Conditions and Terms. a. The number of annual sabbatical leaves shall not exceed four-percent (4%) of the total number of full-time academic employees, provided that there are enough applicants who meet the conditions established in this Article; and further provided the aggregate cost of such leaves during any year, including the cost of replacement personnel, shall not exceed one hundred fifty- percent (150%) of the cost of salaries which otherwise would have been paid to personnel on leave. b. A full-time academic employee may apply for sabbatical leave after completing at least nine (9) consecutive contracted quarters exclusive of summer quarter at Shoreline Community College. Compensation shall be computed at the rate of up to 4.77 percent (4.77%) of salary per quarter of full-time equivalent service exclusive of summer quarter. Experience at other state-supported community colleges credited upon hiring at Shoreline shall be allowed in the computation of sabbatical compensation. A maximum of eighteen (18) quarters shall be counted, resulting in a maximum compensation of eighty-six percent (86%) of salary, or the maximum amount allowable under law, if that be less. Up to three (3) one hundred-percent (100%) quarters may be awarded each academic year, provided that no one (1) individual shall receive more than one (1) one hundred percent (100%) quarter per academic year, and further provided such quarter is the only sabbatical taken by the individual during the academic year. All sabbaticals described herein shall count toward the total number of sabbaticals which may be awarded under 1. a above. c. Sabbatical leave recipients ordinarily shall not engage in full-time employment during the period of sabbatical leave. Should the recipient propose to do so, s/he must justify such employment in terms of the general spirit of the sabbatical leave program.
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