Professional Advancement Committee

Professional Advancement

Professional Advancement Committee Members:

  • John Bromma
  • Marne Foster
  • Richard Gholson
  • Tara Gilboy
  • Carolina Gonzalez
  • Robert Jackson
  • Francisco Manzano
  • Richard Weinroth, Chair

Sabbatical Requirements:

  • Eligibility occurs after 6 consecutive years of satisfactory service to the District
  • Faculty who have completed a sabbatical leave are ineligible until the completion of an additional 6 consecutive years
  • For the 2027-2028 sabbatical application period, faculty hired on or before June 30, 2021, should be eligible for sabbatical

Sabbatical Deadlines:

The 2027-2028 sabbatical application period opens January 2026.

  • 2027-2028 Sabbatical Leave Applications due to program dean by February 19, 2027.
  • 2027-2028 Sabbatical Leave Applications approved by the program dean are due to Janay Patton by March 5, 2027.
  • Sabbatical applications are only accepted once during the academic year. The application period for sabbaticals opens every January. 
  • Before the professional advancement committee members score the sabbatical applications, they are redacted to remove identifying information such as names, department, and specific assignments or positions.  

Professional Advancement Forms

Frequently Asked Questions

Email Janay Patton and cc Richard Weinroth for sabbatical questions. 

Once an instructor transitions from adjunct to contract, the count starts over. The 6 years will be counted from the time the instructor became contract.

No, faculty undergoing the tenure track process are not eligible for a sabbatical because they have not served the 6 years needed to be eligible for a sabbatical.