Common use of College Tuition Reimbursement Clause in Contracts

College Tuition Reimbursement. Seventeen thousand dollars ($17,000) shall be set aside per school year for tuition reimbursement. To be eligible for reimbursement, in addition to the above service requirement, the member must be re-employed to teach, hold the required licensure/certification, and return to the District to teach the next year. Reimbursement for eligible members having completed their first year shall not be made prior to September 15. To be eligible for reimbursement, the coursework must be pre-approved by joint representation of the Administration and WMEA. The committee will be made up of two (2) administrators, two (2) bargaining unit members selected by the WMEA, and either the chair or secretary of the LPDC. Applications shall be made on forms supplied by the Board. All requests must be made by June 30 at the end of the school year in which the course is taken. Compensation will be the actual cost up two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per quarter hour or three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) per semester hour. Coursework eligible for approval includes all courses in the area of teaching or area of licensure/certification. It also includes all courses that can be shown to benefit education in the District. The budget allocation will be utilized to reimburse all initial requests for one course. If the number of initial requests exceeds the budget allocation, reimbursement will be determined by dividing the number of initial requests into the budget allocation. Reimbursement shall not exceed the actual cost of the course. If money is left in the fund after all initial single course requests have been submitted and paid, reimbursement for an additional second course request will be made following the same procedure. Payment will be made upon submission of a grade report form and fee receipt verifying that the work was successfully completed with a grade of “B” or above. An official transcript shall be submitted for all courses taken during a fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). This transcript is to be submitted by June 30 for the previous year. It is mutually understood that any payment to an employee under this Article must be in compliance with any applicable income tax regulation. The Board is entitled to recoup any tuition reimbursement made if the recipient does not continue employment with the Board for at least two (2) consecutive school years following the year in which reimbursement is made. This provision will not be applied if the reason the person did not work these two (2) years is attributable to the person’s death, a reduction in force, or termination of his/her employment by the Board.

College Tuition Reimbursement. Seventeen thousand dollars ($17,000) shall be set aside per school year for tuition reimbursement. To Teachers hired after January 1, 2015 must have 4 years of service to the district to be eligible for reimbursementthis benefit. Reimbursements for college tuition will be made in full or $150 per approved credit hour, in addition whichever is less. Approved credit has to be recognized by the above service requirement, State Certification Board. All hours must have prior approval by the member must be re-employed to teach, hold the required licensure/certification, and return to the District to teach the next yearSuperintendent. Reimbursement for eligible members having completed their first year shall not be made prior to September 15. To be eligible for reimbursement, the coursework must be pre-approved by joint representation of the Administration and WMEA. The committee course work in administrative classes will be made up of two (2) administratorsin full or $50.00 per approved credit hour, two (2) bargaining unit members selected whichever is less. Approved credit has to be recognized by the WMEA, and either the chair or secretary of the LPDC. Applications shall be made on forms supplied by the State Certification Board. All requests hours must have prior approval of the Superintendent. Reimbursement will be limited to three (3) credit hours per term per teacher. Budgeted funds for tuition reimbursement shall be divided equally between the summer, fall and spring terms. Any funds that are not expended during a term shall be carried over to the next term within the fiscal year. Funds that are not expended after the spring term will be divided equally between those teachers that were denied reimbursement during a previous term and paid for the course totally at his/her own expense, provided that the employee does not exceed the 3 credit hour per term limit. In order to be eligible, application for reimbursement must be made submitted by June 30 at the end of dates below for them to be reviewed and approved per contract terms in a timely manner. May 1st for courses during the school year in which summer term August 1st for courses during the course is taken. Compensation fall term November 1st for courses during the spring term All applications received by the above deadlines will be considered equally. For the actual cost up two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per quarter hour or three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) per semester hoursummer term each fiscal year, the teacher with the higher seniority, as determined on the most recently approved seniority list, shall be given priority for reimbursement. Coursework eligible for approval includes all courses in For the area of teaching or area of licensure/certification. It also includes all courses that can be shown to benefit education in the District. The budget allocation fall and spring terms, priority will be utilized given to reimburse all initial requests those teachers who have not received reimbursement previously during the current fiscal year. After those teachers have been reimbursed, any remaining funds for one coursethat term will be distributed based on seniority as above. If the number of initial requests exceeds the budget allocation, reimbursement will Priority shall be determined by dividing the number of initial requests into most recently