Graduate Courses. The compensation for teaching a one-term (0.5 credit weight) graduate course shall be the base rate plus 4% in lieu of benefits and 4% vacation pay.
Graduate Courses. The percent efforts for a given course are obtained by dividing the number of contact hours by 15 and multiplying by 133%.
Graduate Courses. Employees will be reimbursed full tuition expenses at rates equivalent to those for comparable courses at the New Jersey State University. Courses to which reimbursement will apply will be those that have a demonstrable relationship to the employee's assignment at Xxxxxxx Township School. An employee receiving sabbatical leave benefits will not be eligible for such tuition reimbursement.
1. All requests for such reimbursement of tuition expenses must have the prior approval of Superintendent and of the Board and must be accompanied by evidence of an official transcript showing a grade of "B" or better (or satisfactory completion if the student is graded on a Pass/Fail basis) received by the student in the course and a receipted xxxx for tuition paid.
2. Reimbursement otherwise allowable under Section A shall be denied if the written request for an anticipated reimbursement has not been received by the office of the Board Secretary by the Date of Official Intention. Only courses taken in the school year or calendar year following the date of official intention shall be eligible for reimbursement.
3. An employee shall be reimbursed for up to 12 credits in any school year and up to 18 credits in any calendar year. The district in any fiscal year will reimburse no more than 100 credits.
4. In the event that employees take course work exceeding 100 credits budgeted for each fiscal year, reimbursement shall occur chronologically in the order of the following levels:
Level 1: For courses for those matriculated in a program directly related to an advanced degree in education Level 2: For courses in the assigned field of employment Level 3: For courses taken in the general field of education. After Level 1 reimbursements are awarded, Xxxxx 0 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx xx considered, etc.
Graduate Courses. The acceptance of any course offered by an accredited institution of higher learning recognized by the Slate Department of Education, which relate to the subject matter taught by the applying teacher or approved by the Board. (This includes all full semester on-campus courses and accredited correspondence courses.)
Graduate Courses. The Board encourages the professional staff to enroll in approved graduate courses for the purpose of professional growth. Approval of courses for salary increments shall be subject to the following guidelines:
1. All courses that enhance a teacher’s knowledge of a subject matter and pedagogy applicable to the subject or grade being taught will be approved for salary increments as per the professional staff salary schedule.
2. All Masters in the field of education and/or which apply directly to the teaching area will be approved as per the salary schedule.
3. All courses must have prior approval of the building principal and the Assistant Superintendent .
Graduate Courses. 1) Teachers who are enrolled or are enrolling in a graduate program, under the direction of a collegiate advisor or agency, will file an outline of the course requirements and electives as soon as they are formalized with the college or agency. This will be forwarded to the Human Resource department for processing with the Assistant Superintendent of Schools. If there are changes, a course approval form for additional courses within the program may be required.
2) All individual courses taken outside of a planned program require a course approval form prior to taking the course. If a teacher has any doubts whether the course may be approved to meet professional improvement requirements, the teacher is advised to complete a course approval form, giving a statement of relevancy and desired objective in taking the course before the college’s date for withdrawal. This is to be submitted to the Human Resources Department for processing with the Assistant Superintendent of Schools.
3) Please note that a course approval form must be completed, submitted to Human Resources, and processed with the Assistant Superintendent of Schools in order to receive credit towards any classification changes.
4) Salary increases occur upon completion of graduate level courses after your bachelor’s degree. Therefore, one would receive a salary increase at each of the following levels: Bachelors +15, Bachelors +30, Bachelors +45/Masters. After the completion of a Master’s program, Graduate level classes, if approved by the Assistant Superintendent of Schools, will be applied towards salary increases as follows: Masters +15, Masters +30, Masters +45, and Master +60. Masters +60 is the highest classification one can complete.
Graduate Courses. 1. Any certified unit member taking graduate professional courses at an accredited institution toward a degree, toward a pre-determined educational goal, or graduate courses in his/her area of assignment, and/or approved workshops that would be accredited to the 100 hours, upon approval by the Superintendent or his/her designee prior to enrollment, shall receive the cost of tuition/books/fees for such graduate courses as follows:
a. Up to $800 for the 2004-2005 fiscal year;
b. Up to $900 for the 2005-2006 fiscal year; and
c. Up to $1000 for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
2. A grade of B or higher is required for reimbursement.
3. Reimbursement to all employees shall be on a first-come, first-serve basis up to a budgeted amount of $25,000 for the 2004-2005 school year, $26,250 for the 2005-2006 school year, and $27,563 for the 2006-2007 school year.
4. Certified unit members will be expected to pursue course work in their fields or closely related fields.
Graduate Courses. A. The Board of Education will reimburse each administrator 75% of graduate classes and fees for all graduate courses taken each year. After receiving reimbursement for any courses, the administrator agrees to remain in the service of the district for a three (3) year period or pay back to the Board the amount reimbursed. This will not apply to retirees.
Graduate Courses. A. The Board of Education will reimburse each administrator a maximum of 15 graduate credits each year. Reimbursement will be based on the in-state tuition rate charged by Rutgers University. Each administrator will be reimbursed for 85% of the cost of graduate courses taken. The total monies available for reimbursement to all administrators will be capped at $12,000.00 annually. After receiving reimbursement for any courses, the administrator agrees to remain in the service of the district for a three (3) year period or pay back to the Board the amount reimbursed. This will not apply to retirees.
Graduate Courses. Appropriate for present or anticipated assignment and equal full credit
