The Sabbatical Leave Committee developed the following points as a basis for its evaluation of sabbatical leave proposals:

1. The project must
   1. benefit the institution and/or
   2. contribute to the professional development of the faculty member
2. The project must be related to a community college, college, or university discipline.
3. The faculty member must have the skills, background, or training needed to undertake the project. The concern here is that a worthwhile project may be too large in scope to be adequately undertaken by any single person. In short, some projects may require a panel or committee approach to be completed adequately.
4. The sabbatical project should be for work above and beyond that normally expected of faculty in their usual efforts to keep current in their field(s).
5. The project should have as one of its goals a clear product presented in such a format that it may be shared with interested faculty and staff. (Such forms may include lecture, presentation, demonstration, book, article, bibliography, compact disc, Web site, and so on.)
6. The sabbatical leave applicant should be able to provide an affirmative answer to the following question regarding the project: Would faculty members in similar positions in other colleges feel comfortable in approving the applicant's request for a sabbatical?