note shall diminish by an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleamount equal to one-twentieth of the original face for each eighteen days of service rendered.
h. b. The returning member note shall, upon failure of the teacher to return to the system to teach, be payable in twenty (20) installments, beginning with October 1st of the year the teacher should have returned and continuing for the next twenty-two (22) months, excluding the intervening July and August. During such payments, there shall be added to each payment an amount to cover interest so that the effective rate of interest the Board receives will be one percent (1%) of the unpaid balance per month effective September 1st of the school year the teacher would have resumed a normal teaching position. The teacher shall, after notifying the Board that he/she will not qualify for another leave until return, have the option of paying the note in full with no interest prior to September 1st of the school year the teacher would have resumed a normal teaching station.
7. Failure to return the second year would require that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.the teacher make the last ten
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Full-time teachers shall be granted Sabbatical Leave for study, research towards a degree, or publication in areas of their specialization, such leave to be granted by the Board, at its sole discretion, where the same will be beneficial to the school system of Xxxxxxxxxx Township. Final approval of the applicant for approved Sabbatical Leave will be made by the Board of Education.
A. Only one teacher may be granted a Sabbatical Leave at any one time.
B. A statement of intent to apply for a Sabbatical Leave must be filed by December 1st ; the application for a Sabbatical Leave must be submitted before February 1st and processed no later than April 1st.
C. A teacher must complete seven (7) continuous years of satisfactory teaching in this district.
D. A teacher will receive half-pay for a full-year of Sabbatical Leave. Payment will be made as per the teacher’s regular step on the salary guide.
E. When a teacher is aware of the need to fulfill credit requirements in anticipation of recognition for an advanced degree at a particular college or university, that teacher must then secure Board approval and commitment that he/she will be granted such a Sabbatical Leave for research or for study at that college. Preference should be offered to Doctoral Candidates.
F. After completion of the Sabbatical Leave and upon return to active duty, the teacher will be placed on his/her proper step of the teachers’ guide, the proper step to be the step that the teacher would have earned had he/she remained in teaching for that year.
G. If by April 1st no teacher has been granted a Sabbatical Leave, the time limit in Paragraph B for application for Sabbatical Leave may be extended by the Board until May 1st for the sole purpose of permitting application for such leave by any teacher who has been accepted as a full time participant for a government sponsored institute for the following school year.
H. Each teacher who is on Sabbatical Leave shall notify the Superintendent in writing by March 15th of the year of leave whether such teacher intends to return to active duty the following year.
I. A teacher granted Sabbatical Leave shall return to the full-time studyemploy of the district a minimum of two (2) school years. Failure to comply with this obligation shall require the teacher to repay the Board for compensation received while on Sabbatical less applicable state and federal income tax, or for other approved educational activities directly relating FICA, and SUI which is expressly understood to one's professional assignment, be excluded from payback. The teacher will be available to given a 50% allowance on the aforementioned payback provisions for completion of only one (1) member every other year, providing year of teaching service after return from Sabbatical. Any money to be paid back due to default under this Article may be paid back over the granting course of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven two (72) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A. Any teacher who has completed seven (7) or more years of continuous full -time service in the Parsippany-Xxxx Hills Schools may, upon recommen- dation of the Superintendent, be granted a leave of absence by the Board for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting full year for study. After each subsequent period of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive yearsor more years of such service, a further leave for study may be granted.
c. Sabbatical B. Application for such leave may shall be granted made prior to December 1st previous to the school year for which such absence is requested. Such application shall be made upon a regular form furnished by the Board and shall indi- cate a program, approved by the Superintendent and the Board, to be fol- lowed by the teacher during the period of leave.
C. Applicants shall agree to abide by all conditions determined upon by the Board to govern such leaves of absence.
D. As a condition to such leave, the teacher shall enter into a contract to con- tinue in the service of the Parsippany-Xxxx Hills Public Schools for a maximum peri- od of one at least two (12) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate years after the expiration of paythe leave of absence. Failing to so continue in service, or for the teacher shall repay the Board the full salary received while on leave.
E. The salary granted to a teacher on such leave shall be one-half (1/2) of the salary to which he or she would be entitled if not on leave. From such half -salary shall be deducted monthly the regular deductions for the Teachers' Pension Fund and other deductions authorized by the teacher. Salary pay- ments shall be made monthly in accordance with the schedule for payment of salaries in the school year at seventy-five system.
F. Not more than two percent (752%) rate of payall the teachers (positions covered by this Agreement) shall be granted sabbatical leave for the same year. In granting such leaves due consideration shall be given first and foremost to the possible benefits to the total school district. In cases of equal benefit to the district, provided seniority shall be considered.
G. If more than two percent (2%) of the recipient is enrolled in staff shall apply for leave, selection shall be made on the basis of benefits to the school system. At all times the needs of the school system as a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved programwhole shall be paramount. The Super- intendent shall make recommendations regarding this matter.
H. Teachers on such leave may not associate for compensation with any per- son, using persons, or organization during the school year, unless the Board ap- proves such association as beneficial to this school system and only then upon the condition prescribed by the Board.
I. Any grant, fellowship or scholarship which does not entail teaching a reg- ularly scheduled class shall not diminish the salary step received while on leave. Teachers on such leave shall make such regular written reports to the Superintendent as he/she may require. Teachers on such leave shall be considered as in the employ of the Board and the time thus spent shall count as regular service toward retirement and for consideration in regard to salary adjustments.
J. Such leave of absence shall be without prejudice to the teachers' tenure rights.
K. The teacher shall be assigned to a bargaining unit position as determined by the Board at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A sabbatical leave may be granted to a teacher by the Board for approved full-time study, including study in another area of specialization, or for other approved educational activities directly relating travel which is of value to one's professional assignmentthe School District, will subject to the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have completed at least ten (10) years, exclusive of military service, in the North Xxxxxxxx School District.
2. The number of teachers on sabbatical leave at any one time shall be available limited to one (1) member every other per year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will Leave shall be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year, commencing September 1, in the year for which the application is approved.
3. All sabbatical leaves shall require the recommendation of the Superintendent and the approval of the Board.
4. Requests for sabbatical leave must be submitted in writing to the Superintendent no later than November 1, and action must be taken no later than February 1, of the year preceding the school year for which the leave is requested. The Board reserves the right to grant exceptions.
5. A teacher on sabbatical leave for a full year shall be paid at fifty percent (50%) of his/her salary rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the commencement of leave. Payment for members The salary paid shall be contingent upon continuation of the proper course of study with passing grades. Should the teacher on sabbatical leave terminate his/her study at any time he/she must immediately notify the Board of this action and the salary arrangement will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timeterminated.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year6. A final request for While on sabbatical leave, including specific details the teacher will retain seniority rights, teacher retirement rights, health insurance and pension benefits as if he/she were in regular employment.
7. The teacher shall submit a written report within one (1) month of return, along with a transcript of his/her credits if applicable.
8. A teacher granted a sabbatical leave must agree in writing to continue working in the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of School System for two (2) years following return or will reimburse the calendar year school system the total salary and health benefits paid during the period in which the sabbatical leave is was taken, unless injury or disability occurs which prevents the employee from returning to commencework. Disability must be documented by the employee, although the Board shall have the right to obtain its own assessment of disability at its own expense. In case the employee becomes deceased, the estate has no obligation under this provision.
e. Upon completion of 9. Study must be a full time program for one (1) year without compensation from the sabbatical leave, institution being attended. It may not include an arrangement whereby the Superintendent student is paid and the School Board may require the member therefore would not be able to complete fulfill a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromfull time status as a student.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. 1. Sabbatical leave for approved study may be granted to full-time studyteachers who have completed seven (7) years of more of continuous serviced to the District under the following conditions:
a. An applicant for sabbatical leave must show that the completion of a planned program of study will improve the background, or training and skills of the teacher, and enable the teacher to better serve the District.
b. Sabbatical leave may not be used for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will retaining in a new area unless requested by the Board.
c. No more than five percent (5%) of the full time teachers may be available to granted sabbatical leave in any one (1) member every other school year. APPROVED
d. If the number of teachers requesting sabbatical leave exceeds the number allowable under this Article, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority selection will be given based on the estimated value to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreethe school district as determined by the Superintendent. This determination is not subject to the grievance procedure.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. e. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of up to one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, year.
f. Teachers on sabbatical leave will neither lose or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request gain benefits while on leave and upon return will be placed on the salary schedule in effect at the time appropriate step. However, the cost of any insurance coverage will be at the sole expense of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationteacher.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior teacher will be restored to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned former position, or to one which the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, teacher is certified and qualified to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleperform.
h. The returning member will Applications for sabbatical leave, on forms provided by the superintendent’s office must be submitted prior to April 1 of the year preceding the leave requested.
i. Any of the above conditions concerning sabbatical leave may be waived in the sole discretion of the Board and is not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning subject to servicethe grievance procedure.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Certified Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. (a) Sabbatical leave is for approved the purpose of enhancing professional development, including teaching skills and eligibility for career opportunities in the Department, study and research, or such other activity that the Superintendent deems of value to both the employee and the school system. Sabbatical leave shall not be granted without the approval of the Superintendent.
(b) An employee may become eligible for sabbatical leave at the completion of six (6) years of full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreeemployment.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member (c) The Board shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven fund either two (72) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) year or one (1) full year sabbatical leave in each year of the contract. The period of leave shall be counted for retirement purposes. The Board will continue its contributions toward health and life insurance during such leave.
(d) A plan for leave requested to take effect at the start of the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided must be submitted to the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using School Principal not later than March 1. A plan for leave requested to take effect the salary step at second semester must be submitted to the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timeSchool Principal not later than August 31.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for (e) During the use period of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details an employee shall not accept full- time employment or any employment which interferes with the performance of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commenceapproved plan.
e. Upon completion (f) As a condition of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board an applicant must agree that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service after its expiration he/she will serve in the Hampstead School District Connecticut Technical Education and System for a minimum period at least twice the period of twice the length of the sabbatical leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. . Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1employee will be reinstated to his/her position, including extracurricular, or such other position, mutually agreed, that makes use of his/her newly acquired skills. Be placed Sabbatical leave will count as service on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leaveschedule and toward seniority.
2. Be returned to (g) The procedures for applying and reviewing requests for Sabbatical leave shall be as determined by the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleProfessional Development Committee.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave Leave for approved study and research may be granted without pay to full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating regular employees subject to one's professional assignment, will be available to one the following conditions:
1. The employee applying must have at least five (15) member every other year, providing the granting years of such leave will not, full-time continuous teaching service in the opinion District immediately preceding the date of application for the Sabbatical Leave unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness Board of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's DegreeEducation.
b. To 2. Each year up to five percent (5%) of the eligible teaching staff may be granted sabbatical leaves of absence.
3. No employee will be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall Sabbatical Leave if they have been employed in granted such a professional capacity by leave from the Hampstead School District for at least within the seven (7) consecutive yearsyears of service immediately preceding the application unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent and the Board of Education.
c. 4. The applicant must present an acceptable plan for educational growth to be followed during the Sabbatical Leave. The proposed plan must contribute to the professional effectiveness of the applicant as a teacher in their current areas of certification/licensure.
5. Application(s) for Sabbatical Leave shall be submitted, in writing, to the Superintendent and must be received by March 15th. If approved by the Superintendent, the leave may will be acted upon by the Board by May 31st.
6. An employee on Sabbatical Leave shall not render teaching service for compensation in any other Ohio public and/or private educational institution provided, however, this requirement shall not preclude the acceptance of a fellowship or other assistance in research.
7. Within sixty (60) days after completion of the Sabbatical Leave, the employee granted such leave shall file with the Superintendent a written report of their educational pursuits while on Sabbatical Leave.
8. All sabbatical leaves shall be for a maximum period of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate only. Written notice of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the employee’s intent to return to a teaching position in the district shall be received by the Superintendent no later than March 31st of the school year at seventy-five the employee is on sabbatical leave. Failure to provide written notice by this date shall result in the termination of the contract of employment between the Board and the employee and the employee is without further recourse under law or this agreement.
9. An employee on Sabbatical Leave may elect to continue District insurance benefits by paying one hundred percent (75100%) rate of paythe monthly premium.
10. Upon completion, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (employee will return to teach at least 12 graduate creditsone (1) approved programfull year in the District or pay to the District the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
11. Upon return, using the salary employee will resume the same contract status, but they will not receive an additional step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
212. Be returned Upon return, the employee will be assigned to a position for which he/she is certified/licensed, but there is no guarantee that it will be the same position held at the time the leave commencedposition, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblewhich he/she previously held.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical The Bloomfield Board of Education, desiring to reward professional performance and encourage independent research and achievement, hereby initiates a policy of sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion personnel.
a. Members of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority professional staff who will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for completed at least seven (7) consecutive yearsyears of full-time service to Bloomfield Schools may, upon recommendation of the Superintendent and with the approval of the Board, be granted a sabbatical leave for study, travel, or research and writing.
b. At any time not more than one percent (1%) of the total of professional staff members regularly employed shall be on leave of absence. In case the number of applications shall exceed one percent (1%), selection shall be made in accordance with the following principles:
(1) Length of service, preference being given to those longest in the school system.
(2) Distribution by schools, care being taken that the number from any school shall not be comparatively excessive.
(3) Nature of service, provisions being made that the benefits of such leave of absence shall be distributed as fairly as possible among all grades, high school, and supervisory positions.
c. Applications for this leave must be submitted to the Superintendent of Schools on the prescribed form not later than November 1st or not later than sixty (60) days after the execution of this Agreement in the year preceding the sabbatical year, whichever is later, in order that proper budgetary allowance may be planned and provided.
(1) A member of the professional staff applying for a leave to attend college must plan to earn not less than the number of semester hours of credit required of the average student enrolled as a full time student in the graduate program of that institution.
(2) A member applying for leave to travel for educational purposes must file with the application a detailed itinerary on a form to be jointly developed by the Association and the Board.
(3) A member applying for leave for research and writing must file with the application an outline of the plan on a form to be jointly developed by the Association and the Board.
(4) Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) of the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) or for one entire school year. The rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in compensation for a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed at a rate equivalent to three-quarters of the salary in accordance with current payroll procedureseffect immediately prior to the beginning of such leave. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contractUpon return to their regular teaching duties, staff members will be allowedgiven credit for regular annual salary increments earned during the time of leave, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves in no event shall a teacher receive more than the right to request status reports total salary on the success salary scale when the leave pay is added to any grants and/or stipends they may receive. Applicants or people on leave shall advise the Board of the program at any timeand all grants or stipends they receive.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for Upon return from sabbatical leave, including specific details a teacher's salary shall be the same as the teacher would have received had the period of the program, leave been spent in the Bloomfield School System and the teacher shall be filed no later than March 1 of returned to the calendar year in same position which was held at the sabbatical time said leave is commenced, if available, or, if not, to commencea substantially equivalent position.
e. Upon completion Prior to the granting of the a sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a teacher shall enter into written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract agreement with the Superintendent and the School Board of Education that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall teacher will return to service in the Hampstead Bloomfield School District System for a minimum period of equal to twice the length of the leaveleave and that, or return in default of completing such service, shall refund to the District Town of Bloomfield an amount equal to such proportions of salary received while on leave as the full cost amount of service not actually rendered as agreed bears to the whole amount of services agreed to be rendered.
f. Persons granted sabbatical leave of absence are required to report twice each semester to the Superintendent of Schools during such absence indicating the progress to date with respect to their filed plan. If such reports are unsatisfactory, the leave may be terminated by the Board at any time at the recommendation of the sabbatical upon resignationSuperintendent of Schools.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, Applications of such leave of absence for any school year shall be acted on by the member shall:
1. Be placed on Board of Education at its first regular meeting in January of the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblepreceding year.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to serviceDeviations from the above may be recommended by the Superintendent.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical An educator may apply for a year's BOARD approved sabbatical leave. This leave is for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's the professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion growth of the Superintendent educator as it relates to current or future duties within, and Board, impair to the effectiveness benefit of instruction within the Park City School District. A request for a sabbatical leave must include an application with a statement of the educational systemgoal and plan, which indicates how that goal shall be achieved. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member Such plan shall have been employed in a professional capacity need approval by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical principal and the superintendent prior to submission to the BOARD. A sabbatical leave may be granted to an educator for up to one school year.
7.4.1. To qualify for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and educator will have completed six successful years in the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromDISTRICT.
f. Any member to 7.4.2. An educator may be granted awarded a sabbatical leave shall contract with at seven-year intervals.
7.4.3. Two full-year sabbaticals may be granted per year districtwide.
7.4.4. During the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leavesabbatical year, the member educator shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length receive 50% of the leave, or prior year's salary.
7.4.5. Upon return to the District DISTRICT, the full cost educator shall commit to a minimum of two years’ service to the DISTRICT or shall pay the entire sum of the salary, plus the entire sum of fringe benefits paid during the sabbatical upon resignationyear to the DISTRICT.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, 7.4.6. The DISTRICT shall pay the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to negotiated insurance benefits for educators during the sabbatical leaveyear.
27.4.7. Be returned to Credits earned may be submitted for approval. A step increase will not be granted for the leave year.
7.4.8. The educator shall be offered the same position held at in which they were employed before the time sabbatical year upon return to the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleDISTRICT.
h. The returning member will not qualify 7.4.9. To assure an orderly process, an application (where is this application?) for another sabbatical leave until that member has served a period must be acted upon no later than the following dates:
(a) January 15 - Written plan and application submitted to the principal.
(b) January 31 - Written plan and application with principal's approval submitted to the human resources department.
(c) March 10 - (or before to coincide with the regular BOARD meeting) - Written plan and application with principal's and superintendent's recommendation submitted to the BOARD.
(d) April 1 - Written notification of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to servicedenial of sabbatical request shall be provided by the BOARD.
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Samples: Professional Services, Professional Services
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, A certified employee will be available eligible to apply for a sabbatical leave of absence of one semester or one year after six (16) member every years of service at Oak Lawn Community High School for the purpose of (A) study and scholarly pursuits, (B) travel as approved or (C) such other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of purpose as may be adjudged proper by the Superintendent and Boardthe Board of Education. The following provisions will govern such leave:
a. The cost to the Board for teachers granted such leave for salary, impair pension, and fringe benefits shall be 75% of the effectiveness basic salary as if the teacher were in actual service or as provided by the School Code, whichever is larger. The teacher on sabbatical leave shall continue to progress on the salary schedule as the teacher in service.
b. A teacher accepting sabbatical leave must agree to return to teach at Oak Lawn one year following the sabbatical or to refund the salary paid to him during such leave, unless such return and performance is prevented by illness or incapacity.
c. The teacher will return to a position equivalent to that he occupied at Oak Lawn before the leave, unless a better position is offered and accepted.
d. Three faculty members may be granted leaves concurrently in any one year.
e. A Sabbatical Leave Committee, composed of instruction within the educational systemSuperintendent, two (2) other members to be appointed by the administration, and three (3) members to be appointed by the Union, shall make recommendations to the Board on sabbatical leave. Priority The Committee shall establish and make known to all applicants guidelines to be used as an aid in making its selections. Provided that when applications for leave are deemed by the Committee to be of equal merit, consideration will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreethe following priorities: (A) teachers applying for their first sabbatical over those applying for their second sabbatical; (B) teachers senior in service at Oak Lawn over those with shorter service; (C) teachers with longer total teaching experience over less experienced.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply f. Applicants for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for all or part of the use of such leave ensuing school year must be filed with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 January 15 of the preceding immediate school year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of .
g. Recommendations to the program, Board by the Sabbatical Leave Committee shall be filed no later than March 1 of presented to the calendar year Superintendent prior to the regular February meeting. Final Board action will be at the regular meeting in which March. As provided in the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leaveSchool Code, the Superintendent and final decision on the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member number of sabbatical leaves to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with and persons to receive such leaves will be made by the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationEducation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall A. Administrators who have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District as administrators for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years shall be eligible for a sabbatical leave. If granted, said administrator shall be paid one half of his/her annual salary for a full year sabbatical, along with full related fringe benefits. Sabbatical leave of less than one full year shall have the salary reimbursement prorated to the length of the leave.
