Eligibility and Qualifications. 1. The Evaluation Committee can recommend up to one percent (1%) of the members of the bargaining unit as applicants for Sabbatical Leaves per year for the duration of this contract. 2. The applicant must hold a valid life, continuing or permanent certificate issued by the State of Michigan. 3. The applicant must have seven (7) consecutive years of satisfactory service as a full time employee of the Utica Community Schools. Absence from service in the district for a period of not more than one (1) year under a leave of absence without pay granted by the Board for professional improvement or restoration of health, shall not be deemed a break in the continuity of service required and shall be included as a year of service in computing the seven (7) consecutive years. 4. Subsequent Sabbatical leave may be authorized after eligibility has been re- established by service of an additional seven (7) consecutive years. 5. A Sabbatical Leave may be granted for a period of not less than one (1) full semester nor more than two (2) full consecutive semesters. 6. A written agreement shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board stipulating that the applicant will remain in the service of the Utica Community Schools for a period of three (3) years after the expiration of said leave.
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