Reimbursement for Courses. The Board shall budget, to the best of its ability, a reasonable amount of funds each fiscal year to reimburse employees for coursework directly related to their field. The following conditions apply: 1) Courses will be reimbursed on a first come, first served basis until the pool has been depleted for the year (although no employee will be reimbursed for more than two courses per year); 2) Reimbursement will be for 85%of the credit cost of the course, based on the current undergraduate or graduate credit rate at the University of Southern Maine; 3) Employees must be currently employed at MECDHH/GBSD and obtain pre-approval from the Executive Director. The Executive Director’s decision as to whether a course is reimbursable is final and non-grievable; 4) Employees must receive a “B” or better in the course to be eligible for reimbursement; and
Reimbursement for Courses. (a) All courses requested to be taken by the Employer shall be one hundred percent (100%) paid for by the Employer, this includes all associated costs (e.g. tuition, books, membership fees, etc.).
Reimbursement for Courses. The Committee agrees to reimburse teachers for the costs of all courses required by the Committee except those required for movement upon the Bachelor's Lane of Appendix A.1. An ad hoc Tuition Reimbursement Fund (TRF) Committee shall be established consisting of two (2) members selected by the Association and two (2) members selected by the Superintendent. The TRF Committee shall develop and promulgate the procedure and application for accessing the TRF. In an effort to encourage and support the professional development of the educators of the Weymouth Public Schools, the Committee agrees to reimburse teachers for the costs associated with taking courses at accredited colleges or universities. The Committee will establish a Tuition Reimbursement Fund (TRF) which shall be subject to the following:
Reimbursement for Courses. (a) Both Parties to this Agreement recognize the importance of professional development. The following rules shall apply to employees who take courses:
Reimbursement for Courses. To be eligible for full reimbursement as per this Section, a teacher must be initially certified to teach. Non tenured teachers will be considered eligible for reimbursement only after having completed 18 credits in their specific skills area of study. The Superintendent shall evaluate the skills areas in terms of the certification manual. Teachers must be enrolled in a planned program of study, or enrolled in a course within the teacher specialty, or a related area as approved by administration. Refer to Section 50.0 if involved in a 30-credit program. Reimbursement for course credits will be paid at the rate of 1/2 of the cost per credit hour not to exceed 1/2 of the cost per credit hour at the University of Connecticut. If the teacher is reimbursed for courses taken by an outside agency or group, the teacher shall not be reimbursed by the Board. Credit reimbursement will be made up to a total of 15 credits or 5 courses per calendar year. Credit reimbursement will not be made without prior written approval from the Superintendent for the courses to be taken. No reimbursement will be paid unless the teacher receives a grade of B or better in the course. Credit reimbursement shall be made by the second pay period after submission of evidence of successful completion of course work, but not later than June 30 of any given year. A request for credit reimbursement, together with acceptable substantiation, will not be accepted if received later than the second week in June, and may not be applied for in the following year. Credit reimbursement for courses taken during summer months will be granted only if the teacher returns for the following school year.
Reimbursement for Courses. 1. The sum of $150,000 will be made available each year of the contract as part of the Staff Development Program to subsidize course work completed by certified CEA bargaining unit employees subject to the following conditions:
Reimbursement for Courses. The Committee agrees to reimburse BCBAs for the costs of all courses required by the Committee. An ad hoc Tuition Reimbursement Fund (TRF) Committee shall be established consisting of two (2) members selected by the Association and two (2) members selected by the Superintendent. The TRF Committee shall develop and promulgate the procedure and application for accessing the TRF. In an effort to encourage and support the professional development of the educators of the Weymouth Public Schools, the Committee agrees to reimburse BCBAs for the costs associated with taking courses at accredited colleges or universities. The Committee will establish a Tuition Reimbursement Fund (TRF) which shall be subject to the following:
Reimbursement for Courses. If a support staff employee is requested by the administration to enroll in a training program or coursework, the employer shall pay the cost of the training program or coursework.
Reimbursement for Courses. Section 1. The Committee shall reimburse an employee for three hundred and fifty dollars ($350) or the cost of tuition and fees, if less than three hundred and fifty dollars, for courses approved in advance by the Superintendent which were directly related to the employee's area of teaching or work in the Foxborough school system. Such reimbursement shall be limited to one (1) course each semester and to a total of three (3) courses for each year of the Agreement. The three (3) courses may be taken during the summer months. It is understood and agreed that henceforth stricter standards and criteria than those used in the past shall be applied by the Superintendent in approving courses for reimbursement and that past practice in the approval of such courses shall not be used by any employee as the basis for a grievance hereunder. A satisfactory grade is defined as a B- or better. Reimbursement shall be contingent upon the employee's obtaining a satisfactory grade in any such course according to the standards of the institution and submitting evidence of such satisfactory completion to the Superintendent. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of this section, the maximum amounts to be expended by the Committee hereunder for the reimbursement of courses shall not exceed $59,000 effective September 1, 2019, $60,000 effective September 1, 2020, and $62,000 effective September 1, 2021 which will be divided into approximately equal amounts for each of the three (3) semesters: fall (September through December), spring (January through April), and summer (1st day of May through August). Any unspent summer funds will be carried into fall and any unspent fall funds will be carried into spring. Members will be reimbursed on a first come/first served basis per semester. Employees must be in current payroll status at the time of course completion in order to be eligible for course reimbursement.
Reimbursement for Courses. (a) When an employee completes a job-related course on his/her own time as approved in advance by the Employer, the Employer will reimburse one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of tuition, texts and examination costs to the employee. This reimbursement will be made as follows: • fifty percent (50%) upon registration • fifty percent (50%) upon successful completion of the course. In addition, the employee shall be entitled to a day off without pay to write the required examination(s). Upon passing the examination(s), the employee shall be reimbursed for lost wages for the unpaid day off.
