a. Any teacher having completed five (5) years of continuous service shall be entitled to apply for sabbatical leave for a term of one year, for the purpose of improving his or her academic and/or professional educations. After having completed seven years of continuous service, he or she shall be entitled to apply for sabbatical leave for study purposes.
b. Applications for sabbatical leave shall be filed with the Division not later than February 1st in the school year immediately prior to that for which leave is to be taken.
c. A teacher on sabbatical leave shall receive an amount of salary mutually agreed upon up to but not exceeding 50% of his/her salary after five (5) years of continuous service, and 70% of his/her salary after seven (7) years of continuous service, of the salary for the year in which he/she applies for sabbatical leave.
d. The number of teachers granted sabbatical leave in any one school year shall not be more than one teacher employed by the Division.
e. Sabbatical leave shall not affect the cumulative sick leave allowance of the teacher concerned. No further sick leave shall be accumulated during the period of the sabbatical leave.
f. Applications for sabbatical leave will be reviewed by an evaluation committee consisting of:
i. two teachers, appointed by the local Manitoba Teachers’ Society Council,
ii. two trustees, appointed by the Southwest Horizon School Division Board,
iii. Superintendent, as chairperson.
After a thorough review of the applications, the evaluating committee will make recommendations to the Southwest Horizon School Division Board.
g. Applications, including plans for the sabbatical leave, shall be in the hands of the Superintendent on February 1st.
The Evaluation Committee shall make recommendations to the Southwest Horizon School Division Board by March 1st.
The Southwest Horizon School Division Board shall make a decision and inform the applicants by April 1st.
h. Other terms and conditions of the leave in respect to future service commitments or repayment in lieu of default of future service commitment, and terms deemed necessary will be negotiated and incorporated in the individual contract made with the candidate at the time of granting said leave.