PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH. A. The BOARD shall reimburse Teachers an amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the tuition fees paid by the Teacher for taking graduate and post-graduate courses for the purpose of professional improvement by completing education which is related to the subject area in which the teacher is assigned and/or licensed, completing a course enabling him/her to secure additional endorsements or licensure, and/or securing approval of the Superintendent. The BOARD shall not pay any Teacher an amount in excess of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for each year of the contract thereafter so long as the total tuition reimbursement for any school term does not exceed one hundred ninety-five thousand ($195,000) for the entire bargaining unit.
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH. 1. The BOARD shall reimburse Teachers an amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the tuition fees paid by the Teacher for taking graduate and post- graduate courses for the purpose of professional improvement by completing education which is related to the subject area in which the teacher is assigned and/or certified, completing a course enabling him/her to secure additional endorsements or certification, and/or securing approval of the Superintendent. The BOARD shall not pay any Teacher an amount in excess of two-thousand two-hundred fifty dollars ($2,250.00) for each year of the contract thereafter.
PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH. A. The BOARD shall reimburse Teachers an amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the tuition fees paid by the Teacher for taking graduate and post-graduate courses for the purpose of professional improvement by completing education which is related to the subject area in which the teacher is assigned and/or certified, completing a course enabling him/her to secure additional endorsements or certification, and/or securing approval of the Superintendent. The BOARD shall not pay any Teacher an amount in excess of two-thousand two-hundred fifty dollars ($2,250.00) for each year of the contract thereafter so long as the total tuition reimbursement for any school term does not exceed one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000.00) for the entire bargaining unit. If the total tuition reimbursement requests exceed the one hundred seventy-five thousand dollar ($175,000.00) limit in a school year, those individuals who apply for such tuition reimbursement after the limit has been met shall be guaranteed tuition reimbursement in the following year for the courses taken during the previous school year. Monies not used in a school year shall be added to the $175,000.00 for the next school year.
