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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The Board shall provide financial reimbursement for college and technical school credits taken by teaching personnel who hold a permanent certificate or above and for all other employees, subject to the following regulations and provisions: 1. A teacher must be fully certified. Secretaries and custodians must have completed three (3) years in the District at the time the course(s) commenced. 2. Applications for reimbursement shall be made in writing to the Superintendent outlining desired course, college or technical school to be attended and all other pertinent information. All courses must be part of a curriculum leading to an Undergraduate or Graduate Degree or be directly related to area of employment. 3. All courses and the college or technical school at which the course is to be taken must be approved by the Superintendent prior to enrollment to qualify for reimbursement. 4. The maximum annual reimbursement by the Board to full-time teachers, custodians, secretaries, and non-certificated staff who qualify under A., A.I., A.2., and A.3., A.7. and A.8. shall be for a total of nine (9) college credits for Graduate and Undergraduate level courses at the Rutgers University rate. 5. Employees who work less than full-time shall be eligible for pro-rated reimbursement under 4. and 5. above if they qualify under A., A. I., A.2., A.3., A.7. and A.8. 6. Reimbursement will not be made until after successful completion of the course and after an official transcript has been received by the Superintendent of Schools. Reimbursement shall be made pursuant to the following schedule: For a grade of A or B 100% reimbursement For a grade of C 60% reimbursement 7. No reimbursement will be made for credits for which a grant or other payment covering such costs is received by the employee. 8. Technical school courses and in-service credits shall not count towards movement across the guide on graduate level columns. Undergraduate coursework shall only count for column movement if the employee does not hold a B.A. degree.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The Board shall provide financial reimbursement for college and technical school credits taken by teaching personnel who hold a permanent certificate or above and for all other employees, subject to the following regulations and provisions: 1. A teacher must be fully certified. Secretaries and custodians must have completed three (3) years in the District at the time the course(s) commenced. 2. Applications for reimbursement shall be made in writing to the Superintendent outlining desired course, college or technical school to be attended and all other pertinent information. All courses must be part of a curriculum leading to an Undergraduate or Graduate Degree or be directly related to area of employment. 3. All courses and the college or technical school at which the course is to be taken must be approved by the Superintendent prior to enrollment to qualify for reimbursement. 4. The maximum annual reimbursement by the Board to full-time teachers, custodians, secretaries, and non-certificated staff who qualify under A., A.I.A. I., A.2., and A.3., A.7. and A.8. shall be for a total of nine (9) college credits for Graduate and Undergraduate level courses at the Rutgers University rate. 5. Employees who work less than full-time shall be eligible for pro-rated reimbursement under 4. and 5. above if they qualify under A., A. I., A.2., A.3., A.7. and A.8. 6. Reimbursement will not be made until after successful completion of the course and after an official transcript has been received by the Superintendent of Schools. Reimbursement shall be made pursuant to the following schedule: For a grade of A or B 100% reimbursement For a grade of C 60% reimbursement 7. No reimbursement will be made for credits for which a grant or other payment covering such costs is received by the employee. 8. Technical school courses and in-service credits shall not count towards movement across the guide on graduate level columns. Undergraduate coursework shall only count for column movement if the employee does not hold a B.A. degree.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The Board shall provide financial reimbursement reimburse a staff member at the Montclair University graduate credit rate to a maximum of six (6) credits for college graduate work taken provided each course is approved by the Superintendent and technical school credits taken by teaching personnel who hold a permanent certificate or above and for all other employees, subject to in accordance with the following regulations and provisions:criteria listed below. 1. A teacher Each course must be fully certifiedwithin the scope of the staff member’s professional certificate or must be in the area of general professional development which is deemed by the superintendent to be valuable in improving the professional performance of the staff member in the position he/she now holds. 2. Secretaries Any course specifically required for a degree in the staff member’s field. 3. While the Board recognizes the importance to the school system of general cultural improvement of staff members, it also recognizes that this is a personal responsibility of the staff member and custodians no reimbursement shall be granted for such courses. 