B. A sabbatical leave shall be available to eligible administrators in order to provide an opportunity for professional improvement through formal study, research, writing and travel, or other types of experience through which the general welfare of the Plymouth- Canton Community School will benefit.
1. Absence from service in the district for a period of not more than one (1) year, under the leave of absence without pay granted by the Board for professional improvement or restoration of health, shall not be deemed a break in the continuity of service required in this section. Subsequent sabbatical leaves may be granted after returning eligibility has been reestablished by service of an additional seven (7) years as a full-time employee.
2. Applicants must agree to servicethe service of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools immediately upon termination of sabbatical leave and to continue in such service for a period of two (2) years, unless physical disability makes this impossible or there is mutual agreement to the contrary. A signed agreement in the format of a promissory note shall stipulate that the failure of the administrator to provide such service shall result in the obligation to reimburse the district a proportionate part of the salary and fringe benefits paid to him during the sabbatical leave, determined by the fraction of the two (2) years not served following the leave.
C. Application shall be made to the Sabbatical Leave Committee not later than February 1 for a leave beginning the first semester of school year, or October 1 for a leave beginning the second semester of a school year. Such application shall be accompanied by a plan for the period of the sabbatical leave.
D. The Sabbatical Leave Committee of the P.C.A. shall prepare a priority listing of eligible candidates and recommend names for sabbatical leave appointments within thirty (30) days of application deadlines to the Superintendent or his/her designee, for Board approval. In recommending approval of an application, the committee shall consider the date of application, the purpose of the leave, the seniority of service to the school system, the professional growth of the administrator, the potential benefit to the school system and other factors deemed pertinent by the committee. Notice of the Board's decision shall be given the applicant within forty-five (45) days of application deadlines.
E. An administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, shall be restored to his/her former position or to a position of like nature and status and shall be placed at the same position on the salary schedule as he would have been had he served in the district during such period.
F. A sabbatical leave may be granted for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months.
G. The Administrator shall immediately request and obtain approval from the Superintendent or his/her designee, for any substantial change in the previously planned program of leave.
H. Administrators, upon return from the leave, shall file a written report with the Superintendent or his/her designee, including the names of institutions attended, courses pursued, credits received, experience gained together with the applicant's appraisal of the professional value of the activities while on leave, and the manner in which the knowledge and experience gained may be applied to the benefit of the school system.
I. The Board reserves the right to extend a sabbatical leave at full pay to an applicant on a special assignment for the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools provided the applicant guarantees to fulfill a four (4) year commitment immediately following his/her return.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Employment Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical Leave shall be interpreted as leave from duty granted to any tenured teacher after seven (7) years of active service for approved full-time study, or the purpose of improving instruction. Sabbatical Leave may be granted for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every year or for one (1) semester, as may be recommended by the President and approved by the Board.
b. Leave granted for professional study, work on publications, travel, or travel combined with study, or any other year, providing the granting of such leave will notreason which, in the opinion of the Superintendent and BoardPresident, impair shall improve instruction at the effectiveness College or shall improve the efficiency of instruction within the educational system. Priority will teacher shall be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by considered consistent with the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive yearspurposes of Sabbatical Leave.
c. Sabbatical leave may Not more than 2% (0.02) of the teachers at the College shall be granted for a maximum of Sabbatical Leave in any one (1) school year year.
d. Remuneration to teachers granted Sabbatical Leave shall be at fifty percent (50%) the rate of pay, or for one-one- half (1/20.5) the school year at seventy-five percent salary for two (75%2) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time semesters or full salary for one (at least 12 graduate credits1) approved program, using the salary step semester to be received at the time the Leave begins, and such remuneration not to extend beyond two (2) semesters. It is understood that this provision is subject to the letter of the request agreement regarding transfer of 5% (0.05) of extra-contractual monies. The Board shall continue to pay such insurance premiums for a teacher on the salary schedule Sabbatical Leave as may be in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members teachers not on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timesuch Leave.
d. An eligible member desiring e. All applications for Sabbatical Leave shall be submitted to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use Office of such leave with the Superintendent and the School Human Resources no later than December February 1 of the year preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner Contractual Year in which the leave was used is to take effect. A Sabbatical Review Committee, consisting of three administrators appointed by the College President and three teachers
f. In determining recommendations on requests for Sabbatical Leaves, the Sabbatical Review Committee and the educational value received there fromCollege President shall base their recommendations that a Sabbatical Leave be approved or disapproved solely on the following criteria:
(1) The extent of the applicant's professional study, growth, contribution, and successful service during the preceding seven years,
(2) The extent to which plans submitted for use of time while on leave are definite and educationally constructive,
(3) The length of uninterrupted service at the College,
(4) Reasonable and equitable distribution of applicants among the divisions and departments of the College.
f. Any member to be g. A teacher granted a sabbatical leave Sabbatical Leave shall contract not engage in remunerative work while on such Leave without the approval of the President. Scholarships and fellowships in approved colleges and universities or grants which do not interfere with the Superintendent and program of professional improvement are excepted.
h. Upon returning from Sabbatical Leave, a teacher shall provide the School Board that upon the termination Office of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for Human Resources with a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or written report detailing what was accomplished.
i. A teacher who does not return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify College for another leave until that member has served a period of seven at least two (72) consecutive years after returning to servicecompleting Sabbatical Leave shall reimburse the Board for all monies received from it during such Leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. 1. Sabbatical leave leaves for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, study and research will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity granted by the Hampstead School District for at least Board to teachers who have completed seven (7) consecutive yearsyears of service in the Flint Community Schools. Such sabbatical leaves shall be in recognition of significant service in the Flint Community Schools and for the purpose of encouraging scholarly achievement which contributes to the professional effectiveness of the members of the staff and the value of their subsequent service to the Flint Community Schools. The Board, in making a determination as to whether to approve or disapprove a sabbatical application, shall consider the criteria set forth in Appendix K.
2. Each year, one percent (1%) of the teachers in K-12 who are otherwise eligible will be granted sabbatical leave. In calculating the maximum number of persons who would be eligible, fractions will be rounded off to the nearest whole number and half-year sabbatical leaves will be considered leave for one-half person.
c. 3. Sabbatical leave may not be granted to one individual more often than once every seven (7) years. It will be granted only when the proposed purpose of the leave warrants it and when the teaching program of the department and the interests of the Flint school system will not be seriously impaired by the teacher's absence.
4. A sabbatical leave may be granted for one semester, one full school year, or for the last semester of one school year and the first semester of the following year. Each teacher on sabbatical leave shall receive one-half the pay he/she would otherwise receive during the period of this sabbatical leave plus the medical-hospitalization insurance and life insurance, dental insurance, and long-term disability coverage as provided in this Agreement, except that long-term disability coverage will become effective at the end of the stipulated leave period, upon a maximum doctor's written certification of continued disability. A teacher on sabbatical leave shall not render service for compensation in another educational institution, provided, however, that this shall not preclude the acceptance of a fellowship or other assistance in research. Applicants for a Study Sabbatical who are granted such sabbatical must carry a full load of academic courses as determined by their university, college, or training institution.
5. Application for sabbatical leave shall be made in writing and received by the division head not later than March 1 preceding the school year within which the leave is desired. The application must be accompanied by a statement of a well-considered plan for spending the leave in a manner calculated to contribute to the professional effectiveness of the applicant and the best interests of the Flint school system.
6. Each teacher who is granted sabbatical leave will be expected to return to his/her duties in the Flint school system for at least one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate and upon returning, shall present a full report regarding the use of pay, or for one-half (1/2) his/her sabbatical leave to the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-division head.
7. Any time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request spent on sabbatical leave shall be considered as additional experience on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leaveschedule.
8. Payment for members on A teacher who has had his/her sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X approved pursuant to the procedures of this contractAppendix K shall, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves except by mutual agreement between the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent Board and the School no later than December 1 of teacher, be returned to the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in teaching assignment from which the leave was used granted, provided the sabbatical program is directly related to the teacher's former teaching assignment and provided further that the educational value received there from.
f. Any member teaching assignment continues to be exist upon the teacher's return. All other teachers granted a sabbatical leave shall contract be returned from leave in accord with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination language of such leaveArticle 16, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.Section X.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave shall be interpreted as leave from active duty granted to any professional employee after seven (7) years of service in the Xxxxxx School District for approved full-time the purpose of improving the delivery of services in the School District. Sabbatical leave may be granted for up to one
(1) year as may be recommended by the Superintendent. The application for sabbatical leave must be filed in writing with the Superintendent. Final approval of those applicants selected by the Superintendent will be made by the Board. Each applicant will receive a written response to the application within thirty (30) days of the Board's decision.
b. Leave granted for professional study, for travel, or travel combined with study, or for any other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will notreasons which, in the opinion of the Superintendent and BoardSuperintendent, impair will improve the effectiveness instructional program in the School District, or will improve the efficiency of instruction within a teacher, shall be considered consistent with the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for purpose of sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical Before approval is given, a qualified acceptable replacement must be available for the period for which the leave may is to be granted.
d. Remuneration to teachers granted for a maximum of one (1) school year such leave shall be at fifty percent (50%) the rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventyyearly salary and payment shall be made on a regular payroll basis of twenty (20) or twenty-five percent six (75%26) rate of paypays. No fringe benefits will be paid or accrue while the teacher is on sabbatical, provided except as hereafter provided, but the recipient is enrolled teacher may continue in a full-time the group health plan by reimbursing the Employer for the premiums. Not more than one (at least 12 graduate credits1) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on teacher may be granted sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding one (1) year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the teacher granted a sabbatical leave is (and who wants credit for any sabbatical leave time to commencego toward his/her retirement) may be required to purchase any such credit from MPSERS.
e. Upon completion of the In determining its recommendations on requests for sabbatical leave, the Superintendent will base a decision on the following criteria:
(1) Seniority of service to the school system.
(2) The extent of the applicant's professional study, growth, contribution and successful services during the School Board may require the member preceding year.
(3) The extent to complete a written report describing the manner which plans submitted for use of time while on leave are definite and educationally constructive.
(4) Order in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromapplications are received.
f. Any member to Increment in the salary schedule and sick leave credit shall accrue and be granted when the sabbatical leave is successfully completed and the teacher returns to duty.
g. A teacher, upon completion of a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return at least two (2) school years.
h. A teacher not returning to the School District the full cost for reasons other than health, upon completion of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, shall reimburse the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical School District for all monies received from it during this leave.
2. Be returned i. Upon return the Employer shall return the teacher to the same a position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblein which they are highly qualified for.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave The Chancellor shall have the authority, with the approval of the Board, to grant leaves of absence to tenured faculty members for approved full-time a period not to exceed one academic year and not less than one semester for resident study, research and writing, travel, or for other approved educational activities directly relating purposes designed to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing improve the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion services of the Superintendent and Board, impair faculty member to the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's DegreeColleges.
b. To A faculty member who has received a sabbatical leave for the purpose of completing the requirements for an advanced degree and who finds that she cannot complete these requirements during said leave shall, upon application and upon approval of evidence satisfactory to the Chancellor, be eligible granted a professional leave of absence with full loss of pay for a maximum period of one academic year. This additional leave shall commence immediately upon the expiration of the sabbatical leave, a . The application for such leave shall be made to the Chancellor through the College President. A faculty member granted such professional leave shall have been employed in a professional capacity by not be exempted from the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7service requirements of Article IX(A)(1)(g) consecutive yearsof this Agreement.
c. Sabbatical A sabbatical leave may be granted at the completion of six or more years of continuous satisfactory active service. A sabbatical leave granted under this section shall be a bar to any further leave hereunder until after the completion of at least six years of additional continuous satisfactory active service. The application for leave shall contain a maximum definite statement of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of paythe plan for resident study, research and writing, travel, or for other activities to be undertaken, or a combination thereof, which plan shall be approved by the Chancellor and no change in the plans shall be made without her approval. If it shall become necessary in the granting of sabbatical leave to choose between two or more applicants whose qualifications are substantially equal, the selection shall be determined first on the basis of the number of years since the last sabbatical leave taken, and second, on the basis of seniority. Sabbatical leave applications under this section shall be received and reviewed by a joint Union-Administration committee at each college consisting of an equal number of faculty members and administrators. The Union chapter chairs shall select the faculty members and the college administrations shall select the administrators on each committee. After reviewing the applications, each committee shall make its recommendations to the college President.
d. A faculty member on sabbatical leave shall receive one-half (1/2) the school of her full base salary for an academic year at seventy-leave or her full base salary for a semester leave. The number of faculty members who will be permitted to take sabbatical leave each academic year shall not exceed five percent (755%) rate of paythe faculty members district-wide. The deadline date for sabbatical leave applications, due to the Colleges, will be March 1. However, if the number of faculty members granted sabbatical leave from among those who apply for such leave by March 1 is below five percent (5%) of the total of faculty members, additional applications for sabbatical leave may be filed prior to October 1 of that year for the subsequent spring semester only. If the number of sabbatical leaves granted to March 1 applicants is below five percent (5%) of the total of faculty members, the Chancellor shall report the reasons therefore to the Board, and shall notify the faculty members that additional applications for sabbatical leave will be accepted for the subsequent spring semester only. No more than two-thirds (2/3) of the sabbaticals granted by the Board under this section shall be academic year sabbaticals, provided there is no additional cost to the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using Board based on covering the salary step at the time classes of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for faculty members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commenceoutside lecturers as provided herein.
e. Upon completion the expiration of leave granted pursuant to this section, and upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to the Chancellor showing full compliance with its terms and conditions, the faculty member shall be returned to the position she formerly occupied.
f. A faculty member on a sabbatical leave with half salary may accept another position which does not constitute more than one-third of her full- time teaching load. A faculty member on leave at full salary may not accept another position.
g. Before any leave is granted under this section, the faculty member shall agree in writing that, in the event she fails to return to service at the expiration of such leave and to serve in the City Colleges of Chicago for a period of at least one academic year thereafter, she shall refund all sums of money paid her by the Board during said sabbatical leave. Any faculty member on a sabbatical leave who violates any of the conditions of such leave shall return to the Board any salary paid by the Board during the period of such violation.
h. When a sabbatical leave is granted, the absence shall not be construed as a break in service for any purpose.
i. When a faculty member is granted sabbatical leave pursuant to this section, any classes or other work made available by the grant of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board leave may require the member be assigned to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromoutside lecturers.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical (a) The number of full year sabbatical leaves with pay (subject to sub-paragraph (c) below) available for administrators during any one school year shall be one (1). Request for a sabbatical leave for approved fullof absence shall be made to the Superintendent by February 15.
(b) The administrator shall have completed at least five (5) consecutive full school years in active service as a regularly appointed teacher and/or administrator in the Xxxxxxx County Public Schools in order to be eligible to receive a sabbatical leave.
(c) Administrators on sabbatical leave of absence will be paid at one-time studyhalf of their annual salary rate. In the event that the administrator receives a stipend, fellowship, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to scholarship which, after subtracting the cost of tuition, fees, and books, exceeds one's professional assignment-half of the employee’s regular salary, the Board’s contribution will be diminished by the amount in excess thereof.
(d) The Board shall offer to the administrator upon the expiration of sabbatical leave the first available administrative position for which the administrator is properly qualified without creating a new position, transferring another administrator, or promoting the administrator to a higher paying position. In the event that an appropriate administrative vacancy does not exist, the member will be offered the first available teaching position for which the administrator is properly qualified.
(e) A sabbatical leave of absence may be extended without pay or increment for one (1) member every other additional year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible (f) The administrator shall agree to return to employment with the Board for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school full year at fifty percent (50%) rate in the event of pay, or for a one-half year sabbatical leave, or two (1/22) full years in the school event of a full year of sabbatical leave. Any employee who has been granted sabbatical leave under this provision and assigned to a teaching position for two consecutive years may resign, without penalty, at seventy-five percent the end of the first year. If the administrator accepts employment elsewhere and fails to return and remain in service pursuant to the provisions of this section, any money paid to the administrator during that sabbatical shall be refunded to the Board of Education. The administrator also shall agree to notify the Office of the Superintendent for approval of any projected changes in his/her plans for professional improvements.
(75%g) rate Prior to approval of pay, provided sabbatical leave the recipient is enrolled in administrator shall submit a written proposal of the college course work as a full-time student that he/she plans to take.
(h) The applicant for sabbatical leave for study shall complete at least 12 sixteen (16) semester units of upper division or graduate creditswork during the sabbatical year. It will generally be expected that not less than eight (8) semester units shall be completed during each semester. If travel or extensive research is involved, a lesser total number of semester hours may be considered if approved by the college advisor. Transcripts or other evidence of completion shall be submitted to the Superintendent’s Office within thirty (30) approved program, using the salary step at the time days of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members member’s return to duty.
(i) The administrator on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X shall submit transcripts or other evidence of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent completion to the Director of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success Human Resources within thirty (30) days of the program at any timemember’s return to duty.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for (j) A sabbatical leave for travel will only be considered when the travel is in conjunction with an organized program of study or research. Application for leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 include, in general terms, an itinerary of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details proposed objectives of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 study or research of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave travel is to commence.
e. a part. Upon completion of the sabbatical leaveleave and within thirty (30) days of the member’s return to duty, a detailed itinerary and written report, of not less than 1,500 words, shall be submitted to the Superintendent Superintendent’s office, setting forth the member’s reactions to the travel and a statement of the benefit to the schools, and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromstudents of Xxxxxxx County. A description of travel will not satisfy this requirement.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical (k) The administrator on leave shall contract with be afforded the Superintendent opportunity to continue payments toward retirement and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service all other payroll deductions provided for in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationthis agreement.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. A. Under normal circumstances, sabbatical leave may be granted to one bargaining unit member for a full year at half pay. In special cases, additional applications may be considered for leave.
B. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, shall be granted to tenured teachers with seven (7) or for other approved educational activities directly relating more years of local service. No bargaining unit member may be granted a sabbatical leave more than once in any seven year period.
C. If subsequent to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of a sabbatical leave and prior to such leave taking effect, a statute, regulation or moratorium is enacted which prohibits or limits sabbatical leave, such leave shall be cancelled.
D. Application for sabbatical leave shall be submitted in writing prior to December 1st to a selection committee composed of the Superintendent, the Elementary Principal, the High School Principal, and three (3) members of the Board of Education. The application must contain a detailed outline of the program of educational, travel, teaching, or employment experiences that are to be undertaken during the sabbatical leave, and a statement showing specifically how this program will notimprove instruction at the Xxxxxxx-Fine Central School. In teaching or employment experience for which a bargaining unit member is compensated, the School District will pay only the difference between this compensation and full salary, an amount not to exceed half pay.
E. When more applications are received than there are available openings, the selection committee will award sabbatical leaves on the basis of its evaluation of the applications. When, in the opinion of the Superintendent committee, the applications are of equal merit, equal benefit to the District and Boardequal benefit to the individuals, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority decision will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreemade on the basis of length of local service and the equal distribution of sabbatical leaves among the elementary, secondary, and special personnel.
b. To F. One-half of the salary paid during the period of sabbatical leave shall be eligible for sabbatical considered as a loan to the bargaining unit member. This loan shall be considered as paid in full upon the completion of one year of service following the leave, a . Termination of employment prior to the end of one year of service after the completion of the leave shall cause the full value of the loan to fall due immediately. The death of the bargaining unit member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by during that year will automatically cancel the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive yearsloan.
c. G. Sabbatical leave may shall be granted counted as one year of service for a maximum purposes of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate placement on the salary schedule, seniority, and retirement. Contributions to health insurance, retirement, and other fringe benefits shall continue without interruption during the leave period.
H. The selection committee shall make its awards known to the staff no later than the last day of pay, or for one-half (1/2) December in the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate preceding the year of payleave. Applications may be conditional upon the granting of fellowship, provided the recipient is enrolled acceptance in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved programschool, using the salary step at the time confirmation of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leavetravel plans, or other sufficient reason. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a oral or written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District may be required following the full cost year of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. 20.01 The purpose of sabbatical leave is to serve the object- ives of the University by affording employees a regular opportunity to maintain and enhance their academic and professional competence free from normal on-campus teaching/professional and service obligations. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time is intended to promote high levels of scholarly and professional activity by employees through sustained periods of concentrated study, or for contemplation, and creative work, and through the extension of the range of contacts of employees to other approved educational activities directly relating people, places, experiences, and ideas. The parties to one's professional assignment, will be available this collective agreement acknow- ledge a joint responsibility to ensure the effective use of sabbatical leaves to strengthen the University in the achievement of its objectives.
