Common use of TUITION CREDIT Clause in Contracts

TUITION CREDIT. A. Tuition reimbursement rates will be fifty percent (50%) of the cost per graduate credit hour (semester or quarter). Undergraduate hours will be reimbursed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost per credit hour. Teachers requesting tuition reimbursement are to complete the appropriate paperwork/forms prior to submitting the request to administration. 1. Eligible coursework for reimbursement begins after completion of the bargaining unit member’s second instructional year. Employees who have been RIFFED pursuant to Article 25 of this Negotiated Agreement shall be forgiven from the above-described obligation. 2. Coursework must be completed within one (1) calendar year from the date of request unless a waiver is approved based on the requirements of the coursework being taken and program requirements. 3. The bargaining unit member shall have received the prior approval of the LPDC and the District’s Treasurer. 4. The maximum amount of reimbursement for any certificated bargaining unit member will be $1,600 per year. 5. The bargaining unit member must take the course work in his/her area of certifications or in other course work approved by the LPDC. 6. The Board shall allocate $16,000.00 for each year of this contract for tuition reimbursement. There will be no roll-over of remaining funds at the end of each fiscal year. 7. Funds will be allocated on a fiscal year basis (July 1 – June 30). Reimbursements will be paid after the close of the fiscal year for those classes which were completed during that fiscal year. All paperwork, proof of satisfactory completion of coursework (grade of C or better), and proof of expense must be submitted before the end of June to be eligible for reimbursement. If the requests for reimbursement exceed $16,000 in total, then reimbursements will be made on a pro-rata basis. B. Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) Purpose of the LPDC The purpose of the LPDC is to oversee and review the professional development of Elgin bargaining unit members in accordance with the Elgin local Schools’ mission statement and the Ohio credential requirements. The Elgin LPDC will consist of four (4) bargaining unit members and one (1) administrator. 1. Four

TUITION CREDIT. A. Tuition Unit members completing additional college training from June 1 to May 31 of any year, and returning to the District the following year, will receive reimbursement rates will be fifty percent for college credit earned. B. Reimbursement for additional college credit is not to exceed fifteen (50%15) of the cost semester credit hours per graduate credit hour person per year (semester or quarterJune 1 to May 31). Undergraduate hours will be reimbursed at twentyTotal reimbursement for the unit members shall not exceed forty-five percent thousand (25%) of $45,000). In order to receive reimbursement, the cost per credit hour. Teachers requesting tuition reimbursement are to complete the appropriate paperwork/forms prior to submitting the request to administration.following criteria must be met: 1. Eligible coursework for reimbursement begins after completion A passing grade in a pass-fail course, or a grade of the bargaining unit member’s second instructional year. Employees who "C" or better, must have been RIFFED pursuant to Article 25 of this Negotiated Agreement shall be forgiven from the above-described obligationattained. 2. Coursework Evidence of course work completion and the amount paid for the course by the unit member must be completed within one turned in by June 30th for coursework taken during that year (1) calendar year June 1 to May 31). (Evidence = transcript and/or grade slips and/or letter from the date Registrar, and paid fee receipt or proof of request unless a waiver is approved based on the requirements of the coursework being taken and program requirementspayment). 3. The bargaining unit member shall have received Courses must either be approved by the prior approval of LPDC, or if not required to be approved by the LPDC and LPDC, by the District’s TreasurerSuperintendent. 4. Unit members must return to the district the following year unless they have been non-renewed or laid off. C. Reimbursement shall be paid once a year during August for coursework completed from June 1 to May 31, as long as proper evidence has been filed with the Treasurer's office by June 30. Coursework completed after May 31, shall be paid in August of the following year. The maximum total amount of tuition reimbursement for any certificated bargaining the year shall be divided equally based on the total number of approved hours. No unit member will be $1,600 per yearshall receive more than the amount paid by the unit member for the course. 5. The bargaining unit member must take the course work in his/her area of certifications or in other course work approved by the LPDC. 6. The Board shall allocate $16,000.00 for each year of this contract for tuition reimbursement. There will be no roll-over of remaining funds at the end of each fiscal year. 7. Funds will be allocated on a fiscal year basis (July 1 – June 30). Reimbursements will be paid after the close of the fiscal year for those classes which were completed during that fiscal year. All paperwork, proof of satisfactory completion of coursework (grade of C or better), and proof of expense must be submitted before the end of June to be eligible for reimbursement. If the requests for reimbursement exceed $16,000 in total, then reimbursements will be made on a pro-rata basis. B. Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) Purpose of the LPDC The purpose of the LPDC is to oversee and review the professional development of Elgin bargaining unit members in accordance with the Elgin local Schools’ mission statement and the Ohio credential requirements. The Elgin LPDC will consist of four (4) bargaining unit members and one (1) administrator.D. Calculation 1. FourAll hours shall be converted to semester hours for the purpose of reimbursement. 2. Reimbursement shall be determined by the following process: a. Determine the total number of eligible semester hours. b. Divide that number into the reimbursement cap to determine a semester hour cost. c. Match that semester hour cost with the amount actually paid per semester hour by each teacher. d. Teachers who actually paid less than the semester hour reimbursement amount will be reimbursed only for what they actually paid. e. Remaining dollars are divided by remaining hours to determine the semester hour reimbursement for all other participants. E. A list of unit members who have been reimbursed and the amount of the reimbursement will be given to the Association Co-Presidents. An Association representative will sign to verify the accuracy of the list and the calculation prior to distribution of the funds.