approved seniority list. Upon written request from the budget allocationteacher, the Board agrees to pay (1/2) half the reimbursable amount in advance. Reimbursement shall not exceed the actual cost The second half (1/2) will be paid upon successful completion of the course. If money Successful completion is left in the fund after all initial single course requests have been submitted and paid, reimbursement for an additional second course request will be made following the same procedure. Payment will be made upon submission defined as earning a minimum of a grade report form and fee receipt verifying that the work was successfully completed with a grade of “B” or aboveas provided on an official transcript. An official transcript shall be submitted for all courses taken during a fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). This transcript is to be submitted by June 30 for If the previous year. It is mutually understood that any payment to an employee under this Article must be in compliance with any applicable income tax regulation. The Board is entitled to recoup any tuition reimbursement made if the recipient teacher does not continue employment with successfully complete the course, the Board for at least two (2) consecutive school years following will recover any advance reimbursement payment from funds that are due the year in which reimbursement is made. This provision will not be applied if teacher, unless the reason the person did not work these two (2) years is attributable to the person’s death, a reduction in force, or termination of his/her employment by the Boardteacher makes direct payment arrangements.

College Tuition Reimbursement. Seventeen thousand dollars ($17,000) shall Members of the bargaining unit will be set aside per school year eligible for tuition reimbursementreimbursement for up to nine (9) credits per contract year in accordance with the following: 1. To be eligible for reimbursement, all courses must have the prior approval of the applicable administrator and the Assistant Superintendent. 2. Courses shall be offered by an accredited institution and the coursework can be applied to work within the District. This includes technical courses or similar experiences that are offered outside of a college/university if the course or experience complements the individual’s expertise. 3. Employees shall be reimbursed for the payment of college tuition up to 85 percent of the actual cost. In no case may this exceed 85 percent of the 2023-2024 Penn State University tuition per credit hour. 4. The course shall be satisfactorily completed: an equivalent grade of B- or better when a letter grade is reported; or, 80% or better when a numerical grade is reported; or, a grade of Pass when the course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. 5. If an employee separates from the school District for any cause other than furlough or the involuntary transfer of a spouse/partner within twelve (12) months after the completion of a course that is paid in addition to part or in whole by the above service requirementDistrict, the member must be re-employed to teach, hold the required licensure/certification, and return to employee shall repay the District to teach 100% of the next yearfunds expended for the course. Reimbursement for eligible members having completed their first year shall not be made prior to September 15. To be eligible for reimbursement, the coursework must be pre-approved by joint representation of the Administration and WMEA. The committee will be made up of two (2) administrators, two (2) bargaining unit members selected by the WMEA, and either the chair or secretary of the LPDC. Applications shall be made on forms supplied within fifteen (15) work days of the employee's written evidence of course registration and an itemized receipt of payment. At the time reimbursement is requested, the employee will sign a contract, prepared by the Board. All requests must be made by June 30 at District, acknowledging that the end District may withhold the outstanding balance due from the employee's final paycheck of the school year in which year, if proof of satisfactory course completion is not provided or the course is takenemployee becomes ineligible for some other reason. Compensation For those employees registering at Penn State University, the District will be accept direct billing from the actual cost up two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per quarter hour or three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) per semester hour. Coursework eligible for approval includes all courses in the area of teaching or area of licensure/certification. It also includes all courses that can be shown to benefit education in the District. The budget allocation will be utilized to reimburse all initial requests for one course. If the number of initial requests exceeds the budget allocation, reimbursement will be determined by dividing the number of initial requests into the budget allocation. Reimbursement shall not exceed the actual cost of the course. If money is left in the fund after all initial single course requests have been submitted and paid, reimbursement for an additional second course request will be made following the same procedure. Payment will be made upon submission of a grade report form and fee receipt verifying that the work was successfully completed with a grade of “B” or above. An official transcript shall be submitted for all courses taken during a fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). This transcript is to be submitted by June 30 for the previous year. It is mutually understood that any payment to an employee under this Article must be in compliance with any applicable income tax regulation. The Board is entitled to recoup any tuition reimbursement made if the recipient does not continue employment with the Board for at least two (2) consecutive school years following the year in which reimbursement is made. This provision will not be applied if the reason the person did not work these two (2) years is attributable to the person’s death, a reduction in force, or termination of his/her employment by the BoardUniversity.