(a) Tenured employees are entitled to one (1) member full year of sabbatical leave after six (6) years of service, subject to clauses 20.05, 20.06 and 20.07, below. No more than three (3) years of credit toward a sabbatical may be accrued during a leave of absence under Article 19. Normally an employee will take sabbatical leave every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven seventh (7) consecutive yearsyear. However:
(i) The employee may, with the permission of the Xxxx or designate, take leave before the year in which he/she would normally be entitled to take leave. Similarly, the Xxxx or designate may request that an individual advance his/ her sabbatical leave in the interests of effective scheduling of the Faculty’s course offerings. In both these cases of a sabbatical being taken earlier than in the normal year, the individual shall be entitled to take his/her next sabbatical in the seventh (7) year following the normal year.
c. Sabbatical (ii) The employee may, with the permission of the Xxxx or designate, take leave later than the year in which he/she would normally be entitled to take leave. Similarly, the Xxxx or designate may require that an individual delay his/her sabbat- ical leave in the interests of effective scheduling of course offerings. Notice of a required delay shall be given in writing with such advance notice as practicable of the normal starting date of the leave. In both these cases of a sabbatical being taken later than in the normal year, the individual shall be entitled to take his/her next sabbatical in the seventh (7) year following the normal year. The Xxxx shall establish a roster of impending sabbatical leaves so that employees are aware well in advance of the likelihood of delay, or the possibilities for advancement, of their sabbatical leaves.
(b) In the case of employees who have not yet received a decision on tenure, but who have satisfied the years of service requirement established in 20.02(a), the Employer may, in its discretion, grant sabbatical leave as provided in this Article.
20.03 Employees appointed to York University directly from full-time faculty service at another university shall be granted credit for a maximum such service on the basis of one (1) school York year at fifty percent of service for each two (50%2) rate years of payactive, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of payunbroken, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (faculty service since sabbatical at least 12 graduate credits) approved programtheir previous university(ies), using the salary step or if there has been no sabbatical at the previous university(ies), since the date of first full-time faculty appointment, to a maximum of three (3) York years of service. In order to provide for a smooth transition in the application of the terms of this collective agreement, the Xxxx may rule that the effective scheduling of course offerings renders it not feasible for all or part of such credit to be granted to advance an employee’s first York sabbatical leave from its normal seventh (7) year. In such cases, the remaining credit shall be applied as years of service toward the second sabbatical leave.
20.04 The Employer shall inform prospective employees of clause 20.03 and may, at its discretion, enter into agree- ment with an individual employee to award York years of service credit toward a sabbatical leave in order that an employee be entitled to a sabbatical leave earlier than would normally be the case. Such agreement shall be made between the employee and the Employer in writing, and made at time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time appointment of the employee to the Faculty.
20.05 At least fifteen (15) months before the normal starting date of his/her sabbatical leave, an employee shall indicate to the Xxxx his/her intent to proceed to sabbatical leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X A Xxxx who receives from an employee a statement of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right intent to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring proceed to apply for sabbatical leave shall respond to the schedul- ing of the sabbatical leave as specified in the statement of intent within three (3) months of receipt, either agreeing to the scheduling of the sabbatical leave or denying it and stating the reasons for the denial. Failure of the Xxxx to respond within three (3) months shall constitute approval of the scheduling of the sabbatical leave as proposed by the employee. The statement of intent may subsequently be withdrawn by the employee with the approval of the Xxxx. Failure of the employee to express an intent to proceed to sabbatical leave or to request an advancement/ delay of the normal sabbatical leave at least twelve (12) months before the normal sabbatical date shall constitute waiver of the entitlement to the sabbatical leave in ques- tion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Xxxx may relieve against the consequences of such a waiver. An employee shall provide to the Xxxx a general statement of his/her programme of activities planned for the period of sab- batical leave. By 1 November next following his/her return from sabbatical leave, an employee shall file a preliminary request for report on his/her sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent Xxxx and the School no later than December 1 Office of the preceding year. A final request for Research Services.
20.06 In very exceptional and abnormal circumstances, relating only to an employee’s second or subsequent sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, Xxxx may recommend to the President that sabbatical leave be denied the employee. The decision to deny a sabbatical leave shall be filed no later than March 1 based on evidence per- taining to the body of an employee’s performance, during and subsequent to his/her previous sabbatical leave, of those professional responsibilities directly germane to the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion effective use of the sabbatical leave, which establishes conclusively that the Superintendent University and the School Board may require individual will not benefit from his/her programme of leave in terms of the member to complete purposes of sabbatical leave as set out in 20.01, above. When sabbatical leave is denied, within thirty (30) days of the Xxxx’x receipt of the statement of leave pro- gramme, the employee shall be provided with a detailed written report describing statement containing the manner in reasons for the denial, the specific evidence on which the leave was used denial is based, and a record of the educational value received there fromEmployer’s communication to the employee of dissatisfaction with his/her performance. An employee so affected shall have full access to the grievance and arbitration procedures established by Articles 9 and 10 of this Agreement.
f. Any member 20.07 An employee proceeding to sabbatical leave shall report to the Xxxx or designate all non-trivial income for profes- sional services of which receipt from sources other than York University is anticipated. Such income, to include salary, professional fees, and research stipends, together with the York sabbatical salary, shall not exceed 100% of the employee’s normal professional income, plus reason- able research, travel, and associated expenses. Where such total is exceeded, the York sabbatical salary may be granted correspondingly reduced. Consistent with the foregoing, a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent is not intended to allow an opportunity for an employee to assume a full-time salaried position elsewhere. An employee wishing to do so will normally resign or make application for a leave of absence without pay. Individuals proceeding to sabbatical leave are encouraged to apply for external research assistance, and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member Uni- versity shall return to service assist an employee in the Hampstead School District for classification of a minimum period portion of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the his/her sabbatical upon resignationsalary as a research grant.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the 20.08 Sabbatical leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify normally for another leave until that member has served a period of seven twelve (712) consecutive years after returning to service.months and will normally begin on either 1 July or
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical Upon recommendation by the Superintendent of Schools, a sabbatical leave may be granted to one member of the teaching staff by the Board for teaching related work approved by the superintendent or full-time studystudy in the United States at any regionally accredited graduate school or at a foreign school approved by the superintendent, or for other approved educational activities directly relating including study in another area of specialization. The Board agrees to one's professional assignment, will be available to fund at least one (1) member every other sabbatical each year, providing subject to the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational systemfollowing conditions:
1. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for The teacher has completed at least seven (7) consecutive yearsfull school years of service in the Merrimack School System.
c. Sabbatical leave may 2. All sabbatical leaves shall be granted for a maximum of one (1) full Merrimack school year (i.e., July 1st through June 30th), and teachers will be paid by the Board at fifty percent (50%) of the salary rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) which they were receiving during the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided immediately prior to the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time commencement of the leave. Payment Upon return from such leave, teachers will be paid at the next salary step above that step which they were on immediately prior to the commencement of the leave.
3. Request for members on sabbatical leave will must be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The received by the Superintendent of Schools reserves in writing, in such form as may be required by the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School superintendent, no later than the fifteenth (15th) of December 1 of the year preceding year. A final request the school year for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is requested. The superintendent shall inform each applicant in writing of the action to commencebe recommended on the request for sabbatical leave no later than January thirtieth (30th) of the school year preceding the school year for which the sabbatical is requested. The Board shall notify the teacher of its intent relative to the request for sabbatical leave by March 31st.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member 4. Each teacher must agree to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead Merrimack Public Schools immediately upon termination of sabbatical leave and to continue in such service for a period of three (3) years unless physical disability makes this impossible or there is mutual agreement to the contrary. A signed statement in the format of a promissory note shall stipulate that failure of the teacher to provide such service shall result in the obligation to reimburse the Merrimack School District for a minimum period of twice the length proportional part of the leave, or return salary paid to them during sabbatical leave determined by the District the full cost fraction of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, three (3) years not served following the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
25. Be returned A complete and detailed outline of work and/or of study to be performed during the period of leave shall be provided in the request for leave.
6. Approval of leave shall specify the work and/or study to be performed and failure to abide by the terms and conditions of such approval shall automatically result in pro-rata adjustment or cancellation of salary, or reimbursement to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, Board of all or part of salary paid to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibledate.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical The School Committee may grant sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing any teacher recommended by the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational systemSuperintendent. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be Teachers eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on such sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed only those who propose to the Committee a program of study and/or travel involving enrollment in accordance with current payroll proceduresan accredited college or university, whether such course of study takes place in the United States or abroad. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, Sabbatical leave will be allowedgranted only to those teachers whose program of study will, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves in the right to request status reports on the success judgment of the Committee, benefit the program at any time.of the District and may be granted under the following conditions and requirements:
d. An eligible member desiring to apply 1. Eligibility for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request will be limited to teachers who have completed five (5) years of service in the District prior to applying for sabbatical leave and a plan for such leave.
2. Application must be made to the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no Committee not later than December 1 October 15th of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of school year prior to the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar school year in which the sabbatical leave is to commenceplanned.
e. Upon completion 3. Successful applicants will be paid at the rate of two-thirds (2/3rds) of the salary payable to them for the duration of the leave based on a school year of one hundred eighty-two (182) days.
4. The applicant’s final decision to take a sabbatical leave may be delayed until the awarding of fellowships, grants or scholarships which may be involved.
5. Not more than one teacher will be granted sabbatical leave for any school year.
6. The teachers granted sabbatical leave execute an agreement to return to the District for not less than two (2) years of service. Failure to return as agreed will render the teacher legally liable to make restitution to the District of all salaries paid while on sabbatical leave except in the case of the teacher’s death or permanent disability.
7. The teacher returning from sabbatical leave shall be placed on the appropriate Step on the Salary Schedule as though in active service in the System for the period of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a . The sabbatical leave shall contract not affect continuity of service.
8. Insurance coverage and all payroll deductions shall continue as though the teacher were in active service.
9. Teachers shall be required to supply the Committee with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination such reports or certificates of such leaveattendance as it may reasonably request, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return relative to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed teacher’s itinerary and activities while on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A sabbatical leave of absence is interpreted to mean a period of absence from duty (one of two semesters) for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's the purpose of study and professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting improvement. Each teacher who has completed five years of such leave will not, service in the opinion District may, upon the approval of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given entitled to an applicant seeking take a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance of absence with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contractpart pay for one or two semesters, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves subject to the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.following restrictions:
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary A. Any request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall must be filed made in writing no later than March 1 of any school year. The Board shall act on the calendar year in which application and notify the sabbatical leave is to commenceteacher by April 30 of the same year.
e. B. The teacher shall present to the local Superintendent, for approval, a plan for professional growth (the plan shall be considered a part of the application) and, at the conclusion of the leave, provide evidence that the plan was followed.
C. Upon completion of the sabbatical leavesabbatical, the teacher shall return to his/her position, or an agreeable related one, for a period of time equal to the time spent on sabbatical. A teacher who by choice elects not to return shall repay the district any remuneration he/she may have received as sabbatical. Notification of intention to resume active status shall be given in writing to the Superintendent or his/her designee no later than April 1 of the calendar year if the intent is to return at the beginning of the school year or no later than December 1 if the intent is to return at the beginning of the second semester. The return date shall coincide with the first day of the school year or the first day of the second semester unless mutually agreed to in writing by the Superintendent and the School Board teacher. The teacher on leave may require exercise the member to complete a written report describing option of maintaining group insurance coverage at the manner in which teacher's expense, during such leaves and if allowable by the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. insurers. Upon return from leave the teacher may purchase STRS credit under the time restrictions and other rules and regulations of STRS.
D. A teacher on sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior shall receive part pay equal to the sabbatical difference between the substitute's pay and the teacher's expected salary for the period of time covered by the leave.
2. Be returned to E. Not more than three percent of the same position held teachers shall be on sabbatical leave at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleany one time.
h. The returning member F. A teacher will not qualify for another be granted sabbatical leave until that member has served a period more than once.
G. The sabbatical leave policy of seven (7) consecutive years after returning the district is subject to serviceall other provisions set forth in Section 3319.131 of the Ohio Revised Code.
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Samples: Master Contract, Master Contract
Sabbatical Leave. a. Desiring to reward professional performance and encourage independent research and achievement, the Committee hereby initiates this policy of Sabbatical leave Leave for teachers to study and/or to conduct research to be granted upon recommendation by the Superintendent for approved full-time studyprograms whether or not carried on in an academic institution, or for other approved educational activities directly relating subject to one's professional assignment, will the following conditions:
A. A statement of intent to request sabbatical leave must be available to one (1) member every other year, providing received by the granting of such leave will not, Superintendent in the opinion writing no later than January 15th of the year preceding the year in which the sabbatical leave is requested; the final request for sabbatical leave on such form as may be required by the Superintendent is due no later than March 1st of the year preceding the school year in which the sabbatical leave is requested. The period between January 15 and Board, impair March 1 is to allow for the effectiveness revision and documentation of instruction within applications in order to meet standards. All applications must be received by the superintendent of schools and the Committee. The sabbatical leave must be of an educational system. Priority will be given nature beneficial to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreethe District and recommended by the Superintendent to the Committee.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for B. The teacher has completed at least seven (7) consecutive yearsfull school years of service in the District.
c. Sabbatical C. Teachers on sabbatical leave may be granted for a shall receive the difference between minimum and maximum of the base salary scale or one half (11/2) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of payindividual teacher's salary, or for whichever is greater. Teachers may take one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent full salary.
D. The teacher shall agree to return to employment in the District for two (75%2) rate of pay, provided full years. Upon such return the recipient is enrolled teacher shall be placed on the appropriate step in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at as though such teacher had not been on leave.
E. The maximum number of sabbatical leaves shall be limited to one member per year. When determining among competing approvable sabbatical requests, teachers who have not taken a sabbatical shall be given first priority. Otherwise, the time of most senior teacher shall be awarded the leave. Payment for members sabbatical among approvable requests.
F. Teachers on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is entitled to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed all fringe benefits while on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2G. Teachers shall be guaranteed return to his/her original position except when a return would violate seniority. Be returned In the event that the teacher’s position is eliminated while on sabbatical the procedures set forth in Article 27: Seniority, Layoffs, and Non-Renewals, shall prevail.
I. Grievances arising under this Article may be taken to the same position held expedited arbitration at the time election of the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleAssociation.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Section 1 A Sabbatical leave Leave may be granted by the Superintendent for approved full-time studyadvance study or research to teachers who have completed seven (7) consecutive years of service in the District, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of where such leave will notexperience would, in the opinion of the Superintendent, increase the teacher's professional ability.
Section 2 Personnel requesting such leave must submit their applications in writing through the school principal to the Superintendent and Board, impair of Schools not later than November 1 of the effectiveness of instruction within school year preceding the educational systemschool year for which the leave is requested. Priority Action shall be taken on all such requests not later than January 1.
Section 3 No more than two (2) teachers will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreeabsent on sabbatical leave during anyone school year.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for Section 4 Successful applicants will receive one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at to which they would have been entitled.
Section 5 Before accepting such Sabbatical Leave, the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed teacher shall enter into a written agreement in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X the terms of this contractGeneral Laws, will be allowedChapter 71, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent Section 41A to return to active service in the District for a period of Schools reserves at least twice the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination length of such leave, . A teacher who does not fulfill this Agreement shall have agreed in writing to pay the member shall return District the amount of the salary received by the sabbatical provided that the teacher may be released from such payment if failure to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of serve twice the length of the leaveleave is due to disability, death or return to if he/she is discharged from a teaching position by the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationSuperintendent.
g. Upon return Section 6 A teacher returning from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be Sabbatical Leave shall be placed on the next higher step of the salary level than prior schedule the teacher would have attained had the teacher remained in the school system, and shall be eligible for insurance benefits according to the sabbatical District policy while on leave.
2. Be returned to Section 7 No teacher may reapply for a second Sabbatical Leave until the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member teacher has served a period of completed seven (7) consecutive years after returning since the last leave.
Section 8 Upon completion of the leave, the recipient shall submit a written report to servicethe Superintendent containing transcripts of all college and university work done while on leave, together with any other pertinent or interpretive material considered essential to an evaluation of the teacher's program.
Section 9 In case the number of applications shall exceed the number of Sabbatical Leaves of Absence that the Superintendent plans to grant for a particular school year, the recommendation of the Superintendent shall be made on the basis of the value of the proposed leave to the District.
Section 10 The denial of any sabbatical request will not be subject to the grievance or arbitration sections of this Agreement.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, A. Administrative personnel in the opinion of the Superintendent and BoardMadison Public Schools, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given hired as an Administrator prior to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leaveJuly 1, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave 2012, may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, year or return to the District the full cost of the a half-year. No more than one Administrator at any one time will be granted sabbatical upon resignationleave in any single school year.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, B. Each candidate must meet the member shallfollowing requirements:
1. Be placed on The Administrator must be a full-time certified person who has been employed by the next higher salary level than prior to Madison Board of Education for seven consecutive years preceding the proposed sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member Administrator will not qualify return for another leave until that member has served a period of at least one year following the sabbatical leave. During a full year sabbatical leave, the Administrator will receive a stipend equal to three-fourths of the expected annual salary. During half-year sabbatical leave, the Administrator will receive a stipend equal to thirty-seven and a half of the expected annual salary amount. A greater stipend may be granted for a sabbatical leave at the discretion of the Madison Board of Education.
3. An Administrator on sabbatical leave must inform the Superintendent, in writing, of his or her intent to resign from his or her position following sabbatical leave, per the terms delineated in Section B.2. Said notification must be received before February 1 of the work year following the sabbatical leave unless another date is agreed upon by the Board of Education and the individual on sabbatical leave.
C. Administrators on sabbatical leave will advance on the salary schedule as if they were continuing to work in the Madison Public School System. Sick leave accumulated prior to the start of the sabbatical leave shall be retained.
D. While on sabbatical leave, Administrators shall receive all benefits referred to in Articles VII and X of this agreement; except that, sick leave (7Article X) consecutive years will accumulate, but will not be paid during a sabbatical year.
E. Qualified Administrators shall apply for sabbatical leave not later than four months prior to the planned commencement of said leave.
F. Each sabbatical leave request will be reviewed by the Superintendent. Based on this review the Superintendent will submit his recommendation to the Board of Education for final action.
G. Board action on sabbatical leaves shall be completed not later than forty-five (45) days after returning the application for leave.
H. Extenuating circumstances may be cause for reconsideration of the time spans referred to servicein Items B (1), E and G above.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. 1. The Committee and the Association support the concept of Sabbatical leave for approved full-time studyLeaves, or for other approved educational activities directly relating but they agree that the Superintendent's ability to one's professional assignment, will be available grant Sabbatical Leaves(s) is subject to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting availability of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreefunds.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. 2. Sabbatical leave may be granted by the Superintendent to personnel who have completed seven years of service in the Methuen Public Schools. The number of leaves to be granted shall be determined each year by the Superintendent.
3. Applications for eligible personnel must be submitted prior to February 15 for leave beginning the following September. Action must be taken on all such requests, and the applicants informed no later than the following March 15. For leave beginning about February 1, application must be submitted prior to October 1, with notification by December 1.
4. Each application must include a maximum proposed plan of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate study, travel or research; a statement of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate applicant's professional purpose; and the expected value to the Methuen Public Schools.
5. In granting leaves of pay, provided absence the recipient is enrolled in Superintendent will take into consideration the educational value of the proposed project to the Methuen Public Schools.
6. An applicant granted a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using year sabbatical leave shall be paid two-thirds of the salary step at the rate which he/she would have received if he/she had remained in active full-time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will notemployment. The Superintendent may provide up to 100% of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success said salary rate based upon an applicant's need.
