21. LEAVES

21.03 Sabbatical Leave

1. "Sabbatical Leave", for the purpose of this Collective Agreement shall mean leave of absence granted to a teacher for study or travel with part salary which shall be known as the Sabbatical Leave Allowance, paid by the Division to the teacher.

In this Agreement the term "equivalent" means serving the Division as an employee for a like amount of time, which may be either part to full‑time or a combination thereof.

 

2. The Sabbatical Leave Allowance shall be:

1. For travel ‑ $1,500.00 per annum

2. For study ‑ $3,000.00 per annum or two‑thirds (⅔) of the teacher's annual scheduled salary including increases negotiated during the sabbatical leave, whichever is the greater.

In this Agreement the term "Salary" includes department heads', assistant department heads' allowance and negotiated increases in such allowance.

 

3. In cases where the allowance is $3,000.00 or less, the teacher shall serve the Division not less than the equivalent of one (1) year following return or be required to repay the full amount of the allowance.

In cases where the allowance is more than $3,000.00, the teacher shall be required to serve the Division not less than the equivalent of three (3) years following return.  If a teacher serves less than the equivalent of three (3) years, the allowance shall be repaid in accordance with the following scale:

1. If service is for less than the equivalent of one (1) year following return, the full amount shall be repaid.

2. If service following return is equivalent to one (1) year or more but less than the equivalent of two (2) years, the amount to be repaid shall be the difference between the total Sabbatical Leave Allowance and $3,000.00.

3. If the service following return is equivalent to two (2) years or more, but less than the equivalent of three (3) years, the amount to be repaid shall be one‑half (½) of the difference between the total allowance and $3,000.00.

 

4. Only teachers who have completed or are completing ten (10) years of teaching service with the Division may apply for Sabbatical Leave for the purpose of travel and only teachers, either part or full-time, who have completed or are completing the equivalent of seven (7) years of teaching service with the Division may apply for Sabbatical Leave for the purpose of study provided that such leave may not be granted more often than once in the equivalent of ten (10) years thereafter.

 

5. Not more than two (2) percent of the full‑time teaching staff as at June 30^th of the year previous to that in which the Sabbatical Leave is to start shall be absent on Sabbatical Leave in any school year.

 

6. Sabbatical Leave shall normally be given for one (1) full school year.  It shall begin with the opening of the fall term and extend to the close of the spring term.  Where it is deemed advisable, this regulation may be modified to grant Sabbatical Leave for less than a full school year or for one (1) full year not coterminous with the school year, in which case, the teacher shall receive one two‑hundredth (1/200^th) of his/her regular annual salary for each school day taught and one two‑hundredth (1/200^th) of the Sabbatical Leave Allowance for each school day in the period of Sabbatical Leave.

 

7. The application for Sabbatical Leave shall be filed with the Superintendent not later than the fifteenth (15^th) day of October of the school year preceding that for which leave is desired, and must be accompanied by the following:

1. In the case of leave for study:  A statement outlining the course to be studied and an estimate as to the value of the leave to the teacher and to the Division.

2. In the case of leave for travel:  A statement outlining the proposed travel and an estimate as to the value of the leave to the teacher and to the Division.

 

8. The Superintendent shall present all applications for Sabbatical Leave to the Board together with his/her recommendations.

 

9. Teachers on Sabbatical Leave are permitted to accept scholarships or fellowships. They shall not engage in full‑time remunerative employment, except as approved by the Superintendent during seven‑twelfths (7/12^ths) of their period of leave.

 

10. The teacher on leave shall receive the Sabbatical Leave Allowance in regular monthly instalments, provided a satisfactory undertaking to serve the Division for the equivalent of one (1) year following return to duty has been filed with the Secretary‑Treasurer, where the allowance is $3,000.00 or not less than the equivalent of three (3) years where the allowance is more than $3,000.00.

 

11. In the event of a teacher dying while on Sabbatical Leave, the amounts paid prior to the date of death shall not be recoverable by the Board.

 

12. In the event of a teacher on Sabbatical Leave accepting remunerative employment except as herein provided, or, in the event of the teacher deciding not to return to the Division teaching staff at the expiration of such leave, all monies paid as Sabbatical Leave Allowance shall be recoverable by the Board.

 

13. Special emergencies which may arise in connection with Sabbatical Leave and which do not appear to be covered by this Agreement shall be referred to the Superintendent for his/her consideration, and recommendations may be made to the Board if he/she deems it necessary.

 

 

14. There shall be no accumulation of sick leave during the period a teacher is absent on Sabbatical Leave.

 

NOTE: Article 9.04 of this Agreement, provides that periods of Sabbatical Leave shall be included as "teaching experience" while in the employ of the Division.