4. No reimbursement shall be given for courses taken to fulfill requirements for temporary, provisional, emergency, or initial standard certificates, or for advanced degrees in field other than the field in which the staff member is now working unless such courses are specifically recommended by the superintendent for the good of the school system. 5. All requests by teachers for approval of courses must have completed be channeled through the principal to the superintendent as follows: a. For fall semester courses, not later than October 15 b. For spring semester courses, not later than February 15 c. For summer courses, not later than July 15 d. For intersession courses, not later than the second class meeting 6. Since reimbursement for professional staff improvement is provided for the ultimate benefit of the children and schools of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Township, no reimbursement shall be made for courses taken by staff members who, for any reason other than in the case of the RIF of a tenured teacher, indicate that they will leave the system. Non tenured teachers who are not renewed will be reimbursed upon recall and return to the school district. 7. a. A statement of final passing grade attained and receipt for tuition payment must be submitted along with a voucher before payment may be made. The voucher must be received within three (3) years in the District at the time months of completion of the course(s) commenced. 2or shall be deemed waived. Applications for reimbursement Reimbursements shall be made in writing on a monthly basis provided that all required documentation is submitted to the Superintendent outlining desired course, college or technical school to be attended and all other pertinent information. All courses must be part superintendent of a curriculum leading to an Undergraduate or Graduate Degree or be directly related to area of employment. 3. All courses and schools no later than the college or technical school at which the course is to be taken must be approved by the Superintendent prior to enrollment to qualify for reimbursement. 4. The maximum annual reimbursement by the Board to full-time teachers, custodians, secretaries, and non-certificated staff who qualify under A., A.I., A.2., and A.3., A.7. and A.8. shall be for a total of nine (9) college credits for Graduate and Undergraduate level courses at the Rutgers University rate. 5. Employees who work less than full-time shall be eligible for pro-rated reimbursement under 4. and 5. above if they qualify under A., A. I., A.2., A.3., A.7. and A.8. 6. Reimbursement will not be made until after successful completion of the course and after an official transcript has been received by the Superintendent of Schools. Reimbursement shall be made pursuant to the following schedule: For a grade of A or B 100% reimbursement For a grade of C 60% reimbursement 7. No reimbursement will be made for credits for which a grant or other payment covering such costs is received by the employee. 8. Technical school courses and in-service credits shall not count towards movement across the guide on graduate level columns. Undergraduate coursework shall only count for column movement if the employee does not hold a B.A. degree.fifteenth

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The Board shall provide financial reimbursement for college and technical school credits taken by teaching personnel who hold a permanent certificate or above and for all other employees, subject to the following regulations and provisions: 1. A teacher must be fully certified. Secretaries and custodians must have completed three (3) years in the District at the time the course(s) commenced. 2. Applications for reimbursement shall be made in writing to the Superintendent outlining desired course, college or technical school to be attended and all other pertinent information. All courses must be part of a curriculum leading to an Undergraduate or Graduate Degree or be directly related to area of employment. 3. All courses and the college or technical school at which the course is to be taken must be approved by the Superintendent prior to enrollment to qualify for reimbursement. 4. The maximum annual reimbursement by the Board to full-time teachers, custodians, secretaries, and non-certificated staff who qualify under A., A.I.A.1., A.2., and A.3., A.7. and A.8. shall be for a total of nine (9) college credits for Graduate and Undergraduate level courses at the Rutgers University rate. 5. Employees who work less than full-time shall be eligible for pro-rated reimbursement under 4. and 5. above if they qualify under A., A. I.A.1., A.2., A.3., A.7. and A.8. 6. Reimbursement will not be made until after successful completion of the course and after an official transcript has been received by the Superintendent of Schools. Reimbursement shall be made pursuant to the following schedule: For a grade of A or B 100% reimbursement For a grade of C 60% reimbursementreimbursement Ocean County Vocational Board of Education O.C.V.T.E.A. 13-May-10 7. No reimbursement will be made for credits for which a grant or other payment covering such costs is received by the employee. 8. Technical school courses and in-service credits shall not count towards movement across the guide on graduate level columns. Undergraduate coursework shall only count for column movement if the employee does not hold a B.A. degree.