College Tuition Reimbursement. Seventeen thousand dollars ($17,000) shall be set aside per school year for tuition reimbursement. To Teachers hired after January 1, 2015 must have 4 years of service to the district to be eligible for reimbursementthis benefit. Reimbursements for college tuition will be made in full or $150 per approved credit hour, in addition whichever is less. Approved credit has to be recognized by the above service requirement, State Certification Board. All hours must have prior approval by the member must be re-employed to teach, hold the required licensure/certification, and return to the District to teach the next yearSuperintendent. Reimbursement for eligible members having completed their first year shall not be made prior to September 15. To be eligible for reimbursement, the coursework must be pre-approved by joint representation of the Administration and WMEA. The committee course work in administrative classes will be made up of two (2) administratorsin full or $50.00 per approved credit hour, two (2) bargaining unit members selected whichever is less. Approved credit has to be recognized by the WMEA, and either the chair or secretary of the LPDC. Applications shall be made on forms supplied by the State Certification Board. All requests hours must have prior approval of the Superintendent. Reimbursement will be limited to three (3) credit hours per term per teacher. Budgeted funds for tuition reimbursement shall be divided equally between the summer, fall and spring terms. Any funds that are not expended during a term shall be carried over to the next term within the fiscal year. Funds that are not expended after the spring term will be divided equally between those teachers that were denied reimbursement during a previous term and paid for the course totally at his/her own expense, provided that the employee does not exceed the 3 credit hour per term limit. In order to be eligible, application for reimbursement must be made submitted by June 30 at the end of dates below for them to be reviewed and approved per contract terms in a timely manner. May 1st for courses during the school year in which summer term August 1st for courses during the course is taken. Compensation fall term November 1st for courses during the spring term All applications received by the above deadlines will be considered equally. For the actual cost up two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per quarter hour or three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) per semester hoursummer term each fiscal year, the teacher with the higher seniority, as determined on the most recently approved seniority list, shall be given priority for reimbursement. Coursework eligible for approval includes all courses in For the area of teaching or area of licensure/certification. It also includes all courses that can be shown to benefit education in the District. The budget allocation fall and spring terms, priority will be utilized given to reimburse all initial requests those teachers who have not received reimbursement previously during the current fiscal year. After those teachers have been reimbursed, any remaining funds for one coursethat term will be distributed based on seniority as above. If For the number of initial requests exceeds the budget allocationfall term for 2008-09, reimbursement will priority shall be determined by dividing the number of initial requests into most recently approved seniority list. Upon written request from the budget allocationteacher, the Board agrees to pay (1/2) half the reimbursable amount in advance. Reimbursement shall not exceed the actual cost The second half (1/2) will be paid upon successful completion of the course. If money Successful completion is left in the fund after all initial single course requests have been submitted and paid, reimbursement for an additional second course request will be made following the same procedure. Payment will be made upon submission defined as earning a minimum of a grade report form and fee receipt verifying that the work was successfully completed with a grade of “B” or aboveas provided on an official transcript. An official transcript shall be submitted for all courses taken during a fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). This transcript is to be submitted by June 30 for If the previous year. It is mutually understood that any payment to an employee under this Article must be in compliance with any applicable income tax regulation. The Board is entitled to recoup any tuition reimbursement made if the recipient teacher does not continue employment with successfully complete the course, the Board for at least two (2) consecutive school years following will recover any advance reimbursement payment from funds that are due the year in which reimbursement is made. This provision will not be applied if teacher, unless the reason the person did not work these two (2) years is attributable to the person’s death, a reduction in force, or termination of his/her employment by the Boardteacher makes direct payment arrangements.