Common use of College Reimbursement Clause in Contracts

College Reimbursement. The Board and the Association encourage all members to take advantage of the college reimbursement funds as stated in this section. The Board will consider raising caps in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement should these funds be fully utilized. Any bargaining unit member who earns college credit shall be granted tuition reimbursement pursuant to the provisions of this Article, as determined below. Payment will be made upon satisfactory evidence that the course work has been satisfactorily completed, as exhibited by a transcript, grade card, or letter from the instructor and fee receipt. The Board will appropriate $25,000.00 for tuition reimbursement per year. Unused appropriations shall be rolled over to the following year up to a maximum cap of $30,000.00. Tuition reimbursement shall be based solely on the completion date of the course work. All evidence of course work completion within this period must be turned in by September 30th, payable by October 31st. All bargaining unit members wishing to be granted reimbursement must complete an application and submit it to the Board Treasurer and Superintendent upon completion of the course work for which he/she is requesting reimbursement. The application must indicate the number of hours and when the course(s) was/were completed. A maximum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) per semester hour and two hundred sixty-eight dollars ($268.00) per quarter hour, up to six (6) graduate semester hours or the equivalent of nine (9) quarter hours per year, may be reimbursed per bargaining unit member. A maximum of fifteen (15) graduate semester hours will be reimbursed on obtaining a District approved endorsement. If the employee doesn’t obtain the endorsement within two (2) years, they will reimburse the District. Once the Board Treasurer or Superintendent approves that the classes qualify, the application(s) will then be turned over to the Association Treasurer. An Association committee will be created to review the funds and allocate how the funds will be distributed. The Association Treasurer will then send this information to the Board Treasurer to provide the funds, via checks, to the individuals as determined by the WREA. Bargaining unit members will be reimbursed an amount calculated in accordance with the formula developed by the WREA Committee. In no case shall an employee be paid more than the actual cost of the course. Money remaining in the fund following payment for the September – August period shall carry over to the next fiscal year up to a maximum cap of $30,000.00. Bargaining unit members shall not be eligible for tuition reimbursement until they have worked for the District for one (1) year. To be eligible for reimbursement, the bargaining unit member must not resign from the Western Reserve School District during the subsequent three (3) school years following reimbursement. If a bargaining unit member resigns the subsequent three (3) school years following reimbursement, the amount of tuition reimbursed shall not be paid or shall be deducted from the bargaining unit member's final pay check.

College Reimbursement. The Board and the Association encourage board encourages all members to take advantage of the college reimbursement funds as stated in this section. The Board board will consider raising caps in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement collective bargaining agreement should these funds be fully utilized. Any bargaining unit member who earns college credit shall be granted tuition reimbursement pursuant to the provisions of this Article, as determined below. Payment will be made upon satisfactory evidence that the course work has been satisfactorily completed, as exhibited by a transcript, grade card, or letter from the instructor and fee receipt. The Board will appropriate $25,000.00 20,000.00 for tuition reimbursement per year. Unused appropriations shall be rolled over to the following year up to a maximum cap of $30,000.0025,000.00. Tuition reimbursement shall be based solely on the completion date of the course work. All evidence of course work completion within this period must be turned in by September 30th, payable by October 31st. All bargaining unit members wishing to be granted reimbursement must complete an application and submit it to the Board Treasurer and Superintendent treasurer upon completion of the course work for which he/she is requesting reimbursement. The application must indicate the number of hours and when the course(s) was/were completed. A maximum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) per semester hour and two hundred sixty-eight dollars ($268.00) per quarter hour, up to six (6) graduate semester hours or the equivalent of nine (9) quarter hours per year, may be reimbursed per bargaining unit member. A maximum of fifteen (15) graduate semester hours will be reimbursed on obtaining a District district approved endorsement. If the employee doesn’t obtain the endorsement within two (2) years, they will reimburse the District. Once the Board Treasurer or Superintendent approves that the classes qualify, the application(s) will then be turned over to the Association Treasurer. An Association committee will be created to review the funds and allocate how the funds will be distributed. The Association Treasurer will then send this information to the Board Treasurer to provide the funds, via checks, to the individuals as determined by the WREAdistrict. Bargaining unit members will be reimbursed an amount calculated in accordance with the formula developed following formula: Tuition fund divided by the WREA Committeetotal number of semester hours (or equivalent quarter hours) taken by all eligible bargaining unit members multiplied by the number of reimbursable hours taken by each eligible bargaining unit member. In no case shall an employee be paid more than the actual cost of the course. Money remaining in the fund following payment for the September – August period shall carry over to the next fiscal year up to a maximum cap of $30,000.0025,000.00. Bargaining unit members shall not be eligible for tuition reimbursement until they have worked for the District district for one (1) year. To be eligible for reimbursement, the bargaining unit member must not resign from the Western Reserve School District during the subsequent three (3) school years following reimbursement. If a bargaining unit member resigns the subsequent three (3) school years following reimbursement, the amount of tuition reimbursed shall not be paid or shall be deducted from the bargaining unit member's final pay check.

