SABBATICAL LEAVE 

1. Leave Available - If there are qualified applicants, the District will grant a minimum of two sabbaticals every five years.
   
   
2. Compensation and Benefits - Compensation, while on approved Sabbatical Leave, shall be 1/2 of the appropriate salary placement for the employee, as noted on the teachers' salary schedule. Full benefits will be available for the employee while on the approved leave.
   
   
3. Return to District - An employee granted a Sabbatical leave must state his/her intention to return from such leave to the school system. They may advance on the salary schedule only if the leave is professionally or educationally beneficial. |
   
   
4. Outside Employment - Teachers will not accept teaching positions in other districts while on leave except with Board approval.
   
   
5. Insurance Coverage - Insurance coverage may be continued with proper authorization and upon prepayment of the employees contribution. Insurance coverage, while on leave, shall be available through the district for a maximum of two (2) years.

KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Adoption Date:  10/13/99
Revision Date: 6/23/2010