SCF Sabbatical Leave Program
The purpose of the SCF Sabbatical Leave Program is to encourage and sponsor continued professional growth of the SCF faculty. See SCF Sabbatical Leave Policy
T he Sabbatical Selection Committee is chaired by the Executive Director of Human Resources and consists of eight full-time tenured faculty of the college elected by the faculty.
Faculty may be rewarded six semester leaves (or two percent of full-time faculty per year, whichever is greater) per academic year. Sabbatical Leaves are granted with seventy-five percent of a faculty member's individual base pay. Application may be made by any faculty who has completed at least two years on continuing contract and who has not received a Sabbatical Leave with pay within the previous five years. Approved Sabbatical Leave professional development activities are these: continuing or pursuing a degree at an accredited institution; updating professional skills; participating in training or in-service education programs; pursuing non-degree related course work; working on formal academic research to produce significant results worthy of publication; taking part in structured professional pursuits not involving formal academic course work (includes writing with intent to publish, artistic endeavors, and technical projects); and pursuing personal growth or self-enrichment activities with a demonstrated benefit to SCF.
Within four weeks of returning to regular contract status after completing a Sabbatical Leave, the recipient is required to provide the Sabbatical Leave Committee with a comprehensive written report including relevant documentation describing how the goals of the Sabbatical Leave were met. The Sabbatical Leave Committee reviews the Report. A copy is maintained in the SCF Library.
More information on the Sabbatical Leave Program may be obtained from the Office of Human Resources or beckm@scf.edu.
