Graduate Tuition Reimbursement. The Board shall allocate One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) per each school year for Graduate Tuition Reimbursement. These amounts shall not carry over from year to year. Each full-time, annually contracted teacher shall be reimbursed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per semester hour. The work taken shall be in the teaching field of certification/licensure of the teacher or in other work previously approved by the Superintendent or his designee. The college or university at which the course is taken must also be certified by the Ohio Board of Regents. Following receipt of a master’s degree, all work taken shall be with the prior approval of the Superintendent and shall be judged on the potential for direct benefit to the instructional program of the Springfield City Schools. This reimbursement shall be made only once per course taken. Hours taken through grants, scholarships, or other sources at no cost to the teacher shall be excluded from this provision. Transcripts must be presented to Administration within sixty (60) calendar days of class completion. The maximum number of hours per teacher applicable under this policy shall be the equivalent of twelve (12) semester hours from July 1 through June 30. Certificates for tuition received from a college or university for DocuSign Envelope ID: 22C4B649-47B2-43A6-94B5-1EF2E9B1A864 supervision of student teaching or other similar services shall not be applicable under this section. If a teacher leaves the employ of the Board within two (2) years of receiving tuition reimbursement under this provision, the teacher shall be responsible for repaying the Board for any amounts received under this provision during that two (2) year time period. Those sums may be withheld from any wages due to the teacher, which may not have yet been paid. The repayment provisions shall not apply if the teacher leaves employment through termination, retirement or disability retirement.
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Samples: Professional Agreement, Professional Agreement, Professional Agreement
