Application for Sabbatical Leave. (1) All applications for sabbatical leave shall include a full statement of the purpose and plans for use of such leave. The application must be accompanied by a certificate of health, signed by a physician, indicating that the applicant is in satisfactory physical condition to undertake the study and/or travel proposed. (2) Application should be submitted through the Associate Superintendent/ Student Programs and Services to the Employer by March 1 prior to the school year leave is to be taken. (3) Applications will be screened by a Review Committee, as defined in Section 13.g. of this Article, appointed by the Employer. The Review Committee shall consider all applications in the light of, but not limited to: • Relative merits of reason for requesting leave • Reasonable distribution of applicants by employment areas and levels • Priority of application • Recent and number of applicant's previous leaves • Seniority (4) The Review Committee shall submit its recommendations for granting of sabbatical leave to the Employer. The recommendation(s) of the Review Committee shall be considered advisory.
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