College Reimbursement. The Board and the Association encourage board encourages all members to take advantage of the college reimbursement funds as stated in this section. The Board board will consider raising caps in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement collective bargaining agreement should these funds be fully utilized. Any bargaining unit member who earns college credit shall be granted tuition reimbursement pursuant to the provisions of this Article, as determined below. Payment will be made upon satisfactory evidence that the course work has been satisfactorily completed, as exhibited by a transcript, grade card, or letter from the instructor and fee receipt. The Board will appropriate $25,000.00 20,000.00 for tuition reimbursement per year. Unused appropriations shall be rolled over to the following year up to a maximum cap of $30,000.0025,000.00. Tuition reimbursement shall be based solely on the completion date of the course work. For transitional purposes, during the 2016-2017 school year, those who have completed coursework in the June-August, 2016 timeframe, the following method will be used. Bargaining unit members submit qualifying hours by September 30, 2016. Reimbursement will be payable by October 31, 2016. For this transition, bargaining unit members will be paid using the past formula: Course work completion period Percentage of fund total Evidence of course work completion period Paid By June-August 60% September 30 October 31 This includes the 6 hour limit (including those hours from the July, 2016 period) at $300/semester hour maximum. For all subsequent coursework completed September through August, with evidence turned in by September 30th, will be payable by October 31st using the new method. Tuition reimbursement period for school year 2017-2018 and going forward will be September 1st through August 30th. All evidence of course work completion within this period must be turned in by September 30th, payable by October 31st. All bargaining unit members wishing to be granted reimbursement must complete an application and submit it to the Board Treasurer and Superintendent treasurer upon completion of the course work for which he/she is requesting reimbursement. The application must indicate the number of hours and when the course(s) was/were completed. A maximum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) per semester hour and two hundred sixty-eight dollars ($268.00) per quarter hour, up to six (6) graduate semester hours or the equivalent of nine (9) quarter hours per year, may be reimbursed per bargaining unit member. A maximum of fifteen (15) graduate semester hours will be reimbursed on obtaining a District approved endorsement. If the employee doesn’t obtain the endorsement within two (2) years, they will reimburse the District. Once the Board Treasurer or Superintendent approves that the classes qualify, the application(s) will then be turned over to the Association Treasurer. An Association committee will be created to review the funds and allocate how the funds will be distributed. The Association Treasurer will then send this information to the Board Treasurer to provide the funds, via checks, to the individuals as determined by the WREA. Bargaining unit members will be reimbursed an amount calculated in accordance with the formula developed following formula: Tuition fund divided by the WREA Committeetotal number of semester hours (or equivalent quarter hours) taken by all eligible bargaining unit members multiplied by the number of reimbursable hours taken by each eligible bargaining unit member. In no case shall an employee be paid more than the actual cost of the course. Money remaining in the fund following payment for the September – August period shall carry over to the next fiscal year up to a maximum cap of $30,000.0025,000.00. Bargaining unit members shall not be eligible for tuition reimbursement until they have worked for the District district for one (1) year. To be eligible for reimbursement, the bargaining unit member must not resign or retire from the Western Reserve School District during the subsequent three (3) school years year following reimbursement. If a bargaining unit member retires or resigns the subsequent three (3) school years year following reimbursement, the amount of tuition reimbursed shall not be paid or shall be deducted from the bargaining unit member's final pay check.