TUITION INCENTIVE Clause Samples

TUITION INCENTIVE. The district shall reimburse one hundred dollars ($100) per hour of the employee’s tuition cost for up to eight credit hours per school year for each teacher to attend a university of his/her choice, provided that the total annual combined reimbursement for all teachers does not exceed $15,000 and the regulations below are followed. The term year becomes effective the summer semester of 2015. 1. Hours taken must be graduate level and meet the education goals of the district with prior approval by the building administrator and verified by the superintendent or his/her designee. 2. All hours taken must receive a final grade of “B” or better, or a pass if a pass/fail option is the only option. Evidence of course completion must be submitted before reimbursement will be made. 3. Total amount of funds available will be provided to district license personnel upon request. 4. Participant names, date of submission and total hours requested will be supplied to the association upon request. 5. Applicants will be considered on a first come/first serve basis regardless of building assignment. 6. Applications for reimbursement may be submitted concurrent with enrollment in a class.

TUITION INCENTIVE. Tuition incentive for Employer approved college or university coursework shall be expended up to a maximum annual allowable reimbursement pool of $3600. Such annual reimbursement funds shall be shared by members of the bargaining unit for coursework successfully completed pursuant to 8.4. Details of allocation and administration shall be pursuant to Employer’s continuing education policy as it currently exists or is hereafter amended.

TUITION INCENTIVE. The district shall reimburse up to seventy-five percent (75%) or one hundred dollars ($100) per hour, whichever is less, of the tuition for up to four semester hours per school year for each teacher to attend a college of his/her choice, provided that the total annual combined reimbursement for all teachers does not exceed $15,000 and the regulations below are followed. 1. All hours taken must relate to the original licensure, a masters, specialist, or doctorate degree in education. 2. Hours taken must be graduate level hours approved by the superintendent, with the exception that the superintendent may approve undergraduate hours in advance for justifiable reasons. Undergraduate hours not approved in advance shall not be eligible for reimbursement. 3. All hours taken must receive a final grade of "A" or "B", unless the superintendent approves a "pass/fail" option. 4. In the event the total combined reimbursement for all teachers exceeds $15,000 the actual reimbursement will be pro-rated on a per-hour basis so that the total does not exceed $15,000. 5. The paperwork for the tuition incentive must be submitted to the Education Center by June 1 and the employee must be under contract with USD 345 for the following school year.

TUITION INCENTIVE. The district shall reimburse up to seventy-five percent (75%) or one hundred dollars ($125) per hour, whichever is less, of the tuition for up to four semester hours per school year for each teacher to attend a college of his/her choice, provided that the total annual combined reimbursement for all teachers does not exceed $15,000 and the regulations below are followed.

TUITION INCENTIVE. The district shall reimburse up to seventy-five percent (75%) or one hundred dollars ($100) per hour, whichever is less, of the tuition for up to four 1. All hours taken must relate to the original licensure, a masters, specialist, or doctorate degree in education. 2. Hours taken must be graduate level hours approved by the superintendent, with the exception that the superintendent may approve undergraduate hours in advance for justifiable reasons. Undergraduate hours not approved in advance shall not be eligible for reimbursement. 3. All hours taken must receive a final grade of "A" or "B", unless the superintendent approves a "pass/fail" option. 4. In the event the total combined reimbursement for all teachers exceeds $15,000 the actual reimbursement will be pro-rated on a per-hour basis so that the total does not exceed $15,000. 5. The paperwork for the tuition incentive must be submitted to the Education Center by June 1 and the employee must be under contract with USD 345 for the following school year. Licensed employees shall advance one vertical step per year as long as there is a step in which to move. Teachers new to the district will be placed on a step that does not exceed their years of teaching experience. 1. Teachers who have earned a master’s degree during the past year shall remain on the same experience step, but shall be moved to the Master’s column. 2. All other teachers shall remain in the same cell as during the 2009-10 school year. This exception is also printed on the salary schedule page. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ professional development credit for license renewal and graduate level college credit shall apply to lateral movement on the salary schedule. Adjustments shall be made during the period when salary schedule adjustments are regularly scheduled. B. Professional development credit received in another school district will not be recognized for salary schedule advancement in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ District. However, participants may include professional development credit from other school districts for license renewal with the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE). C. Professional development points for salary lateral movement for teachers with BA + 24 cannot be used to receive MA. D. Lateral movement requires 240 points for bachelor columns and 300 points for masters columns. Requests to the Superintendent must be made during the month of August. E. One clock hour of approved professional development = 1 professional development credit point.

TUITION INCENTIVE. Section 1 The Employer will reimburse employees for course tuition, subject to the conditions of this Article. Reimbursement shall be limited to the actual hourly rate per course hour or the highest (non-graduate rate for non-graduate courses and graduate rate for graduate courses) level hourly rate for a state institution of higher education. Nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to require the Employer to compensate the employee for time spent in fulfilling course requirements, or to pay for travel, books or any expense other than tuition. To assist with budget planning, an officer who intends to take eligible college courses as defined in Section 2 below for the upcoming fiscal year is to provide an estimate of the cost for the entire fiscal year by January 15th to the Office of the Chief of Police. The fact that an employee provides the information does not require the employee to take the course(s). Section 2 To be eligible for tuition reimbursement, the course and employee shall meet the following standards: A. The course shall be Police related and approved by the Police Chief in advance of the employee enrolling therein; B. The course shall be administered by an accredited institution, except that tuition for correspondence courses shall not be eligible for reimbursement; C. The employee shall pay the tuition for the course, any tuition which is directly or indirectly paid or reimbursed by any third party shall not be eligible for reimbursement by the Employer; and, D. The employee shall receive a letter grade of “B” or higher for his performance in the course and not be evaluated on the basis of pass/fail or satisfactory/unsatisfactory, except that in any course in which a letter grade cannot be awarded, the employee shall receive either “pass” or “satisfactory.” Section 3 Upon completion of the course, the employee may initiate a claim for reimbursement in the following manner: A. The employee must present a receipt from the institution reflecting the amount paid by the employee for tuition; B. The employee must present an official transcript from the registrar of the institution showing that the employee has met the grading requirements of Section 2D.