Common use of Bargaining Unit Member Self-Improvement Clause in Contracts

Bargaining Unit Member Self-Improvement. Section 1 The parties support the principle of continuing education for Bargaining Unit Members and participation by Bargaining Unit Members in their professional organizations. Section 2 When an employee seeks to upgrade his/her skills by taking courses or participating in in-service activities (including seminars and conferences) outside of his/her normal workday, he/she will be reimbursed by the Board of Education for their hourly rate times number of hours of the training, fees and materials required to a maximum of $300 per course and/or in-service. To be eligible the employee must receive prior approval from the Director of Human Resources and provide the district with proof of satisfactory completion. Three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be allocated during each year of this Agreement for this purpose and an amount up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) of any unused funds shall be carried forward from one year to the next. An employee is not eligible for a second reimbursement during the same contractual year until all first requests have been honored and then only to the extent that funds are available. BEAP shall receive notification of all activities regarding this account. Reimbursement of expenses, including salary and mileage, associated with Board required participation in similar activities during the employee’s normal workday shall not be charged against this account. Section 3 The Board shall provide training to each paraeducator whose job entails unique or specialized training. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) training will be required training for all paraeducators. The Director of Student Services will assess and determine paraeducator professional development in these areas quarterly. Such training shall occur during normal working hours and not be charged to the employee’s personal leave day bank. Section 4 The Board shall provide two (2) three hour workshops per year for paraeducator professional development. These workshops shall occur on district-wide seminar days and will cover issues/topics that will enhance paraeducator skill/knowledge levels. The District and BEAP shall make every attempt to meet on or before August 1 to plan the workshops for the subsequent school year. The Bargaining Unit Member shall be paid at his/her hourly rate for their attendance at said workshop and shall receive documentation to show they received the specific professional development offered that day. This documentation shall be included in the Bargaining Unit Member’s personnel file.

Bargaining Unit Member Self-Improvement. Section 1 The parties support the principle of continuing education for Bargaining Unit Members and participation by Bargaining Unit Members para-educators in their professional organizations. Section 2 When an employee a para-educator seeks to upgrade his/her skills by taking courses or participating in in-service activities (including seminars and conferences) outside of his/her normal workday, he/she will be reimbursed by the Board of Education for their hourly rate times number of hours of the training, fees and materials required to a maximum of $300 per course and/or in-service. To be eligible the employee para-educators must receive prior approval from the Director of Human Resources and provide the district with proof of satisfactory completion. Three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be allocated during each year of this Agreement for this purpose and an amount up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) of any unused funds shall be carried forward from one year to the next. An employee A para-educator is not eligible for a second reimbursement during the same contractual year until all first requests have been honored and then only to the extent that funds are available. BEAP shall receive notification of all activities regarding this account. Reimbursement of expenses, including salary and mileage, associated with Board required participation in similar activities during the employeepara-educator’s normal workday shall not be charged against this account. Section 3 The Board shall provide provide, at no cost to the para-educator, all required training to each paraeducator whose job entails unique or specialized trainingas determined by the Director of Student Services. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) training will be required training for all paraeducatorspara-educators. The Director of Student Services will consult with the BEAP President quarterly to assess and determine paraeducator para-educator professional development in these areas quarterlydevelopment. Such training shall occur during Training that occurs outside normal working hours will be paid at the employee’s hourly rate and will not be charged to the employee’s personal leave day bank. In the event training occurs outside normal working hours, the para-educator will be paid at his/her hourly rate. Section 4 The Board shall provide two (2) three hour workshops per year for paraeducator para-educator professional development. These workshops shall occur on district-district- wide seminar professional development days and will cover issues/topics that will enhance paraeducator para- educator skill/knowledge levels. The District and BEAP shall make every attempt to meet on or before August 1 to plan the workshops for the subsequent school year. The Bargaining Unit Member para-educator shall be paid at his/her hourly rate for their attendance at said workshop and shall receive documentation to show they received the specific professional development offered that day. This documentation shall be included in the Bargaining Unit Memberpara- educator’s personnel file.

