Common use of Sabbatical Leave Clause in Contracts

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for seven (7) consecutive years may be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School District.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who The Board recognizes that a superior educational system and a program of instruction that meets the needs of all students can only be achieved by providing for continual improvement of the professional staff. Sabbatical leave is given to professional personnel to permit them to improve their ability to render educational service. Such improvement is usually achieved by formal study, research and/or writing and travel. Applications for sabbatical leave for other types of experiences shall be considered on their merits and may be approved by the Board upon the recommendation of the Superintendent. a. A certificated/licensed employee may apply for sabbatical leave subject to the following conditions and requirements: 1. Applicant must have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full- time employee in the Shaker Heights City School District. Military leaves shall not be interpreted as interrupted service. 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 maximum of two percent (2%) of the professional employees may be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number Insofar as possible a proportionate division of sabbatical leavesleaves will be granted to the various departments and grade levels. 4. Requests for A sabbatical leave will may be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools granted for a period of one (1) full semester or two (2) full consecutive semesters within the same school year. 5. The applicant must sign an agreement to return to service with the Board immediately upon termination of sabbatical leave and continue in such service for a period of two (2) years unless causes beyond his/her control prevent such service. If service is terminated before the end of the two (2) years, or subject a salary refund to such conditions the Board will be due proportionate to the amount of agreed upon service not actually rendered. b. Requirements and status while on sabbatical leave are defined as follows: 1. The compensation of the staff member on sabbatical leave shall be half the salary he/she would receive if on active staff status for the period in which the leave is effective. 2. A staff member on sabbatical leave shall be considered to be in the employ of the Board, shall have a contract and shall be entitled to participate in any benefits that may be mutually agreed upon provided for by the individual rules and the Board at the time regulations of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning However, the Board shall not be held liable for death or injury sustained by any staff member while on sabbatical leave. 3. Payment of salary and withholdings for taxes and retirement shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Board for payment of salary to other members of the professional staff. It is the responsibility of the staff member to keep the Superintendent informed as to any changes in address. 4. A sabbatical leave granted to a regular employee of the professional staff also operates as a leave of absence without pay from all other school activities. c. A staff member upon return from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after shall enjoy the conclusion following privileges and benefits: 1. A term of sabbatical leave shall entitle an employee to an automatic salary schedule increment at the beginning of the next full year of school following his/her return to service in the system. 2. At the expiration of a sabbatical leave the employee shall be restored to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave his/her position or to a position with like status and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school districtpay. 3. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon Upon return from sabbatical leave, will a report must be restored submitted to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration Superintendent containing transcripts of leave, time spent all university work completed while on leave will and detailed data as to the activities of the employee together with the employee’s appraisal of the professional value of the experience or knowledge gained while on leave and the manner in which such experience or knowledge may be counted as active used for the benefit of the students of the schools of this district. This report shall be due the first school day of the month following the applicant’s return to service with the Board. If changes in legislation occur, this policy should be reviewed to agree with the Okemos School Districtnew legislation.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who 1. Leave of absence at 50% pay may, at the District's discretion, be granted to contract employees by the Board upon recommendation of the Superintendent for the following reasons: a. Approved study. b. Approved travel. c. Approved teaching positions outside the United States or teaching of a specific nature within the United States. 2. In order to receive favorable consideration by the Superintendent and Board the following conditions must be met: a. Request for professional leave must be submitted in writing to the Superintendent on or before April 1, of the school year previous to the school year for which the leave is requested. b. The applicant must have been employed performing his duties in a completely satisfactory manner prior to his request. c. A satisfactory replacement must be available for employment for the Okemos Public Schools for seven (7) consecutive years may be granted time that the employee is absent. 3. An employee returning to the District after a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number year of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only granted an increment of salary under the following conditions: a. Approved study - If an employee has successfully completed the requirements for a full semester Master's Degree or has successfully completed enough additional quarter hours to make her/him eligible for a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be salary increase in accordance with the employ requirements of the Okemos Public Schools and will salary schedule then in use. b. Teaching experience - An employee on sabbatical leave who has taught in a foreign country or in a school within the United States may be paid one-half (1/2) of their granted one increment increase on the salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must schedule upon return to service with duty following the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination year of leave after such experience has been evaluated and approved by the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with administrative staff. 4. An individual returning to the Okemos Public Schools for a period of District after one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may year of sabbatical leave will be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board credited with any accumulated sick leave benefits which he/she had at the time beginning of the leave. Sick leave approvalwill not be credited for the year of absence. 5. If Administrators The number of certified employees taking sabbatical leave shall not exceed one percent (1%) (rounded to the nearest whole number) of the total certified personnel during any school year. 6. The District shall place a returning employee in a position for which they are qualified and endorsed upon their return to the District. 7. Employees who receive this benefit but do not return to the service District following such leave shall reimburse the District for salaries and benefits received. Those who return for only one year shall reimburse the District for 50% of such salaries and benefits. This provision shall be waived in the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from event the Okemos Public Schools employee dies while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School District.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in Within the Okemos Public Schools semesters of leave budgeted for seven (7) consecutive years this purpose, a permanent employee may be granted a sabbatical leave upon requestfor study or educational travel provided the employee: a. Holds permanent status in the District and has completed a two- year qualifying period in the class from which the sabbatical leave is taken; if a qualifying period in the class has not been completed, the employee will be placed on leave from the most recent class in which continuing status was earned; b. Has completed satisfactory certificated service for at least seven consecutive school years in the District immediately preceding the effective date of the sabbatical leave, not more than two years of which may be in District substitute status; c. Signs an agreement to study or travel according to a plan acceptable to the District; d. Agrees to receive one-half of the applicable basic salary less appropriate deductions and differentials; salary shall be based on the salary of the class from which the leave is taken in accordance with paragraph a; e. Agrees to render full-time certificated service in permanent and paid status immediately following the sabbatical leave which is equal to twice the length of the leave during a period not to exceed four times the length of the leave; f. Furnishes an indemnity bond satisfactory to the District to cover a bonding period from the beginning date of the sabbatical leave to the end of the post-sabbatical service requirement; and g. Reimburses the District for all sabbatical salary and benefits received in the event of non-compliance with any of the sabbatical leave regulations except for reason of death or physical or mental disability. 9.1 Sabbatical leave applications shall be filed by April 15. Application should Leave applications shall be considered on a priority basis which shall be determined by the number of semesters served in the District or served since the last sabbatical leave, whichever is applicable. A semester served shall be defined as a semester during which the employee was assigned full time to active duty for at least 65 days. When a tie develops in determining applications to be approved, the employee with the lower District seniority number shall be granted the sabbatical leave. Exceptions to the above priority basis may be made by the Human Resources Superintendent for employees to engage in approved full-time doctoral study. 9.2 Interruption of the program of study or travel caused by serious injury or illness during a sabbatical leave shall not be considered as failure to fulfill the conditions of study or travel upon which such leave is granted. Such interruption shall not affect the amount of compensation to be paid such employee under the terms of the sabbatical leave agreement, provided notification of illness or injury verifying the interruption of the program due to serious injury or illness is submitted by registered or certified mail at the time of illness/injury, or as soon as possible thereafter, to the appropriate assignment office. A sabbatical leave may not be changed to an illness leave before the expiration date of the sabbatical leave. 9.3 A sabbatical leave may be cancelled prior to the effective date of the leave and converted to a resignation, return to duty, or other type of leave if approved by the assignment office. Such request must be submitted in writing. After the sabbatical leave commences, it may be converted or reduced to another type of leave other than illness or other paid leave, and sabbatical salary received may have to be refunded. An employee who is unable to complete sabbatical leave requirements, due to causes deemed by the Human Resources Division to be beyond the employee’s control, may receive compensation on a prorated basis. After the sabbatical leave commences, it may be converted to a personal leave effective with the Superintendent in February beginning date of the sabbatical leave, but sabbatical rights will be forfeited for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for An employee who cancels a sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of after it commences may request a return to duty, but sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave rights will be considered only forfeited for a full semester or a full the following year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators salary received must be in refunded. An employee may apply for an exemption from any provision of this paragraph on grounds that an emergency exists, and the employ Chief Human Resources Officer may, thereupon waive any part of this paragraph to permit the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must employee to return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School DistrictDistrict without loss of sabbatical rights, but any sabbatical salary received must be refunded.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who The Board may grant sabbatical leaves of absence for professional development upon the recommendation of the applicable Principal, subject to the following conditions: 7.9.1 Requests for sabbatical leave must be in writing and must be submitted no later than the April 1 preceding the semester of the school year for which the sabbatical leave is requested. The Superintendent may extend this deadline under extenuating circumstances. 7.9.2 A teacher must have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for a minimum of seven (7) consecutive years may of active service within a period of uninterrupted service (see Definitions) in the district to which application has been made to be eligible to request such a leave. For example, if a teacher teaches for four years and then takes a year of parental leave, he must teach for another three years upon returning from the leave before being eligible to apply for a sabbatical leave. 7.9.3 A teacher granted a sabbatical leave upon requestwill not be eligible for another such leave until completing seven (7) more years of active service within a period of uninterrupted service in the district to which application will be made. 7.9.4 A teacher on sabbatical leave will be paid 60% of the FTE salary he would otherwise have been paid during the sabbatical period. Application should The teacher shall be made eligible to remain enrolled in District health, dental insurance and Cafeteria benefits plans (if applicable), with the Superintendent in February District paying 60% of the normal District share of the cost for a full-time teacher, and the teacher contributing the balance of the total cost of the premium. 7.9.5 Annual personal and medical leave beginning accrual shall be reduced in proportion to the following percentage of a given school year that a teacher is on sabbatical leave. For example, if a teacher takes a 92 day sabbatical leave, he/she would be credited with half the regular number of medical leave days for that school year. There may A teacher returning from a sabbatical shall retain his unused medical leave balance at the start of the leave and shall be up eligible for insurance benefits on the same terms as any other teacher. 7.9.6 A sabbatical leave shall not be considered "active employment" for purposes of seniority accrual or salary schedule placement, nor shall it be considered an interruption in service. However, a teacher who takes sabbatical leave of no more than 65 work days in a school year, and who is actively employed for at least 120 days of that year, shall be eligible for step advancement, if applicable. Upon return, the teacher shall be placed on the appropriate salary schedule consistent with applicable terms of Article VI. 7.9.7 The teacher returning from a sabbatical leave shall be available to discuss the experience with the Board at one of its regularly scheduled meetings and shall submit to the administration and Board a report containing transcripts of either college, university, or technical study while on leave, and/or all other documentation pertinent to an evaluation of his program. At the Principal’s request, the teacher shall make a presentation to other faculty related to the sabbatical experience as part of the school’s professional development activities. The teacher shall not receive supplemental compensation for these post-sabbatical information-sharing activities. 7.9.8 The teacher shall agree to return to his former position for two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number full contract years. 7.9.9 Failure to meet the contractual provisions of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave section 7.8, including 7.8.7, will be considered only for result in a full semester or penalty of a full year 100% pay-back of all salary paid to and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in insurance and other benefit costs incurred by the employ District on behalf of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefitsteacher while on leave. Administrators must return to service with In extenuating circumstances benefiting both the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual teacher and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leaveBoard, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board shall have the option of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position reducing or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtcancelling this requirement.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools An Administrator may apply for seven (7) consecutive years a sabbatical leave of absence for a full contract year or half a contract year. Sabbatical leave may be granted a sabbatical leave upon requestto one Administrator at any one time. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February If granted for a full year, the applicant will receive one-half of his/her yearly contract salary. If granted for a half-year, the applicant will receive one-quarter of his/her yearly contract salary while on leave. Upon returning to duty for the remaining one-half year, he/she will receive one-half of his yearly contract salary paid in semi- monthly installments. Leave shall be granted only by the Board of Education. Sabbatical leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible granted for sabbatical leave each yearthe purpose of study, travel, or educational activities that will enhance the professional improvement of the Administrator and benefit the school system. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave Leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave application to the Board of Education indicating and Superintendent of Schools setting forth the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon reasons for which the individual leave is qualifiedsought, and the use to which the leave is to be put. In computing The applicant for leave shall agree in the application to (a) submit a written report upon termination of the leave showing the educational activities in which the applicant participated and their relationship to the work of the school; and (b) render two years of service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration school system after completion of leave, unless prevented by illness or excused by the Board of Education. Such a leave of absence shall in no way be considered a termination of breach of contract of continuous employment. All tenure rights belonging to the applicant at the time spent the application is approved shall be retained, and the period of such leave shall be continued as regular service for purpose of retirement. Contributions to the New Jersey Pension and Annuity Fund shall be continued by the Board of Education and the appropriate amount deducted from the salary due the applicant. A staff member on sabbatical leave will of absence shall be counted as active service in eligible for the Okemos School Districtnormal salary increment upon the presentation of adequate written reports at the end of the leave.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have Eligibility for Sabbatical Leave A faculty member appointed at .5 FTE or more, with the rank of Senior Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor may be considered for sabbatical leave: After having been employed continuously appointed without interruption by a sabbatical leave for 18 academic quarters (excluding Summer Session) or, in the Okemos Public Schools case of 12-month faculty, 72 months; or After having accumulated the equivalent of 6.0 FTE years over an indefinite period of 9-month or 12-month appointments uninterrupted by a sabbatical leave. Prior service at the ranks of Instructor, Lecturer or Research Assistant, when leading to a promotion to a higher rank, may be considered by an institution president as part of the period of accumulated service for seven the purposes of the time requirement for sabbatical eligibility. A series of appointments shall be considered continuous whether or not interrupted by one or more authorized leaves of absence other than a sabbatical leave. A one-year period of appointment at less than .5 FTE will count as a period of accumulated service for purposes of the time requirement for sabbatical eligibility. An authorized leave of absence will not prejudice the staff member’s eligibility for sabbatical leave. Academic staff members may be considered for subsequent sabbatical leaves after again satisfying the conditions specified in subsections (71)(a) or (b) of this rule. Cases involving mixed terms of service may be adjusted by the institutional president or the president’s designee, in accordance with the principles set forth in this rule. For institutional convenience, and at the initiative and sole discretion of the institution, a sabbatical leave may be delayed by up to two years. In such instances, the academic staff member will become eligible for a succeeding sabbatical leave after an equivalently reduced period of years. This section applies to a maximum of 14 consecutive years years, covering two possible sabbatical leaves. The same agreement may be negotiated, again for institutional convenience, in subsequent 14-year periods. Sabbatical leave privileges may be granted a sabbatical leave upon requestto unclassified employees in special positions of responsibility and trust, even though they do not hold academic rank. Application should Eligibility for this class of employees will be made with determined in the Superintendent manner described in February for a leave beginning the following school yearsection (1) of this rule. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible Recommendations for sabbatical leave each yearfor the above-referenced unclassified staff members not otherwise qualified may be made in exceptional cases only at the discretion of the University president. This does not guarantee any particular number For purposes of sabbatical leaves. Requests determining eligibility for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on an authorized military leave from a Department institution shall be considered as institutional service. Xxxxxx received by an academic staff member during a sabbatical shall be calculated as follows: Salary under subsection (1)(a) of this rule shall be a percentage (determined by OAR 580-021-0225 or 580-021-0230) of the academic staff member’s annual rate multiplied by the average FTE at which the academic staff member was appointed during the 6.0 FTE years immediately prior to the sabbatical leave. The president shall have the authority and discretion to interpret special circumstances in this regard. For purposes of this subsection, eligibility years are the 18 academic quarters (excluding Summer Session) or in the case of 12-month faculty, 72 months of continuous employment at half-time or more that result in the academic staff member’s eligibility for sabbatical leave under subsection (1)(a) of this rule. Salary under subsection (1)(b) of this rule shall be a percentage (determined by OAR 580-021-0225 or 580-021-0230) of the academic staff member’s annual rate in effect at the time the sabbatical leave begins. If during the period of sabbatical leave the institution allocates salary increases to its academic staff members, the annual rate of the academic staff member on sabbatical leave will be counted as active service increased by the appropriate amount effective on the date that the salary increase was granted. Purpose of Sabbatical Leaves. Sabbatical leaves are granted for purposes of research, writing, creative activities, advanced study, travel undertaken for observation and study of conditions in our own or in other countries affecting the Okemos School Districtapplicant’s field or related scholarly or professional activities. (OAR 580-21-200) Length of Sabbatical Leaves. Sabbatical leaves may be of one academic year, two-thirds of an academic year, or one-third of an academic year.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed A. The purposes of sabbatical leave are to enable an employee to pursue an activity, which will benefit the school system by enhanced professional competence, or to enable an employee to perform in a critical area of need as well as benefit the Okemos Public Schools for seven (7) consecutive years may employee personally. B. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, sabbatical leaves will be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two three (23) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each applicants per year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave must be received in writing by the superintendent between July 1 and December 1 of the year proceeding the school year for which the leave is requested. All applications will receive equal consideration regardless of when submitted within the above time frame. C. No applicant with an unsatisfactory rating on the prior year evaluation will be considered. D. To be eligible, an employee must have completed at least six (6) full years of active service with Xxxxxxxxx County Public Schools (FCPS). An employee who has completed a sabbatical will be considered only after all applicants who have not had a sabbatical. E. An applicant who intends to study must register for a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours per semester unless an exception is granted by the executive director of human resources. After the sabbatical has been completed, the employee shall present to the executive director of human resources adequate verification of the work or experience completed. F. An applicant who intends to pursue a program other than formal study must present a comprehensive proposal of the proposed program. If the applicant is accepted for a sabbatical leave, the approved program can be changed only by written consent of the executive director of human resources prior to July 1 of the sabbatical year. After the sabbatical has been completed, the employee shall present to the executive director of human resources adequate verification of program completion. G. An employee on sabbatical leave (either for one-half of a school year or for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2school year) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half by the Board at fifty (1/250) percent of their the salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must rate which the employee would have received if the employee had remained on active duty, provided that such employee agrees to return to service with employment in the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools Xxxxxxxxx County School System for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by . Should the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do employee not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their Board, the employee will be required to refund the salary granted for sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon . H. Upon return from sabbatical leave, an employee will be restored to placed on the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary schedule at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service level that the employee would have achieved had the employee remained actively employed in the Okemos School Districtsystem during the period of absence.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed 11.10.1 After seven full consecutive years of teaching experience in the Okemos Public Schools District, a teacher may apply in writing to the School Board for seven (7) consecutive years approval of a Sabbatical Leave. The pay to the teacher for such leave shall be the difference, if any, between the regular teacher's salary and the replacement teacher's salary. The teacher on leave shall not be eligible for District-paid fringe benefits, but may retain the membership in the District program at his/her own expense. 11.10.2 Sabbatical Leave shall be granted for the purpose of furthering the teacher's education through pursuit of a sabbatical leave upon requestcourse of study at an accredited college or university. Application should It shall be made with required that the Superintendent teacher return to teach in February the District for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to minimum of two (2) Administrators eligible school years after conclusion of the Sabbatical Leave. 11.10.3 Unless otherwise approved by the School Board, Sabbatical Leave requests must be submitted to the District Superintendent no later than February 1st of any given year, for sabbatical leave leaves to be effective on the next succeeding school year. Requests may be submitted for effective beginning dates no farther in advance than the beginning of the second subsequent school year from the year of submission. If the number of requests exceeds the number allowable, as defined by the School Board, persons with the greatest seniority may receive preference. In the event of equal seniority of applicants, the district Superintendent shall recommend special selection procedures for the consideration of the School Board. 11.10.4 The number of teachers authorized to be absent on Sabbatical Leave during any school year shall be determined solely by the School Board, in view of existing circumstances at the time requests are received. The District Superintendent shall present to the Board, no later than the first meeting in April of each year. This does not guarantee , a review of Sabbatical Leave applications for the next ensuing school term, with recommendations considered pertinent for the Board's examination and deliberation. 11.10.5 Teachers who desire to receive monthly salary allowances while on Sabbatical Leave must furnish a suitable bond indemnifying the School District against loss for any particular number salary paid during the period of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leavethe Sabbatical Leave, Administrators must be in the employ of event the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must employee fails to return to render two full years of service with to the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon District following the termination of the sabbatical leave Sabbatical Leave. 11.10.6 Applicants who do not desire to furnish a bond and receive salary while on Sabbatical Leave shall continue be paid in accordance with business department procedures in two equal annual installments as follows: 11.10.6.1 At the end of the first year of service with after the Okemos Public Schools teacher's return to duty, the business department shall release the first installment (not to exceed one- half of the total District obligation) upon resolution of the governing board authorizing the payment of said installment and including a statement that the teacher has completed one year of required service and fulfilled all other legal requirements. 11.10.6.2 At the end of the second year of service, a similar procedure shall be followed authorizing payment for the second and final payment. 11.10.6.3 The course of study noted in paragraph one of this policy shall be pertinent to the curriculum of the Thermalito Union School District, shall include a period minimum of one (1) 24 semester units or 36 quarter units per year, or subject to such conditions as may shall be mutually agreed upon recommended by the individual Superintendent and approved by the School Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that before Sabbatical Leave is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtgranted.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools 5.1 The School Committee may grant sabbatical leaves for seven (7) consecutive years may teachers requesting such leaves. The granting of such leaves shall be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made discretionary with the Superintendent School Committee provided only that such discretion shall not be exercised in February for a leave beginning any arbitrary or discriminatory manner. Sabbatical leaves, if granted, will generally be for: a) A full school year with 50% of salary (including the following current increment); or b) One-half school year. There may be up to two year with 50% of salary (2) Administrators eligible including the current increment) 5.2 No requests for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only by the Committee if a) The request, if granted, would result in more than 2% of the teaching staff being absent on sabbatical at one time. b) The request, in writing, is not received by the Superintendent on or before February 1 of the year preceding the school year in which leave is requested. c) The request is made by a teacher who has not completed five (5) consecutive full school years of service in the Barrington School System. 5.3 No requests for sabbaticals shall be granted by the School Committee unless as a condition thereof, the teacher shall agree to return to employment in the Barrington School System for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in period twice as long as the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination duration of the sabbatical leave and granted. In the event a teacher should fail to return to fulfill the requirement to serve twice the duration of the sabbatical leave, the teacher shall continue service with reimburse the Okemos Public Schools school system for the payments received during the sabbatical on a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not pro-rata basis. 5.4 Upon return to the service of Barrington School System the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their teacher shall be placed on the appropriate step on the salary schedule as though such teacher had not been on sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools . 5.5 Sabbatical leaves will not be charged to sick leave. 5.6 Courses taken while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does are not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon eligible for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districttuition reimbursement.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed In order to enhance the professional status of employees, the parties agree to the establishment of a Sabbatical Leave Committee to be comprised of an equal number of employees and Board representatives. The Association will select the employee members of this Committee. This Committee shall evaluate the qualifications of all applicants. The Superintendent shall, however, make the final decision with respect to such applicants. The Committee may also consult with the Superintendent annually with reference to possible changes in the Okemos Public Schools criteria for the selection of employees seeking Sabbatical Leave. No more than two (2) of the employees may receive a Sabbatical Leave in any one school year. An employee, to be an applicant for a Sabbatical Leave, shall have a minimum of seven (7) consecutive years may be granted of service with the district immediately preceding the application for a sabbatical leave upon requestleave. Application should The compensation for an employee on Sabbatical Leave shall be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their the base salary he/she would receive if he/she was employed as an employee during the period for which the leave is effective. An employee on Sabbatical Leave shall be entitled to participate in the insurance programs provided for elsewhere in this Agreement. The Association and full fringe benefitsan employee on Sabbatical Leave agree that the Board shall not be held liable for the death of or injuries sustained by the employee while he/she is on Sabbatical Leave. Administrators must Prior to commencement of the Sabbatical, the employee shall either be given assurance of his/her return to service with his/her assignment or the Okemos Public Schools immediately assignment to which he/she will return shall be made known to him/her. It is recognized by the parties that in the event the anticipated position is abolished during the Sabbatical Leave because of unforeseen circumstances relating to staff or budgetary reductions, program changes, and/or curriculum alterations, this provision shall not apply. An employee on Sabbatical Leave who will experience returning to a different assignment than the anticipated position will be notified as promptly as possible prior to his/her return. The assignment he/she will return to is also contingent upon termination the operation of other related provisions of this Agreement; e.g., Article VII, Staffing Methods and Procedures, Section D, Employee Reductions/Classification Eliminations. An employee returning from Sabbatical Leave shall be placed at the sabbatical leave and same position on the salary schedule as he/she would have been had he/she been employed in the District during such period. The maximum duration of a Sabbatical Leave shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools be for a period of up to one (1) year. Unless otherwise approved, or subject to such conditions as may the period of the Sabbatical Leave will be mutually agreed upon by coincidental with the individual and school year (July through following June) of which it is taken. If an applicant so requests it in writing, the Board at the will promptly communicate its decision on his/her sabbatical leave application. An employee who takes a sabbatical leave agrees to return and provide full time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return service to the service district for a period of at least three years. Any employee who discontinues his or her employment with the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after district before the conclusion of the leave to three year period shall reimburse the Board district for the "pro rata" portion of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from salary received while on sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former positionbut not worked, if available, and if not, up to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which maximum of 3/3 of the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtsalary.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators A member of the bargaining unit who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools has an earned master's degree may be eligible for a year of sabbatical leave after seven (7) consecutive years of service in the Xxx Xxxx Public Schools, subject to the rules and conditions of Section 380.1235 of the State Code (1976). A teacher on a sabbatical leave shall be compensated at fifty five percent (55%) of the salary he/she would have received if he/she had been on active service in the Xxx Xxxx Public Schools. Upon receipt of an application for a sabbatical leave, the superintendent shall refer the application to an appointed evaluation committee for study and consideration. The committee shall be composed of three (3) administrators selected by the superintendent of schools, including the superintendent or his designate. Two (2) members of the Professional Personnel shall also serve on the committee. All applicants shall meet with the evaluation committee to explain the potential benefit of such a leave to the school district. The committee shall evaluate the request and make a recommendation to the Board of Education. The following criteria shall be observed: a. Sabbatical leave of absence may be granted to members of the professional staff of the Xxx Xxxx Public Schools. The granting of such leave is subject to the approval of the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the superintendent when in their considered judgment, the professional competence of the staff member and the general welfare of the public schools will be benefited. b. The rules and regulations of the Xxx Xxxx Sabbatical Leave Program are authorized and shall be interpreted in accordance with the Michigan statutory provisions and any amendments thereto (Sec. 380.1235 of the State Code 1976). c. Any professional employee of the Xxx Xxxx Public Schools who meets the qualifications shall be eligible to apply for sabbatical leave. Sabbatical leave is given to professional personnel to permit them to improve their ability to render educational service. (1) Applicant must hold a master's degree. (2) Applicant must have seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full-time employee in the Xxx Xxxx Public Schools. Absence from service in the district for a period of not more than one year under a leave of absence without pay, granted by the Board of Education for professional improvement or restoration of health, will not be deemed a break in the continuity of the service required by this section and will be included as a year of service in computing the seven consecutive years. (3) A maximum of one percent (1%) of the eligible professional employees may be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number Insofar as possible, a proportionate division of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave leaves will be considered only granted to the various groups of the professional staff. If more than one percent of the professional staff qualify for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must priorities will be established on the basis of the following: (a) Prior leave. (b) Seniority in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtsystem.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators A. A sabbatical leave may be granted by the Board of Education to an administrator who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for has completed seven (7) consecutive or more years may of continuous service in the Somerset County Vocational and Technical Schools, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, for study, to update his or her administrative experience, or for other reasons of value to the school system, subject to the following conditions: 1. Request for sabbatical leave must be received by the Superintendent in writing no later than December 1st previous to the fiscal year for which the absence is requested. Action must be taken on all such requests no later than April 1st of the school year preceding the school year in which the sabbatical is requested. 2. Not more than one (1) administrator shall be granted a sabbatical leave upon requestfor the same fiscal year. 3. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February The salary granted for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two one (21) Administrators eligible for year's sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will shall be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their the salary the administrator would be entitled to if not on leave. Such salary shall be paid monthly and full fringe benefitsdeducted therefrom shall be the regular deductions for the administrator's pension fund and other deductions authorized by the administrator. Administrators must return to service Seniority rights shall be without prejudice. Salary payments shall be made in accordance with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination schedule for payment of salaries in the school system. 4. Upon return from sabbatical leave, an administrator shall be paid the salary at the level which he would have achieved had he remained actively employed in the system during the period of his absence. The administrator shall retain all benefits accrued previous to the commencement of the leave. 5. As a condition to the granting of a sabbatical leave leave, the administrator shall have agreed to continue in the service of Somerset County Vocational and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Technical Schools for a period of one at least three (13) yearyears after the expiration of the leave of absence. Failing to so continue in service, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and administrator shall repay the Board at of Education the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation salary received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to such administrator is incapacitated, has been discharged, or has been released for good and sufficient reasons by the Board of Education indicating from this obligation. Incapacitated is defined as being unable to perform the accomplishments achieved duties required of the individual pursuant to his or her employment with the Board. A contract between the Board of Education and the administrator shall be executed before the sabbatical leave is granted formalizing the above agreement. 6. Applicants for a sabbatical shall agree to abide by all written conditions of policy set by the Board of Education to govern such leaves of absence. 7. Administrators on such leaves may not associate for compensation with any person, persons, or organizations during the leave leave, except when the Board of Education approves such association as beneficial to this school system and showing how these accomplishments related upon conditions prescribed by them. 8. The administrator shall be required to submit written reports and/or evaluations to the betterment Superintendent after the completion of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position his course of study or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtwork project.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators H.1. A sabbatical leave may be granted by the Board of Education to any teacher who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for has completed seven (7) consecutive or more years may of continuous service in the Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools, upon recommendations of the Superintendent, for study in their area of instruction, to update their trade experience, or for other reasons of value to the school system subject to the following conditions: H.1.a. Request for sabbatical leave must be received by the Superintendent in writing no later than December 1st, previous to the year for which the absence is requested. Action must be taken on all such requests no later than April 15th of the school year preceding the school year in which the sabbatical is requested. H.1.b. Not more than one (1) teacher from the high school shall be granted a sabbatical leave upon requestfor the same year. H.1.c. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February The salary granted for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two one (21) Administrators eligible for year's sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will shall be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2½) of their the salary the teacher would be entitled to if not on leave. Such salary shall be paid monthly and full fringe benefitsdeducted there from, shall be the regular deductions for the teacher's pension fund and other deductions authorized by the teacher. Administrators must return to service Seniority rights shall be without prejudice. Salary payments shall be made in accordance with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination schedule for payment of salaries in the school system. H.1.d. Upon return from sabbatical leave, a teacher shall be placed on the salary schedule at the level which they would have achieved had they remained actively employed in the system during the period of their absence. The teacher shall retain all benefits accrued previous to the commencement of the leave. H.1.e. As a condition of the granting of a sabbatical leave and leave, the teacher shall have agreed to continue in the service with the Okemos Public of Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools for a period of one at least three (13) yearyears after the expiration of the leave of absence. Failing to so continue in service, or subject the teacher shall repay on demand to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at of Education, the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation salary received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to such teacher is incapacitated, has been discharged or has been released for good and sufficient reasons by the Board of Education indicating from this obligation. Incapacitated is defined as being unable to perform the accomplishments achieved duties required of the individual pursuant to their employment with the Board. A contract between the Board of Education and the teacher shall be executed before the sabbatical leave is granted formalizing the above agreement. H.1.f. Applicants for a sabbatical shall agree to abide by all written conditions of policy set by the Board of Education to govern such leaves of absence. H.1.g. Teachers on such leaves may not associate, for more than twenty (20) hours per week, for compensation with any person, persons, or organization during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored except when the Board of Education approves such association as beneficial to the former position, if available, this school system and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtconditions prescribed by them.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators The Board of Education may, upon recommendation of the Superintendent, grant a sabbatical leave to the administrator who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for has completed seven (7) consecutive years of service in the school district. Only one sabbatical leave will be granted per seven (7) years of continuous service. A sabbatical leave may be granted a by the Board to an association member for study or for other reasons of value to the school system. Applications for sabbatical leave upon request. Application should shall be made with submitted to the office of the Superintendent in February writing and in such form as may be prescribed by the Superintendent on or before January 1 preceding the school year for which application was made. The Superintendent shall thereafter make his recommendations to the Board with respect to said applications, and the Board shall take appropriate action with respect to sabbatical leaves on or before April 1 of the year in which application was made. Persons approved for sabbatical leave pursuant to the terms of this article shall be paid during the period of such leave at a rate equivalent to 50% of the salary which said person would have received had he remained on active duty in the district. Xxxxxx after returning from sabbatical leave will be equal to the level the administrator would have received had he continued in his position. At the end of the sabbatical leave, and no later than nine (9) weeks after returning to the assignment, a written report shall be submitted by the individual to the Board. The contents of this report will include: name and location of school, program or activity, length of the program, a description of the program or activity, an evaluation of what was accomplished, and any other pertinent information of interest. The applicant shall be required to contract with the Board to return and perform his professional duties for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to minimum of two (2) Administrators eligible for years following the expiration of such leave. He shall further agree to refund 100% of all salary paid during said sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for absence in default of said return or (b) 50% of al salary paid during said sabbatical leave will be considered only for of absence after a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual year and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five less than two (452) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtyears.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed After seven full consecutive years of teaching experience in the Okemos Public Schools District, a teacher may apply in writing to the School Board for seven (7) consecutive years may be granted approval of a sabbatical leave. The pay to the teacher for such leave upon requestshall be the difference, if any, between the regular teacher’s salary and the replacement teacher’s salary. Application should The teacher on leave shall not be made with eligible for District-paid fringe benefits, but may retain the membership in the District program at his/her own expense. Sabbatical leave shall be for the purpose of furthering the teacher’s education through pursuit of a course of study at an accredited college or university. It shall be required that the teacher return to teach in the District for a minimum of two school years after conclusion of the sabbatical leave. Persons beyond the age of 62 shall not be considered for sabbatical. Unless otherwise approved-by the School Board, sabbatical leave requests must be submitted to the Superintendent in February no later than March 15th of any given year, for a leave beginning leaves to be effective on the following next succeeding school year. There Requests may be up submitted for effective beginning dates no farther in advance than the beginning of the second subsequent school year from the year of submission. If the number of requests exceeds the number allowable, if any, as defined by the School Board, persons with the greatest seniority may receive preference. In the event of equal seniority of applicants, the District Superintendent shall recommend special selection procedures for the consideration of the School Board. The number of teachers authorized to two (2) Administrators eligible for be absent on sabbatical leave during any school year shall be determined solely by the School Board, in view of existing circumstances at the time requests are received. The District Superintendent shall present to the Board, no later than the first meeting in April of each year. This does not guarantee any particular number , a review of sabbatical leavesleave applications for the next ensuing school term, with recommendations considered pertinent for the Board’s examination and deliberation. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said Teachers who desire to receive monthly salary allowances while on sabbatical leave, Administrators must be furnish a suitable bond indemnifying the District against loss for any salary paid during the period of the sabbatical leave, in the employ of event the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must employee fails to return to render two full years of service with to the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon District following the termination of the sabbatical leave. Applicants who do not desire to furnish a bond and receive salary while on sabbatical leave shall be paid in accordance with District business procedures in two equal annual installments as follows: 1. At the end of the first year of service after the teachers return to duty, the District shall release the first installment (not to exceed one-half of the total District obligation) upon resolution of the Governing Board authorizing the payment of said installment and including the statement that the teacher has completed one year of required service and fulfilled all other legal requirements. 2. At the end of the second year of service, a similar procedure shall continue service with be followed authorizing payment for the Okemos Public Schools for second and final payment. The course of study noted above shall be pertinent to the curriculum of the District, shall include a period minimum of one (1) 24 semester units or 36 quarter units per year, or subject to such conditions as may and-shall be mutually agreed upon recommended by the individual Superintendent and approved by the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from before sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtgranted.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who Sabbatical leave will be granted subject to the following conditions: 1. The teacher shall be professionally certified, tenured, and shall have been employed in the Okemos Dorchester County Public Schools for a minimum of seven (7) consecutive years may be granted a years. The teacher shall agree to return to the Dorchester County Public Schools following completion of his sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to minimum of two (2) Administrators eligible for years’ service or repay all monies advanced by the Board within sixty (60) days of the date that the sabbatical leave each yearwas completed. This does not guarantee any particular number of A sabbatical leavescontract signed by the teacher and Board shall be required. 2. Requests for sabbatical leave There will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed no more than two (2) semesterssabbatical leaves budgeted each school year. During said A program verified by an institution, or one approved by the Board of Education, including study in another area of specialization, for travel or for other reasons of value to the school system, is accepted as meeting the sabbatical leave requirement. A teacher on sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid either for one-half (1/2) of their a school year or for a full school year will be paid by the Board at one-half (1/2) of the salary rate which s/he would have received if s/he had remained on active duty. If the requirement is not fulfilled, then the teacher must refund sabbatical pay prorated on the basis of actual completion of the originally verified and full fringe benefitsapproved full-time program. 3. Administrators must return to service with In the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination event a teacher on sabbatical leave receives extra monies through any type of grant or scholarship, the combined amount of those monies and the sabbatical leave and allowance shall continue service with not exceed the Okemos Public Schools amount of money the person would have received as a staff member for a the school year in which the sabbatical leave had been granted. In cases where the combined monies exceed the regular salary, the sabbatical leave salary shall be reduced accordingly. 4. Upon return from leave, the teacher shall be placed on the salary schedule at the level that she/he would have achieved had s/he remained actively employed in the system during this period of one (1) yearabsence. S/He will also be credited with sick leave accumulated prior to the period of the absence. When the teacher returns from leave, or subject s/he will be assigned to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board same type of position held at the time of said leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former positioncommenced, if available. If the same type of position is not available, and if not, the teacher will be assigned to a comparable position or as determined by the Superintendent of Schools. 5. The teacher may elect to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration continue paying his/her share of retirement, hospitalization and major medical insurance and other fringe benefits during this period of leave, time spent on . 6. Sabbatical leave will shall be counted as active service in effect from September 1 through June 30. 7. Prospective candidates must apply to the Okemos School DistrictBoard prior to December 15 of each year (preceding sabbatical year) and the Board must notify candidates who requested sabbatical leave by March 1. Decisions regarding sabbatical leave are not grievable.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who A. A sabbatical leave of absence may be granted for the following reason: Further education toward a degree beyond the bachelors degree with particular consideration given in those areas of university residency requirements of one year or unusual circumstances (e.g., government grant, authoring a textbook, research or study) indicated to be beneficial to the school district. B. If there are sufficient qualified applicants, sabbatical leaves may be granted by the Board of Education to a maximum of two (2) teachers upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. C. Requests for sabbatical leave must be received by the Superintendent in writing on forms as designated by the Board of Education no later than January 15th, and action must be taken on all such requests no later than the third week of March of the school year proceeding the school year for which the sabbatical leave is requested. D. The teacher must have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for completed at least seven (7) consecutive full school years may of service in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, the last five (5) of which must have been consecutive. E. A teacher on sabbatical leave for a full school year will be paid by the Board at seventy-five percent (75%) of the salary rate which would have been received if the teacher had remained on active duty. F. Upon return from sabbatical leave, a teacher shall be placed on the salary schedule at the level which would have been achieved had the teacher remained actively employed in the system during the period of this absence. G. Any teacher granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with of absence must agree in writing to continue working in the Superintendent in February system for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to at least two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said years following the sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ . Remission of the Okemos Public Schools and will total amount expended by the Board of Education shall be paid made at the rate of one-half (1/2½) per year except in the case of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination death or total disability of the sabbatical leave and shall continue employee. If the total remission of service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon is not made by the individual and teacher, the Board at teacher will agree, by signing a promissory note before being granted the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave remit to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related monetary amount equal to the betterment time not served. H. No teacher who has been previously granted to take a sabbatical leave of absence shall be entitled to another sabbatical leave until the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, teacher has completed an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration additional seven years of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictDistrict from the time of the completion of the previous sabbatical.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed a. Sabbatical Leave shall be interpreted as leave from active duty granted to any unit member after seven years of active service in Dearborn for the purpose of improving instruction in the Okemos Public Schools for seven Dearborn Schools. (7Military Leaves or Peace Corps/Vista Leaves shall be counted as active service.) consecutive years Sabbatical Leave may be granted a for one year or for one semester as may be recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Board. b. Leave granted for professional study, for work on publications, for travel, or for travel combined with study, or for any other reasons which, in the opinion of the Superintendent, will improve instruction in the Dearborn Public Schools or will improve the efficiency of the unit member, shall be c. Remuneration to unit members granted such leave shall be at the rate of one-half the salary to be received at the time leave begins and not to exceed one year. d. Not more than two percent of all unit members may be granted sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with in any one year. e. In determining recommendations on requests for sabbatical leaves the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning will consider the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said items: f. Upon return from sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ unit members shall submit an appropriate report to the Superintendent. If an abuse of the Okemos Public Schools and will be leave is apparent, the Board may institute proceedings to recover an appropriate amount of the monies paid one-half (1/2) while on sabbatical. g. A unit member, upon completion of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must a sabbatical leave, shall return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Dearborn Public Schools for a period of one (1) school year. h. A unit member not returning to the Dearborn Public Schools for the period of one school year upon completion of sabbatical leave shall, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by except in the individual event of death, reimburse the Board for all monies received from it and the Board at the time cost of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while insurance benefits provided by it. i. A unit member who has been on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit shall not be eligible for another professional leave for a written statement within forty-five three (453) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtyear period.