7. An applicant granted a half-year sabbatical leave (for either semester of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding academic year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program), shall be filed no later than March 1 paid 100% of the calendar year salary rate which he/she would have received if he/she had remained in which active full-time employment for the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion approved period of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. 8. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:teacher will provide the Methuen School Department a minimum of service equal to twice the period of time of the sabbatical leave. In default of such service, he/she will refund to town of Methuen an amount equal to such proportion of salary received by her/him while on leave as the amount of service not actually rendered as agreed bears to the whole amount of service agreed to be rendered.
19. Be Upon return from sabbatical leave, a teacher shall be placed on the next higher salary schedule at the level than prior which he/she would have achieved had said teacher remained actively employed in the system during the period of her/his absence if the experience gained while on leave is of value to the Methuen School System.
10. After completing a sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member a teacher will not qualify be eligible for another sabbatical leave until that member when he/she has served a period of seven (7) consecutive completed an additional 7 years after returning to servicein the Methuen School System.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. A. Sabbatical leave of absence may be granted to members of the professional staff of the school district upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. The professional competence of the staff member and the general welfare and advantages accruing to the school shall be general factors of consideration requisite to approval of requests for approved sabbatical leave.
1. Applicant must have seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full-time study, or employee in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. Absence from service for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to a period of not more than one (1) member every other yearyear under leave of absence without pay, providing granted by the granting Board of such leave will notEducation for professional improvement or restoration of health, shall not be deemed a break in the opinion continuity of service in computing the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical 2. Subsequent sabbatical leaves may be authorized after eligibility has been reestablished by service of an additional seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full-time employee.
3. A sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum period of not less than one (1) full semester nor more than two (2) full consecutive semesters.
4. As a condition of receiving final approval for sabbatical leave, a staff member shall file a written agreement stipulating that he/she will remain in the service of the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools for a period of two (2) years after expiration of said leave.
5. Application must be made by March 31, prior to the school year at fifty percent (50%) rate for which leave is requested.
B. The following conditions pertain to the acceptance of pay, applications for sabbatical leave:
1. Approval of a sabbatical leave shall be contingent upon securing an employee qualified to assume the applicant's duties.
2. A sabbatical leave once granted may not be terminated before the date of expiration except as otherwise provided herein or agreed upon by the Superintendent of Schools.
3. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all requests for sabbatical leave of absence.
C. Requirements and status while on sabbatical leave are defined as follows:
1. The compensation for the staff member on sabbatical leave shall be one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request he/she would receive if on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request active staff status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner period in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromis effective.
f. Any 2. Payment of salary to a staff member to be granted a on sabbatical leave shall contract be made in accordance with the Superintendent and provisions of the School Board that upon of Education for payment to other members of the termination professional staff.
3. A term of such leave, sabbatical leave shall entitle an employee to an automatic salary schedule increment at the member shall beginning of the next fall year of school following his/her return to service in the Hampstead School District for system.
4. The regular sick leave policy shall apply to an employee on sabbatical leave.
5. A sabbatical leave granted to a minimum period of twice the length regular employee of the leave, or return professional staff shall also operate as a leave of absence without pay from all other school activities.
6. Any employee granted a leave of absence pursuant to this policy may be required to perform such services and to engage in such activities during the District leave as the full cost Superintendent of Schools and employee may agree upon in writing.
7. Teachers on sabbatical leave shall be allowed credit toward retirement for the time spent on such leave in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Boards of Control of the Public School Employee's Retirement Funds.
8. An employee shall not be considered as having completed the requirements of the sabbatical upon resignationleave until a final report has been approved by the Superintendent of Schools and transmitted to the Board of Education.
g. Upon 9. A teacher upon return from sabbatical leave shall be restored to his/her teaching position, or similar position, or to a position of benefit to the public schools as approved by the Superintendent. A teacher returning from sabbatical leave shall be subject to the layoff/recall procedure as outlined in this Master Agreement.
10. Said teacher shall be entitled to participate in any other benefits that may be provided for by rules and regulations of the Board of Education made pursuant to law.
11. If an employee completes the planned program of leave, but does not return to service in the member L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, he/she shall:
1. Be placed on , within two (2) years repay, to the next higher salary level than prior to Board of Education the amount received by him/her during the sabbatical leave.
12. If an employee does not remain in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools for two (2. Be returned ) years immediately following his sabbatical leave, he/she shall within two (2) years repay to the Board of Education the same position held at fraction of the time amount granted as that fraction of the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a two (2) years of unfilled period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning service. This rule does not apply in cases where the person is unable to servicework or in cases where the rule is waived by the Board of Education.
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Samples: Teacher's Master Agreement, Teacher's Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. 1. The BOARD of Education of the School District of the City of Xxxxx Park shares with the professional staff its interest in, and commitment to, continuous improvement in teaching competence. Because of this mutual concern, the BOARD is extending to the Staff the privilege of Sabbatical leave. This policy may be applied in the manner and under the provision described below. Sabbatical leave of absence may be granted to the members of the professional staff of the Xxxxx Park Public School System, subject to the approval of the BOARD of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, when in their considered judgment, the professional competence of the staff member and the general welfare of the public schools will be benefited. The policies and administrative regulations of the Xxxxx Park Sabbatical Leave program are authorized and shall be interpreted in accordance with the following Michigan statutory provisions and any amendments thereto:
a. Any BOARD, after an Administrator has been employed at least seven consecutive years by said BOARD, and at the end of each additional period of seven or more consecutive years of employment, may grant said Administrator a sabbatical leave for approved professional improvement not to exceed two (2) semesters at any one time. During said sabbatical leave, the administrator shall be considered to be in the employ of the said BOARD, shall have a contract, and may be paid compensation as provided in the rules and regulations of said BOARD; provided however, that said BOARD shall not be held liable for death or injuries sustained by any Administrator while on sabbatical leave.
b. Administrators on sabbatical leave shall be allowed credit toward retirement for time spent on such leave in accordance with rules and regulations established by the BOARDS of control of public school employees’ retirement funds.
c. An Administrator, upon return from a sabbatical leave, shall be restored to his position or to a position of like nature, seniority, status, and pay. Said Administrator shall be entitled to participate in any other benefits that may be provided for by rules and regulations of the BOARD made pursuant to law.
2. Any professional employee of the Xxxxx Park Public Schools who meets the qualifications shall be eligible to apply for sabbatical leave. A professional employee may apply for sabbatical leave subject to the following conditions and requirements:
a. Applicant must hold a valid Teaching Certificate and a Master’s Degree.
b. Applicant must have seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full-time study, or employee in the School District of the City of Xxxxx Park. Absence from service in the District for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to a period of not more than one (1) member every other yearyear under a leave of absence without pay, providing granted by the granting BOARD of such leave will notEducation for professional improvement or restoration of health, shall not be deemed a break in the opinion continuity of service required by this section, but shall not be included as a year of service in computing the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical Subsequent sabbatical leaves may be authorized after eligibility has been reestablished by an additional seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full-time employee.
d. A maximum of one (1) Administrator may be granted sabbatical leave each year. Insofar as possible, a proportionate division of leaves will be granted to the various groups of the professional staff.
e. A sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum period of not less than one (1) school year at fifty percent full semester nor for more than two (50%2) rate of payfull consecutive semesters.
f. As a condition to receiving final approval for sabbatical leave, or for one-half (1/2) a staff member shall file with the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools a written agreement stipulating that he will remain in the service of the School District of the City of Xxxxx Park for a period of three (3) years after the expiration of said leave (see following sections for conditions governing default of this agreement).
g. Sabbatical leave is given to professionals to permit them to improve their ability to render educational service. Such improvement is usually achieved by formal study and education research. Applications for sabbatical leave for other types of experiences shall be considered on their merit and may be approved by the BOARD of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent.
h. The following additional conditions shall prevail with reference to application for sabbatical leave:
1. Approval of a sabbatical leave by the BOARD of Education shall be contingent upon securing an employee qualified to assume the applicant’s duties.
2. A sabbatical leave once granted may not be terminated before the date of expiration except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise agreed upon by the Superintendent and the BOARD.
3. The BOARD reserves the right to request status reports on the success reject any or all requests for sabbatical leaves of the program at any timeabsence.
d. An eligible i. Requirements and status while on sabbatical leave are defined as follows:
1. The compensation for the staff member desiring to apply for on sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan be sixty per cent (60%) of the salary he would receive if on active staff status for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner period in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromis effective.
f. Any 2. Payment of salary to a staff member to be granted a on sabbatical leave shall contract be made in accordance with the Superintendent and provisions of the School Board that upon BOARD for payment of salary to other members of the termination professional staff.
3. A term of such leave, sabbatical leave shall entitle an employee to an automatic salary schedule increment at the member shall beginning of the next full year of school following his return to service in the Hampstead School District system, provided that he is not at the maximum of salary schedule.
4. The regular sick leave policy and other fringe benefits shall apply to an employee.
5. The total earning from employment, grants, fellowships, and sabbatical leave pay shall not exceed the contractual salary for that school year.
6. Any employee granted a minimum period leave of twice absence pursuant to this policy may be required to perform such services and to engage in such activities during the length leave as the Superintendent of Schools, with the approval of the BOARD of Education, and the employee may agree upon in writing. An employee on sabbatical leave shall furnish as many reports as the Superintendent deems necessary or reasonable to determine that the employee is fulfilling the agreement and all the requirements of the leave. In the event that the Superintendent will find the employee is not fulfilling the agreement or is dilatory in any respect, or return to the District entire sum paid the full cost employee by the BOARD of Education shall become immediately due and all future payments shall cease. An employee shall not be considered as having completed the requirements of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leaveleave until a final report has been approved by the Superintendent. At his discretion, the member shall:
1. Be placed on Superintendent may require proof that the next higher salary level than prior to program, as presented by the sabbatical leaveapplicant, has been followed.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. To be eligible to apply for sabbatical leave, an employee must have been employed in the District for a minimum of seven (7) years. After receiving a sabbatical leave, an employee must have been employed in the District an additional ten (10) years to be eligible to apply for a second sabbatical leave.
b. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, improvement will be available to granted for one (1) member every other year.
c. A preliminary request for a sabbatical leave should be submitted to the Superintendent by March 1st. A final written request for a sabbatical leave outlining the educational program to be pursued must be submitted to the Superintendent on or before April 1st.
d. Salary payments to the employee on sabbatical leave will be made in twelve (12) equal installments and will be contingent upon the employee's continuing the educational program outlined in his/her application for leave. At any time the employee terminates his/her educational program before the end of the academic year, providing the granting of such District payments to him/her will cease.
e. An employee on sabbatical leave will not, receive a stipend equal to fifty (50) percent of his/her placement on the salary schedule and fifty (50) percent of the state mandated amount per FTE for medical benefits.
f. The employee who accepts a sabbatical leave will agree to return to a position in the opinion District and remain for at least one (1) year or repay to the District the total salary received while on leave.
g. No more than two percent (2%) of the faculty may be on sabbatical leave in any one (1) school year.
h. There will be no loss of tenure, sick leave, retirement benefits or position on the salary schedule by the employee on sabbatical leave.
i. The employee who accepts a sabbatical leave will be eligible to return to his/her former position or to one equal in contract status (i.e. FTE and continuing contract status) and salary, as determined by the Superintendent.
j. Recommendation of those to be granted sabbatical leave will be made by a committee composed of the Superintendent or a representative he/she may appoint, the President of the Board of Directors or a Board representative he/she may appoint and BoardPresident of the Association or a representative he/she may appoint. Factors such as the best interests of the District and the staff as a whole, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority as well as seniority, will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreetaken into consideration by the committee, and, in their judgment, will take precedence over seniority.
b. To k. If an employee should die while on sabbatical leave, the estate of that employee will not be eligible held liable for any salary paid while on leave. If an employee should become permanently and totally disabled while on leave, no repayment of salary paid while on leave will be required.
l. Years of service" for sabbatical purposes means years of actual service in the Xxxxx Public Schools and a "year of service" means a year actually spent in the services to which the employee has been assigned. In establishing the tenure period for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed previous leave of absence without pay to study will count as service, providing a full academic year was spent in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive yearssuch study.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. A. Sabbatical leave of absence may be granted to members of the professional staff of the school district upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. The professional competence of the staff member and the general welfare and advantages accruing to the school shall be general factors of consideration requisite to approval of requests for approved sabbatical leave.
1. Applicant must have seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full-time study, or employee in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools. Absence from service for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to a period of not more than one (1) member every other yearyear under leave of absence without pay, providing granted by the granting Board of such leave will notEducation for professional improvement or restoration of health, shall not be deemed a break in the opinion continuity of service in computing the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical 2. Subsequent sabbatical leaves may be authorized after eligibility has been reestablished by service of an additional seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full-time employee.
3. A sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum period of not less than one (1) full semester nor more than two (2) full consecutive semesters.
4. As a condition of receiving final approval for sabbatical leave, a staff member shall file a written agreement stipulating that he/she will remain in the service of the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools for a period of two (2) years after expiration of said leave.
5. Application must be made by March 31, prior to the school year at fifty percent (50%) rate for which leave is requested.
B. The following conditions pertain to the acceptance of pay, applications for sabbatical leave:
1. Approval of a sabbatical leave shall be contingent upon securing an employee qualified to assume the applicant's duties.
2. A sabbatical leave once granted may not be terminated before the date of expiration except as otherwise provided herein or agreed upon by the Superintendent of Schools.
3. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all requests for one-sabbatical leave of absence.
C. Requirements and status while on sabbatical leave are defined as follows:
1. The compensation for the staff member on sabbatical leave shall be one- half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request he/she would receive if on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request active staff status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner period in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromis effective.
f. Any 2. Payment of salary to a staff member to be granted a on sabbatical leave shall contract be made in accordance with the Superintendent and provisions of the School Board that upon of Education for payment to other members of the termination professional staff.
3. A term of such leave, sabbatical leave shall entitle an employee to an automatic salary schedule increment at the member shall beginning of the next fall year of school following his/her return to service in the Hampstead School District for system.
4. The regular PTO leave policy shall apply to an employee on sabbatical leave.
5. A sabbatical leave granted to a minimum period of twice the length regular employee of the leave, or return professional staff shall also operate as a leave of absence without pay from all other school activities.
6. Any employee granted a leave of absence pursuant to this policy may be required to perform such services and to engage in such activities during the District leave as the full cost Superintendent of Schools and employee may agree upon in writing.
7. Teachers on sabbatical leave shall be allowed credit toward retirement for the time spent on such leave in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Boards of Control of the Public School Employee's Retirement Funds.
8. An employee shall not be considered as having completed the requirements of the sabbatical upon resignationleave until a final report has been approved by the Superintendent of Schools and transmitted to the Board of Education.
g. Upon 9. A teacher upon return from sabbatical leave shall be restored to his/her teaching position, or similar position, or to a position of benefit to the public schools as approved by the Superintendent. A teacher returning from sabbatical leave shall be subject to the layoff/recall procedure as outlined in this Master Agreement.
10. Said teacher shall be entitled to participate in any other benefits that may be provided for by rules and regulations of the Board of Education made pursuant to law.
11. If an employee completes the planned program of leave, but does not return to service in the member L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, he/she shall:
1. Be placed on , within two (2) years repay, to the next higher salary level than prior to Board of Education the amount received by him/her during the sabbatical leave.
12. If an employee does not remain in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools for two (2. Be returned ) years immediately following his sabbatical leave, he/she shall within two (2) years repay to the Board of Education the same position held at fraction of the time amount granted as that fraction of the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a two (2) years of unfilled period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning service. This rule does not apply in cases where the person is unable to servicework or in cases where the rule is waived by the Board of Education.
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Samples: Teacher's Master Agreement, Teacher's Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. 18.3.1 Sabbatical leave leaves of absence are granted for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing improvement upon recommendation by the granting of such leave will not, in superintendent and the opinion approval of the Superintendent and Board, impair subject to the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.following conditions:
b. To be eligible 18.3.1.1 Requests for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity leaves of absence must be received by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave superintendent in writing in such form as may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time required by him not later than February 15 of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commencerequested.
e. Upon completion 18.3.1.2 Teachers will be notified by March 15 as to the disposition of the request.
18.3.2 The teacher must have completed six consecutive full school years in active service as a regularly employed staff member in the district in order to be eligible to request a sabbatical leave.
18.3.3 Teachers on sabbatical leaves of absence will be paid at one-half of their annual salary rate. Upon return, the Superintendent and teacher shall be placed on the School Board next step on the salary schedule.
18.3.3.1 Payments will be made on the basis of one-tenth of the remuneration amount each month for a ten-month period. The first payment will be made at the end of the first month of effective sabbatical leave.
18.3.4 A sabbatical leave of absence may require the member to complete be extended as a leave of absence without pay or increment for an additional year.
18.3.5 The teacher shall sign a written report describing agreement with the manner in which Board agreeing to return to employment with the district for two full years following the leave, or to reimburse the district for the total amount received during the leave was used and unless circumstances merit that the educational value received there fromBoard make an adjustment.
f. Any member 18.3.6 The teacher returning from a sabbatical leave of absence for professional improvement shall submit to the superintendent a report containing transcripts of all college and university study while on leave, a description of travel, and other items of information pertinent to an evaluation of the teacher's program.
18.3.7 The medical, surgical, hospitalization, and life insurance program will be provided for teachers on sabbatical leave.
18.3.8 The medical surgical, hospitalization, and life insurance program will not be provided for teachers whose sabbatical leave has been extended, without pay, beyond the one-year leave.
18.3.9 The number of teachers to be granted a sabbatical leave during a school year shall contract with not exceed one-half of one percent of the Superintendent and total certificated staff.
18.3.10 Teachers returning from a sabbatical leave will be entitled at the School Board end of the leave to the position they left, or to a position comparable to the one vacated. The teacher hired as a replacement shall be notified in writing at the time of appointment that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District appointment is for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationregular teacher's leave only.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Professional Agreement, Professional Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved leaves of absence will be granted to full-time studybargaining unit members in accordance with the following provisions:
1. Applicants become eligible for sabbatical leave after completion of six (6) years of service at the Center. Applications for sabbatical leave may be filed during the sixth (6th) year of employment and thereafter, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignmentbe effective, will be available if granted, the following academic year. Bargaining unit members who have previously been granted a sabbatical leave under these qualifications must complete a minimum of an additional six (6) years of full-time employment at the Educational Opportunity Center from the date of return from their last sabbatical leave in order to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for a subsequent sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. 2. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year semester at fifty percent full salary, two (50%2) rate of paysemesters at half salary, or for one-half two (1/22) semesters at full salary. The salary so paid shall not be reduced by any grant or fellowship received by the school applicant.
3. The total number of sabbatical leaves granted per year at seventy-five percent shall be subject to budget limitations; however, there shall not be more than one (75%1) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled full salary in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using given year.
4. Completed sabbatical leave application forms for leaves to be effective for one or both semesters in the salary step at upcoming academic year shall be submitted in writing to the time Center Director or his/her designee by 5:00 p.m. on the last faculty work day in the month of January. The application must contain the endorsement of the request on the salary schedule bargaining unit member’s Program Coordinator/Supervisor, indicating receipt of a copy thereof. The Center Director shall, in effect at the time writing, acknowledge receipt of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will notapplication within five (5) faculty working days after the final submission date. The Superintendent of Schools reserves Center Director will forward all applications to the right to request status reports on the success Sabbatical Leave Committee.
5. As part of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request application for sabbatical leave, including specific details the applicant shall clearly indicate the purpose of the programleave and, if the leave is for study, the name of the institution and the identity of the study and courses to be pursued and their relationship to the applicant’s professional position. Applications for leave for travel or educational experience (limited to one [1] semester) shall state their specific educational objectives in direct relation to the applicant’s field of endeavor.
6. The sabbatical leave recipients and the terms of their leaves shall be filed no later than March 1 determined by a Committee composed of three (3) elected representatives of tenured bargaining unit members and two (2) representatives of the calendar year in which Center’s administration. Committee determinations must be approved by the sabbatical leave is to commencePresident of the College and by the Board of Trustees.
e. Upon completion 7. Sabbatical leave recipients remain employees of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent Center and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to their salaries shall be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return subject to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. normal deductions for social security income taxes, health insurance, and other deductions. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed recipient will be restored to the position to which entitled (or comparable position) at a salary equal to that had he/she been in regular attendance at the Center during the period of the sabbatical, less, however, the pro rata share of all leave credits based on the next higher salary level than prior to duration of the sabbatical leave.