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. A. The Board shall provide financial reimbursement for college and technical school credits taken by teaching personnel who hold a permanent certificate or above and for all other employees, subject agrees to implement the following regulations and provisionsfollowing: 1. A To pay the full cost of tuition and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with any courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, in-service training sessions, or other such sessions which an employee is required by the Administration to take. B. Effective July, 2005, the Board will pay full-time certified personnel, subject to a maximum limitation for the bargaining unit of: 17-18: $13,▇▇▇ ▇▇-▇▇: $13,▇▇▇ ▇▇-▇▇: $13,500 for tuition for graduate courses at state colleges or other recognized colleges and universities. Tuition and book fee reimbursement for each employee achieving a grade of “B” or better in an approved graduate course will be paid at the NJ state Rutgers New Brunswick University rate in a two-tiered system. Teachers will not receive reimbursement for tuition and book fees for any graduate course resulting in a grade of C, D, F, I or W. In the first tier, all teachers shall be entitled to be reimbursed for six credits providing the reimbursement cap has not been reached, and if the cap is reached, then a pro-rated amount to each teacher must shall be fully certifieddisbursed. Secretaries and custodians must have completed three (3) years If the unit cap was not reached in the District at first tier then in the time second tier, all teachers shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the course(s) commencedbalance for credit above six credits. If the unit cap is reached in the second tier then a pro-rated amount shall be disbursed to each teacher. 1. In the event that any part of the above funding is left over in any school year, it shall be carried over to the succeeding year in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00. 2. Applications for reimbursement shall A maximum of four (4) graduate courses per year may be made taken. 3. The graduate courses in writing which a teacher intends to enroll must be submitted to the Superintendent outlining desired course, college for approval. Such approval shall not be withheld provided the course is related to education or technical school to be attended and all other pertinent information. All courses must be is part of a curriculum leading to an Undergraduate or Graduate Degree or be directly a degree related to area education which is in the teacher’s current or future field of employment. 3. All courses and the college or technical school at which the course is to be taken must be approved by the Superintendent prior to enrollment to qualify for reimbursementemployment per district approval. 4. In the event that a teacher’s graduate course is cancelled, he may submit an alternative graduate or approved graduate course for the Superintendent’s approval. C. The maximum annual reimbursement by the Board to will pay full-time teacherssecretaries, custodians, secretariesand aides subject to a maximum limitation for the bargaining unit of: 17-18: $1,▇▇▇ ▇▇-▇▇: $1,▇▇▇ ▇▇-▇▇: $1,000 for tuition for successfully completed college courses at state colleges or other recognized colleges and universities. Credits will be reimbursable to each custodian, clerical employee, and non-certificated staff who qualify under A.aide achieving a grade of “B” or better for tuition and book fees. Courses resulting in grades C, A.I.D, A.2F, I or W are not reimbursable for tuition or book fees. The courses in which the employee intends to enroll must be submitted to the Superintendent for approval. Such approval shall not be withheld provided the course is related to the employee’s job. 1. In the event that any part of the above funding is unused then said amount is added to article XXIB. 2. In the event that any part of the above funding is left over in any school year, and A.3., A.7. and A.8. it shall be for a total of nine (9) college credits for Graduate and Undergraduate level courses at carried over to the Rutgers University ratesucceeding year in an amount not to exceed $500.00. 5. Employees D. Teachers who work less than full-time are reimbursed for credits and who voluntarily leave the North Wildwood School District shall be eligible for pro-rated repay the district the amount of their reimbursement under 4. and 5. above if they qualify under A., A. I., A.2., A.3., A.7. and A.8. 6. Reimbursement will not be made until after successful completion of the course and after an official transcript has been received by the Superintendent of Schools. Reimbursement shall be made pursuant according to the following schedule: For a grade of A or B 100% reimbursement For a grade of C 60in the 1st calendar year 75% reimbursement 7. No reimbursement will in the 2nd calendar year 50% in the 3rd calendar year Teachers who leave for the following reasons shall be made for credits for which a grant exempt from repayment: Retirement – regular or other payment covering such costs disability Reduction in workforce Military Relocation The North Wildwood BOE is received by the employee. 8. Technical school courses and in-service credits shall not count towards movement across the guide on graduate level columns. Undergraduate coursework shall only count for column movement held harmless if the employee does money cannot hold a B.A. degreebe collected.