Common use of Third Priority Clause in Contracts

Third Priority. After consultation with the President of the Association, the Diocesan Office of Catholic Schools may release fee waivers to teachers, administrators or others not covered by this Agreement. B. As far as practicable, assignment shall be by seniority. A teacher's seniority shall be defined according to the placement of that teacher on the salary scale. Teachers shall not be limited to the number of fee waivers they may use if said fee waivers are available. No one other than a teacher may use fee waivers except as provided in 13.1 A.3. C. A teacher who receives a fee waiver but does not use it must return the unused waiver to the Office of Catholic Schools Personnel Office prior to the date it has been scheduled for use. Failure to return unused fee waivers without good cause will result in the denial of future fee waivers to such a teacher for two (2) years from the date that the fee waivers were to have been originally used. D. Fee waivers request forms are available to teachers and can be accessed from the Diocesan Office of Catholic Schools Home Page. Dates for submission of fee waiver forms shall be printed in the Diocesan Office of Catholic School's yearly calendar and listed at the bottom of the waiver request form. The Diocese will respond within 30 days of the fee waiver deadline on the fee waiver application. 13.2 The following provisions apply to the Reimbursement Program for accredited college or university graduate coursework not paid for in full or paid partially through a fee waiver. The teacher will need a denial of fee waiver form for colleges and universities the Diocese exchanges services with and those colleges and universities will be listed on the Diocesan website. Those current colleges and universities are: OSU, ODU, Ashland, Otterbein, and Mt. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Nazarene University. Teachers will be notified if the Diocese enters into additional exchange of services agreements. If no exchange of service agreement exists for a particular college or university, no denial of fee waiver is needed. A. The Reimbursement Program provides monetary assistance to teachers who elect to pursue graduate courses through a college or university. Participation on the part of the teacher is voluntary. The graduate course work must be in accordance with the teacher's written Individual Professional Development Plan and be approved in advance in writing by the Principal. B. To be eligible for the Reimbursement Program a teacher must first have applied for a fee waiver if applicable (See fee waiver application for deadline dates). Eligible teachers shall receive a reimbursement from the teacher's school up to $600 minus the value of any fee waivers received. This reimbursement shall be made upon submission of grade verification, tuition statements and verification of denial or value of any fee waivers. Information for coursework submitted by July 1, 2014 will be paid by September 15, 2014. Information submitted by July 1, 2015 will be paid by September 15, 2015, etc. Reimbursement Program monies shall not accumulate from year to year. C. Refer to 26.2 (T.A.C.T.) for information on possible additional professional development monetary assistance.

Third Priority. After consultation with the President of the Association, the Diocesan Office of Catholic Schools may release fee waivers to teachers, administrators or others not covered by this Agreement. B. As far as practicable, assignment shall be by seniority. A teacher's seniority shall be defined according to the placement of that teacher on the salary scale. Teachers shall not be limited to the number of fee waivers they may use if said fee waivers are available. No one other than a teacher may use fee waivers except as provided in 13.1 A.3. C. A teacher who receives a fee waiver but does not use it must return the unused waiver to the Office of Catholic Schools Personnel Office prior to the date it has been scheduled for use. Failure to return unused fee waivers without good cause will result in the denial of future fee waivers to such a teacher for two (2) years from the date that the fee waivers were to have been originally used. D. Fee waivers request forms are available to teachers and can be accessed from the Diocesan Office of Catholic Schools Home Page. Dates for submission of fee waiver forms shall be printed in the Diocesan Office of Catholic School's yearly calendar and listed at the bottom of the waiver request form. The Diocese will respond within 30 days of the fee waiver deadline on the fee waiver application. 13.2 The following provisions apply to the Reimbursement Program for accredited college or university graduate coursework not paid for in full or paid partially through a fee waiver. The teacher will need a denial of fee waiver form for colleges and universities the Diocese exchanges services with and those colleges and universities will be listed on the Diocesan website. Those current colleges and universities are: OSU, ODU, Ashland, Otterbein, and Mt. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Nazarene University. Teachers will be notified if the Diocese enters into additional exchange of services agreements. If no exchange of service agreement exists for a particular college or university, no denial of fee waiver is needed. A. The Reimbursement Program provides monetary assistance to teachers who elect to pursue graduate courses through a college or university. Participation on the part of the teacher is voluntary. The graduate course work must be in accordance with the teacher's written Individual Professional Development Plan and be approved in advance in writing by the Principal. B. To be eligible for the Reimbursement Program a teacher must first have applied for a fee waiver if applicable (See fee waiver application for deadline dates). Eligible teachers shall receive a reimbursement from the teacher's ’s school up to four hundred fifty dollars ($600 450.00) minus the value of any fee waivers received. This reimbursement shall be made upon submission of grade verification, tuition statements and verification of denial or value of any fee waivers. Information for coursework submitted by July 1, 2014 2011 will be paid by September 15, 20142011. Information submitted by July 1, 2015 2012 will be paid by September 15, 20152012, etc. Reimbursement Program monies shall not accumulate from year to year. C. Refer to 26.2 (T.A.C.T.) for information on possible additional professional development monetary assistance.