Bargaining Unit Member Self-Improvement. Section 1 The parties support the principle of continuing education for Bargaining Unit Members and participation by Bargaining Unit Members in their professional organizations. Section 2 When an employee seeks to upgrade his/her skills by taking courses or participating in in-service inservice activities (including seminars and conferences) outside of his/her normal workday, he/she will be reimbursed by the Board of Education for their hourly rate times number of hours of the training, fees and materials required to a maximum of $300 per course and/or in-serviceinservice. To be eligible the employee must receive prior approval from the Director of Human Resources and provide the district with proof of satisfactory completion. Three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be allocated during each year of this Agreement for this purpose and an amount up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) of any unused funds shall be carried forward from one year to the next. An employee is not eligible for a second reimbursement during the same contractual year until all first requests have been honored and then only to the extent that funds are available. BEAP shall receive notification of all activities regarding this account. Reimbursement of expenses, including salary and mileage, associated with Board required participation in similar activities during the employee’s normal workday shall not be charged against this account. Section 3 The Board shall provide training to each paraeducator whose job entails unique or specialized trainingcontact with categorized special education and/or medically fragile students. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) training will be required training for all paraeducators. The Director of Student Services will assess and determine paraeducator professional development in these areas quarterly. Such training shall occur during normal working hours and not be charged to the employee’s personal leave day bank. Section 4 The Board shall provide two (2) three hour workshops per year for paraeducator professional development. These workshops shall occur on district-wide seminar days and will cover issues/topics that will enhance paraeducator skill/knowledge levels. The District and BEAP shall make every attempt to meet on or before August 1 no later than the end of June to plan the workshops for the subsequent school year. The Bargaining Unit Member shall be paid at his/her hourly rate for their attendance at said workshop and shall receive documentation to show they received the specific professional development offered that day. This documentation shall be included in the Bargaining Unit Member’s personnel file.

Bargaining Unit Member Self-Improvement. Section 1 The parties support the principle of continuing education for Bargaining Unit Members and participation by Bargaining Unit Members Paraeducators in their professional organizations. Section 2 When an employee a Paraeducator seeks to upgrade his/her skills by taking courses or participating in in-service activities (including seminars and conferences) outside of his/her normal workday, he/she the employee will be reimbursed by the Board of Education for their hourly rate times number of hours of the training, fees and materials required to a maximum of $300 per course and/or in-service. Reimbursements will be processed each semester to employees who submit their requests by December 31 (Semester 1) or June 30 (Semester 2). Reimbursements will be divided evenly by the number of employees requesting reimbursements for the semester. To be eligible the employee Paraeducators must receive prior approval from the Director of Human Resources Department and provide the district with proof of satisfactory completion. Three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be allocated during each year of this Agreement for this purpose and an amount up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) of any unused funds shall be carried forward from one year to the next. An employee The maximum reimbursement for the entire BEAP membership is $1500/semester. A Paraeducator is not eligible for a second reimbursement during the same contractual year until all first requests have been honored and then only to the extent that funds are available. BEAP shall receive notification of all activities regarding this account. Reimbursement of expenses, including salary and mileage, associated with Board required participation in similar activities during the employeeParaeducator’s normal workday shall not be charged against this account. Section 3 The Board shall provide provide, at no cost to the Paraeducator, all required training to each paraeducator whose job entails unique or specialized trainingas determined by the Director of Student Services. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) training will be required training for all paraeducatorsParaeducators no later than September 30 or the first available training date offered by the District. The Director of Student Services will consult with the BEAP President quarterly to assess and determine paraeducator Paraeducator professional development in these areas quarterlydevelopment. Such training shall occur during Training that occurs outside normal working hours will be paid at the employee’s hourly rate and will not be charged to the employee’s personal leave day bank. In the event training occurs outside normal working hours, the Paraeducator will be paid at his/her hourly rate. Section 4 The Board shall provide two (2) three hour workshops per year for paraeducator Paraeducator professional development. These workshops shall occur on district-wide seminar professional development days and will cover issues/topics that will enhance paraeducator Paraeducator skill/knowledge levels. The District and BEAP shall make every attempt to meet on or before August 1 to plan the workshops for the subsequent school year. The Bargaining Unit Member Paraeducator shall be paid at his/her hourly rate for their attendance at said workshop and shall receive documentation to show they received the specific professional development offered that day. This documentation shall be included in the Bargaining Unit MemberParaeducator’s personnel file.

