The Board of Education (Board) is committed to maintaining a quality learning environment in which staff and students can develop skills and ideas, acquire knowledge, and engage in creative activities covering a wide range of disciplines and fields. As an expression of this commitment, the Board provides a sabbatical leave program for certain employee groups to enhance their professional competence. This leave type represents a dual investment - an investment of time and commitment on the part of the employee and a financial investment by the Board which promises to result in improved professional outcomes for students. 

Sabbatical leave, therefore, is an absence from work, with partial pay, authorized in advance for up to one year, to pursue a program of study.

Please review the unit specific information below before submitting the Request for Sabbatical Leave form.

Sabbaticals can either be for a half-year or full year, but ONLY ONE Sabbatical can be requested and approved.

Sabbaticals, according to the negotiated agreement/regulations, are requested under the terms below prior to the dates indicated.

Unit I: request due by November 1 of the year prior to the actual sabbatical leave; available to 8 employees; and to qualify:

• • • the employee MUST have 6 full years of continuous service prior to the beginning date of the sabbatical
    • Sabbaticals cannot be used for teaching abroad. 
    • Sabbatical must be used for completion of degrees, whether it be a master’s or Doctorate
      • For Master’s degree: must take a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester
      • For Doctorate: a special exception to the “credit” rule is allowed to complete their dissertation
    • Employees must return to service in AACPS for one year.

For questions related to this leave type, please contact the IDLM Office.

Sabbaticals can either be for a half-year or full year, but ONLY ONE Sabbatical can be requested and approved.

Sabbaticals, according to the negotiated agreement/regulations, are requested under the terms below prior to the dates indicated.

Unit II: request due by October 1 of the year prior to the actual sabbatical leave; available to 3 employees; and to qualify:

• • • Employee MUST have 5 full years of service prior to the beginning date of the sabbatical
    • Performance evaluations must be at least “effective” in the 2 years preceding the request.
    • Sabbaticals cannot be used for teaching abroad. 
    • Sabbatical must be used for full-time study
    • Employee must return to service in AACPS for no less than 2 times the length of the sabbatical leave.

For questions related to this leave type, please contact the IDLM Office.

Unit III is not eligible for a sabbatical. Please contact your Leave Specialist regarding a Leave of Absence in accordance with the negotiated agreement.

Unit IV is not eligible for a sabbatical. Please contact your Leave Specialist regarding a Leave of Absence in accordance with the negotiated agreement.

Sabbaticals can either be for a half-year or full year, but ONLY ONE Sabbatical can be requested and approved.

Sabbaticals, according to the negotiated agreement/regulations, are requested under the terms below prior to the dates indicated.

Unit V: request due by October 1 of the year prior to the actual sabbatical leave; available to 3 employees; and to qualify:

• • • Employee MUST have 6 continuous full years of service prior to the beginning date of the sabbatical
    • Performance evaluations must be satisfactory..
    • Sabbatical must be used for completion of degrees, whether it be a master’s or Doctorate
      • For Master’s degree: must take a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester
      • For Doctorate: a special exception to the “credit” rule is allowed to complete their dissertation
    • Employee shall provide quarterly progress reports and a final report upon the conclusion of the leave which must include appropriate documentation such as an official transcript.
    • Employee must submit intent to return to work to Executive Director by April 1 of the year preceding the return.
    • Employee must return to service in AACPS for no less than a two-year period immediately following the leave.

For questions related to this leave type, please contact the IDLM Office.

Sabbaticals can either be for a half-year or full year, but ONLY ONE Sabbatical can be requested and approved.

Sabbaticals, according to the negotiated agreement/regulations, are requested under the terms below prior to the dates indicated.

Unit VI: request due by October 1 of the year prior to the actual sabbatical leave; available to 1 employee; and to qualify:

• • • Employee MUST have 6 continuous full years of service prior to the beginning date of the sabbatical
    • Performance evaluations must be satisfactory.
    • Sabbatical must be used for completion of degrees, whether it be a master’s or Doctorate
      • For Master’s degree: must take a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester
      • For Doctorate: a special exception to the “credit” rule is allowed to complete their dissertation
    • Employee shall provide quarterly progress reports and a final report upon the conclusion of the leave which must include appropriate documentation such as an official transcript.
    • Employee must submit intent to return to work to Executive Director by April 1 of the year preceding the return.
    • Employee must return to service in AACPS for no less than a two-year period immediately following the leave.

For questions related to this leave type, please contact the IDLM Office.