Sabbatical Leave applications must be completed and returned to the president at your college.

A professional staff member on a tenure track appointment shall become eligible for sabbatical leave after six (6) consecutive years of full-time service at a college. 

Read some excerpts from our contract: 

                    18.1         SABBATICAL LEAVE

                         18.1.1.     Preamble

                    Sabbatical leave is educational leave.  The purpose of sabbatical leave is to provide a professional staff member with the time and support for scholarly or creative endeavors which will benefit the college and the staff member professionally, and/or enable the professional staff member to develop resources or materials to enrich his/her teaching effectiveness or the performance of administrative responsibilities.  The Board grants sabbatical leave for a full year on half salary, or for a half year on full salary, or for such period and portion of salary as agreed to by the applicant and the Board.  Eligibility for sabbatical leave shall create no condition, express or implied, that such leave must be granted.

                    18.1.2.1.     Eligibility

                    A professional staff member on a tenure track appointment shall become eligible for sabbatical leave after six (6) consecutive years of full-time service at a college.  Such professional staff member shall be considered for sabbatical leave during his/her sixth year of full-time service, but the sabbatical shall not commence until he/she has completed six (6) years of service.  Once the sabbatical leave has been taken, the professional staff member shall again become eligible for sabbatical leave after six (6) additional consecutive years of full-time service following the completion of the sabbatical.

                    18.1.2.2.     Conditions

                    The recipient of a sabbatical leave is permitted to receive other remuneration in the form of fellowships, assistantships, grants, honoraria, or consultant fees.  However, an individual on sabbatical leave is generally not expected to engage in paid employment elsewhere.  Each applicant for sabbatical leave shall disclose, as part of his/her proposal, all anticipated remuneration including but not limited to, professional development and/or tuition reimbursement dollars and, if paid employment is involved, he/she shall describe the relationship of such employment to the purpose of the sabbatical leave as outlined in Section 8.1.1 above.  Total compensation while on sabbatical leave shall normally not exceed the regular salary (base pay plus longevity) of the recipient plus the expenses attributable to the leave. The recipient of a sabbatical leave must agree to return to the college for at least one year of full-time service following the expiration of the leave.  Failure to return to the college for at least one year may result in forfeiture of any and all compensation due him/her and shall be considered a resignation not in good standing.

                    18.1.3.     Rights

                    Time on sabbatical leave at full or partial pay shall be considered as continuous service for longevity and retirement pursuant to the professional staff member’s particular State-approved retirement plan.  Time on sabbatical leave at less than full pay will be considered as full-time service for the purpose of determining years of service for longevity.  All fringe benefits shall be continued during the period of the sabbatical leave.  Upon completion of such leave, the professional staff member shall return to the same college at the same salary and rank he/she would have attained had he/she not taken such leave.

                     It is anticipated by the parties that sabbatical leave shall be granted to five percent (5%) of the bargaining unit in each year of this Agreement, provided that there are sufficient qualified applicants and there is no net cost to the System. 

                     18.1.6.     Procedure

                     Applicants for sabbatical leave shall prepare a proposal for leave which describes the prospective activity, and indicates the contribution it will make to the individual concerned and to the college, and addresses all other conditions set forth in section 18.1.1 and section 18.1.2.  By November 1st of the year prior to the year in which the sabbatical would occur, the proposal shall be submitted to the President on a form established by the Employer.  The November 1st deadline for submitting such proposals may be extended, at the discretion of the President, when he/she determines that the applicant was unable to meet the deadline due to circumstances beyond his/her control.