Common use of Status While on Sabbatical Leave Clause in Contracts

Status While on Sabbatical Leave. 1. The compensation for the staff member on Sabbatical Leave shall be one-half (1/2) of the salary that would be received were he/she on active staff status, not to include any pay for extra curriculum activities. The employee's insurance benefits in force at the commencement of the leave shall be continued for the duration of their sabbatical leave. 2. Payment of salary shall be made in accordance with provisions for payment of salary to other members of the professional staff. The employee shall be responsible for keeping the Business Office notified as to his/her address. 3. A semester of Sabbatical Leave shall entitle an employee to a full increment at the beginning of the school year following his/her return to service in the Utica Community Schools. 4. Regular sick leave shall apply to an employee on Sabbatical Leave. 5. Notification of accident or illness must be made by the employee to the Superintendent within ten (10) days. Upon request, evidence of such accident or illness must be provided for the Superintendent's consideration. 6. A Sabbatical Leave granted to a regular employee of the professional staff shall operate as a leave of absence without pay from all other school activities. 7. Any employee granted a leave of absence pursuant to these rules and regulations may be required to perform such services and to engage in such activities during the leave as the Superintendent of Schools, with the approval of the Board and the employee, may agree upon in writing.