28. Be returned Within sixty (60) working days from the date of the return from sabbatical leave, the recipient will submit to the same position held Center Director a detailed report, inclusive of appropriate records and data relative to such leave.
9. Following sabbatical leave, the recipient is expected to return and complete two (2) years of service in the event of a one (1) year sabbatical leave; one (1) year’s service in the event of one-half (1/2) year’s sabbatical leave. The Center may require as a condition precedent to the granting of a sabbatical leave, the execution of instruments to secure the repayment of salary received when on sabbatical leave in the event of the failure of the recipient to return and complete such service.
10. Before reviewing applications, the Sabbatical Leave Committee shall establish guidelines and criteria for its operation and publish the same. Within forty (40) faculty working days following the final submission date for sabbatical leave applications, the Committee will communicate in writing to each applicant its determination on his/her application; an applicant not recommended for sabbatical shall be granted an opportunity to meet with the representatives of the Committee to review the Committee’s determination on his/her application and the reasons therefor.
11. The determination of the Sabbatical Leave Committee shall be grievable only as follows:
(a) The aggrieved shall have the burden of proof in all cases.
(b) The sole grounds for a grievance will be that the actions of the Committee were arbitrary or capricious.
(c) Grievances will be submitted at the time second stage within five (5) faculty working days following the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblereceipt of the Committee’s determination.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Employment Agreement, Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-A. A Teaching Staff Member who has completed five (5) years of full time studyemployment with the Centerville Board of Education, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing at the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion discretion of the BOARD and the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted entitled to the taking of a sabbatical leave of absence for a maximum of period not to exceed one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate year. Sabbatical leave shall be granted only in units of pay, a full semester or a full school year.
B. All sabbatical leaves are to be granted for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate purpose of pay, provided permitting study by the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using certificated/licensed Teaching Staff Member which will benefit the salary step at the time pupils of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timeDistrict.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply C. All applications for sabbatical leave shall file be submitted for approval through to the Superintendent prior to being submitted to the BOARD. The application must specify the nature and purpose of the leave of absence and the plan for professional growth on the part of the Teaching Staff Member.
D. Not more than five percent (5%) of the total Teaching Staff Members of the School District may be on sabbatical leave at the same time. Leaves will not be granted unless a preliminary request satisfactory substitute or replacement teacher is available.
E. Teaching Staff Members on a one year sabbatical leave shall receive as compensation the difference between the salary they would have received in continued regular service and the following: Years of Experience Computation Basis The selection and employment of the replacement shall be the exclusive prerogative of the BOARD.
F. Teaching Staff Members participating in the sabbatical leave program will submit a written report of their professional activities upon their return.
G. The compensation shall be paid to the certificated/licensed Teaching Staff Member on sabbatical leave in the same manner as if the Teaching Staff Member were teaching in the District.
H. In order that a satisfactory substitute may be employed, it is recommended that the application for sabbatical leave and a plan for be filed in the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 office of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details Director of Human Resources by February 10th of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of school year prior to the calendar school year in which the sabbatical leave is to commencebe taken. Applications filed later than the regular March meeting of the BOARD may be denied consideration on that ground alone.
e. Upon I. All contract year sabbatical leaves are to start with the fall semester.
J. The BOARD OF EDUCATION of the School District and the School District itself are not liable for the payment of any compensation or damages provided by law for the injury or death of any certificated/licensed Teaching Staff Member when the injury or death occurs while on sabbatical leave.
K. It shall be the responsibility of the certificated/licensed Teaching Staff Member requesting the sabbatical leave to consult the State Teachers' Retirement System regarding the effect of such leave on his/her retirement program.
L. All provisions of Section 3319.131 of the Ohio Revised Code shall be followed in all cases of requests for sabbatical leave.
M. All Teaching Staff Members will, as a condition for approval for a sabbatical leave of absence for professional growth, sign a written statement to return to service in the Centerville City Schools for a period of at least one (1) year immediately following satisfactory completion of the program for professional improvement within the specified time, or to refund to the BOARD all of the sums paid by the BOARD to or on behalf of the Teaching Staff Member during the period of the leave.
N. In the event the Teaching Staff Member fails to return and/or fails to complete a full year of teaching immediately following completion of the sabbatical leave, all sums paid by the Superintendent and Centerville City Schools to or on behalf of the School Board may require Teaching Staff Member during the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall be refunded to the Centerville Schools. The refund requirement will not apply in case of death of the Teaching Staff Member while on leave or during the year immediately following the completion of the program if then under contract with to the BOARD; in cases of illness, injury or disability retirement, the obligation will be deferred until the Teaching Staff Member can resume employment.
O. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed Schools credit on the next higher salary level than prior to the schedule may be granted for time spent on sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time studymay, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to oneupon the Superintendent's professional assignmentrecommendation, will be available to one instructional personnel under the following conditions:
(1) member every other year, providing the granting Not more than two percent (2%) of qualified and eligible employees may be granted such leave will notin any one year.
(2) The application shall be in writing and state information or purpose, specific plans, and program to be pursued.
(3) The Superintendent xxxx ordinarily approve applications in the order of submission dates; however, he/she may deviate from this if in his/her judgment it would work a hardship upon the system. The Superintendent may refuse to approve an application if, in his/her judgment, the opinion planned program is less than full time or is inadequate or inappropriate.
(4) Sabbatical leave shall not exceed the equivalent of a school year of forty (40) weeks. If extenuating conditions suggest that such leave be divided into two (2) discontinuous half-year school periods of twenty (20) weeks each, the approval of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreenecessary.
b. To (5) One (1) year of sabbatical leave may be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least granted after seven (7) consecutive yearsyears of satisfactory professional service in the Wyandotte Public School System. In the event a request for a sabbatical leave, regardless of its length, is granted, another request for a sabbatical leave from the same employee shall not be considered until the passage of another seven (7) years of continuous professional service in this system.
c. Sabbatical (6) Such leave may be granted provided that the employee agrees to return to the Wyandotte Public School System for a maximum period of one not less than two (12) school year at fifty percent years after completion of the leave.
(50%7) rate Upon completion of paysabbatical leave, or for the employee shall present to the Superintendent's satisfaction evidence of completion of the planned program submitted under Section 3 of this Article.
(8) An employee on sabbatical leave shall be paid one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step being received by him/her at the time of such leave is granted. Said sum shall be payable to the request on employee in accordance with regular payroll procedures established by the salary schedule in effect at Board. Any employee who is granted a sabbatical leave must furnish the time Business Office with a written statement setting forth the length of the leave. Payment for members , address where the employee's payroll check is to be mailed, and such other information as the Business Office deems pertinent.
(9) An employee who is granted a sabbatical leave must, as a condition of the leave, execute a promissory note payable to the Board in the amount of the salary to be received by the employee while on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success bearing a due date of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 first day of the preceding year. A final request for semester following the completion of the sabbatical leave, including specific details of . If the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of employee fails to return and teach as scheduled for a full year following the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leaveas required by Section 6 above, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length full value of the leave, or return to note shall come due on either the District first day of the full cost semester following the completion of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from leave or the day the employee leaves the employ of the Board, which-ever is applicable. If the employee fails to teach a second full year following the completion of his/her sabbatical leave, as required by Section 6 above, then one-half (1/2) of the member shall:
1. Be placed face amount shall be forgiven, but the remaining one-half (1/2) shall become due on the next higher day the employee leaves the employ of the Board.
(10) The salary level than prior to the increment shall be recognized during sabbatical leave.
2(11) Sabbatical leave shall be limited to full-time graduate study in a recognized university. Be returned "Full-time”, shall be at least twelve (12) semester hours per semester or eighteen (18) term hours per quarter.
(12) Sabbatical leave shall be limited to persons who hold a Master's degree.
(13) In the same position held event a person on sabbatical leave terminates his/her planned program prior to its completion, he/she shall forfeit all rights associated with the sabbatical leave and with this Article, and this termination of program shall, at the time Board's discretion, constitute an immediate resignation from this School District by the leave commencedemployee. However, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member the termination of the planned program will not qualify for another constitute an immediate resignation if it is unavoidable because of the death or disability of the teacher on leave until that or of a member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning his/her immediate family, or if it is impossible to servicetake the planned program because of the cancellation of required courses.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical 8.1 The sabbatical leave program is for approved certificated personnel. It is to be granted primarily for the purpose of improvement of the School District and secondarily for the individual's benefit.
8.2 The sabbatical leave may be used for such activities as research, study, and travel, with emphasis placed on special type programs that are of educational value. The sabbatical leave is not intended to merely give the recipient an opportunity to attend classes or attain an advanced degree that otherwise could be earned through evening and summer classes--unless it falls into a special program category.
8.3 The approval or denial of the sabbatical leave therefore will be determined by the nature of the request and its educational value as perceived by the applicant, the screening committee, and the Board of Education.
8.4 All applicants for sabbatical leave must have a bachelor's degree, a minimum of six (6) consecutive years full-time studyexperience in this school system, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) full years of teaching service available before mandatory retirement age.
8.5 The maximum number of full year sabbaticals granted annually shall be two (or four one-half year sabbaticals).
8.6 Sabbatical leaves may be granted for periods of one or two Unit No. 10 semesters.
8.7 Teachers granted sabbatical leave shall receive the minimum salary as provided by the Illinois School Code or one-half their yearly salary, whichever is greater. Salaries will be paid bi-weekly to those on leave the same as those on regular service.
8.8 The sabbatical leave time shall not be construed as a break in consecutive years of service.
8.9 Sabbatical leaves shall not be granted to any individual more than once every seven (7) years.
c. 8.10 All who are granted sabbatical leaves will be expected to return to this school system for a minimum of one full year's service immediately following completion of the sabbatical leave program, or return all monies received under the sabbatical leave program, except in the case of death or permanent disability. The return service requirement may be postponed at the discretion of the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and the Sabbatical Leave Screening Committee.
8.11 Upon the recommendations of the Superintendent and the Sabbatical Leave Screening Committee, and with the approval of the Board, the sabbatical leave may be continued for the benefit of the School District to complete work in process. The teacher shall receive all benefits of this sabbatical leave program for the continued period except salary.
8.12 Leave of absence may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which period following the sabbatical leave is to commenceyear, but shall include no benefits beyond the normal leave of absence.
e. Upon completion 8.13 The return service requirement of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted one full year's service immediately following a sabbatical leave shall contract with be postponed during a granted leave of absence or sabbatical leave continuation, but must be fulfilled at the end of this extension of leave or the financial restitution made.
8.14 The screening committee shall be composed of the Superintendent and three administrators appointed by the School Board that upon Superintendent, plus eight faculty members to be selected by the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length teachers' organization. Two members of the leavefaculty group shall represent the high school, or return two members shall represent the junior high school, and four members shall represent the elementary schools.
8.15 Each year two teacher members will be replaced.
8.16 The screening committee will evaluate the written applications and recommend to the District the full cost Board of Education an order for selection of the sabbatical upon resignationleave candidate.
g. Upon return from 8.17 Work plans for the sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior leave must be submitted with application for leave to the Superintendent. The Board of Education requires a final progress report to be sent to the Superintendent by all teachers on sabbatical leaveleave within a month after completion of sabbatical. The report shall be shared with the members of the screening committee.
2. Be returned 8.18 Applications for all sabbatical leaves must be submitted in writing to the same position held Board office by April 15th of the school year preceding the requested leave. At the Board office, applications will be dated at receipt and a record made of the time receipt. Applications will then be forwarded to the leave commencedscreening committee no later than April 20th.
8.19 The screening committee shall submit a list of recommendations, if available, or, if not availablealong with all applications received, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblethe Superintendent by May 1.
h. 8.20 The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period Board of seven Education shall take final action no later than the regular Board meeting in May.
8.21 The Superintendent shall notify the screening committee and all applicants as to the final decision of the Board within five (75) consecutive years days after returning to servicethe final action of the Board.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical Upon recommendation by the Superintendent of Schools, sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating may be granted to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion members of the Superintendent and teaching staff by the Board, impair subject to the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.following conditions:
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for a. The teacher has completed at least seven (7) consecutive yearsfull years of service to the Moultonborough School District.
c. Sabbatical leave may b. All sabbatical leaves shall be granted for a maximum of one full school year, (1i.e. August 1 through July 31) school year and the teachers will be paid by the Board at fifty percent (50%) of the salary rate of paywhich they would have received if they had remained on active duty. Teachers will be given credit toward salary increments while on sabbatical leave.
c. The teacher must be enrolled for full-time study in the United States at any regionally accredited graduate school, or at a foreign school approved by the Superintendent. All courses of study shall be related to the teacher’s assignment.
d. Requests for one-half (1/2) sabbatical leave on a basis other than the criteria established above may be given consideration, and nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Board from granting such leaves.
e. Requests for sabbatical leave must be received by the Superintendent of Schools in writing, in such form as may be required by the Superintendent, no later than November 15 of the year preceding the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion requested. The Superintendent shall inform each applicant in writing of the action to be recommended on the request for sabbatical leave no later than January 15 of the school year preceding the school year for which the sabbatical is requested. The Board shall notify the teacher by April 15 of its intent relative to the request for sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member Each teacher must agree to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead Moultonborough public schools immediately upon termination of sabbatical leave and to continue in such service for a period of at least two (2) years, unless medical disability makes this impossible, or there is mutual agreement between the Board and the teacher to the contrary. A signed statement in the format of a promissory note shall stipulate that failure of the teacher to provide such service shall result in the obligation to reimburse the Moultonborough School District for a minimum period of twice the length proportional part of the salary to that teacher during sabbatical leave, or return to determined by the District the full cost fraction of the sabbatical upon resignationtwo years not served following the leave.
g. Upon return from sabbatical A complete and detailed outline of work and/or study to be performed during the time of leave shall be provided in the request for leave.
h. Approval of leave shall specify the work and/or study to be performed, and failure to abide by the member shall:terms and conditions of such approval shall automatically result in pro rata adjustment or cancellation of salary, or reimbursement to the Board of all or part of salary paid to date.
1. Be placed on i. A teacher shall not accrue sick leave during the next higher salary level than year of sabbatical, but shall retain all accumulated sick leave earned at the completion of the school year prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned j. A report or summary of the sabbatical leave shall be submitted to the same Superintendent of Schools and the Board upon the completion of the leave. Periodic progress reports of the sabbatical leave, as requested by the Board and/or the Superintendent, shall be furnished by the individual during the leave period.
k. No more than one (1) teacher may be granted a sabbatical leave for a given school year, and a teacher shall be eligible for only one (1) sabbatical leave from the District.
l. Upon returning from sabbatical leave, the teacher will be assigned to a position held for which he/she is qualified.
m. A teacher on sabbatical leave shall be eligible to participate in group insurance programs provided to teachers under Article XI of the Agreement. The right to continue participation in such group insurance programs will terminate if the teacher does not return to employment pursuant to this section 8.8 or if the carrier does not allow such coverage.
n. Granting of sabbatical leave shall be at the time discretion of the leave commenced, if available, or, if Board and such action by the Board shall not available, be subject to an equivalent position insofar as the grievance procedures of this is possibleAgreement.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave of absence for approved study and research shall, with the permission of the Board and the Superintendent be granted to full-time studytime, or for other approved educational activities directly relating annually contracted teachers subject to one's professional assignment, will be available the requirement of Ohio Revised Code Section 3319.131 and under the following conditions:
1. In order to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible apply for sabbatical leave, a member shall the teacher must be properly certified/licensed in his/her area of instruction and must have completed five (5) consecutive years of regular employment in the District immediately prior to application.
2. Each year up to five percent (5%) of the eligible teaching staff may be granted sabbatical leaves of absence.
3. The teacher requesting sabbatical leave must not have been employed in granted such a professional capacity by leave from the Hampstead School District for at least during the seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical years of service immediately preceding the application. The teacher must sign an agreement requiring him/her to return to service in the District immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave may be granted and continue in such service for a maximum period of at least one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time to refund all of the request on compensation received from the salary schedule in effect at District during the time sabbatical leave of absence.
4. If the leave. Payment for members substitute teacher replacing the teacher on sabbatical leave will of absence is paid less than the teacher who is on leave, the teacher on leave shall be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will notpaid the difference. The Superintendent of Schools reserves teacher on leave may continue receiving employee insurance benefits by arranging with the right Treasurer to request status reports on pay the success of the program at any timepremiums for him/her.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply 5. Application for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with be made in writing to the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no not later than March 1 of 15th or October 15th preceding the calendar year school term in which the leave Is desired. The application shall include an acceptable plan for spending leave in a manner of study and research calculated to contribute to the professional effectiveness of the applicant as a teacher and to the best interest of the District.
6. A teacher on sabbatical leave is to commenceshall not render teaching service for compensation in any other educational institution provided, however, that this shall not preclude the acceptance of a fellowship or other assistancein research.
e. Upon 7. Within sixty (60) days after completion of the sabbatical leave, the teacher granted such leave shall file with the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the of his/her educational value received there frompursuits while on sabbatical leave.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall 8. Upon return to service in of a teacher at the Hampstead School District for expiration of a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member teacher shall resume the contract status he/she held prior to such leave and shall:
1. Be placed on , if possible, be reassigned to a comparable position to the next higher salary level than one held immediately prior to the sabbatical leave. However, this shall not be construed to give the teacher any claim or right to any particular teachingassignment.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical 1. A sabbatical leave with pay may be granted to a Teacher for approved full-time professional study, or for travel combined with professional study under the auspices of a college or university, or for other approved educational activities directly relating reasons which the Board may consider to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, value in improving instruction in the opinion of school district, subject to the Superintendent following regulations and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.conditions:
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member a) A leave shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one-half (½) or one (1) school year only, September through June.
b) Sabbatical leave will not be granted to Teachers employed under an emergency or provisional certificate.
c) Sabbatical leave may be granted only to Teachers who have completed seven (7) consecutive full-time years of service in the school district, prior to the effective date of said leave, or since his/her last sabbatical leave.
d) Sabbatical leaves will be granted to no more than two (2) Teachers in the district at any one time. If more than two (2) Teachers request such leave, selection shall be made on the basis of seniority.
e) A Teacher on sabbatical leave will receive fifty percent (50%) rate of payhis/her contract salary. In each year the contract salary is what he/she would have received had he/she remained on active duty, less such deductions as may be required by Board policies, rules and regulations, State and Federal statutes, the rules or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time regulations of the request on State Board of Education and Commissioner of Education, and the terms of this agreement.
f) The payment of salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members a Teacher on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed made in accordance with current regular payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent dates.
g) Before receiving sabbatical leave, the Teacher shall agree, in writing, with ARTICLE X the Board that he/she will meet the conditions herein prescribed and that he/she will return to regular service with the Board after expiration of this contractsaid leave for a period of not less than two (2) full school years and, will be allowedthat in the event of breach of said agreement by the Teacher, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves all sums paid the right Teacher during the leave shall become due and payable immediately to request status reports on the success Board in proportion to the unfulfilled portion of the program at any timetwo (2) years commitment, except that such provision shall not apply in the event of temporary or permanent disablement upon return to duty, nor shall it apply to the estate in the event of death.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply h) Application for sabbatical leave shall file be made by January 1st in the school year preceding the sabbatical leave. The application must include a preliminary request carefully developed plan of study, or travel combined with study. Evidence that the Teacher has been accepted into a program shall be presented to the Board no later than April 1st in the school year preceding the sabbatical leave.
i) The leave will be for study in the field of the Teacher’s subject area or certification.
j) At the beginning of each semester, the Teacher must submit evidence of registration in an approved college or university. The Teacher shall be enrolled in sufficient number of courses to meet the full-time requirements of the college or university.
k) Regular attendance in the planned program of the college or university is required. If the Teacher on sabbatical leave fails to meet the attendance requirements of the college or university or withdraws from the program, or demonstrates unsatisfactory progress in his/her program, he/she shall immediately notify the Board of Education at which time all payments for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent will be terminated, and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the Teacher continues on sabbatical leave is to commencewithout pay.
e. Upon completion l) At the conclusion of the sabbatical leaveeach semester, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromTeacher shall submit transcripts of credits indicating satisfactory progress.
f. Any member to be m) The Teacher granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with be eligible for the Superintendent and following employment considerations upon return:
i) The salary increment will be added as if he/she had been in the School Board that upon Board’s active employ during the termination time of such leave, the member .
ii) Accumulated sick leave held immediately prior to such leave shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or be retained.
n) The Teacher’s return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leavesame campus, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than grade, or assignment held prior to the granting of leave will not be guaranteed, except the Teacher shall be returned to a position of like nature, status, and pay.
o) At the conclusion of the leave of absence, the employee shall submit a written report to the Board of Education through the Superintendent containing all the pertinent data and information on the activities during the sabbatical leave in verification of the stated purposes made in the original application.
p) If the Board finds the report does not verify the approved State program, the Board, at its discretion, may seek reimbursement of up to one-half (½) the amount the district paid the employee while on sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Negotiated Agreement, Negotiated Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. The District and Association will adhere to Michigan Compiled Law MCL 380.1235 regarding Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one leaves.
