Template for Sabbatical Proposals

This template is intended to help you write a clear and complete proposal.

When a proposal does not meet all of the criteria of the CCFT contract, the SLRB will ask for revisions. The better we understand the proposal, the better we can make suggestions for revisions. You will be required to make these revisions very quickly to meet our tight schedule (see handout, Checklist).

Proposal narratives usually range from 3 to 8 pages long. The narrative language is shortened into the one page Abstract. All deliverables must be listed in the "outcomes" section of the Abstract. The Abstract itself will become the first page of the final report submitted after the completion of the sabbatical.

A. Abstract

The ABSTRACT must be one page long with the exact same five headings that reflect a brief digest of the material found under the same five headings in the body of the proposal: 1. Background, 2. Objectives, 3. Activities, 4. Benefits to College, and 5. Outcomes. NOTE: All of the deliverable outcomes must be listed separately (without explanatory narrative) in the Abstract.

B. Body of Proposal (must include the following 5 sections)

1. Introduction and background

   This section should include your department, the courses you teach, your length of service at Cabrillo, and your professional interests. Indicate the length of time you plan for your sabbatical (Fall semester, Spring semester, full year) and the developments in your field that led to this proposal. You should also include the purposes of the leave, the  category in which it falls and show how it meets the criteria.

From the CCFT contract (Section 9)

Purposes of sabbaticals are:
(a) Scholarly or creative endeavors in the discipline being taught;
(b) Improvement of skills in the discipline being taught;
(c) Retraining in a new discipline;
(d) Improvement of teaching skills;
(e) Development of programs and curriculum

Criteria: Your plan must significantly relate to the college mission, to your teaching or other assignment and should improve your professional competence.

Categories of leave allowed are:


(a) Study at an accredited university or college


(b) A special project or research problem planned with specific objectives.

(c) Work experience and study in an appropriate vocational field

(d) Travel

(e) Curriculum Planning and Development
(f) Combinations of the above
2. Objectives

   Broadly and in general terms, what do you expect to accomplish with your sabbatical project(s) ?

    (The following sentence fragments indicate the type of information usually included.)

   To increase the effectiveness of XXX

   To acquire skills and knowledge to more successfully address XXX

   To develop the ability to XXX

   To develop materials for XXX

3. Activities

   Lay out your plan for the sabbatical in the time frame you are requesting. Describe in enough detail the work you intend to carry out, where it will take place, the various stages or parts of it, and the amount of time you expect to devote to different activities.  List names and affiliations of people you will work with. List courses, workshops, etc. that you will take in some detail, including the school(s) proposed and the level of the coursework..  For a travel sabbatical, provide a rough itinerary. (With permission from the VP Instruction you can change these specifics later.)
   

   Write a XX		Study YY at ZZ
   Adapt A for the purposes of B		Learn how to XX
   Create a XXX		Observe YY
   Develop course materials for XX		Participate in YY
   Research XXX in order to

   
   
4. Examples of Benefits to College

   Relate it back to your role at Cabrillo.

   Increased competence in XX

   Increased effectiveness as YY

   Increased creative ability to XX

   Expanded course offerings in YY

   Updated course in XX

   New teaching materials for XX

   Revised syllabus for XX

5. Outcomes to be submitted to SLRB with Report

   Outcomes are the deliverable products of the leave.
   What are the tangible things that you expect to produce and turn in to the SLRB. These could include: a manuscript, software, works of art, compositions, annotated bibliographies, journals, transcripts from coursework, certificates of attendance, program listings, photographs, syllabus, curriculum, or classroom teaching materials.

   A manuscript of XX length

   Software to be used for/in XX

   Transcripts and/or certificates of XX

   Notebook and/or diary covering XXCourse materials for Schedule of XX

   XX (number) of Photographs

   Videos of XX

   XX (number) of items in an annotated bibliography

   Journal of XX pages to document visits to 5 campuses to explore XXX

rev. 08/20/08 -- J.Bowen