PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The Board agrees to implement the following:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The Board will pay the full cost of tuition and textbooks and transportation incurred in connection with any courses, seminars, conferences, in-service training sessions or other such sessions, which an employee is required and/or requested by the administration to take. Such request must be in writing. The above does not include workshops, college courses or other training sessions for which credit is received.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. 17.1 The Board agrees:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The Committee will pay the reasonable expenses (including fees, meals, lodging and/or transportation) incurred by teachers who attend worthy civic functions, workshops, seminars, conferences, or other professional improvement sessions at the request and/or with the advance approval of the Superintendent and/or School Committee.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. 29.1 The parties support the principle of continuing training of employees, participation by employees in professional organizations in the areas of their specialization, and professional affiliations; leaves for work on advanced degrees or special studies; and participation in community projects.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. The Association recognizes that in our rapidly changing society, teachers must constantly review curriculum content, teaching methods and materials, educational philosophy and goals, social changes and other topics related to the quality of services in the classroom. The Committee recognizes that it shares with its professional staff the responsibility for achieving the optimum in teacher performance and attitudes, by agreeing as follows:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. Tuition costs incurred by Department Supervisors shall be reimbursed by the Board of Education under the following terms and conditions:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The BSC shall pay reasonable expenses, in accordance with normal practice, for an administrator requested to attend a workshop or seminar.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. The Board agrees to pay the full costs of tuition and any reasonable expenses incidental thereto incurred in connection with any courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, in-service training sessions or other educational matters which a teacher is required or requested to participate in by the administration or the Board, or which has the prior written approval of the Superintendent, other than those required by law. For those teachers who have not yet attained a Master’s degree (including those with a Master’s Equivalency), the Board agrees to reimburse each teacher for tuition fees to a maximum of the cost of twelve (12) graduate credits per year at the average cost of the graduate tuitions at three universities (Millersville University, Penn State University and Temple University) for the term of the contract. Tuition fees shall include the amount of additional charges at Millersville University which are required to be paid by the teacher. For example, a fee per credit of $61, would be equal to reimbursement of $183 for a three-credit course. A teacher taking graduate level course work at an accredited provider would be eligible for reimbursement for any related fee at a rate to match the academic fee at Millersville. For those teachers who have attained a Master’s degree, the Board agrees to reimburse each teacher for tuition fees to a maximum of the cost of nine (9) graduate credits per year at the average cost of the graduate tuitions at three universities (Millersville University, Penn State University and Temple University) for the term of the contract. Tuition fees shall include the amount of additional charges at Millersville University which are required to be paid by the teacher. For example, a fee per credit of $61, would be equal to reimbursement of $183 for a three-credit course. A teacher taking graduate level course work at an accredited provider would be eligible for reimbursement for any related fee at a rate to match the academic fee at Millersville. For those teachers who have attained a Master’s +60 designation, the Board agrees to reimburse each teacher for tuition fees to a maximum of the cost of six
