Tuition Assistance. The following guidelines will apply to tuition reimbursement: An application form which shows the course work to be pursued, the credit to be carried, and the university to be attended shall be submitted to the Superintendent. Teachers seeking tuition assistance shall apply by April 1 for courses to be taken during the summer or in the first semester and by December 1 for courses to be taken during the second semester. Application deadlines may be extended by mutual agreement of the Board and Council 204. Preliminary approval shall be made as specified in Section 3.5. The Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee shall reply within thirty (30) calendar days of application deadline. Evidence of satisfactory completion of the course shall be reported to the Superintendent at the end of the term for which the tuition assistance was granted. If the course is not satisfactorily completed, the amount will be reimbursed by the teacher to the District within thirty (30) days. To be eligible for reimbursement, the teacher must return to service in the District for the semester following the semester in which he or she completed the course. Any teacher failing to return for the full semester shall reimburse the Board for the amount provided for such course within thirty (30) days. No more than one course may be approved for any term for a teacher unless unclaimed funds are available. The cost of tuition or an amount not to exceed one half (1/2) of the hourly rate charged for a semester hour at the University of Illinois-Champaign.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement