Sabbatical Orientation 2018 Sabbatical Orientation Writing the Outline, Proposal and Report

General Information  Timeline  Sabbatical activities must be related to the SRJC Strategic plan and your job assignment.  Outline, proposal and report must be submitted as MS Word documents.  Use the following format when submitting your sabbatical documents: last name_first initial_date_SabPro (Example: Smith_J_012218_SabPro.doc). last name_first initial_date_SabOutline (Example: Smith_J_012218_Outlinedoc.). last name_first initial_date_SabRpt (Example: Smith_J_012218_SabRpt.doc).

One Page Sabbatical Snapshot Due: April 4, 2018 The Outline One Page Sabbatical Snapshot Due: April 4, 2018  State Type of Leave: Formal Coursework Independent Study Project  Identify your outcome: Your Sabbatical Goal/Purpose.  Objectives: List specific activities you will complete to achieve your outcome.  List at least one tangible result of your efforts (i.e., written report based on research, revised course curriculum or re-written textbook chapters).  All documents must be submitted in an MS Word format.

Writing The Proposal Due: September 7, 2018  Follow format, font, length and style requirements.  Re-state the purpose and be prepared to explain how it relates to the SRJC strategic plan and your job assignment.  Describe leave objectives: Include brief statements of what you will actively accomplish during the sabbatical period, i.e., conduct research, visit college campuses, attend work-shops.  Your activities must produce at least one tangible result such as a revised/new curriculum or written report based on findings.

Writing the Proposal: The Narrative  Provides a detailed plan of how you will meet your goal and complete your objectives. All language refers to your goal and objectives.  All activities must be completed within the official sabbatical period.  Language must be positive and specific of what you will do, not what you plan to do. Example: I will write a new textbook. NOT: I plan to write a new textbook.  When including an activity that is subject to processes and decisions outside of your control, provide alternative possibilities or preferences.  I will travel to Central America to complete 9-12 units of formal study on pre- classic and classic periods of Mayan civilization. My top choices are the University of Mexico and/or the University of Mesoamerica in Guatemala.

Writing the Proposal: The Abstract  Reflect all activities you will complete.  Describe the tangible result of your sabbatical that benefits the campus community.  Must be written in the third-person.

The Sabbatical Report Due the semester following the completion of your sabbatical. Check timeline for actual date.  Describe what actually happened on your sabbatical; how you completed every activity and achieved your desired outcome.  Change all “I will” to “I did” statements.  Follow same organization of proposal.  Edit for changes from proposal (i.e., if you included options for an activity, only write about the one you did).  Submit your report as a word document not as a pdf. Attach reports, transcripts, power points, course outlines, teaching modules and/or presentation material, etc. as appendices in electronic format also.

Recommendations  Use definitive language, such as, he will visit, write, research versus plans to accomplish any of the above.  Avoid making promises you can’t keep, such as publishing a work by the end of the sabbatical or giving a PDA presentation.  Determine the feasibility of completing every planned activity within the official sabbatical period.  Proof your work for professionalism, clarity and writing errors before submission.

Common Committee Feedback  Difficult to identify desired outcome: Request clarification.  Outcome is not related to SRJC assignment: Request modification.  Outcome/Activities do not seem appropriate for requested length of leave: Suggest adjustment of work load or sabbatical length.  Activities are not clearly related to desired outcome.  Is not clear how outcome will benefit the campus community or further SRJC’s Strategic or Department Educational Plan.  Problems with overall clarity, format and writing.