BCPS provides two types of Academic/Educational Leaves.

1. Eligible Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County ESPBC represented employees can be granted a semester or a year of unpaid academic/educational leave for the purpose of furthering their education by means of study or other means as approved by the superintendent.

2. Eligible Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) represented employees can be granted one year of unpaid Academic/Educational leave for the purpose of furthering their education by means of study or other means as approved by the superintendent.


For more detailed information regarding Academic/Educational leave, please review the Academic/Educational Leave Requirements and Information Sheet.

Required forms:
Application for Leaves of Absence and Conversions
MSRPS Form 46 (Required for members of the Maryland State Retirement Agency only)