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for seven (7) consecutive years A sabbatical leave may be granted to a sabbatical leave teacher by the Committee, upon request. Application should be made with recommendation by the Superintendent Superintendent, for study (including study in February another area of specialization), travel, or for a leave beginning other reasons of value to the school system, subject to the following conditions: A. The Committee agrees to include each school year. There may be up , in its preliminary budget for the next fiscal year, at least sufficient monies to fund the cost of two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Such funding shall not be construed as requiring the granting of any such leaves. B. At the time of application, the teacher must have completed at least 6 full school years of service in the Marblehead Public Schools. C. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be received by the Superintendent in writing no later than December 1, and action must be taken on all such requests and the applicant informed in writing no later than February 1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the sabbatical leave is requested. D. An applicant granted a full-year sabbatical leave shall be paid two-thirds of the salary rate which he/she would have received if he/she had remained in active full-time employment. The Committee may provide up to 100% of said salary rate based upon an applicant’s need and if so recommended by the Superintendent. A person on sabbatical leave agrees to pay back to the Marblehead School System any amount of money from his sabbatical salary plus stipend received from the institution he is attending during his sabbatical period that exceeds the amount of salary he would have earned had he remained in active full time employment in the employ Marblehead School System during the period of the Okemos Public Schools and will sabbatical. E. An applicant granted a half-year sabbatical leave (for either semester of the academic year), shall be paid one100% of the salary rate which he would have received if he had remained in active full-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with time employment for the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination approved period of the sabbatical leave. A person on sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject agrees to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return pay back to the service Marblehead School System any amount of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their money from his sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation salary plus stipend received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to institution he is attending during his sabbatical period that exceeds the contrary from amount of salary he would have earned had he remained in active full-time employment in the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after Marblehead School System during the conclusion period of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon sabbatical. F. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the teacher will be restored provide the Marblehead School Department a minimum of service equal to twice the period of time of the sabbatical leave, and that, in default of completing such service, he will refund to the former positiontown of Marblehead an amount equal to such proportion of salary received by 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. G. Upon return from sabbatical leave, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which teacher shall be placed on the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary schedule at the expiration level which he would have achieved had he remained actively employed in the system during the period of his absence. H. After completing a sabbatical leave, time spent on a teacher will not be eligible for another sabbatical leave will be counted as active service until he has completed an additional 7 years in the Okemos Marblehead School DistrictSystem. I. The decision of the Committee not to grant any or all sabbatical leave requests shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this Agreement.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who a. Upon recommendation of the Superintendent, extended leave of absence ("Sabbatical Leave") may be granted at the discretion of the Board to any employee for the purposes of research, study, travel or writing. The employee must have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for completed at least seven (7) consecutive years may of teaching in the Cheshire Public School System. b. Application for Sabbatical Leave shall be made on the form as provided in Appendix D2. c. Preference will be given to applicants for Sabbatical Leave on the basis of benefit to the school system. In making this determination, consideration shall be given to the length of service of the applicants. d. An employee absent on Sabbatical Leave shall be paid at the rate specified in the contract executed between the Board and the recipient; provided however, reductions shall be made, where necessary, so that the total of such payments, together with any amounts received in connection with the activities carried on during the Sabbatical Leave, do not exceed the salary to which the employee would have been entitled under this contract with the Board during the period of Sabbatical Leave. In addition all insurance benefits granted all other teachers in Cheshire will be in effect. In addition to such salary, the Board may, in its discretion, reimburse the employee for travel and other expenses related to Sabbatical Leave. e. Sabbatical Leave will not be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with for the Superintendent purposes of engaging in February gainful occupation or studying for a leave another trade or profession. f. Before beginning the following school year. There may be up Sabbatical Leave, the employee shall enter into a contract which provides for his/her return to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be active service in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Cheshire Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject at least two years after the expiration of such leave. An employee who does not perform this Agreement shall repay to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return sum bearing the ratio to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation amount received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver that the unfilled portion of the two subsequent years' service bears to the contrary two full years: provided, however, that the employee shall be released from such payment if his/her failure to serve the two years as stipulated is due to illness, disability, or death, or if he/she is discharged from his/her position by the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon . g. On return from sabbatical leave, will the teacher shall be restored to the former positionsame position or equivalent that he/she had occupied prior to the leave, or if available, satisfying and if not, conditions of Article 13 shall be eligible for promotion or assignment to a comparable new position or subject to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualifiedprovision of Article 13. h. An employee absent from service because of Sabbatical Leave shall be entitled to such advancement on the salary schedule as he/she would have received had he/she remained in the system. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of Upon return from leave, time spent on leave all previously accumulated unused sick days and personal days will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtreinstated.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators The District may grant a leave of absence for study and travel (sabbatical) to any regular, full-time faculty member who has rendered satisfactory service to the District for at least six consecutive years prior to taking the leave, but not more than one such leave of absence shall be granted in each six-year period. While absence for an approved nonworking leave shall not be deemed a break in the continuity of service, the time spent on a nonworking leave and/or a sabbatical leave shall not be included as service in computing the six consecutive years required for sabbatical-leave eligibility. Time spent on an approved working leave shall be included in the six years required for eligibility if both the work and the manner of compensation have been employed approved by the District. An application for sabbatical leave is to be completed as outlined in the Okemos Public Schools Academic Senate Sabbatical Leave Handbook and submitted to the Academic Senate Sabbatical Leave Committee. Applications may be submitted in the sixth year of service (or thereafter) for seven (7) consecutive years a sabbatical leave in the seventh year of service to the District. Only one sabbatical leave may be granted a in each consecutive, six-year period. The Academic Senate is responsible for reviewing sabbatical leave upon requestapplications and making recommendations to the Board. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February The Academic Senate is also responsible for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for reviewing sabbatical leave each yearreports for and making recommendations to the Board. This does not guarantee any particular The Sabbatical Leave Handbook, which includes information on the types of sabbatical leaves, seniority rules, application procedures, and evaluation standards for reports of completion, shall be maintained by the Academic Senate. The number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will leaves to be considered only for a full semester or a full year and granted by the Board of Trustees shall not exceed two eight percent (28%) semestersof the full-time faculty per academic year. During said Exceptions may be approved at the discretion of the college superintendent/president. Every employee, as a condition to being granted a leave of absence pursuant to this procedure, shall agree in writing to render a period of service to the District following his or her return from the sabbatical leave of absence that is equal to twice the period of the leave. As a condition of receiving continued salary payments during sabbatical leave, Administrators employees must obtain a performance bond through the District. Arrangements are to be in made through the employ Director of Human Resources. The bond is to provide surety for the employee‘s fulfillment of all obligations accepted as a condition for the granting of the Okemos Public Schools paid leave. Once the performance obligations for which the bonding company is guarantor have been discharged and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon report has been accepted by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating Trustees, the accomplishments achieved during employee will be deemed to be relieved of further performance requirements, except for the leave and showing how these accomplishments related condition of continuous employment for twice the period of the leave. Also refer to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if availableAcademic Senate Sabbatical Leave Handbook, and if notArticle L.2.1, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration “Modification of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School DistrictProperty Rights: Sabbatical Works.”

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed A. Sabbatical Leave will be available after seven years of service in the Okemos Billerica Public Schools for seven (7) consecutive years may advanced study as approved by the Superintendent. Requests must be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with received by the Superintendent of Schools in February for a writing not later than June 1 of the calendar year preceding the year in which the leave beginning is sought. B. Successful applicants will receive seventy-five percent of the following school year. There may be up salary to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee which they would have been entitled provided that the amount, when coupled with any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester scholarship, grant, or a full year and aid, shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leavethe salary to which they would have been entitled. C. Before beginning a Sabbatical Leave, Administrators must be an Administrator shall agree in writing to return to active service in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Billerica Schools for a period of one (1) yearat least two school years following the expiration of the Sabbatical Leave period. An Administrator who does not fulfill this agreement shall repay to the Town of Billerica within a three year calendar period, the amount of salary received during the Sabbatical Leave, or subject the pro rata proportion thereof as the time worked bears to the two school years. Provided, however, that the Administrator shall be released from such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon payment if his failure to serve the two years is due to illness, disability, death, or discharge from service by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. Committee. D. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will Sabbatical Leave shall be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to placed in a comparable position or and on the step of the salary schedule which would have been attained as if service within the school system had not been interrupted by the Sabbatical and may be eligible for insurance benefits according to the Town Policy while on leave. No Administrator may reapply for a position second Sabbatical Leave unless he has completed seven years since his last leave in the Billerica School System. X. Xxxxxxxxxx Leave requests may be denied for financial reasons if it appears to the school committee that is mutually agreed upon the funds might be more needed for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary educational program at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will the Sabbatical Leave is proposed to be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districteffect.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed (a) The purpose of sabbatical leave is to xxxxxx the pursuit of knowledge and serve the academic and scholarly objectives of the University by affording faculty members the opportunity to maintain and enhance their academic and professional competence free from normal on-campus instructing, research and service obligations. Sabbatical leave is intended to promote intensive scholarly and professional activity through sustained periods of concentrated research and study, contemplation and creative work and through the extension of the range of contacts of academic staff to other places, experiences and ideas. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge a joint responsibility to encourage the effective use of sabbatical leaves so as to strengthen the University in the Okemos Public Schools achievement of its objectives. Sabbaticals are normally considered to be for seven (7) consecutive years 12 months in duration, categorized as a full sabbatical. However, an academic staff member may be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February choose to apply for a leave beginning the following school year. There may half sabbatical (6 months). (b) Conditions (i) Tenured academic staff members shall be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester sabbatical leave after completing a minimum of six years of full-time service at the University or a full year and half sabbatical after 3 years. A member's service for purposes of sabbatical leave shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said be calculated from the date of their initial tenure track appointment by the University or from the date of expiry of their last sabbatical leave, Administrators must whichever is later. Time spent on sabbatical leave, study leave, leave without pay, long-term disability or the member's last year of employment does not count towards sabbatical eligibility. Accumulation towards subsequent sabbatical leaves begins upon completion of the sabbatical. Years of full time service at Algoma University immediately prior to a tenure-track appointment may be counted towards early sabbatical entitlement, providing tenure has been awarded. (ii) The taking of sabbatical leave is subject only to the following conditions: (a) Arrangements satisfactory to the Department and the Academic Xxxx can be made to cover the member's absence. In the case of Research Chairs who run Institutes, arrangement satisfactory to the institute/centre and its operation can be made to cover the member's absence. (b) The academic activities proposed by the member are approved on the basis of their academic or research merit. (c) The accomplishments of the member on previous sabbatical leaves taken under the terms of this Article reasonably fulfilled the member's sabbatical responsibilities. (iii) A sabbatical leave can either be for a period of six or twelve months, commencing on either the 1st day of January or July. A sabbatical leave includes the appropriate vacation entitlement proportional to the length of leave. If a member chooses to take a 6-month sabbatical leave, they will be required to teach 3 courses in the employ non­ sabbatical pan of the Okemos Public Schools academic year in which the sabbatical is taken and the member will bank the extra 1.5 course credits. (iv) A member on sabbatical leave shall receive 85% of the member's nominal salary had they been pursuing their regular duties at the University during the period of leave. Notwithstanding, the first 12 month sabbatical will be paid one-half remunerated at 90%. (1/2v) A member on sabbatical leave shall continue to receive all benefits and shall suffer no loss in rank or position because of their salary and full fringe benefitssuch leave. Administrators must return The University agrees to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination provide a portion of the sabbatical leave stipend as a research grant, upon the member's request, up to the limit provided for and shall continue service with under the Okemos Public Schools conditions allowed by the Income Tax Act. (vi) While on sabbatical leave a member may accept paid employment outside the University, provided the paid employment does not prevent the sabbaticant from fulfilling the obligations undertaken in the sabbatical application. Faculty who do so, are obliged to report such activity when applying for a period sabbatical leave, its contract length (including hours and weeks) and what effect it will have on the objectives specified in their sabbatical application. In the event that the paid employment starts after approval of one a sabbatical leave, it is the responsibility of the member to inform the PRC. (1vii) yearWhen a member takes a sabbatical leave of twelve months' duration, or subject all accumulated years of eligibility entitlement are exhausted. When the sabbatical leave is of six months' duration, all accumulated years of eligibility entitlement except three are exhausted. However, any member who has been awarded an approved sabbatical leave, and then has to such conditions defer the sabbatical for academic reasons and/or departmental need as may per Article 17:01 (c) (v), that member shall be mutually agreed upon granted that sabbatical as soon as possible, and eligibility for the subsequent sabbatical shall be accumulated as if the member had taken the sabbatical as originally scheduled. (viii) A member who takes sabbatical leave will return to Algoma University for at least twelve (12) months following the sabbatical, unless this obligation is waived by mutual agreement between the individual University and the Board at member. A member not returning will be liable for 1/6 of the time of leave approval. If Administrators do nominal salary during sabbatical. (ix) Notwithstanding Article 17:01 (b) (viii), any member taking a terminal sabbatical per Article 17:01(d) will not be obligated to return to the service of University following the Okemos Public Schools after termination completion of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five at which time their employment ceases. (45x) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon On their return from sabbatical leave, a member is obligated to file with the Academic Xxxx a Sabbatical Leave Report on their activities during the sabbatical year as noted in 17:01 (c) (i) within sixty (60) days of the expiry of the member's sabbatical leave. (xi) The PRC will be restored meet in a timely fashion to review the former position, if available, Sabbatical Leave Reports. The Committee will have the option to meet with the sabbaticant and if not, will provide a written evaluation for the PRC's files of the sabbatical accomplishments. (xii) Failure to provide this sabbatical activity report will jeopardize a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administratormember's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtsubsequent sabbatical application.