According to the RCCFT Agreement, all sabbatical leave proposals must be submitted to the respective Division Chair by February 1st.  The Division Chair will then forward the proposals to the respective Division RTP Committee.  The Division RTP Committee will forward approved proposals to the Faculty Senate Sabbatical Leave Committee for ranking within the categories of full year, half-pay requests, half year, half-pay requests, and half year, full-pay requests.  The Faculty Senate Sabbatical Leave Committee will then deliver them to the appropriate Vice President for review and, if necessary, discussion.

The President of the College or designee shall recommend sabbatical leaves, as she/he may consider in the best interests of the College from among those persons recommended by the Faculty Senate Sabbatical Leave Committee and the Vice President for Academic Affairs or Student Affairs.

The Board of Trustees will review the ranked requests for sabbaticals, with the recommendation of the President, and awards will be made at the Board of Trustees' discretion.  The award of sabbaticals is predicated on there being sufficient monies appropriated to provide for the payment of salaries to faculty members on sabbatical leave and his/her substitute if one is necessary.

Please see Article 10 of the RCCFT Agreement for more information about the sabbatical leave process.