Common use of Number of Leaves Clause in Contracts

Number of Leaves. The Board shall annually budget sufficient funds to implement at least four (4) semesters of paid faculty sabbatical leaves per academic year. These funds may be allocated so an individual faculty member shall receive at least one (1) and no more than two (2) semesters of paid leave, provided a faculty member granted such leave may also be granted an equal amount of leave of absence without pay. The leave shall be granted if the applications are determined to be meritorious by the Sabbatical Leaves Committee and by the Vice President for Educational Affairs. The Vice President of Educational Affairs shall recommend the number and length of leaves to be granted after consultation with the Committee. If the minimum number of sabbatical leaves is not granted in a particular year, any sabbatical leaves not awarded will be carried over to the next year. No more than seven (7) sabbatical leaves will be awarded in any one (1) academic year.