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators Any Teacher who have has been employed in by the Okemos Public Schools Board for seven (7) consecutive years may be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February apply for a leave beginning the following school year. There and may be granted, a Sabbatical Leave of up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will semesters, upon showing a planned study program to be considered only for a full semester or a full year and pursued by such Teacher during such Leave. a. Sabbatical Leaves shall not exceed two be granted to no more than three (23) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ members of the Okemos total staff in any one year. b. In the event a Teacher requests a Sabbatical Leave and this request is denied, the Board shall provide to the Teacher, in writing, the reasons for such denial. c. Teachers on Sabbatical Leave shall be allowed credit toward retirement for time spent on such leave if allowed by the rules and regulations of the Board of Control of Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must School Employees Retirement Funds. d. Each Sabbatical Leave applicant shall sign an agreement to return to service with the Okemos Public Schools St. Xxxxxx Board of Education immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator Sabbatical Leave. e. A Teacher returning from sabbatical leave must Sabbatical Leave shall submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment an appropriate report of the school districtprogram of study. f. Experience credit and Seniority shall be granted for the term of Sabbatical Leave, provided the intent of the Sabbatical has been fulfilled and reported according to section 8 above. Providing Evaluation of such report and approval by the leave does not exceed one school Board shall satisfy the requirement for evaluation due each Teacher each year, . g. Subsequent Sabbatical Leaves may be authorized after eligibility has been re-established by service of an Administrator, additional seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full-time employee. h. A Teacher upon return from sabbatical leave, will a Sabbatical Leave shall be restored returned to the his former position, unless the Teacher waives his prerogative. It is hereby agreed by both Parties that it is the Board’s obligation to contract with the replacement Teacher so that the position vacated by the Teacher on Sabbatical Leave can legally be made available to the returning Teacher. The replacement Teacher, if availablehe was specifically employed as a replacement for the Teacher on Sabbatical Leave and not transferring from another position within this school system, and if not, to a comparable position or shall be assigned to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leavelike nature, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtif available.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed 9. The sabbatical leave positions available shall be distributed as evenly as possible throughout the school system. 10. The teacher shall furnish reports of the study to the Chief School Administrator as follows: a. An outline of course of action and benefits to be derived. b. An interim report at the midpoint of the sabbatical leave. c. A final report within ten (10) school days after returning to regular duties. Such report shall include the details of the professional objectives obtained. B. As a condition to being granted leave, the teacher shall enter into a contract with the Mountainside School District wherein he/she agrees to continue in the Okemos Public Schools service of the Board for seven (7) consecutive years may be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to period of not less than two (2) Administrators eligible for years after the expiration of the sabbatical leave. 1. If a teacher fails to continue in service after such sabbatical leave, such teacher shall repay to the Board the sum of money bearing the same ratio to the amount of salary received while on leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed absence that the unperformed part of the two (2) semesters. During said subsequent years of service bears to the full two (2) years, unless such teacher is incapacitated, has been discharged, or has been released for good and sufficient reasons by the Board from this obligation. C. Teachers on sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ leaves of the Okemos Public Schools and absence will be paid one-half (1/2) 65 percent of their the salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with which the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of teacher would have received had the sabbatical leave not been granted and shall continue service with he or she had been teaching in the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon Mountainside School District. D. Upon return from sabbatical leave, will the teacher shall be restored entitled to advance to the former positionnext level of the salary schedule, if availablereceiving the benefit of the salary increase while on leave, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine period of the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on sabbatical leave will shall be counted for experience rating purposes, on the salary schedule, as active equivalent to the same period of teaching service in the Okemos school system. All of the aforesaid shall be conditioned upon all requirements of the sabbatical leave policy being fulfilled satisfactorily in the judgment of the Chief School DistrictAdministrator. E. During the sabbatical leave the sick leave policy will not apply, but the Board will continue to make all of the insurance payments which are made for a teacher not on sabbatical leave.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for seven (7) consecutive years Sabbatical Leave of Absence - Sabbatical leave may be granted for the purpose of studying, to travel, or to benefit from a foundation or federal grant. The Superintendent may grant sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with to any member of the Superintendent in February staff for a leave beginning professional improvement subject to the following school year. There may be up to conditions: Number of Leave - No more than two (2) Administrators of the education staff shall be absent on sabbatical leave at any one time. No more than one teacher from a particular department or grade will be absent on sabbatical leave at one time. Advance Notice for Sabbatical Leave - Requests for sabbatical leave shall be received by the Superintendent of Schools in writing in such form as may be required no later than January 15 preceding the employment year for which the professional leave is requested, and action will be taken by May 15. In unusual circumstances, these time limits may be waived. Minimum Continuous Service - A person shall be eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number after completion of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester six (6) continuous years, or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leaveten employment years, Administrators must be of satisfactory service in the employ of Xxxxxx School System or any time after that provided they have not had such leave within the Okemos Public Schools and will previous six (6) years. Compensation - Personnel or professional leave shall be paid one-half at fifty percent (1/250%) of their regular salary and full fringe benefitsrate, provided that such pay when added to any program grant will not exceed the regular salary rate. Administrators must return Commitment to service Return - A member of the professional staff accepting such leave shall enter into a written agreement with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination Xxxxxx School Committee in accordance with provisions of Chapter 71, Section 41A of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (If the applicant does not return for the stated period after leave, he/she is required to refund a proportionate amount of the salary he/she received while on sabbatical leave and shall continue service with unless the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) yearfailure to return is due to illness, disability, discharge, death, or other circumstances beyond the control of the individual). Benefits and salary scale steps accrue as though service was continuous limited to one employment year. The decision of the Superintendent and School Committee relative to a request for Sabbatical Leave shall be non-abatable and not subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time grievance procedure of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtthis Agreement.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed Desiring to reward professional performance and encourage independent research and achievement, the Board may grant a sabbatical for administrators of up to one contractual year upon the recommendation of the Superintendent for approved scholarly programs whether or not carried on in an academic institution subject to the following conditions: A. Requests for a sabbatical must be received by the Superintendent in writing in such form as may be required by the Superintendent no later than December 31 of the year proceeding the school year in which the sabbatical is requested. B. The administrator shall be eligible for a sabbatical after at least ten (10) consecutive, full, school years of active service in this system. A second sabbatical may be granted after another ten (10) year period. C. An administrator granted a sabbatical shall receive a salary stipend not to exceed fifty (50) percent of the administrator's budgeted salary in the Okemos Public Schools year of the sabbatical actually taken. D. The administrator returning from sabbatical shall be placed on the appropriate step on the salary schedule as though he/she had been in active service in the system for seven the year of the sabbatical. The sabbatical shall not affect continuity of service nor accrual of seniority toward longevity benefits. E. An administrator on sabbatical shall maintain tenure, accumulated sick leave, and all other accrued benefits provided in this agreement other than insurance benefits. F. An administrator on sabbatical shall be given the opportunity to purchase full insurance benefits at group rates. G. The administrators shall agree to return to administrative employment in Ellington for two (72) consecutive years may in the event of a full year's sabbatical. Upon such return, the administrator shall be placed in the same or comparable administrative position in status and pay, and on the appropriate step in the salary schedule as though such administrator had not been on sabbatical. H. No more than one (1) person of the administrative staff will be granted a sabbatical leave upon requestduring any school year during the life of this Agreement. I. The administrator shall sign a demand note in amount equal to three- quarters of his/her annual salary and made payable to the Board. Application should The amount stated herein will be made with paid by the Superintendent administrator if he/she fails to return to administrative employment in February Ellington for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtyears.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who Desiring to reward professional performance and encourage independent research and achievement, the Board may grant sabbatical leave to teachers, upon recommendation by the Superintendent or his/her designee, for approved scholarly programs whether or not carried on by an academic institution, subject to the following conditions. A. No more than one (1) teacher of the teaching staff shall be absent on sabbatical leave at any one time. B. Request for sabbatical leave must be received by the Superintendent or his/her designee in writing, in such form as may be required by him/her, no later than November 30 of the school year preceding the school year for which the sabbatical leave is requested. In cases of emergency, the Superintendent or his/her designee may waive the above required date. A teacher receiving such leave shall retain all privileges and benefits that he/she would have received had he not been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for on such leave. C. The teacher has completed at least seven (7) consecutive full school years may be granted a of service in the Xxxxxxx School. D. A teacher on sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning full academic year shall be paid two thirds of his basic rate of pay for the following school yearterm of the leave, provided that the total compensation of any program grant, scholarship, assistantship, or other compensation and the sabbatical pay does not exceed the professional staff member’s full annual salary rate. There may If such does occur, the sabbatical pay will be up reduced by the amount necessary to effect the balance. Similar standards are to be applied and prorated for sabbatical leaves granted on a monthly basis. “Full annual salary rate” shall be defined here as that salary from which retirement is deducted. E. The teacher shall agree to return to employment in the Xxxxxxx School for two (2) Administrators eligible for full and consecutive years. Upon such return the teacher shall be placed on the appropriate step in the Salary Schedule as though such teacher had not been on leave. The sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said affect the continuity of service nor accrual of seniority toward longevity benefits or any other teacher benefits contingent upon continuity of service. X. In the event the teacher fails to meet the conditions set forth above upon return from his sabbatical leave, Administrators he agrees to reimburse the Board fully for all sabbatical payments. It is further agreed that the SEA and/or its agents shall not be liable for any claims or counter claims evolving out of the breach of agreement as set forth above on the part on any teacher given sabbatical leave. G. The final plans for the sabbatical year, including all financial commitments, must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon approved by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School District.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who One (1) Council member, may, upon recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board, be granted sabbatical leave under the following conditions: 1. Applicants must have held an administrative or supervisory position for three (3) years and have been employed in by the Okemos Public Schools Board for seven (7) consecutive years may continuous years. 2. The leave will encompass one (1) academic year. 3. Applicants outlining the plans for the period of absence must be submitted to the Superintendent of Schools for consideration, suggestion, and approval not later than November 15 preceding the year in which the leave is to become effective. 4. If the number requesting sabbatical leave exceeds the number of such leaves available, the selection shall be based upon: a. The estimated value of the plan to the individual and to the school system. b. The amount of seniority. c. The lengths of time since the last sabbatical leave. 5. With regard to an employee’s pay during a time of Sabbatical Leave, the following information below shall be applied. An employee on Sabbatical Leave shall be entitled to leave of absence from his or her respective duty as an employee without loss of pay or time on all work days and entitled to pay received for the period of leave on which he or she shall be engaged. 6. A Council member on sabbatical leave shall report all compensation received from sources other than his/her Board of Education, provided that compensation shall not include such items as allowance for travel, cost of living adjustment for Foreign Service, research, and other expense in connection with the project. The applicant granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up shall agree to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Wall Township Public Schools after termination for a two-year period or must return all or part of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation the grant received from at the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to discretion of the contrary from the BoardBoard of Education. 7. An Administrator A Council member returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five shall be restored to his/her former position. 8. Within thirty (4530) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored he shall make a report of his/her professional activities as a follow up to the former position, if available, and if not, plans he/she outlined when applying for the sabbatical. 9. Applicants must be notified by contract renewal date as to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent Board action taken on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districttheir request.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have Eligibility for Sabbatical Leave A faculty member appointed at .5 FTE or more, with the rank of Senior Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor may be considered for sabbatical leave: After having been employed continuously appointed without interruption by a sabbatical leave for 18 academic quarters (excluding Summer Session) or, in the Okemos Public Schools case of 12-month faculty, 72 months; or After having accumulated the equivalent of 6.0 FTE years over an indefinite period of 9-month or 12-month appointments uninterrupted by a sabbatical leave. Prior service at the ranks of Instructor, Lecturer or Research Assistant, when leading to a promotion to a higher rank, may be considered by an institution president as part of the period of accumulated service for seven the purposes of the time requirement for sabbatical eligibility. A series of appointments shall be considered continuous whether or not interrupted by one or more authorized leaves of absence other than a sabbatical leave. A one-year period of appointment at less than .5 FTE will count as a period of accumulated service for purposes of the time requirement for sabbatical eligibility. An authorized leave of absence will not prejudice the staff member’s eligibility for sabbatical leave. Academic staff members may be considered for subsequent sabbatical leaves after again satisfying the conditions specified in subsections (71)(a) or (b) of this rule. Cases involving mixed terms of service may be adjusted by the institutional president or the president’s designee, in accordance with the principles set forth in this rule. For institutional convenience, and at the initiative and sole discretion of the institution, a sabbatical leave may be delayed by up to two years. In such instances, the academic staff member will become eligible for a succeeding sabbatical leave after an equivalently reduced period of years. This section applies to a maximum of 14 consecutive years years, covering two possible sabbatical leaves. The same agreement may be negotiated, again for institutional convenience, in subsequent 14-year periods. Sabbatical leave privileges may be granted a sabbatical leave upon requestto unclassified employees in special positions of responsibility and trust, even though they do not hold academic rank. Application should Eligibility for this class of employees will be made with determined in the Superintendent manner described in February for a leave beginning the following school yearsection (1) of this rule. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible Recommendations for sabbatical leave each yearfor the above-referenced unclassified staff members not otherwise qualified may be made in exceptional cases only at the discretion of the University president. This does not guarantee any particular number For purposes of sabbatical leaves. Requests determining eligibility for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on an authorized military leave from a Department institution shall be considered as institutional service. Xxxxxx received by an academic staff member during a sabbatical shall be calculated as follows: Salary under subsection (1)(a) of this rule shall be a percentage (determined by OAR 580-021-0225 or 580-021-0230) of the academic staff member’s annual rate multiplied by the average FTE at which the academic staff member was appointed during the 6.0 FTE years immediately prior to the sabbatical leave. The president shall have the authority and discretion to interpret special circumstances in this regard. For purposes of this subsection, eligibility years are the 18 academic quarters (excluding Summer Session) or in the case of 12-month faculty, 72 months of continuous employment at half-time or more that result in the academic staff member’s eligibility for sabbatical leave under subsection (1)(a) of this rule. Salary under subsection (1)(b) of this rule shall be a percentage (determined by OAR 580-021-0225 or 580-021-0230) of the academic staff member’s annual rate in effect at the time the sabbatical leave begins. If during the period of sabbatical leave the institution allocates salary increases to its academic staff members, the annual rate of the academic staff member on sabbatical leave will be counted as active service increased by the appropriate amount effective on the date that the salary increase was granted. Purpose of Sabbatical Leaves. Sabbatical leaves are granted for purposes of research, writing, creative activities, advanced study, travel undertaken for observation and study of conditions in our own or in other countries affecting the Okemos School Districtapplicant’s field or related scholarly or professional activities. (OAR 580-21-200) Length of Sabbatical Leaves. Sabbatical leaves may be of one academic year, two-thirds of an academic year, or one-third of an academic year. Sabbatical Leave must fall within a single academic year.