October 19, 1998

SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Board Policy D-5, Sabbatical Leave

That the Board of Trustees consideration the proposed amendment to Board Policy D-5, Sabbatical Leave. The proposed amendment would provide greater compensation flexibility during the sabbatical period.

This item is in response to Policies C-1, General Executive Directives and Limitations, and C-3, Duties and Responsibilities, College President, and was made a policy-development priority by Board vote in November 1997.

Current Board Policy restricts compensation per semester or 9-month period to a specific percentage in policy. This proposed amendment removes the percentage limitations which is very restrictive and generally not keeping with the general practice among community colleges. There would still remain a limit on total compensation that an employee could earn from all ACC sources to prohibit the employee from exceeding his/her salary.

None.

Hunter Ellinger, Trustee
Richard Fonte, President

Proposed Policy D-5, Sabbatical Leave
Current Policy

Each year, the College President may, upon the recommendation of the Sabbatical Review Committee, grant sabbatical leaves to staffing-table employees, provided that employees granted such leaves:

[1] comprise no more than 2% of their employee category,

[2] have rendered at least 6 years uninterrupted service since any previous sabbatical, and

[3] agree to return to the College for a period at least as long as the leave period, or to repay all money they were paid by the College while on leave.

Faculty and staff members may be granted sabbaticals of up to nine months at full pay. 67% pay or one semester at 75% pay. Non-faculty employees may be granted sabbaticals of 30 days at 91% pay or 60 days at 83% pay. The pay rate shall be reduced if needed to keep total compensation from all sources during the sabbatical from exceeding the employee's base ACC salary.

CURRENT POLICY

Each year, the College President may, upon the recommendation of the Sabbatical Review Committee, grant sabbatical leaves to staffing-table employees, provided that employees granted such leaves:

[1] comprise no more than 2% of their employee category,

[2] have rendered at least 6 years uninterrupted service since any previous sabbatical, and

[3] agree to return to the College for a period at least as long as the leave period, or to repay all money they were paid by the College while on leave.

Faculty members may be granted sabbaticals of nine months at 67% pay or one semester at 75% pay. Non-faculty employees may be granted sabbaticals of 30 days at 91% pay or 60 days at 83% pay. The pay rate shall be reduced if needed to keep total compensation from all sources during the sabbatical from exceeding the employee's base ACC salary.

By approval of the Board of Trustees: April 6, 1987, and as amended September 9, 1996