Common use of In-Service Credits Clause in Contracts

In-Service Credits. A. Any tenured teacher who earns additional semester credits in courses which are approved in advance by the Board shall be reimbursed for tuition upon satisfactorily completing the course. B. A non-tenured teacher will be reimbursed immediately for approved courses completed and passed prior to February 1st. Courses completed and passed after February 1st will be reimbursed by September 15th of the next contract year only if the teacher is employed by the Board at that time. C. The reimbursement for matriculated graduate credits shall not exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) for the entire staff in each year of the contract. Reimbursement for non-matriculated credits shall not exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) for the entire staff in each year of the contract. Reimbursement shall be at actual cost and not exceed the in-state rate per credit prevailing at Rutgers University. Should approvals be sought for courses that would exceed the limits set herein, the sole determinant shall be the date on which the request was submitted to the Chief School Administrator for approval by the Board.

In-Service Credits. A. Any tenured teacher who earns additional semester credits in courses which are approved in advance by the Board shall be reimbursed for tuition upon satisfactorily completing the course. B. A non-tenured teacher will be reimbursed immediately for approved courses completed and passed prior to February 1st. Courses completed and passed after February 1st will be reimbursed by September 15th of the next contract year only if the teacher is employed by the Board at that time. C. The reimbursement for matriculated graduate credits shall not exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000.008,000) for the entire staff in each year of the contract. Reimbursement for non-matriculated credits shall not exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000.004,000) for the entire staff in each year of the contract. Reimbursement shall be at actual cost and not exceed the in-state rate per credit prevailing at Rutgers University. Should approvals be sought for courses that would exceed the limits set herein, the sole determinant shall be the date on which the request was submitted to the Chief School Administrator or Superintendent for approval by the Board.