Sabbatical leave may be granted by the Board to teachers with seven (7) years of experience in the District for the purpose of continuing education, travel or work opportunities related to the teacher’s assignment or participation in international teaching programs.

Sabbatical leaves may be granted for one (1) school year. Sabbatical leaves for less than the school year will not be considered.

Teachers on sabbatical leave will do so without salary but may continue to participate in the District health and life insurance plan with the teacher paying the premiums. Prior to granting sabbatical leave, the request will be submitted to the Superintendent who will consider the proposal utilizing the following criteria:

1. the merit of the activity to be participated in during the sabbatical leave;

2. the ability to find a suitable replacement for the teacher during the term of leave; and

3. the ability to employ the replacement at the end of the leave.

Teachers who have been granted sabbatical leave will be guaranteed a position within the District for which they are certified and qualified, at the end of the leave. The teacher must notify the District by March 1 if he/she plans to return. If no such notification is made, the teacher will be deemed to have resigned his/her employment with the District. Teachers returning from sabbatical leave will not forfeit career status or previously earned salary steps.

Revised by the Board of Education June 2001

Revised June 2018