(1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking After a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have teacher has been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for years by the board of a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of paydistrict, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step and at the time end of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a each additional period of seven (7) or more consecutive years after of employment, the board may grant the teacher a sabbatical leave for professional improvement for not to exceed two (2) semesters at one time.
(a) Application for sabbatical leave must be filed in writing with the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources before the last Friday of January of the school year immediately preceding the school year for which the professional growth leave is requested. The application can be requested from the HR Department.
(b) Upon receipt of any such application, the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources shall refer the application to an Evaluation Committee for preliminary study and consideration. It shall be the duty of the Committee to make recommendations to the Superintendent or designee concerning all applications for professional leave.
(c) The Superintendent or their designee reserves the right to reject any or all requests for sabbatical leave.
(2) During the sabbatical leave, the teacher shall be considered to be an employee of the board.
(a) A teacher shall be allowed credit toward retirement for time spent on sabbatical leave under regulations established by the Michigan Public School Employees’ Retirement Board.
(b) Compensation will be 100% of the salary less any compensation earned as a result of the sabbatical leave.
(c) A term of sabbatical leave shall entitle the individual to salary schedule increment, if agreed to in the Collective Bargain Agreement, at the beginning of the next full year of school following their return to service in the system.
(d) The Board shall also pay for all collectively bargained insurance premiums during the sabbatical leave.
(e) The regular sick leave policy shall apply to an individual on sabbatical leave.
(3) Any individual upon returning from such leave, shall be restored to servicethe original position or to a position of like nature, seniority, status, and pay. Said individual shall be entitled to participate in any other benefits that may be provided for in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and by rules and regulations of the Board made pursuant to the law.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. 18.4.1 Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting leaves of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be absence are granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with professional improvement upon recommendation by the Superintendent and the School no approval of the Board, subject to the following conditions:
18.4.1.1 Requests for sabbatical leaves of absence must be received by the Superintendent in writing in such form as may be required by him not later than December 1 February 15 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commencerequested.
e. Upon completion 18.4.1.2 Teachers will be notified by March 15 as to the disposition of the request.
18.4.2 The teacher must have completed six consecutive full school years in active service as a regularly employed staff member in the District in order to be eligible to request a sabbatical leave.
18.4.3 Teachers on sabbatical leaves of absence will be paid at one-half of their annual salary rate. Upon return, the Superintendent and teacher shall be placed on the School Board next step on the salary schedule.
18.4.3.1 Payments will be made on the basis of one-twelfth of the remuneration amount each month for a twelve-month period. The first payment will be made at the end of the first month of effective sabbatical leave.
18.4.4 A sabbatical leave of absence may require the member to complete be extended as a leave of absence without pay or increment for an additional year.
18.4.5 The teacher shall sign a written report describing agreement with the manner in which Board agreeing to return to employment with the District for two full years following the leave, or to reimburse the District for the total amount received during the leave was used and unless circumstances merit that the educational value received there fromBoard make an adjustment.
f. Any member 18.4.6 The teacher returning from a sabbatical leave of absence for professional improvement shall submit to the Superintendent a report containing transcripts of all college and university study while on leave, a description of travel, and other items of information pertinent to an evaluation of the teacher's program.
18.4.7 The medical, surgical, hospitalization, and life insurance program will be provided for teachers on sabbatical leave.
18.4.8 The medical surgical, hospitalization, and life insurance program will not be provided for teachers whose sabbatical leave has been extended, without pay, beyond the one-year leave.
18.4.9 The number of teachers to be granted a sabbatical leave during a school year shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination not exceed one-half of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length one percent of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationtotal certificated staff.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Professional Services, Professional Services
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time studyAfter seven (7) years, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, teachers at Xxxxxxx Valley will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by .
b. The Superintendent and the Hampstead School District Board of Trustees may approve and authorize sabbatical leaves of absence when it deems such leaves to be reasonable and for at least seven (7) consecutive yearsthe benefit of the district.
c. Teacher requesting sabbatical leave will outline his/her course of study or plan of travel with evidence of benefits to the school district.
d. Pay will consist of consist of a $2500 stipend (excluding PERSI), and a benefit package consisting of health, life, vision, and dental insurance. The teacher may have the option of purchasing additional coverage.
e. Sabbatical applications will be turned into the Superintendent’s office before March 1st, prior to the application’s effective year. Applications must be approved by the Administration and Board by April 1st.
f. All accruable benefits will cease to accrue at the end of the applicant’s current contract year.
g. Benefits accrued prior to the sabbatical will remain at their current amount. (Benefits are sick leave, personal leave, bereavement leave).
h. If the school district is unable to fill the teacher’s position (at the same step or less) by July 1, sabbatical leave may be granted for denied.
i. Sabbatical year will be treated as a maximum year of one (1) duty to school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request district. The teacher will be given credit on the salary schedule for the year. (Example ~ if a teacher leaves on Step 5, sabbatical year will count as step 6 and the teacher will return on step 7.)
j. The school district will guarantee the returning teacher a position and make a good faith effort to place the teacher in effect at his/her same assignment on his/her return from the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timesabbatical.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use k. Following completion of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed certified teacher agrees to remain with the district no later less than March 1 of one year following the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave. If the employee leaves prior to this period, the Superintendent and certified teacher agrees to repay to the School Board may require district the member amount paid to complete a written report describing him/her during the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationwithin one year.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Certified Teacher Master Agreement, Certified Teacher Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-A. All permanently certified and full time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one administrative personnel who have served five (15) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, consecutive years in the opinion Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School System directly prior to the application for sabbatical leave may, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools and Board, impair approval of the effectiveness Board of instruction within Education be granted a sabbatical leave for study or other purposes benefiting the educational system. Priority will be given school system and contributing to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreethe professional growth of the recipient in the capacity in which he/she is employed.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. B. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school full year or a half-year. Compensation will be granted at fifty percent (50%) the rate of pay, or half-pay for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using year leave or quarter-pay for a half-year. Payment to recipients will be prorated and will follow the regular payroll schedule during the leave of absence. Payments will be based upon the salary step at the time of person would have been on during the request on leave for a regular professional assignment. When any other additional compensation is received during the salary schedule in effect at the time leave and as a result of the leave. Payment for members on , and the combination of such compensation and the sabbatical leave pay exceeds the regular professional salary the recipient would have received under normal employment that year, the sabbatical pay will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves adjusted to that amount which represents the right to request status reports on the success total of the program at any timeregular professional salary for that year.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply C. Application for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for should be submitted to the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no Superintendent's office not later than March 1 preceding the year of the calendar year in which leave.
D. The standard application form should be used and complete explanation provided on the application form concerning the following questions: ➢ Purpose of request ➢ Activities anticipated ➢ Professional benefits to applicant ➢ Educational benefits to the school district ➢ Anticipated compensation beyond the sabbatical leave is pay allowance ➢ An interview may be requested to commenceprovide further information concerning the request
E. Grants may be restricted in number or denied as necessary in the judgment of the Superintendent.
e. Upon completion F. The recipient will be required to indicate in a contract document his/her intention to return to the district for two (2) full years of employment following the sabbatical leave. If such obligation is not fulfilled, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or recipient will return to the District school district the full cost amount received for the leave or an amount prorated for any fractional part of the sabbatical upon resignationtwo (2) school years during which the obligation was not fulfilled. Such an obligation will be repaid in no more than sixty (60) equal monthly payments, although the recipient may specify a schedule that will permit a more rapid repayment.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Professional Agreement, Professional Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical An educator may apply for a year's sabbatical leave. This leave is for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's the professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion growth of the Superintendent educator as it relates to current or future duties within, and Board, impair to the effectiveness benefit of instruction within Park City School District. A request for a sabbatical leave must include an application with a statement of the educational systemgoal and plan, which indicates how that goal shall be achieved. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member Such plan shall have been employed in a professional capacity need approval by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical principal and the superintendent prior to submission to the BOARD. A sabbatical leave may be granted to an educator for up to one school year.
7.4.1. To qualify for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and educator shall have completed six successful years in the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromDISTRICT.
f. Any member to 7.4.2. An educator may be granted awarded a sabbatical leave shall contract with at seven year intervals.
7.4.3. Two sabbaticals may be granted per year.
7.4.4. During the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leavesabbatical year, the member educator shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length receive 50% of the leave, or prior year's salary.
7.4.5. Upon return to the District DISTRICT, the full cost educator shall commit to a minimum of two years service to the DISTRICT or shall pay the entire sum of the salary, plus the entire sum of fringe benefits paid during the sabbatical upon resignationyear to the DISTRICT.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, 7.4.6. The DISTRICT shall pay the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to negotiated insurance benefits for educators during the sabbatical leaveyear.
27.4.7. Be returned to Credits earned may be submitted for approval. A step increase will not be granted for the leave year.
7.4.8. The educator shall be offered the same position held at in which he/she was employed before the time sabbatical year upon return to the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleDISTRICT.
h. The returning member will not qualify 7.4.9. To assure an orderly process, an application for another sabbatical leave until that member has served a period must be acted upon no later than the following dates: • January 15 - Written plan and application submitted to the principal. • January 31 - Written plan and application with principal's approval submitted to the human resources department. • March 10 - (or before to coincide with the regular BOARD meeting) - Written plan and application with principal's and superintendent's recommendation submitted to the BOARD. • April 1 - Written notification of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to servicedenial of sabbatical request shall be provided by the BOARD.
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Samples: Professional Services, Professional Services
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating shall be interpreted as leave from active duty granted to one's any teacher after seven (7) consecutive years of professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, service in the opinion Xxxxxxxx School District for the purpose of improving instruction in the school district. Military, professional or Federation leaves shall not be interpreted as interrupted service. Sabbatical leave shall be granted for one year as shall be recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Board, impair . An application for sabbatical leave of absence may be filed with the effectiveness of instruction within Superintendent provided the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreefollowing conditions are fulfilled.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have 1. The applicant has been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District Board as a teacher for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be 2. The applicant has not been granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves absence from the right to request status reports on Board during the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning of service immediately preceding current application.
3. The applicant signs an agreement to servicereturn to service with the Board immediately upon termination of sabbatical leave of absence and continue in such service for a period of one (1) year, or to refund within one (1) calendar year of his/her failure to return to or continue in service any compensation received from the Board while on leave, except as the Board shall, by special action, waive such obligation.
4. Application for sabbatical leave of absence must be filed in the Office of the Superintendent not later than November 1, or March 1, preceding the semester when it is desired that the leave become effective.
5. An applicant for sabbatical leave of absence shall file with the application form, an outlined program for the period requested for sabbatical leave and shall include details of the work to be pursued.
6. Leave granted for professional study, for research, for work on publications, for travel, or travel combined with study, or for any other reasons which, in the opinion of the Superintendent will improve instruction in the Xxxxxxxx School District, or will improve the efficiency of an employee, shall be consistent with the intent and purpose of sabbatical leave.
7. In determining recommendation on sabbatical leave, the Superintendent will consider the following items:
(a) The extent of the applicant's professional study, growth, contributions and successful service during the preceding seven (7) years.
(b) The extent to which plans submitted for use of time on leave are definite and educationally constructive.
(c) Length of period of uninterrupted service in the Xxxxxxxx School District.
(d) Reasonable and equitable distribution of applicants among the different levels and departments in the system.
(e) Order in which applications are received.
(f) During the term of this agreement, a maximum of two (2) employees will be granted a sabbatical leave each year.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating shall be interpreted as leave from active duty granted to one's any teacher after seven (7) consecutive years of professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, service in the opinion Xxxxxxxx School District for the purpose of improving instruction in the school district. Military, professional or Federation leaves shall not be interpreted as interrupted service. Sabbatical leave shall be granted for one year as shall be recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Board, impair . An application for sabbatical leave of absence may be filed with the effectiveness of instruction within Superintendent provided the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreefollowing conditions are fulfilled.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have 1. The applicant has been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District Board as a teacher for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be 2. The applicant has not been granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves absence from the right to request status reports on Board during the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning of service immediately preceding current application.
3. The applicant signs an agreement to servicereturn to service with the Board immediately upon termination of sabbatical leave of absence and continue in such service for a period of one (1) year, or to refund within one (1) calendar year of his/her failure to return to or continue in service any compensation received from the Board while on leave, except as the Board shall, by special action, waive such obligation.
4. Application for sabbatical leave of absence must be filed in the Office of the Superintendent not later than November 1, or March 1, preceding the semester when it is desired that the leave become effective.
5. An applicant for sabbatical leave of absence shall file with the application form, an outlined program for the period requested for sabbatical leave and shall include details of the work to be pursued.
6. Leave granted for professional study, for research, for work on publications, for travel, or travel combined with study, or for any other reasons which, in the opinion of the Superintendent will improve instruction in the Xxxxxxxx School District, or will improve the efficiency of an employee, shall be consistent with the intent and purpose of sabbatical leave.
7. In determining recommendation on sabbatical leave, the Superintendent will consider the following items:
(a) The extent of the applicant’s professional study, growth, contributions and successful service during the preceding seven (7) years.
(b) The extent to which plans submitted for use of time on leave are definite and educationally constructive.
(c) Length of period of uninterrupted service in the Xxxxxxxx School District.
(d) Reasonable and equitable distribution of applicants among the different levels and departments in the system.
(e) Order in which applications are received.
(f) During the term of this agreement, a maximum of two (2) employees will be granted a sabbatical leave each year.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical 1. A sabbatical leave of absence may be granted by the Board of Education for approved full-time purposes of study, gaining technological or industrial experience in accordance with these rules:
(a) Study as here used shall mean study at an institution of higher learning or employment in approved establishments for other approved educational activities directly relating the purpose of gaining technological or industrial experience of value in vocational education. Evidence of matriculation shall be submitted by applicants to one's professional assignment, will the Superintendent. Courses to be available taken by applicants during their sabbatical leave or places of employment to one (1) member every other year, providing gain technological or industrial experience shall be subject to the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion approval of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's DegreeSuperintendent.
b. To (a) In order to be eligible for a first sabbatical leave, a member an employee shall have been employed served in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District Middlesex County Vocational school system for at least seven (7) consecutive yearsyears immediately preceding the beginning of the proposed sabbatical leave. An employee who shall have had a sabbatical leave may apply for a second sabbatical leave beginning not earlier than the fourteenth consecutive year of employment in the Middlesex County Vocational Schools system.
c. Sabbatical (b) In no case shall a second sabbatical leave be granted for study earlier than seven (7) years from the beginning of the first leave.
3. Applications for sabbatical leave shall be submitted in writing to the Board of Education through the office of the Superintendent and shall be for a full school year; viz., July 1 to June 30, or a half year; viz., July 1 to January 31 or February 1 to June 30. Applications for the full year leave or for the half year leave beginning July I must be submitted to the Superintendent not later than the first day of May preceding. Applications for the half year beginning February 1 must be submitted to the Superintendent not later than December 1.
4. If for any reason the purpose for which the sabbatical leave was granted is not pursued the sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum terminated before the date of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time its expiration by special action of the request on Board of Education.
5. Applications shall be considered in the salary schedule in effect at order of their receipt by the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowedSuperintendent's office, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent the Board of Schools Education reserves the right to request status reports on reject any application. If in the success opinion of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply Board the number of applications for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for any one period is such that to grant all of them would curtail the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 efficiency of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leaveschools, the Superintendent and Board will take such fact into consideration in deciding the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromquestion of granting sabbatical leaves.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical After seven (7) years of satisfactory service in the Pasco County Public School System, a sabbatical leave of absence may be granted for approved full-time study, the purpose of completing a doctorate or for other approved educational activities directly relating purposes if mutually agreed to one's professional assignment, by the Union and the Superintendent. The following conditions will be available to prevail:
a) No more than one (1) member every other teacher at a time shall be placed on sabbatical leave during any school year.
b) To be eligible, providing a teacher must be enrolled in a program approved for certification purposes by the granting Florida Department of such leave will not, in the opinion Education and have completed enough of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given required work to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for to complete the degree during the sabbatical period. If the degree is not finished within two (2) years after the last day of the sabbatical leave, a member the teacher shall reimburse the Board within two (2) years for the full amount of the leave plus eight percent (8%) interest. This condition may be waived by the Superintendent due to extraordinary circumstances.
c) Teachers on sabbatical leave will be paid 55 percent of the salary which would have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at drawn during the time of the leave. Payment Seniority shall be taken into consideration when granting sabbatical leave; however, a teacher making application for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for his/her first sabbatical leave shall file be given preference over one who has previously been granted sabbatical leave. In the event that more than one applicant meets the criteria explained above, the Union and the Superintendent shall mutually select the teacher to receive the sabbatical.
d) Sabbatical leave may be allowed if satisfactory arrangements can be made for smooth operation of the school system.
e) Any teacher granted a preliminary request for sabbatical leave with remuneration shall file with the Superintendent a schedule of courses to be taken and a plan shall complete all such courses and receive passing grades therein or shall reimburse the Board for the use full amount of such the remuneration paid to him/her for the period of the leave with plus eight percent (8%) interest. Changes in said schedule of courses may be made upon mutual consent of the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 teacher.
f) Any teacher granted sabbatical leave with remuneration is required to serve at least three (3) years in the county after termination of the preceding yearleave. A final request In the event such teacher should accept other employment instead of servicing Pasco for sabbatical leavethe full three (3) years as specified above, including specific details he/she would have to reimburse the Board as follows:
1) Zero (0) years of return service - the full amount of the program, sabbatical.
2) One (1) year of return service - two-thirds (2/3) of the amount of the sabbatical.
3) Two (2) years of return service - one-third (1/3) of the amount of the sabbatical. All monies owed would be due within two (2) years of the date of the termination. Eight percent (8%) interest would be charged on the unpaid balance on the yearly anniversary of the termination date.
g) Application for the sabbatical leave shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination Director of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationEmployee Relations by April 1.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A. The purpose of sabbatical leave for approved full-time is to improve the professional skills of faculty members through study, travel, research, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to onecreative work. The Trimble Local School System benefits from such leave through the improvement in the teacher's professional assignmentcompetence, will i.e. teaching efficiency, research, and creativity. The sabbatical leave program shall permit each faculty member maximum flexibility in planning, in his/her way, his professional development.
B. The Xxxxxxx Local Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent may grant such leave to certificated personnel who have been employed for five consecutive years. According to the request of the employee, such leave shall be available to for either one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of or two (2) semesters. The teacher shall present to the Superintendent and Board, impair a plan for professional and/or personal growth with the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for at the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 conclusion of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of ; provide evidence that the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commenceplan was followed.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a C. The employee receiving sabbatical leave shall contract be paid the difference between the substitute's pay and the teacher's expected salary. The Superintendent shall attempt to limit the said substitute for salary purposes to a maximum of five (5) years experience. If a satisfactory substitute with five (5) years or less experience is not available the Superintendent can hire a teacher with more experience but the teacher receiving the sabbatical will receive the difference between his/her salary and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service five (5) year experience level. The employee on sabbatical leave will remain an active participant in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice State Teachers Retirement System by contributing thereto the length of amount he would normally have been required to contribute, and the leave, or return board will contribute the amount that it would have normally been required to contribute. He may continue as an active participant in all other fringe benefit programs by contributing his own share at the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationgroup rate.
g. Upon return from D. The employee on sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1leave shall be considered an active staff member. Be placed A year of sabbatical leave shall count as a year of teaching experience for placement on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leaveschedule.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Master Contract, Master Contract
Sabbatical Leave. a. 1. On the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board may permit members of the teaching staff to take a Sabbatical leave Leave for approved fullthe purpose of self-improvement and benefit to the school system through full time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, study in the opinion field of teaching.
