Resources for Proposal Writing

Proposal Template: Download this Template as a Word Document:  Proposal Template

  • Review past Sabbatical Leave Reports. A copy of each Proposal and Report is placed on the Sabbatical Leave Public SharePoint Site. 
  • Review your department’s, program’s, or discipline’s goals as they appear in the annual Program Review & Planning Process (PRPP) document. Talk to your Chair and reflect on how your ideas might fit into this larger context.
  • Consider the applicable goals and objectives of the District’s Strategic Plan, your department’s educational goals and goals of Academic Affairs, Student Services, and so forth. Your Dean is a good contact for this piece of the bigger picture you might want to think about in your own planning.

Committee Suggestions for Writing Your Proposal

Statement section:

  • Provide a detailed statement describing your proposed course of study, objectives, project, or itinerary. 
  • 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 text book.  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. Ex: I will travel to Central America to complete 9-12 units of formal study of the Mayan civilization.  My top choices are the University of Mexico and/or the University of Mesoamerica in Guatemala.

Common Committee Feedback: 

The Sabbatical Committee frequently provides the following feedback when reviewing sabbatical proposals and reports.

  • Problems with overall clarity, format and writing.
  • Difficult to identify desired outcome
  • Outcome is not related to SRJC assignment
  • Outcome/Activities do not seem appropriate for requested length of leave
  • Activities are not clearly related to desired outcome.
  • It is not clear how outcome will benefit the campus community or further SRJC's Strategic or Department Educational Plan