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed A. The purposes of sabbatical leave are to enable an employee to pursue an activity, which will benefit the school system by enhanced professional competence, or to enable an employee to perform in a critical area of need as well as benefit the Okemos Public Schools for seven (7) consecutive years may employee personally. B. Upon recommendation of the superintendent, sabbatical leaves will be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two three (23) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each applicants per year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave must be received in writing by the superintendent between July 1 and December 1 of the year proceeding the school year for which the leave is requested. All applications will receive equal consideration regardless of when submitted within the above time frame. C. No applicant with an unsatisfactory rating on the prior year evaluation will be considered. D. To be eligible, an employee must have completed at least six (6) full years of active service with Xxxxxxxxx County Public Schools (FCPS). An employee who has completed a sabbatical will be considered only after all applicants who have not had a sabbatical. E. An applicant who intends to study must register for a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours per semester unless an exception is granted by the Human Resources Director. After the sabbatical has been completed, the employee shall present to the Human Resources Director adequate verification of the work or experience completed. F. An applicant who intends to pursue a program other than formal study must present a comprehensive proposal of the proposed program. If the applicant is accepted for a sabbatical leave, the approved program can be changed only by written consent of executive director of Human Resources Director. prior to July 1 of the sabbatical year. After the sabbatical has been completed, the employee shall present to the Human Resources Director adequate verification of program completion. G. An employee on sabbatical leave (either for one-half of a school year or for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2school year) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half by the Board at fifty (1/250) percent of their the salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must rate which the employee would have received if the employee had remained on active duty, provided that such employee agrees to return to service with employment in the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools Xxxxxxxxx County School System for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by . Should the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do employee not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their Board, the employee will be required to refund the salary granted for sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon . H. Upon return from sabbatical leave, an employee will be restored to placed on the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary schedule at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service level that the employee would have achieved had the employee remained actively employed in the Okemos School Districtsystem during the period of absence.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators 1. The Board may, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, grant a Sabbatical leave to full time certificated personnel who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for completed seven (7) consecutive years may with the Elk Township School system. Said sabbatical leave shall be granted for the purpose of study, including study in another area of specialization, travel, or for other reasons of value to the school system. Granting a sabbatical leave upon requestshall not imply a change of position or promotion related to the Sabbatical activity. 2. Application should be made A person desiring a Sabbatical leave must place a written request with the Superintendent in February detail with reasons, plans, and dates no later than January 1st of the school year preceding the school year for which the Sabbatical leave is requested. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Superintendent. The Board of Education will act on Sabbatical leave requests at a leave beginning regularly scheduled Board meeting. 3. Should two qualifying people file applications for Sabbatical leaves in the following same year, priority would be given to the person with the most seniority with the Elk Township Public School system. If both are equal in length of service, the decision would be at the discretion of the Board based on information stated in the written application and the date of the application. 4. Leave may be for one full school year or one half of the school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number The awarding of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical a half-year Sabbatical leave will be considered only predicated upon the availability of an administratively approved certified teacher as the replacement. 5. A person on Sabbatical leave shall receive no remuneration for the term of the Sabbatical leave. No person will accept other employment while on Sabbatical leave unless approved by the Board. 6. Upon returning from a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical Sabbatical leave, Administrators must a teacher shall be placed on the salary level which he or she should have achieved had he or she remained actively employed in the employ of system during the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) yearhis or her absence ONLY if the Sabbatical leave was used for education and upon submitting to the Superintendent proof of satisfactorily having completed same. 7. If the Sabbatical leave was used for travel or other reasons, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board person having same would return at the appropriate salary with no credit being granted on the salary scale for the time of leave approvalnot actively employed. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator A person returning from sabbatical Sabbatical leave that was used for travel must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave report to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment make his or her pictures and added knowledge of the school district. Providing area toured available to other members of the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon professional staff for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service use in the Okemos School Districttheir classrooms.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators The Board, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, shall grant a sabbatical leave to qualified personnel for the purpose of study, and for such other purposes as may be approved by the Board. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board shall grant a sabbatical leave to a certified teacher who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools has rendered satisfactory service for seven (7) consecutive years may be granted a sabbatical in this school system. Such leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) academic year. The number of certified personnel to be granted sabbatical leave shall not exceed more than five (5) members of the total professional staff. Applications outlining the plans for the teacher must be submitted to the Superintendent of Schools not later than November 15 preceding the year in which the leave is to become effective. If the number requesting sabbatical leave exceeds the number of such leaves available, or subject as determined by the Board, the selection shall be based upon: 1. The estimated value of the plan of the individual to such conditions as the school system. 2. The amount of seniority. 3. The length of time since the last sabbatical leave. The teacher may be mutually agreed upon granted a personal appearance with the Board in order to justify his/her request for a sabbatical leave. The teacher on sabbatical leave shall receive as compensation during the period of absence, one-half of his or her regularly scheduled salary for the year in which sabbatical leave is to be taken. It shall be paid in equal semi-monthly installments during the year's leave of absence. The teacher shall retain his or her seniority, retirement and all other rights afforded by the individual district. Any additional benefits granted to a certificated teacher will automatically accrue to the person on sabbatical leave. The teacher on sabbatical leave shall report all compensation received from sources other than the Board, provided that compensation shall not include such items as allowance for travel, cost of living adjustments for Foreign Service, research, and other expense in connection with the project. Should such other compensation, when added to the compensation paid by the Board, exceed the salary which the recipient would have received if on active duty, the compensation allowed by the Board at shall be reduced to bring the time total to the amount of salary he or she would have received if on active duty. The teacher granted a sabbatical leave approval. If Administrators do not shall agree to return to the service of the Okemos Wall Township Public Schools after termination for the period of their two (2) years following expiration of the sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from leave period or at the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from discretion of the Board, or must return all or part of the grant received. An Administrator A teacher returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will shall be restored to the his of her former certificated position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to one of comparable status. The teacher shall make such reports of his or her activities as may be required by the Superintendent of Schools and the Board. 1. A brief report on professional activity during Sabbatical (Follow-up of outlying plans for the employee for the period of absence) and a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent report on leave financial earnings during Sabbatical will be counted as active service in submitted to the Okemos School DistrictSuperintendent within thirty (30) days of return from Sabbatical leave.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators The Board has established sabbatical leave in order to encourage and allow its instructional personnel to continue their professional development. A. A teacher who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for has seven (7) consecutive years of continuous service in Monroe County, who is not over sixty (60) or within three (3) years of normal retirement, may be apply for a year’s leave of absence for the purpose of professional advancement. B. The number of sabbatical leaves granted a per year shall not exceed three (3). C. Applications for sabbatical leave upon request. Application should must be made filed through a teacher’s principal to the Superintendent not later than February 15th of the year preceding the year of leave requested. D. Every employee of the Board applying for sabbatical leave to attend college must file with the Superintendent application detailed information as to the type of college work anticipated. Each employee of the Board on sabbatical leave attending college shall earn not less than the number of semester hours required of the average student enrolled at the institution taking graduate work for an advanced degree. A record of all credits earned shall be filed in February for the Superintendent’s office at the end of each grading period. Should the Board have evidence at any time that the employee is not earning the required semester hours or is employed regularly by another school system or agency, or is violating the Agreement in obtaining sabbatical leave the salary payments will be discontinued. E. The annual salary of a staff member on sabbatical leave shall be ½ of beginning teacher’s salary on the following school yearappropriate salary schedule plus health insurance and VISTA contribution benefits. There Teachers on sabbatical leave may be engage in part-time employment up to 20 hours per week. F. All employees granted sabbatical leave must stay under contract for two (2) Administrators eligible years following the expiration of their leave, and as insurance to the District for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave monies spent, will sign a legal note to the district which will be considered only for a full semester or a full year null and shall not exceed void after two (2) semestersyears teaching in the District. During said An employee shall receive pro rata credit for time served, should he/she find it necessary to leave the district prior to fulfilling the terms of the legal note. G. Sabbatical leave is not to be considered a termination or break of continuity of employment, and a teacher on leave shall be returned to a position in the area of certification held and at the same place on the salary schedule which he/she would have attained at the beginning of sabbatical leave, Administrators must and retaining all benefits except for accrual of sick leave he/she would have earned, had the leave not been taken. The period of such leave shall count as regular service for the purpose of retirement and contributions to the retirement fund shall therefore continue during the sabbatical leave. H. No instructional employee may be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and granted sabbatical leave to begin at a time that will be paid disruptive to the instructional program. I. A person on leave, other than personal leave, may be granted sabbatical leave while on such leave. The leave year counts as credit toward the number of required years of eligibility toward sabbatical leave provided that leave is less than one-half (1/2) of their salary the regular contractual period. J. Fellowships, NDEA, institute, and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the other aid shall not affect sabbatical leave and pay. K. Approved exchange teacher shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools not affect sabbatical time. L. An instructional employee on sabbatical leave who becomes eligible for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical parental leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from through pregnancy or the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive birth or adoption of a written waiver child, may revert to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from parental leave, and sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, shall stop. M. If an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical instructional employee is granted parental leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on it shall automatically interrupt his/her sabbatical leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districttime.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed A. A member of the bargaining unit may be granted up to one year of sabbatical leave to increase his/her professional preparation, if such leave is deemed to be in the Okemos Public Schools best interest of the public schools of Meriden as determined by the Superintendent of Schools. B. A request for sabbatical leave shall be formally submitted to the Superintendent in writing by December 1 of the school year preceding the school year in which the sabbatical leave is requested. C. Applicants, as qualified, may request up to a one year sabbatical leave under one of the following compensation plans: 1. Administrators with at least five (5) consecutive years of administrative service in the Meriden School System may request sabbatical leave at one- half (1/2) of their full salary rate to be paid during the sabbatical leave period, with an obligation to return to the Meriden School System for at least one (1) year at the appropriate step on the salary schedule that reflects credit for the year's absence. 2. Administrators with at least six (6) consecutive years of service with the Meriden School System may request sabbatical leave at three-quarters (3/4) of their full salary rate to be paid during the sabbatical leave, with an obligation to return to the Meriden School System for at least two (2) years at the appropriate step on the salary schedule that reflects credit for the year's absence. 3. Administrators with at least seven (7) consecutive years of service in the Meriden School System may be granted a request sabbatical leave upon request. Application should at the full salary rate to be made with paid during the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must with an obligation to return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of Meriden School System for at least three (3) years at the appropriate step on the salary schedule that reflects credit for the year's absence. D. Administrators accepting sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject obligate themselves to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination Meriden School System for the number of years specified above immediately following such leave or to repay the amount of salary received because of the leave. The amount will be prorated for those who return and complete less than their sabbatical leaveobligated number of years of service. To this end, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive each administrator granted a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit shall be required to execute a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after promissory note at the conclusion commencement of leave memorializing this legal obligation. Such note shall provide that upon default, the leave employee shall be responsible for refunding all sums owed to the Board with interest at the legal rate and all costs of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related collection, including reasonable attorney's fee. The Superintendent can waive obligation. E. No aspect of this Article shall be subject to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtgrievance procedure.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools An administrator shall be eligible for a Sabbatical Leave upon completion of seven (7) consecutive or more full contract years of continuous service at the College, at least two of which must be as an administrator. The purpose of Sabbatical Leave shall be for professional study, work on publications, educational travel, travel combined with study, research, or other purposes which, in the opinion of the President, will improve the administrator professionally or which will be of practical value to the College. If a Sabbatical Leave is granted, the administrator shall receive one- half (1/2) salary current at the time leave begins for the period of the leave, which shall not exceed one (1) year. (1) A request for Sabbatical Leave must be submitted on the "Sabbatical Leave Application" form. The form may be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should obtained in the office of the exempt administrator and is to be made with returned to that office by March 1 of the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning year of requested leave, The exempt administrator shall forward the following school year. There may be up application to two the Human Resources Office. (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular The number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and administrators on Sabbatical Leave at any one time shall not exceed two (2). An administrator shall not be entitled to more than one (1) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be Sabbatical Leave in any seven (7) year period. (3) An administrator while on Sabbatical Leave shall not engage in remunerative work without the employ approval of the Okemos Public Schools President. Scholarships, grants, and will be paid one-half fellowships in approved colleges and universities are excepted. (1/24) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must Upon accepting a Sabbatical Leave, an administrator shall certify to the College intention to return to service the position with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools College for a period of at least one (1) year. (5) Should the administrator not remain with the College for the required period, or subject to such conditions as may the College shall be mutually agreed upon by repaid the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund full amount received in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five Sabbatical Leave compensation. (456) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved All insurance benefits shall be continued during the leave Sabbatical Leave as though the administrator were on regular assignment. (7) An administrator on Sabbatical Leave shall be entitled to and showing how these accomplishments related shall receive all improvements to compensation for the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored subsequent year granted to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtother administrators.