2. Such leaves shall be based on the semester calendar of the Superintendent Carteret School System and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreemay not exceed two (2) successive semesters.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member 3. Sabbatical Leaves shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for to a maximum of one (1%) percent of the teaching staff at any one time.
4. Requests for Sabbatical Leave must be received by the Superintendent no later than December 1, and action shall be taken on all such requests no later than April 1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the Sabbatical Leave is requested.
5. To be eligible for such leave, the teacher must have completed at lease seven (7) full consecutive school years of actual teaching service in the Carteret School District. A teacher may receive only one (1) Sabbatical Leave (either one semester or two successive semesters) during the teacher’s employment.
6. A teacher on Sabbatical Leave shall be paid fifty percent (50%) rate percent of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at rate which the time teacher would have received if the teacher had remained on active duty. However, such salary shall be reduced by any figure which, when added to any stipend, grant, earnings or other remuneration that may be received from any source, would exceed the teacher’s regular teaching salary during such period of the request absence.
7. Upon return from Sabbatical Leave, a teacher shall be placed on the salary schedule in effect at the time level which the teacher would have achieved had the teacher remained actively employed in the system during the period of absence.
8. The teacher shall sign a two (2) year contract prior to the commencement of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will Sabbatical Leave, which two (2) year service is to be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X fulfilled upon the return of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will notthe teacher from Sabbatical Leave. The Superintendent contract shall not contain a mutual cancellation clause. Failure to fulfill this contract will give the Board just cause to request cancellation of Schools the teaching certificate from the Commissioner of Education. In addition, the Board also reserves the right to request status reports on the success seek a proportionate reimbursement of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for monies paid the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service teacher while on Sabbatical Leave in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice event the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationtwo (2) year contract is not fulfilled.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. After each six (6) consecutive years of satisfactory service in the District as an employee as defined in Article I, Section A, employees may apply for a year's leave of absence for professional academic advancement. Authorized leave shall not break consecutive service. A person on leave may request and be granted sabbatical leave. A fraction of a year exceeding one- half (½) of the regular contractual period shall count as one (1) year's service. The Board will provide employment benefits which are provided a regular employee; however, any additional cost will be paid for by the employee. An employee will not earn sick leave or annual leave, if applicable, while on sabbatical leave. The Board will pay retirement and Social Security contributions on the amount of salary actually paid the employee. An employee on sabbatical leave may engage in employment while on sabbatical leave provided he/she meets the requirements set forth in (f) (1) below.
a. Sabbatical leave for approved fullone-time studyhalf (½) year may be granted if the applicant is eligible by formula with the further provision that said applicant shall not be eligible for additional sabbatical leave until eligibility is reestablished by six (6) more consecutive years of satisfactory service.
b. Sabbatical leave shall be granted to qualified applicants according to the following criteria:
(1) Sabbatical leave shall be granted to the number of employees that can be granted with a two-hundred thousand dollar ($200,000) budget, or if qualified applicants apply. Such budget is exclusive of mandatory benefits such as contributions to the Florida Retirement System and FICA. Written notification to all employees who applied for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will sabbatical leave shall be available to provided by May 1.
(2) Sabbatical leave shall be granted based upon points earned. Applicants shall earn one (1) member every other year, providing the granting point for each year of such leave will not, continuous service in the opinion District over six (6) years. Applicants shall be considered in descending order of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreepoints earned.
b. To (3) Applicants for subsequent sabbatical leaves after the first leave shall not be eligible considered until all applications for a lesser number of sabbatical leaves have been considered.
(4) In case applicants for sabbatical leaveleaves are tied in total points, a member selection shall have been employed in a professional capacity be determined by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive yearsrandom selection.
c. An applicant granted sabbatical leave shall receive one-half (½) of the contractual gross monthly salary according to the salary schedule, based on 196 duty days. If it is found that a sabbatical leave recipient is violating the conditions of his leave, subject to due process and just cause, salary payments may be discontinued and the recipient shall repay all prior payments that were improperly received.
d. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of carried over from one (1) school year at fifty percent into the next on a continuous basis not to exceed the duty days of the applicant for a year of work. Salary and benefits for a sabbatical leave extending over two (50%2) rate school years will be prorated based on the salary schedules of pay, or the years involved. Such leave commencing during a year of school shall not be granted until a suitable replacement is provided for one-half (1/2) the position being vacated. Any carry over from school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided sabbatical leave into the next is not to be considered a part of the quota of leaves possible the second year.
e. The recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using shall have the option of paying retirement contributions for the salary step authorized by the Board during sabbatical leave or he/she may pay on the full amount of the salary received during the previous year's service. Such decision shall be made at the time of the request on sabbatical leave request.
f. Sabbatical leave applications shall be filed with the salary schedule in effect at Superintendent not later than April 1 of each year.
(1). Each applicant applying for sabbatical leave for professional academic advancement shall submit information relative to the type of work to be undertaken. Each recipient of such leave shall be required to take sufficient course work as to be classified as a full-time student by the college or university of attendance. Proof that such course work has been completed shall be filed with the Superintendent.
g. Sabbatical leave shall not be considered a termination or breach of contract of employment, and the time of the leave. Payment for members while on sabbatical leave will be biweekly counted for salary and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timeseniority purposes.
d. h. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave employee who is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall sign a contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member District stating that:
(1) The employee shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District and serve an additional three (3) school years following the full cost expiration of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
(2. Be returned ) The employee shall repay the full amount of money received for the sabbatical if he/she fails to return to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleDistrict.
h. (3) The returning member will not qualify employee shall repay two-thirds (2/3) of the full amount of money received for another leave until the sabbatical if he/she returns to the District, but stays only one (1) year.
(4) The employee shall repay one third (1/3) of the full amount of the money received for sabbatical if he/she returns to the District, but stays only two (2) years.
(5) The above 1, 2, 3, and 4 may be waived if the condition of the employee's health is such that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to servicehe/she files and is qualified for disability retirement from the Florida public schools.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave 1. The Board of Education in its sole discretion may grant sabbatical leaves for approved full-time study, research, educational travel, examination of other schools' programs or for curriculum, curriculum development, scholarly writing, or other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, educationally or professionally beneficial activity. Teachers will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for an initial sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District leave at 1/2 pay for at least either one semester or one full school year after seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical full school years of active service, including service rendered prior to the regional school district's assumption of responsibility for programs at the Xxxxx X. Xxxxx High School. A second or subsequent sabbatical leave may be granted after each seven (7) year period of continuous service at Xxxxx X. Xxxxx High School. Teachers may continue to participate in Board group health insurance plans with payment of the premium cost as provided in Article XIII.
2. Requests for a maximum sabbatical leave must be received by the Superintendent of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of paythe Regional District in writing in such form as may be required, not later than February l, if the leave is to commence the following September, or for one-half (1/2) June l, if the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided leave is to commence the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step following February. These deadlines may be waived at the time discretion of the request Superintendent/Board, when fellowships, grants, scholarships, etc. are awarded later in the year which would make such deadlines unreasonable.
3. A teacher on approved sabbatical leave shall receive credit toward placement on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan toward accumulated seniority for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
24. Be returned No benefits shall be provided to personnel on sabbatical leave beyond those stated in Article IV.G.
5. The granting of sabbatical leave shall be predicated upon available funding.
6. Teachers are obligated to a minimum of one full year of service to the same position held at school district following sabbatical leave. Failure to comply with this provision, except in the time case of death of the leave commencedteacher, if available, or, if not available, shall obligate the teacher to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a refund salary received during the period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to servicethe sabbatical. In extenuating circumstances, the Board may, in its discretion, consider releasing the teacher from his/her obligations under this provision.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A. A sabbatical leave of absence for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will study may be available granted to one (1) member every other principal per year, providing subject to the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreefollowing provisions.
b. To B. In order to be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall principal must have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for completed at least seven (7) consecutive yearsfull school years of employment in St. Louis Park Public Schools since the principal's initial date of employment or the expiration of such principal's last previous sabbatical leave.
c. Sabbatical C. The proposed program of study must be approved in advance by the Superintendent. The professional study for which sabbatical leave may is granted shall be directly related to the principal's assignment, unless otherwise agreed to in writing.
D. The allowance granted to a principal on sabbatical leave shall be three-fourths (3/4) of the basic contract salary of the individual for the work year in which the application for sabbatical leave is made. It is understood that sabbatical leave will be granted for one (1) school year. The principal may have the option of requesting a maximum sabbatical leave of one (1) school year semester at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) full pay according to the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the basic contract salary step at the time of the request on individual for the salary schedule work year in effect at which the time of the leave. Payment application for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timeis made.
d. An eligible member desiring E. A principal who has received a sabbatical leave and fails to apply complete two (2) years of service with the District, for any reason other than placement on an unrequested leave of absence or incapacity to perform duties, shall refund monies received from the District for sabbatical leave and said monies shall be due and payable to the District forthwith upon the cessation of employment in the District.
F. Applications for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with be submitted in writing to the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 1st of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is preceding school year. Additional information may be submitted up to commence.
e. Upon completion March 15th. Notice of the sabbatical leave, action by the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member shall be given prior to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted April 15th. The principal must confirm acceptance of a sabbatical leave offer by May 1st.
G. Upon satisfactory completion of a sabbatical leave the individual shall contract be assigned to a position commensurate with the Superintendent and one he/she occupied prior to the School Board that upon leave.
H. A principal is eligible to continue his/her group insurance benefits, if permitted by the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length terms of the leavepolicy, or return including the District contribution, pursuant to this Agreement.
I. A principal returning to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, leave shall be entitled to compensation as if he/she had been on duty in the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leaveDistrict.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Terms and Conditions of Employment, Terms and Conditions of Employment
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical The Superintendent shall review and may recommend to the Board for approval worthwhile programs or independent work subject to the following conditions. All proposals must state how the sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved would improve the general educational activities community in Rocky Hill and directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to enhance the teaching of Rocky Hill students.
A. No more than one (1) member every other year, providing teacher of the granting total staff shall be absent on sabbatical leave at any one time.
B. Requests for sabbatical leave must be received by the Superintendent in writing in such form as may be required no later than December 1 of such leave will not, the year preceding the school year in which the opinion sabbatical is requested. It is understood that the deadline of December 1 shall be waived at the discretion of the Superintendent and Boardwhen fellowships, impair grants, or scholarships awarded later in the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking year make such a Master's Degreedeadline unreasonable.
b. To C. The teacher shall be eligible for an initial sabbatical leave after completion of the seventh (7th) year of active service in the system. A second sabbatical may be granted after another eight (8) year period.
D. The teacher may request a sabbatical leave for either a full academic year or one-half (1/2) an academic year. If the Board approves the request, the teacher shall be compensated as follows:
1. For a full academic sabbatical year, the Board shall pay the teacher eighty percent (80%) of his/her annual salary less fifty percet (50%) of the cost to the Board of the teacher's noncontributing fringe benefits.
2. For one-half (1/2) of an academic year sabbatical leave, a member the Board shall have been employed in a professional capacity by pay the Hampstead School District for at least seven teacher one hundred percent (7100%) consecutive yearsof his/her half-year salary and assume the full cost of his/her non-contributing fringe benefits.
c. Sabbatical leave may 3. The Board shall not be granted required to continue compensating the teacher under (1) or (2) above if such compensation, when added to any program grant, scholarship, assistantship or other compensation, would exceed the teacher's full annual salary including fringe benefits.
E. The teacher, as a condition to the acceptance of the sabbatical leave, shall agree to return to employment in the system for a maximum of two (2) full years. In the event the teacher shall not so return, the teacher shall reimburse the Board fully for all sabbatical payments; if he/she returns for one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of payyear, or he/she shall be obligated to reimburse the Board for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request sabbatical payments. The teacher receiving sabbatical leave shall be required to execute an individual agreement to repay the sabbatical stipend if he/she does not return in accordance with the Agreement.
F. The teacher returning from sabbatical leave shall be placed on the appropriate step on the salary schedule as though he/she had been in effect at active service in the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan system for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave. The sabbatical shall not affect continuity of service nor accrual of seniority toward longevity benefits.
G. In addition, approval shall be contingent upon obtaining a qualified substitute. If no substitute is available, the Superintendent identified sabbatical candidate shall remain eligible and be given priority if a substitute is available in the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromfollowing year.
f. Any member H. The Board will provide a reason in writing for failure to be granted a grant sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served within a period of seven thirty (730) consecutive years after returning days. However, the Board's prerogative of electing to servicepermit or reject a sabbatical shall not be considered a violation of this Agreement.
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Samples: Professional Services, Professional Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical 7.1 The Board of Education may grant a sabbatical leave for approved fullstudy of at least one year at half pay, one-time study, half year at full pay to duly certified educational personnel who request it after seven years or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting more of such leave will not, service in the opinion Xxxxx Central School. A teacher who has been granted an unpaid leave for any reason will not be entitled to use the unpaid leave time in calculating the seven year requirement of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreethis provision.
b. To be eligible for 7.2 The teachers are to have a choice of one semester at full pay or two semesters at half pay. In no case will the sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum greater period of one (1) school year time.
7.3 Teachers who apply for sabbatical leave are required to have completed at fifty percent (50%) rate least seven years of pay, or for one-half (1/2) local service with the school district. A teacher who has been granted a sabbatical leave may not again apply for a second sabbatical leave until he/she has completed another seven years of service to the Xxxxx Central School District. Any unpaid leave time granted the teacher shall not be used in computing the seven year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate requirement of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-this section.
7.4 At no time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time shall more than one member of the request Association be on the salary schedule in effect at the time a sabbatical leave of absence. The selection of the leaveindividual for sabbatical leave shall be made in the following manner:
7.4.1 An advisory committee of three, two Association Members and the Superintendent shall screen the applicants and, recommend eligible candidates to the Board of Education.
7.4.2 Final decision regarding the selection of the candidate will be made by the Board of Education. Payment The criteria for members on selection will be based upon three points: benefit to the District, Value of the proposed Study, Seniority.
7.4.3 Before sabbatical leave will be biweekly approved, a certified replacement must be secured by May 15th and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves October 1st for the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timefirst and second semesters respectively.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply 7.5 Notice of intent or application for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave must be filed with the Superintendent and Board at the School no later than December 1 regularly scheduled meeting of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details Board in January of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of school year preceding the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner one in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromis to be taken.
f. Any member 7.6 The board will pay the person on sabbatical leave one half of the teacher's eligible yearly salary during the period of a full year's leave; or full pay if leave is for one half year. Payment to be granted a sabbatical leave made on the District's regular pay period.
7.7 Regular salary increments shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination be given for time of such leave, the member same for regular services. All teachers returning from leave shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned be restored to the same or equivalent position they held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblewas granted.
h. The 7.8 A proposed program or written statement of purposes and objectives must be filed at the time of application, by the teacher requesting leave.
7.9 Candidates for sabbatical leave are required to guarantee in writing that they will return to this school and perform their teaching duties for two school years immediately following their leave. If a teacher is unable to return or complete this obligation due to a physical or mental incapacitation, the Board will set up a reasonable plan for the teacher to reimburse the District for the amount of salary paid the teacher during the sabbatical leave. If a teacher who is physically and mentally capable of returning member to duty refuses to do so, or refuses to complete his/her two year obligation, the salary paid the teacher during the sabbatical leave, plus the retirement contributions paid on the teacher's behalf by the District, will not qualify become due immediately. In order to protect the District from such contingencies, the teacher who is granted sabbatical leave by the District will sign a promissory note made payable to the District and an agreement outlining the teacher's obligation if he/she fails to return to his/her teaching position for another leave until that member has served two years upon the completion of the sabbatical leave.
7.10 A written report to the Board of Education will be required within a two month period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning upon the staff member's return to service.
7.11 Teachers who have been granted leaves shall notify the Superintendent in writing on or before the 1st day of November or March preceding the opening of the semester following the expiration of leave, of their intention to resume work at the beginning of the semester.
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Samples: Memorandum of Agreement (Moa), Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating 22.2.1 Upon proper application to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leaveHuman Resources Division, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum Leave of Absence of one (1) school year at fifty percent duration may be granted for completion of advanced program of study in the employee's area of specialization or an allied employment field. The application requires (50%if applicable): (2007) rate • A description of paythe course of study for which the sabbatical leave is requested, including the specific classes to be taken (department, class number & title, if possible). • Confirmation of formal acceptance into an advanced study program; and • A description of how the sabbatical leave will benefit the District. • Should an employee be denied a sabbatical leave, he/she has a right to appeal the decision to the Superintendent of HR and the President of the Association within 10 working days. (2007)
22.2.2 Employees must have completed seven (7) consecutive years with the District by September 1 of the year in which the leave is to commence and must not have taken Sabbatical Leave during the preceding seven (7) years.
22.2.3 No more than 1/2 of 1% of the full-time employee staff may be on Sabbatical Leave during any one (1) school year. Employees must apply by March 1 of the year in which the Sabbatical Leave is to be taken using forms developed by the Human Resources Division. Employees must substantiate the benefit of Sabbatical Leave to the District and must describe the nature of the course of study.
22.2.4 If an employee receives a grant, scholarship, fellowship, job study program, or other academic award, after March 1, but not later than August 1, of a school year, the Superintendent shall consider the request for Sabbatical Leave provided the number of employees approved for Sabbatical Leave has not already exceeded the 1/2 of 1% limitation. (2001)
22.2.5 Salary will be one-half (1/2) of the school employee's annual rate in effect during the Sabbatical Leave year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate exclusive of any extra duty pay, provided etc. While on leave the recipient employee shall furnish a surety bond indemnifying the District against loss in the event the employee fails to render the minimum service required after return from leave. If the employee does not wish to furnish a surety bond, payment of Sabbatical Leave salary is enrolled to be made in a full-time twelve (at least 12 graduate credits12) approved program, using monthly installments added to the salary step at received by the time of teacher during the request on year following the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical Sabbatical Leave is taken. That portion of the group medical insurance premium normally paid by the District shall be continued during the Sabbatical Leave, but no other employee benefits shall be paid during the period of the Sabbatical Leave. The Sabbatical Leave shall count for a year's experience as if the employee were not on a leave is to commenceof absence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member 22.2.6 Employees must agree to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District and complete a minimum of two (2) school years following Sabbatical Leave and must submit a report which describes and evaluates the full cost Sabbatical Leave and includes transcripts or other documentation evidencing the completion of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon advanced program of study. The employee shall return from sabbatical leaveto the same building, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than grade and position that he/she held prior to the sabbatical leave.Sabbatical Leave, unless he/she invokes the transfer process. (2007)
2. Be returned 22.2.7 A Sabbatical Leave committee, composed of three (3) employees appointed by the Association and three (3) principals appointed by the District, shall be established to review applications for Sabbatical Leave and make recommendations for approval or disapproval to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven Superintendent. (7) consecutive years after returning to service.2001)
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Section 1 A Sabbatical leave Leave may be granted by the Superintendent for approved full-time studyadvance study or research to teachers who have completed seven (7) consecutive years of service in the District, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of where such leave will notexperience would, in the opinion of the Superintendent, increase the teacher's professional ability.
Section 2 Personnel requesting such leave must submit their applications in writing through the school principal to the Superintendent and Board, impair of Schools not later than November 1 of the effectiveness of instruction within school year preceding the educational systemschool year for which the leave is requested. Priority Action shall be taken on all such requests not later than January 1.