Bargaining Unit Member Self-Improvement. Section 1 The parties support the principle of continuing education for Bargaining Unit Members and participation by Bargaining Unit Members in their professional organizations. Section 2 When an employee seeks to upgrade his/her skills by taking courses or participating in in-service inservice activities (including seminars and conferences) outside of his/her normal workday, he/she will be reimbursed by the Board of Education for their hourly rate times number of hours of the training, fees and materials required to a maximum of $300 per course and/or in-serviceinservice. To be eligible the employee must receive prior approval from the Director of Human Resources and provide the district with proof of satisfactory completion. Three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be allocated during each year of this Agreement for this purpose and an amount up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) of any unused funds shall be carried forward from one year to the next. An employee is not eligible for a second reimbursement during the same contractual year until all first requests have been honored and then only to the extent that funds are available. BEAP shall receive notification of all activities regarding this account. Reimbursement of expenses, including salary and mileage, associated with Board required participation in similar activities during the employee’s normal workday shall not be charged against this account. Section 3 The Board shall provide training to each paraeducator whose job entails unique or specialized trainingcontact with categorized special education and/or medically fragile students. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) training will be required training for all paraeducators. The Director of Student Services will assess and determine paraeducator professional development in these areas quarterly. Such training shall occur during normal working hours and not be charged to the employee’s personal leave day bank. Section 4 The Board shall provide two (2) three hour workshops per year for paraeducator professional development. These workshops shall occur on district-wide seminar days and will cover issues/topics that will enhance paraeducator skill/knowledge levels. The District and BEAP shall make every attempt to meet on or before August 1 to plan the workshops for the subsequent school year. The Bargaining Unit Member shall be paid at his/her hourly rate for their attendance at said workshop and shall receive documentation to show they received the specific professional development offered that day. This documentation shall be included in the Bargaining Unit Member’s personnel file.

Bargaining Unit Member Self-Improvement. Section 1 The parties support the principle of continuing education for Bargaining Unit Members and participation by Bargaining Unit Members in their professional organizations. Section 2 When an employee seeks to upgrade his/her skills by taking courses or participating in in-service inservice activities (including seminars and conferences) outside of his/her normal workday, he/she will be reimbursed by the Board of Education for their hourly rate times number of hours of the training, fees and materials required to a maximum of $300 per course and/or in-serviceinservice. To be eligible the employee must receive prior approval from the Director of Human Resources and provide the district with proof of satisfactory completion. Three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be allocated during each year of this Agreement for this purpose and an amount up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) of any unused funds shall be carried forward from one year to the next. An employee is not eligible for a second reimbursement during the same contractual year until all first requests have been honored and then only to the extent that funds are available. BEAP shall receive notification of all activities regarding this account. Reimbursement of expenses, including salary and mileage, associated with Board required participation in similar activities during the employee’s normal workday shall not be charged against this account. Section 3 The Board shall provide training to each paraeducator whose job entails unique or specialized trainingcontact with categorized special education and/or medically fragile students. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) CPI training will be required training for all paraeducators. The Director of Student Services will assess and determine paraeducator professional development in these areas quarterly. Such training shall occur during normal working hours and not be charged to the employee’s personal leave day bank. Section 4 The Board shall provide two (2) three hour workshops per year for paraeducator professional development. These workshops shall occur on district-wide seminar days and will cover issues/topics that will enhance paraeducator skill/knowledge levels. The District and BEAP shall make every attempt to meet on or before August 1 no later than the end of June to plan the workshops for the subsequent school year. The Bargaining Unit Member shall be paid at his/her hourly rate for their attendance at said workshop and shall receive documentation to show they received the specific professional development offered that day. This documentation shall be included in the Bargaining Unit Member’s personnel file.