Common use of PROFESSIONAL LEAVE AND REIMBURSEMENT Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL LEAVE AND REIMBURSEMENT. 1. The Board shall provide substitutes for teachers who are approved to attend professional meetings (including clinic and state athletic tournaments) that are directly related to their field(s) of instruction and/or supplemental contracts (See Appendix E). Every effort will be made to supply substitutes for professional meetings. Information about professional meetings which comes to the administration but which has significance for the classroom teacher or special services personnel will be shared with all who might be interested. 2. The Board will provide $650 per year for each teacher for attendance at: workshops, clinics, conferences or college course work related to his/her field of instruction. All teachers must receive prior approval for this reimbursement. a. Reimbursement for workshops, clinics, conferences or college course work related to supplemental contracts may be approved at the discretion of the Board and shall not exceed $200. Only teachers with supplemental contracts will be considered for this professional leave. b. The Board will have the right to approve teachers who may be applying supplemental contracts for the subsequent school year for this reimbursement. c. Reimbursements shall be paid to the teacher within 15 business days of submission to the district treasurer. 3. Bargaining unit members requested or required by administration or programmatic guidelines to attend meetings as part of their assignments may be permitted to attend through authorization of the administration. In such cases, a form will be submitted for the administrations’ approval prior to the meeting.

PROFESSIONAL LEAVE AND REIMBURSEMENT. 1. The Board shall provide substitutes for teachers who are approved to attend professional meetings (including clinic and state athletic tournaments) that are directly related to their field(s) of instruction and/or supplemental contracts (See Appendix EG). Every effort will be made to supply substitutes for professional meetings. Information about professional meetings which comes to the administration but which has significance for the classroom teacher or special services personnel will be shared with all who might be interested. 2. The Board will provide $650 per year for each teacher for attendance at: workshops, clinics, conferences or college course work related to his/her field of instruction. All teachers must receive prior approval for this reimbursement. a. Reimbursement for workshops, clinics, conferences or college course work related to supplemental contracts may be approved at the discretion of the Board and shall not exceed $200. Only teachers with supplemental contracts will be considered for this professional leave. b. The Board will have the right to approve teachers who may be applying supplemental contracts for the subsequent school year for this reimbursement. c. Reimbursements shall be paid to the teacher within 15 business days of submission to the district treasurer. 3. Bargaining unit members requested or required by administration or programmatic guidelines to attend meetings as part of their assignments may be permitted to attend through authorization of the administration. In such cases, a form will be submitted for the administrations’ approval prior to the meeting.