Common use of Employee Initiated Training Clause in Contracts

Employee Initiated Training. At the discretion of the Appointing Authority, each employee may be allowed up to one hundred (100) hours each fiscal year without loss of pay for such activities as, but not limited to, workshops, professional conferences, college courses, in- service programs and visitations, all of which are related to the employee's current or projected responsibilities and are pre-approved. Application for such release time shall be made at least thirty (30) calendar days in advance and the Appointing Authority shall respond in writing to the application within ten (10) days of its receipt; however, these timelines may be waived by mutual agreement between the teacher and the Appointing Authority. The denial of the application by the Appointing Authority may be appealed by the teacher to a committee comprised of an equal number of management and teacher representatives. The final decision by such committee shall be advisory only. Expense reimbursement shall be at the discretion of the Appointing Authority, in accordance with Article 26, Expense Allowances.

Employee Initiated Training. At the discretion of the Appointing Authority, each employee may be allowed up to one hundred (100) hours each fiscal year without loss of pay for such activities as, but not limited to, workshops, professional conferences, college courses, in- service programs and visitations, all of which are related to the employee's current or projected responsibilities and are pre-approved. Application for such release time shall be made at least thirty (30) calendar days in advance and the Appointing Authority shall respond in writing to the application within ten (10) days of its receipt; however, these timelines may be waived by mutual agreement between the teacher and the Appointing Authority. The denial of the application by the Appointing Authority may be appealed by the teacher to a committee comprised of an equal number of management and teacher representatives. The final decision by such committee shall be advisory only. Expense reimbursement shall be at the discretion of the Appointing Authority, in accordance with Article 2625, Expense AllowancesAllowance.