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools A teacher may apply for seven (7) consecutive years a sabbatical leave of absence for a full contract year or half a contract year. Sabbatical leaves may be granted to a sabbatical leave upon requestmaximum of two percent of teachers at any one time. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February If granted for a full year, the applicant will receive one-half of his yearly contract salary. If granted for a half-year, the applicant will receive one-quarter of his yearly contract salary while on leave. Upon returning to duty for the remaining one-half year, he will receive one-half of his yearly contract salary paid in semi-monthly installments. Leave shall be granted only by the Board of Education. Sabbatical leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible granted for sabbatical leave each yearthe purpose of study, travel, or educational activities that will enhance the professional improvement of the teacher and benefit the school system. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave Leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave application to the Board of Education indicating and Superintendent of Schools setting forth the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon reasons for which the individual leave is qualifiedsought and the use to which the leave is to be put. In computing The applicant for leave shall agree in the application: (a) to submit a written report upon termination of the leave showing the educational activities in which the applicant participated and their relationship to the work of the schools; (b) to render two (2) years service to determine the Administrator's salary school system after completion of leave unless prevented by illness or excused by the Board of Education. Such a leave of absence shall in no way be considered a termination or breach of contract of continuous employment. All tenure rights belonging to the applicant at the expiration time the application is approved shall be retained, and the period of such leave shall be continued as regular service for purpose of retirement. Contributions to the New Jersey Pension and Annuity Fund shall be continued by the Board of Education, and the appropriate amount deducted from the salary due the applicant. A staff member on sabbatical leave of absence shall be eligible for the normal salary increment upon the presentation of adequate written reports at the end of the leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School District.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators Definition 1. Any teacher who have been employed has completed seven or more years of continuous, full- time service in the Okemos Public Schools Xxxxxx School District may, upon recommendation of the Superintendent, be granted leave of absence by the Board for one full year for advanced study or travel combined with study. After each subsequent period of seven (7) consecutive or more years of such service, a further leave of advanced study or travel combined with study may be granted a sabbatical leave upon requestgranted. 2. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible Applications for sabbatical leave each are to be submitted no later than October 1 of the school year prior to the school year during which requested sabbatical leave is to be taken. Such application shall be made upon a regular blank form furnished by the Board and shall indicate a program to be followed by the teacher during the period of leave. 3. Applicants shall agree to abide by all conditions set by the Board to govern such leaves of absence. 4. As a condition to such leave, the teacher shall be deemed to have agreed, by acceptance of such leave, to continue in the service of the Xxxxxx School District for a period of at least two years after the expiration of the leave of absence. Voluntarily failing to so continue service, the teacher shall repay to the Board the full salary received while on leave. 5. A teacher granted sabbatical leave to engage in full-time study toward an advanced degree shall receive 75% of the salary he would be entitled to receive if not on leave. Full-time study means matriculation in an advanced degree program of a fully accredited advance degree granting institution for a full academic year. This does A teacher may also be granted sabbatical leave to engage in academic work and study related to his area of specialization combined with travel. If granted sabbatical leave for such purpose, or if engaged in a program of study less than full time, the teacher shall receive 50% of the salary he would be entitled to receive if not guarantee any particular number on leave. Salary payments for teachers on sabbatical leave shall be made in accordance with the schedule for payment of salaries in the school year, and all regular deductions for salaries, including pension fund deductions and others authorized by the teacher, shall be made. 6. In passing upon applications for such leave, the Board shall be guided by established guidelines and its appraisal of the resulting benefits to the school system, and such leave will be granted only where the Board is satisfied that the loss of the applicant's services for the period of the leave, together with the financial cost, will be more than offset, in terms of value to the school system, by the benefits to the school system reasonable to be anticipated from the granting of the application. Among other factors arising from this standard, due consideration will be given to a reasonable distribution of sabbatical leavesleaves among the personnel of the several buildings and departments. 7. Requests Teachers on such leave may not associate for sabbatical compensation with any person, persons or organizations during the school year unless the Board shall approve such association as beneficial to this school system, and only then upon conditions prescribed by it. 8. Teachers on such leave shall provide regular written reports as may be required. 9. Teachers on such leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) yearXxxxxx Board, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time spent shall count as regular service toward retirement and for consideration in regard to salary adjustments. 10. Such leave of leave approval. If Administrators do not return absence shall be without prejudice to the service teacher's tenure rights. 11. Teachers whose applications for such leave have been denied shall receive written notification of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon specific reasons for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtdenial.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have A. Sabbatical leave may be granted to teachers subject to the approval of the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the superintendent, when in their considered judgment the professional competence of the staff member and the general welfare of the school district will be benefited. Sabbatical leave is granted to teachers to permit them to improve their ability to render educational service to the district. Such improvement is achieved by formal study in the teacher's area of instruction. 1. The Board, after a teacher has been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for at least seven (7) consecutive years in the Sturgis system, may grant the teacher a sabbatical leave for professional improvement not to exceed one (1) year provided that the teacher holds a continuing or permanent certificate. 2. At the end of the entire leave, the faculty member will be returned to a teaching position and receive credit for one year on the salary schedule. B. In addition, sabbatical leave shall be governed by the following terms and conditions. 1. No more than one (1) teacher may be granted a leave during any fiscal year. 2. The period of the leave shall not be less or more than one (1) year. 3. A sabbatical leave once granted cannot be terminated before the date of expiration except as otherwise agreed upon requestby the Board of Education. 4. Application should be made As a condition to receiving final approval, the applicant shall sign and file with the Superintendent in February for Secretary of the Board of Education a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave written agreement stipulating that he will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be remain in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Sturgis Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, year after the expiration of said leave. This condition does not apply in cases wherein the person becomes incapacitated to work or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon in cases where the condition is waived by the individual and Board of Education. 5. A teacher on approved sabbatical leave will continue to receive health/hospitalization insurance benefits as provided by the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service terms of the Okemos Public Schools after termination Agreement during the approved sabbatical period. The teacher will not be eligible for any other form of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator If the teacher fails to return upon completion of the sabbatical, he will be required to repay the Board the full cost of the insurance premiums. 6. The teacher returning from a sabbatical leave must submit shall receive the same credit on the salary schedule as though he taught in the system that year. The teacher shall continue to accumulate seniority while on sabbatical. 7. Applications for sabbatical leave shall be filed with the Superintendent not later than February 1 for a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after leave commencing the conclusion first semester of the leave following year. 8. Applicants shall file with the application a detailed plan for the period of the leave. The Superintendent, for his recommendation to the Board Board, shall consider the date of Education indicating application, the accomplishments achieved during purpose of the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to leave, the betterment seniority of service in the school district, the professional growth of the applicant, the potential benefit to the school district, and any other factors deemed important. 9. Providing The Superintendent shall notify all applicants as to the leave does not exceed one school yearfinal disposition of the request by March 31. A. An employee may request to be absent for personal business up to a maximum of five (5) days. If request is approved by the Superintendent, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, the absence will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position without pay unless personal business or to a position that is mutually agreed upon comp days can qualify under other sections of this Agreement. B. Deductions for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary such absences will be made at the expiration per diem rate of leave, time spent the annual salary for each day of absence. C. Request to go on leave will personal vacations may be counted as active service granted by the Superintendent in the Okemos School Districthis sole discretion.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who One (1) Council member, may, upon recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board, be granted sabbatical leave under the following conditions. 1. Applicants must have held an administrative or supervisory position for three (3) years and have been employed in by the Okemos Public Schools Board for seven (7) consecutive years may continuous years. 2. The leave will encompass one (1) academic year. 3. Applicants outlining the plans for the period of absence must be submitted to the Superintendent of Schools for consideration, suggestion and approval not later than November 15 preceding the year in which the leave is to become effective. 4. If the number requesting sabbatical leave exceeds the number of such leaves available, the selection shall be based upon: a) The estimated value of the plan to the individual and to the school system. b) The amount of seniority. c) The lengths of time since the last sabbatical leave. 5. A Council member on sabbatical leave shall receive as compensation during the period of absence, one half of his regular scheduled salary for a full year’s leave or full pay for one-half year’s leave. It shall be paid in equal semi-monthly installments during the period of absence. 6. The Council member shall retain his/her seniority, retirement and other rights afforded by the district. Any additional benefits granted to Council members will automatically accrue to the person on sabbatical leave. 7. A Council member on sabbatical leave shall report all compensation received from sources other than his/her Board of Education, provided that compensation shall not include such items as allowance for travel, cost of living adjustment for Foreign Service, research, and other expense in connection with the project. Should such other compensation, when added to the compensation paid by the Board of Education, exceed the salary which the recipient would have received if on active duty, the compensation allowed by the Board of Education shall be reduced to bring the total to the amount of salary he/she would have received if on active duty. The applicant granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up shall agree to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Wall Township Public Schools after termination for a two year period, or must return all or part of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation the grant received from at the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to discretion of the contrary from the BoardBoard of Education. 8. An Administrator A Council member returning from sabbatical leave shall be restored to his/her former position. 9. Within 30 days of return from sabbatical leave he shall make a report of his/her professional activities as a follow up to the plans he/she outlined when applying for the sabbatical. 10. Applicants must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave be notified by contract renewal date as to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent action taken on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districttheir request.

Sabbatical Leave. A. A sabbatical leave may be granted to administrators for study of value to the school system as determined by the Superintendent with the final approval of the Board. Administrators who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools may apply for a sabbatical leave upon completion of at least seven (7) consecutive years may of service in the Roxbury Township School System. Request for such leave shall be granted made before October 1 prior to the year for which such absence is requested. Such application shall be made on a form furnished by the Board and shall be accompanied with a detailed proposal for study or research to be accomplished during the leave. Action on all such requests will be taken no later than February 1 immediately preceding commencement of the school year for which the leave is requested. B. An administrator on sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for of one (1) year shall receive a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their his/her full salary at the step the administrator would have achieved had the administrator remained in the position. An administrator granted a one-half (1/2) year leave shall receive full salary for the half year at the step the administrator would have attained had the administrator remained in the administrator’s position. Salary payments shall be made semi-monthly in accordance with the schedule for the school system. All administrators granted and given sabbatical leaves shall receive full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with shall receive credit on the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of salary schedule for the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of leave. C. No more than one (1) administrator shall be granted sabbatical leave for the same year, or subject . D. Administrators granted sabbatical leave are expected to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service Roxbury Township School system for a minimum of three (3) years following the sabbatical leave. If the administrator terminates employment before the end of this three-year period, the administrator must repay to the Board the full amount of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their salary received while on sabbatical leave. E. Sabbatical leave may be rescinded by the Board in its sole discretion at any time during the year for which such leave is granted when, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on judgment of the Board, the conditions under which such leave unless they receive a written waiver to was granted have changed. It is agreed that the contrary from granting and/or rescinding of sabbatical leave herein shall be within the sole discretion of the Board. An Administrator returning from Any actin taken by the Board in acting on an application for sabbatical leave must submit or rescinding of any sabbatical leave shall not be a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon mailer for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtgrievance.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed Desiring to reward professional performance and encourage independent research and achievement, the Board may grant a sabbatical for administrators of up to one contractual year upon the recommendation of the Superintendent for approved scholarly programs whether or not carried on in an academic institution subject to the following conditions: A. Requests for a sabbatical must be received by the Superintendent in writing in such form as may be required by the Superintendent no later than December 31 of the year proceeding the school year in which the sabbatical is requested. B. The administrator shall be eligible for a sabbatical after at least ten (10) consecutive, full, school years of active service in this system. A second sabbatical may be granted after another ten (10) year period. X. Xx administrator granted a sabbatical shall receive a salary stipend not to exceed fifty (50) percent of the administrator's budgeted salary in the Okemos Public Schools year of the sabbatical actually taken. D. The administrator returning from sabbatical shall be placed on the appropriate step on the salary schedule as though he/she had been in active service in the system for seven the year of the sabbatical. The sabbatical shall not affect continuity of service nor accrual of seniority toward longevity benefits. E. An administrator on sabbatical shall maintain tenure, accumulated sick leave, and all other accrued benefits provided in this agreement other than insurance benefits. F. An administrator on sabbatical shall be given the opportunity to purchase full insurance benefits at group rates. G. The administrators shall agree to return to administrative employment in Xxxxxxxxx for two (72) consecutive years may in the event of a full year's sabbatical. Upon such return, the administrator shall be placed in the same or comparable administrative position in status and pay, and on the appropriate step in the salary schedule as though such administrator had not been on sabbatical. H. No more than one (1) person of the administrative staff will be granted a sabbatical leave upon requestduring any school year during the life of this Agreement. I. The administrator shall sign a demand note in amount equal to three- quarters of his/her annual salary and made payable to the Board. Application should The amount stated herein will be made with paid by the Superintendent administrator if he/she fails to return to administrative employment in February Xxxxxxxxx for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtyears.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who A. Each employee shall have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for seven option to take, after eight (7) consecutive 8) years may be granted of continuous employment, a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to of absence of either one (1) month at full pay or two (2) Administrators eligible months at half-pay, to be added to their regular vacation period. A request for a sabbatical leave shall be made in writing with a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days advance notice of the effective date of the leave. The request shall include the dates of the leave, the name and location of the educational institution providing the professional/educational development and a description of the professional/educational program that the employee is attending. B. The sabbatical leave shall be used to improve the employee's professional competence through educational pursuits. Request for such leave must be submitted to the School Nursing Supervisor or Director of Family Health, as applicable, and approved in advance in writing by the Superintendent of Schools or Director of Health, as applicable. Each employee who takes sabbatical leave shall present a written report of accomplishment to the School Nursing Supervisor or Director of Family Health, as applicable. C. Length of service benefits shall accrue during the leave. D. In no event shall the Superintendent of Schools or the Director of Health be required to grant more than one sabbatical leave during any fiscal year. In the event there are multiple requests for sabbatical leave each leaves during the fiscal year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for , preference shall be based on seniority. E. Any employee who takes sabbatical leave will be considered only shall return to the employment of the Town for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed period of at least two (2) semestersyears. During said If the employee does not return to the employment of the Town, or if s/he returns but leaves before the completion of one (1) year, the employee shall repay the Town the amount of pay received for the sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in unless failure to return is for bona fide reasons; and if the employ employee returns but leaves after the completion of one (1) and before the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid completion of two (2) years, the employee shall repay the Town one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination amount of pay received for the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive failure to return is for a written waiver to the contrary from the Boardbona fide reason. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after employee who does not report to work upon the conclusion expiration of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will may be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that cause for dismissal unless good cause is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtshown.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who Sabbatical Leave may be granted by the Board of Education after approval of the Superintendent for approved research or study program, subject to the following conditions: A. No more than one (1) member of the teaching staff shall be on leave at any one time. B. Request for Sabbatical Leave shall be received by the Superintendent in such form as may be requested by the Superintendent, no later than January 1 of the year preceding the school year for which the Sabbatical Leave is requested. C. A teacher receiving such leave shall retain all privileges and benefits, except for accumulating sick leave for the Sabbatical year, exactly as though the teacher was not on Sabbatical Leave. D. A teacher must have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for completed at least seven (7) full consecutive years may in the Wolcott system. A teacher who has been granted Sabbatical Leave must complete at least an additional seven (7) full consecutive years in the Xxxxxxx School System before applying for another Sabbatical Leave. E. Teachers on Sabbatical Leave shall be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with paid at seventy-five percent (75%) of their annual salary rate, provided such pay, when added to any program grant, shall not exceed the Superintendent in February teacher's full annual salary. F. The teacher shall agree to return to the Xxxxxxx School System for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each yearfull years. This does The teacher shall execute a promissory note before he/she commences the Sabbatical Leave. Upon such return, the teacher shall be placed on the appropriate step on the salary schedule as though such teacher had not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical been on leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the . G. The Board of Education indicating shall be the accomplishments achieved final determiner of the approval or rejection of a Sabbatical Leave request. H. Failure to return to Wolcott and fulfill item "F" obligations shall require the teacher to return all compensation earned during the leave sabbatical and showing how these accomplishments related benefit costs to the betterment Town of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School DistrictWolcott.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools An administrator shall be eligible for a Sabbatical Leave upon completion of seven (7) consecutive or more full contract years of continuous service at the College, at least two of which must be as an administrator. The purpose of Sabbatical Leave shall be for professional study, work on publications, educational travel, travel combined with study, research, or other purposes which, in the opinion of the President, will improve the administrator professionally or which will be of practical value to the College. If a Sabbatical Leave is granted, the administrator shall receive one-half (1/2) salary current at the time leave begins for the period of the leave, which shall not exceed one (1) year. (1) A request for Sabbatical Leave must be submitted on the "Sabbatical Leave Application" form. The form may be granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should obtained in the office of the exempt administrator and is to be made with returned to that office by March 1 of the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning year of requested leave, The exempt administrator shall forward the following school year. There may be up application to two the Human Resources Office. (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular The number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and administrators on Sabbatical Leave at any one time shall not exceed two (2). An administrator shall not be entitled to more than one (1) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be Sabbatical Leave in any seven (7) year period. (3) An administrator while on Sabbatical Leave shall not engage in remunerative work without the employ approval of the Okemos Public Schools President. Scholarships, grants, and will be paid one-half fellowships in approved colleges and universities are excepted. (1/24) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must Upon accepting a Sabbatical Leave, an administrator shall certify to the College intention to return to service the position with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools College for a period of at least one (1) year. (5) Should the administrator not remain with the College for the required period, or subject to such conditions as may the College shall be mutually agreed upon by repaid the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund full amount received in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five Sabbatical Leave compensation. (456) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved All insurance benefits shall be continued during the leave Sabbatical Leave as though the administrator were on regular assignment. (7) An administrator on Sabbatical Leave shall be entitled to and showing how these accomplishments related shall receive all improvements to compensation for the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored subsequent year granted to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtother administrators.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed If sabbatical leaves are funded in the Okemos Public Schools for annual budget adopted by the School Board, they may be considered in terms of the following conditions: 1. After seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory full-time service in Volusia County, teachers may be granted apply for a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a period not to exceed the length of his normal contract year for the purpose of either travel for educational enrichment or professional advancement through study. Full-time service as used above means both a full daily schedule as well as a full year of employment on a ten or twelve month basis. 2. A teacher granted sabbatical leave beginning will receive one-half the following school yearcontractual gross monthly salary which he would receive if not on leave. 3. There may Sabbatical leave is not to be up considered a termination or breach of contract or employment and the person granted such leave will be returned to two (2) Administrators eligible the same position which he held and at the same salary which he would have attained had the leave not been taken. The period of such leave shall count as regular service for the purpose of retirement and contributions to the retirement fund shall therefore continue. 4. Applications for sabbatical leave each must be filed with the Board not later than three months prior to the end of the contract period. 5. Any employee granted sabbatical leave must sign a promissory note agreeing to serve under the contract for the school year following expiration of said leave, or to refund an amount equal to that received from the Board while on leave. A teacher who wishes to pursue an advanced degree beyond the sabbatical year may request professional leave without pay. When granted, the teacher and the Board shall execute a new promissory note to become effective the following year. 6. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests Every person applying for sabbatical leave will must file with his application detailed information as to the type of college work anticipated or travel itinerary, for Board approval. Each person attending college on sabbatical leave shall pursue not less than the number of semester/quarter hours required of the average college student enrolled at that institution taking graduate work for an advanced degree. 7. A record of courses pursued and grades earned shall be filed in the Superintendent's office at the end of the leave. If at any time it becomes evident that the teacher is not earning the required hours or that he is otherwise regularly employed, or that he is violating the agreement in obtaining sabbatical leave, the salary payments may be discontinued. 8. Travel may be domestic or foreign and a complete itinerary with proof of such travel shall be filed in the Superintendent's office. 9. The order for consideration of sabbatical leave applications shall be determined a follows: count one point for each year of full-time service in excess of seven in Volusia County which carry eligibility for such leave. Persons in each category shall be considered only in descending order of accrued points. Applications for subsequent sabbatical leaves after the first shall not be considered until all applications for a full semester lesser number of such leaves have been considered. 10. A teacher who has been granted and has accepted the benefits of sabbatical leave, either for a half-year or a full year and shall year, is not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid one-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return eligible to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination of the apply for further sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period until he has subsequently completed seven more consecutive years of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the satisfactory full-time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return to the service of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School DistrictVolusia County.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed The policy of sabbatical leave may be granted by the Superintendent with the approval of the School Committee, upon request, for approved scholarly programs whether or not carried on in an academic institution, subject to the Okemos Public Schools following conditions: 1. No more than one (1) member of the administrative staff of the Xxxxxx School System shall be absent on sabbatical leave at any one time. 2. Request for sabbatical leave must be received by the Superintendent in writing in such form as required by the Superintendent no later than December 1, preceding the school year in which the sabbatical leave is requested. All applicants shall be notified of the action taken prior to April 1. Exceptions to the foregoing dates may be made by the Superintendent at his discretion. 3. The administrator has completed at least seven (7) consecutive school years may be granted a sabbatical of service or the equivalent thereof in the Xxxxxx School System, excluding administratively approved leave upon requestof absence and maternity leave. 4. Application should be made with the Superintendent in February for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for on sabbatical leave will be considered only paid fifty (50) percent of their annual rate of pay. 5. The Administrator shall agree to return to employment at the Xxxxxx Public School System for a full semester or a one (1) full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ event of the Okemos Public Schools and will be paid a one-half (1/2) year's leave or two (2) full years in the event of their a full year's leave. Upon such return, the administrator shall be placed on the appropriate step in the salary and schedule as though the administrator had not been on leave. 6. An administrator to be granted a sabbatical leave shall sign a binding contract to the effect that he/she shall pay back the to the Town of Xxxxxx the full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination amount of the salary paid under such sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do if he/she does not return to duty in the service public schools of the Okemos Public Schools after termination Town of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in Xxxxxx for the required future amount of time. The full all compensation received amount of salary paid shall be repaid within thirty (30) days from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver date he/she had agreed to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon return from sabbatical leave, will be restored to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School Districtreturn.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in the Okemos Public Schools for seven (7) consecutive years A sabbatical leave may be granted to a sabbatical leave teacher by the Committee, upon request. Application should be made with recommendation by the Superintendent Superintendent, for study (including study in February another area of specialization), travel, or for a leave beginning other reasons of value to the school system, subject to the following conditions: A. The Committee agrees to include each school year. There may be up , in its preliminary budget for the next fiscal year, at least sufficient monies to fund the cost of two (2) Administrators eligible for sabbatical leave each year. This does not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Such funding shall not be construed as requiring the granting of any such leaves. B. At the time of application, the teacher must have completed at least 6 full school years of service in the Marblehead Public Schools. C. Requests for sabbatical leave will be considered only for a full semester or a full year and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be received by the Superintendent in writing no later than December 1, and action must be taken on all such requests and the applicant informed in writing no later than February 1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the sabbatical leave is requested. D. An applicant granted a full-year sabbatical leave shall be paid two-thirds of the salary rate which he/she would have received if he/she had remained in active full-time employment. The Committee may provide up to 100% of said salary rate based upon an applicant‘s need and if so recommended by the Superintendent. A person on sabbatical leave agrees to pay back to the Marblehead School System any amount of money from his sabbatical salary plus stipend received from the institution he is attending during his sabbatical period that exceeds the amount of salary he would have earned had he remained in active full time employment in the employ Marblehead School System during the period of the Okemos Public Schools and will sabbatical. E. An applicant granted a half-year sabbatical leave (for either semester of the academic year), shall be paid one100% of the salary rate which he would have received if he had remained in active full-half (1/2) of their salary and full fringe benefits. Administrators must return to service with time employment for the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination approved period of the sabbatical leave. A person on sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject agrees to such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return pay back to the service Marblehead School System any amount of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their money from his sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation salary plus stipend received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to institution he is attending during his sabbatical period that exceeds the contrary from amount of salary he would have earned had he remained in active full-time employment in the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after Marblehead School System during the conclusion period of the leave to the Board of Education indicating the accomplishments achieved during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon sabbatical. F. Upon return from sabbatical leave, the teacher will be restored provide the Marblehead School Department a minimum of service equal to twice the period of time of the sabbatical leave, and that, in default of completing such service, he will refund to the former positiontown of Marblehead an amount equal to such proportion of salary received by 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. G. Upon return from sabbatical leave, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed upon for which teacher shall be placed on the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary schedule at the expiration level which he would have achieved had he remained actively employed in the system during the period of his absence. H. After completing a sabbatical leave, time spent on a teacher will not be eligible for another sabbatical leave will be counted as active service until he has completed an additional 7 years in the Okemos Marblehead School DistrictSystem. I. The decision of the Committee not to grant any or all sabbatical leave requests shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this Agreement.

Sabbatical Leave. Administrators who have been employed in A. A sabbatical leave may be granted upon the Okemos Public recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools for seven farther education toward a degree beyond the master's degree with particular consideration given in those cases of university residency requirements of one year. Sabbatical leave may also be granted for reasons which the Board deems beneficial to the school district. As a general rule, no more than one principal shall be granted leave during any given year. B. Generally, requests for sabbatical leave should be received by the Superintendent of Schools in writing on such forms as designated by the Board of Education, no later than January 15 and action should 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. C. A principal on sabbatical leave for a full school year shall be paid by the Board of Education at seventy-five percent (775%) consecutive years may be of the salary rate the principal would have received if the principal had remained on active duty. ' D. Any principal granted a sabbatical leave upon request. Application should be made with of absence must agree in writing to continue working in- the Superintendent in February Bridgewater-Raritan School District for a leave beginning the following school year. There may be up to minimum of two (2) Administrators eligible for years following the sabbatical leave each yearleave. This does If the total years of service is not guarantee any particular number of sabbatical leaves. Requests for sabbatical leave completed, the amount owed will be considered only for a full semester or a full year pro-rated and shall not exceed two (2) semesters. During said sabbatical leave, Administrators must be in the employ of the Okemos Public Schools and principal will be paid one-half (1/2) obligated to reimburse the Board of their Education over a two year period for all salary and full fringe benefitsexpenses granted. Administrators must return to service with In the Okemos Public Schools immediately upon termination case of death or total disability said reimbursement shall be waived by the Board of Education. E. A report or summary of the sabbatical leave and shall continue service with the Okemos Public Schools for a period of one (1) year, or subject to such conditions as may must be mutually agreed upon by the individual and the Board at the time of leave approval. If Administrators do not return submitted to the service Superintendent of the Okemos Public Schools after termination of their sabbatical leave, they must refund in full all compensation received from the Okemos Public Schools while on leave unless they receive a written waiver to the contrary from the Board. An Administrator returning from sabbatical leave must submit a written statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the conclusion of the leave to and the Board of Education indicating upon completion of the accomplishments achieved leave. Periodic progress reports of the sabbatical leave, as requested by the Board of Education and the Administration shall be furnished by the individual during the leave and showing how these accomplishments related to the betterment of the school district. Providing the leave does not exceed one school year, an Administrator, upon period. F. Upon return from sabbatical leave, will a principal shall be restored placed on the salary schedule at the level which would have been achieved had the principal remained actively employed in the system during the period of absence. G. The Association agrees to the former position, if available, and if not, to a comparable position or to a position that is mutually agreed recommended changes in sabbatical leave as proposed by the district Sabbatical Leave Committee upon for which approval of those changes by the individual is qualified. In computing service to determine the Administrator's salary at the expiration Board of leave, time spent on leave will be counted as active service in the Okemos School DistrictEducation.