Section 3 No more than two (2) teachers will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreeabsent on sabbatical leave during anyone school year.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for Section 4 Successful applicants will receive one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any timewhich they would have been entitled.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of Section 5 Before accepting such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete teacher shall enter into a written report describing the manner agreement in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract accordance with the Superintendent and terms of General Laws; Chapter 71, Section 41A to return to active service in the School Board that upon District for a period of at least twice the termination length of such leave, . A teacher who does not fulfill this Agreement shall have agreed in writing to pay the member shall return District the amount of the salary received by the sabbatical provided that the teacher may be released from such payment if failure to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of serve twice the length of the leaveleave is due to disability, death or return to if s/he is discharged from a teaching position by the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignationSuperintendent.
g. Upon return Section 6 A teacher returning from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be leave shall be placed on the next higher step of the salary level than prior schedule the teacher would have attained had the teacher remained in the school system, and shall be eligible for insurance benefits according to the sabbatical District policy while on leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify Section 7 No teacher may reapply for another a second sabbatical leave until that member the teacher has served a period of completed seven (7) consecutive years after returning since the last leave.
Section 8 Upon completion of the leave, the recipient shall submit a written report to servicethe Superintendent containing transcripts of all college and university work done while on leave, together with any other pertinent or interpretive material considered essential to an evaluation of the teacher's program.
Section 9 In case the number of applications shall exceed the number of Sabbatical Leaves of Absence that the Superintendent plans to grant for a particular school year, the recommendation of the Superintendent shall be made on the basis of the value of the proposed leave to the District.
Section 10 The denial of any sabbatical request will not be subject to the grievance or arbitration sections of this Agreement.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave shall be interpreted as leave from active duty granted to any professional employee after seven (7) years of service in the Xxxxxx School District for approved full-time the purpose of improving the delivery of services in the School District. Sabbatical leave may be granted for up to one
(1) year as may be recommended by the Superintendent. The application for sabbatical leave must be filed in writing with the Superintendent. Final approval of those applicants selected by the Superintendent will be made by the Board. Each applicant will receive a written response to the application within thirty (30) days of the Board's decision.
b. Leave granted for professional study, for travel, or travel combined with study, or for any other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will notreasons which, in the opinion of the Superintendent and BoardSuperintendent, impair will improve the effectiveness instructional program in the School District, or will improve the efficiency of instruction within a teacher, shall be considered consistent with the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for purpose of sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical Before approval is given, a qualified acceptable replacement must be available for the period for which the leave may is to be granted.
d. Remuneration to teachers granted for a maximum of one (1) school year such leave shall be at fifty percent (50%) the rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventyyearly salary and payment shall be made on a regular payroll basis of twenty (20) or twenty-five percent six (75%26) rate of paypays. No fringe benefits will be paid or accrue while the teacher is on sabbatical, provided except as hereafter provided, but the recipient is enrolled teacher may continue in a full-time the group health plan by reimbursing the Employer for the premiums. Not more than one (at least 12 graduate credits1) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on teacher may be granted sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding one (1) year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the teacher granted a sabbatical leave is (and who wants credit for any sabbatical leave time to commencego toward his/her retirement) may be required to purchase any such credit from MPSERS.
e. Upon completion of the In determining its recommendations on requests for sabbatical leave, the Superintendent will base a decision on the following criteria:
(1) Seniority of service to the school system.
(2) The extent of the applicant's professional study, growth, contribution and successful services during the School Board may require the member preceding year.
(3) The extent to complete a written report describing the manner which plans submitted for use of time while on leave are definite and educationally constructive.
(4) Order in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromapplications are received.
f. Any member to Increment in the salary schedule and sick leave credit shall accrue and be granted when the sabbatical leave is successfully completed and the teacher returns to duty.
g. A teacher, upon completion of a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return at least two (2) school years.
h. A teacher not returning to the School District the full cost for reasons other than health, upon completion of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, shall reimburse the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical School District for all monies received from it during this leave.
2. Be returned i. Upon return the Employer shall return the teacher to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblehis/her previous position.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be is available to staff members who have completed seven (7) years of service to the District as outlined below: (See Appendix C)
1. This may be a full year leave at half pay or a half-year leave at full pay.
2. The School Board may grant one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will notsabbatical per year unless, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair no proposal provides a clear outline that includes: • A strong link between the effectiveness of sabbatical proposal and improved instruction within for students; • Plans for how the educational system. Priority sabbatical experience will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degreebrought into the classroom.
b. To 3. The Teacher will provide a follow up report for the Board.
4. Any application for a sabbatical leave will be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity reviewed by the Hampstead Superintendent prior to being presented to the School Board. Such application must be in writing and filed with the Principal and/or the Superintendent of Schools no later than December 1st of the year preceding the start of the leave. The Superintendent may request additional information once the application is reviewed. All applications will be presented to the School Board. The Board will respond by January 15th.
5. Any sabbatical leave granted is with the understanding that upon completion, the staff member will return to the District for at least a minimum of two additional years of service.
6. This is available to staff members on a seven (7) consecutive yearsyear recurring basis upon receipt of the application by the Principal and/or Superintendent of Schools and approval by the Board.
c. Sabbatical 7. Any Teacher who has been granted a sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) shall advance to the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary next step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time following year.
8. A Teacher who does not serve the two (2) additional years referred to in # 5 will reimburse the District a proportional amount of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X compensation that he/she received while out of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
29. Be returned A Teacher returning from a sabbatical leave will not lose his/her step increment due to the same position held at sabbatical leave. The continuation of economic fringe benefits during the time sabbatical is contingent upon the Teacher continuing the required contributions. Additional sick leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member days will not qualify for another accrue during the sabbatical but all previously acquired sick leave until that member has served days will be retained. Tuition reimbursement, up to the maximum allowed per Teacher does apply to Teachers on a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to servicesabbatical. The person on the sabbatical will resume his/her former assignment and responsibility unless a mutually satisfactory agreement is reached on a different assignment and responsibility.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical leave for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for to a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) teacher who has served in the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (district at least 12 graduate creditsfive (5) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leaveyears. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary Any request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall must be filed no made in writing not later than March 1 of the calendar school year in immediately preceding the school year for which the sabbatical leave is requested. The board will act on the application and notify the teacher by April 30. Conditions under which sabbatical leave may be granted may include additional study, including study of another area of specialization, travel or other reasons deemed by the Superintendent to commencehave value to the school system.
a. Sabbatical leave shall not be granted to more than five percent (5%) of the teaching staff at any one time.
b. Sabbatical leave shall not be granted to any teacher more often than once during every five (5) years of service.
c. Sabbatical leaves shall not exceed one (1) year in duration.
d. Sabbatical leaves shall not be granted a second time to the same individual when other members of the teaching staff have filed such a request.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, The teacher shall present to the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete or his/her designee a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District plan for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than professional growth prior to such a leave and, at the sabbatical leaveconclusion, provide evidence that the plan was followed.
2. Be returned The board shall pay a partial salary to the same position held teacher on a sabbatical leave not to exceed the difference, if any, between the teacher’s regular contract salary and the replacement teacher's salary.
3. Notification of intention to resume active status shall be given in writing to the Superintendent or his/her designee no later than April 1 of the calendar year if the intent is to return in September or no later than December 1 if the intent is to return at the time beginning of the second semester.
4. The return date to active service from sabbatical leave shall coincide with the first day of the school calendar or the first day of the second semester unless the teacher and the Superintendent or his/her designee mutually agree in writing to a different date.
5. If the teacher returns to active service on the first day of the school calendar or the first day of the second semester, the returning teacher shall be assigned to the teaching position he/she held prior to commencement of the leave commencedhereunder. Under unusual circumstances such as eliminating or combining positions, if availablechanges in enrollment or class offerings, or, if not available, to an equivalent the teacher shall be offered a position insofar as this for which the teacher is possiblequalified.
h. 6. The returning member will not qualify for another teacher on leave until that member has served a period may exercise the option of seven (maintaining group insurance coverages, at the teacher’s expense, during such leaves and if allowable by the insurers.
7) consecutive years after returning to service.. Upon return from leave, the teacher may purchase S.T.R.S. credit under the time restrictions and other rules and regulations of S.T.R.
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Samples: Master Document Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical (1) A sabbatical leave for approved of absence may be granted by the Board of Education to a full-time study, or administrator for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting purpose of study in accordance with these rules. Study as here used shall mean study at an institution of higher learning recognized as such leave will not, in by the opinion appropriate authorities of the Superintendent and Board, impair State of New Jersey. Evidence of matriculation shall be submitted by applicants to the effectiveness Superintendent. Courses to be taken by applicants during their sabbatical leave shall be subject to the approval of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's DegreeSuperintendent.
b. To (2) In order to be eligible for a first sabbatical leave, a member full-time administrator shall have been employed served as such in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District Middlesex County Vocational school system for at least seven (7) consecutive years.
c. Sabbatical years immediately preceding the beginning of the proposed sabbatical leave. An administrator who shall have had a sabbatical leave may be granted apply for a maximum second sabbatical leave beginning not earlier than the fourteenth consecutive year of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in employment as a full-time administrator in the Middlesex County Vocational schools system.
(at least 12 graduate credits3) approved program, using In no case shall a second sabbatical leave be granted for study earlier than seven (7) years from the salary step at the time beginning of the request on first leave.
(4) Applications for sabbatical leave shall be submitted in writing to the salary schedule in effect at Board of Education through the time office of the leaveSuperintendent and shall be for a full school year, viz., July 1 to June 30, or a half-year viz., July 1 to January 31 or February 1 to June 30. Payment Applicants for members on the full year leave or for the half year leave beginning July 1 must be submitted to the Superintendent not later than the first day of May preceding. Applications for the half-year beginning February 1 must be submitted to the Superintendent not later than December 1. The application must explain in detail why the District would benefit from the proposed study program and the efficiency of the school enhanced by its completion.
(5) If for any reason the purpose for which the sabbatical leave was granted is not pursued, the sabbatical leave may be terminated before the date of its expiration by special action of the Board of Education.
(6) Applications will be biweekly and distributed considered in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X the order of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will nottheir receipt by the Superintendent’s office. The Superintendent manner of Schools consideration, and the granting or denial of sabbatical leaves are in the sole discretion of the Board of Education, which reserves the right to request status reports on the success accept or reject any application. The decision of the program at any timeBoard of Education shall not be reviewable.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply (7) Requests for withdrawal of sabbatical leave shall file for the full year or the half year beginning July 1 must be in the office of the Superintendent not later than the first day of June, and requests for withdrawal of a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use half year beginning February 1 must be in the office of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no not later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for first day of January.
(8) Within one month after the resumption of service, following the termination of a sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, each administrator shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is submit to commence.
e. Upon completion of the sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member to complete a written report describing in detail satisfactory to the manner Superintendent the nature and scope of the courses taken and their relevance to the administrator’s role in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromschool system.
f. Any member to be (9) An administrator granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with receive for the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length duration of the leaveleave one-half of the salary to which he or she is entitled under the Salary Guide.
(10) Any and all rights and privileges, including salary increments, to which an administrator in regular employment is entitled shall not be forfeited or return impaired by reason of a sabbatical leave but shall be in full force and effect. Accumulated sick leave days shall be retained to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from administrator’s credit during sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior The Board shall continue to pay for health care benefits during the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned (11) Each administrator granted a sabbatical leave must agree to return to the same position held at school for two (2) years of full-time administrative service after the time the sabbatical leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possiblecompleted.
h. The returning member will (12) Grants, fellowships and awards (but not qualify including reimbursement for another leave until that member has served books or travel) which, when added to the remuneration provided in paragraph (9) above, would exceed the administrator’s present salary for the school year, shall result in a period reduction of seven (7) consecutive years after returning the sabbatical remuneration to servicethe extent of such excess.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A. A sabbatical leave is defined as a year of study for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will which application may be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting made by a teacher possessing a Professional Educator Certificate after having completed seven consecutive years of such leave will not, service in the opinion Stonington Public School system. Study leaves are designed to encourage improvement of instruction, supervision and administration. The prime purpose of a sabbatical leave is to enable an individual to participate in a learning experience which will allow the individual to do a better job in the education of the Superintendent and Board, impair children in the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will Stonington School System.
B. The sabbatical leave shall not be given to an applicant seeking used for earning a Master's Degree, except in the teacher's subject area.
b. To C. Sabbatical leaves with pay may be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity authorized by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive yearsBoard of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools in accordance with the following rules:
1. No more than two sabbatical leaves shall be authorized in any one school year.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for 2. Written notice that a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for one-half (1/2) the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will applied for must be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with received by the Superintendent and the School no later than December on or before January 1 of the school year preceding the proposed sabbatical. Requests for sabbatical leaves must be received in writing by the Superintendent on or before March 15 of the school year preceding the proposed sabbatical year.
3. A final request for If two teachers are granted sabbatical leave, including specific details they will be paid three-fourths of their annual salary rate provided that such pay, when added to any program grant received by such teacher, shall not exceed the teacher's annual salary. If a single teacher is granted sabbatical leave, he/she shall be paid his/her annual salary rate minus any program grant received by such teacher.
4. The grantee of the programsabbatical leave will receive full insurance coverage in the same manner as he/she would if teaching provided that there is no increase in premium costs as a result of such sabbatical leave; but if such increase in premium does result, the teacher will receive such insurance coverage as may be obtained by the expenditure of the same premium.
5. The grantee of the sabbatical leave will receive credit on the salary scale for the sabbatical year.
6. Proposed sabbatical leaves will be available only for approved scholarly programs to be carried on in an accredited institution of higher learning which shall be filed no later than March 1 itemized in the application.
7. The proposed program of study must be directly related to the teacher's work in the Stonington Public School System and must offer a potential to the individual and to the school system.
8. The grantee of the calendar sabbatical leave must agree in his/her application to repay all monies received from the school system during the sabbatical year in if the purpose for which the sabbatical leave was granted is to commencenot fulfilled.
e. Upon completion 9. The grantee of the sabbatical leave is expected to return to employment in the Stonington School System for a minimum of three consecutive years following the year of the sabbatical leave, . If the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member grantee fails to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted a sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District system for the full cost three-year period, he/she shall be obligated to repay that prorated share of the monies received from the system during the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior year equal to the sabbatical leaveproportion of the three-year period not completed.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. Pursuant to the terms of the School Code, teachers who have been employed by the Dexter Community Schools for the required minimum period of time may be granted a sabbatical leave. A teacher may apply for one of the following:
a. Sabbatical leave A sabbatical for approved full-time study, or a full year and paid half (1/2) salary.
b. A sabbatical for other approved educational activities directly relating to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing semester and paid half (1/2) salary during the granting of such semester on leave will not, in the opinion of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to or three-quarters (3/4) salary on an applicant seeking a Master's Degree.
b. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for at least seven (7) consecutive yearsannualized basis.
c. Sabbatical leave may be granted for a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or A sabbatical for one-half (1/2) day each day for a full year and paid full salary. In all cases, the teacher will receive full fringe benefits. Sabbatical leaves shall be granted to not more than three (3) members of the faculty at any one time and it is further agreed that such leaves must be used for earning credit towards an approved advanced degree program at an accredited college or university, research work under the guidance of competent research personnel, domestic or foreign travel, or advance study for a specialty program. The study, research or travel plans for the year or semester must be submitted to the Superintendent for approval by August 30 for leaves to be granted for the 2nd semester of that year, or by March 30 for the following fall semester or school year. The Board will give equal weight to the following criteria for applicant priority:
a. Date of filing application.
b. Purpose of leave.
c. Length of service in school system.
d. Professional growth of staff member.
e. Potential benefit to school system.
f. Demonstrated dedicated service to the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate system. After due consideration of payall the applications, provided the recipient is enrolled in a full-time (Superintendent shall present each request to the Board with his written recommendation of acceptance or rejection. A copy of the Superintendent's recommendation to the Board will be furnished the teacher applicant at least 12 graduate creditsfive (5) approved program, using days prior to the salary step Board meeting at which the time decision in respect to the granting of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leave. Payment for members on sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will notrendered by the Board. The Superintendent teacher involved will then be asked to be present at the meeting when his or her program comes up for consideration. It is agreed that accepting any sabbatical leave carries an obligation to return to the system and to teach for a period of Schools reserves time at least double the right to request status reports on the success length of the program at any time.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply period for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the sabbatical leave is was granted or to commence.
e. Upon completion refund to the district a full value of the salary received during the sabbatical leaveperiod and, the Superintendent and the School Board may require the member therefore, as a condition to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there from.
f. Any member to be granted receiving final approval for a sabbatical leave a teacher shall contract file with the Superintendent and personnel office a written agreement stipulating that following the School leave s/he will remain in the service of the Board that upon the termination for a period of such leave, the member shall return to either one (1) year of teaching service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice Dexter Community Schools commencing with the length semester following termination of the leave period (in the case of semester leave, ) or return to two (2) years of teaching service in the District Dexter Community Schools commencing with the full cost semester following termination of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, leave period (in the member shall:
1. Be placed on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical case of a year's leave.
2. Be returned to the same position held at the time the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possible.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.)
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sabbatical Leave. a. Sabbatical A. A sabbatical leave of absence for approved full-time study, or for other approved educational activities directly relating professional study may be granted to one's professional assignment, will be available to one (1) member every other year, providing the granting of such leave will not, a teacher in the opinion District, subject to the provisions of the Superintendent and Board, impair the effectiveness of instruction within the educational system. Priority will be given to an applicant seeking a Master's DegreeSection 11.7.
b. To B. In order to be eligible for sabbatical leave, a member shall teacher must have been employed in a professional capacity by the Hampstead School District for completed at least seven (7) consecutive yearsfull school years of employment in the St. Louis Park Public Schools since the teacher's initial date of employment or the expiration of such teacher's last previous sabbatical leave.
c. Sabbatical C. The number of sabbatical leaves granted in any one year shall not exceed three (3).
D. The proposed program of study must be approved in advance by the Superintendent of Schools. The professional study for which sabbatical leave may is granted shall be related to the teacher's assignment, unless otherwise agreed to in writing.
E. The allowance granted for to a maximum of one (1) school year at fifty percent (50%) rate of pay, or for teacher on sabbatical leave shall be one-half (1/21/) of the basic contract salary (not including any extracurricular pay) of the individual for the school year at seventy-five percent (75%) rate of pay, provided term in which the recipient sabbatical leave is enrolled in a full-time (at least 12 graduate credits) approved program, using the salary step at the time of the request on the salary schedule in effect at the time of the leavetaken. Payment for members on sabbatical Sabbatical leave will be biweekly and distributed granted for one regular school year.
F. A teacher receiving a sabbatical leave of absence must agree in accordance with current payroll procedures. Insurance benefits consistent with ARTICLE X writing to return to the District for at least two (2) years of this contract, will be allowed, but other benefits, including course reimbursement, will not. The Superintendent of Schools reserves the right to request status reports on the success service after completion of the program at sabbatical leave. A teacher who has received a sabbatical leave and fails to complete two (2) years of service with the District, for any timereason other than placement on an unrequested leave of absence or incapacity to teach, shall refund monies received from the District for sabbatical leave and said monies shall be due and payable to the District forthwith upon the cessation of employment in the District.
d. An eligible member desiring to apply G. Applications for sabbatical leave shall file a preliminary request for sabbatical leave and a plan for the use of such leave with be submitted in writing to the Superintendent and the School no later than December 1 of the preceding year. A final request for sabbatical leave, including specific details of the program, shall be filed schools no later than March 1 of the calendar year in which preceding school year. Additional information may be submitted up to March 15. Notice of action by the Superintendent and Board shall be given prior to April 15. The teacher must confirm acceptance of a sabbatical leave is to commenceoffer by May 1.
e. H. Upon satisfactory completion of the a sabbatical leave, the Superintendent and teacher shall be assigned to a position commensurate with the School Board may require one occupied prior to the member to complete a written report describing the manner in which the leave was used and the educational value received there fromleave.
f. Any member I. A teacher shall be eligible to be granted a continue group insurance benefits, if permitted by the terms of the policy, including the District contribution, pursuant to Article 10.
X. A teacher returning to the District from sabbatical leave shall contract with the Superintendent and the School Board that upon the termination of such leave, the member shall return be entitled to service in the Hampstead School District for a minimum period of twice the length of the leave, or return to the District the full cost of the sabbatical upon resignation.
g. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the member shall:
1. Be placed placement on the next higher salary level than prior to the sabbatical leave.
2. Be returned to schedule the same position held at as if the time teacher had been teaching during the leave commenced, if available, or, if not available, to an equivalent position insofar as this is possibleyear.
h. The returning member will not qualify for another leave until that member has served a period of seven (7) consecutive years after returning to service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
