A) The Board may, upon request, grant sabbatical leave to teachers who have been on staff at least 3 years.
B) Sabbatical leave may, upon request, be granted to one teacher per year.
C) All applications must be submitted not later than February 1st of the year in which consideration is asked.
D) Remuneration, while on sabbatical leave, shall be 50% of the Teacher’s Salary, and an additional amount may be negotiated with the candidate.
E) Applications will be reviewed by a committee consisting of one trustee representing the Division, the Division Association President representing the Association and the Superintendent, who will make recommendations to the Board with respect to the approval of the selected applicant. The Board’s decision concerning the applicant shall be final. Sabbatical leave shall not constitute a break in tenure.
F) Payment of the award shall be in twenty-four (24) payments. Payment of the award will be made with the provision that the teacher shall return to the Division. If the teacher desires to seek employment elsewhere, he/she shall repay the amount received as set out below:
1) If not returning - full repayment;
2) If returning for one year only - 2/3 repayment; and
3) If returning for two years - 1/3 repayment.
G) If a teacher fails to return after sabbatical, full repayment shall be made on or before September 1st of the year that the teacher would normally resume work in the Division.