Common use of REIMBURSEMENT FOR CREDIT Clause in Contracts

REIMBURSEMENT FOR CREDIT. The District will reimburse a contracted certificated employee that is at least .5 FTE for the tuition cost of up to six (6) credits in a five (5) year period; coaching clinic credits will be limited to reimbursement for one (1) credit in the five (5) year period and newly hired certificated employees will be limited to reimbursement of tuition costs of up to one (1) credit per school semester during the first two school semesters of employment with the District. These credits will be included within the six (6) credits provided in the five (5) year period. It is the responsibility of each employee to consult with the District Office to ascertain his/her five (5) year credit period. The maximum per credit cost will be the maximum per credit cost charged at Idaho state schools. Credits earned from September 1 through August 31 of the current year will be reimbursed to the employee through any of the District’s normal monthly Accounts Payable runs upon submission of a claim for reimbursement with the required supporting documentation. All claims for reimbursement of credits earned from September 1 through August 31 of the prior year must be received by the District Office no later than October 1 of the current year. No credits will be reimbursed if those credits were received or began prior to employment with the District. Any staff member leaving the school district will not be reimbursed for credits taken, starting after January 1 of the current school year, and becomes subject to terms of repayment of any reimbursement they may have claimed and received pertaining to those credits. In the event of a reduction in force (RIF) this paragraph will not apply to any staff member eliminated through the RIF process. Any staff member receiving reimbursement from the District who fails to provide a college transcript showing completion of the course(s) they claimed for reimbursement, or failed to meet the course completion date, will be subject to terms of repayment of any reimbursement they may have claimed and received pertaining to those credits.

REIMBURSEMENT FOR CREDIT. The District will reimburse a contracted certificated employee that is employee, of at least .5 FTE FTE, for the tuition cost of up to six (6) credits in a five (5) year period; coaching period for credits begun on or after September 1, 2016. Coaching clinic credits will be limited to reimbursement for one (1) credit in the five (5) year period and newly hired certificated employees will be limited to reimbursement of tuition costs of up to one (1) credit per school semester during the first two school semesters of employment with the District. These credits will be included within the six (6) credits provided in the five (5) year period. It is the responsibility of each certified employee to consult with the District Office to ascertain his/her five (5) year credit period. The maximum per credit cost will be the maximum per credit cost charged at Idaho state schools. Certificated employees will be limited to reimbursement of tuition costs of up to two (2) credits per school semester during the first two school semesters of employment with the District. These credits will be included within the six (6) credits provided in the five (5) year period. Credits earned from September 1 through August 31 of the current year will be reimbursed to the employee through any of the District’s normal monthly Accounts Payable runs upon submission of a claim for reimbursement with the required supporting documentation. All claims for reimbursement of credits earned from September 1 through August 31 of the prior year must be received by the District Office no later than October 1 of the current year. No credits will be reimbursed if for those credits that were received or began prior to employment with the District. Any staff member leaving the school district will not be reimbursed for credits taken, starting after January 1 of the current school year, and becomes subject to terms of repayment of any reimbursement they may have claimed and received pertaining to those credits. In the event of a reduction in force (RIF) this paragraph will not apply to any staff member eliminated through the RIF process. Any staff member receiving reimbursement from the District who fails to provide a college transcript showing completion of the course(s) they claimed for reimbursement, or failed to meet the course completion date, will be subject to terms of repayment of any reimbursement they may have claimed and received pertaining to those credits.

REIMBURSEMENT FOR CREDIT. SECTION 1 ALLOCATION The District Board will reimburse allocate thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) per fiscal year for payment towards eligible course work. Association president shall be notified if the annual allocation is nearing depletion. If the reimbursed member leaves the school system within one (1) year following reimbursement, that member must repay the Board of Education the reimbursement. The Board may deduct such repayment from the member’s final pay, subject to Ohio and federal wage laws. No repayment will be required for members who leave for reason of RIF, nonrenewal, disability, or retirement. SECTION 2 CRITERIA A bargaining unit member will receive reimbursement under the following guidelines: a. Enroll and pass coursework with a contracted certificated employee that is at least .5 FTE grade of "B" or higher in courses acceptable to the Ohio Board of Education standards in effect on July 1, 1996, for the tuition cost purpose of up to six (6) credits renewing or upgrading the employee's teaching certificate. Coursework involving supplementals or coursework in fields outside of education shall not be compensated. Those bargaining unit members hired after September 1, 1987, shall be reimbursed for graduate hours only. Grade card pass/fail or S/U courses shall suffice when the grade card or university specifies a five (5) year period; coaching clinic credits letter grade equivalent. b. Member must be employed by the South Central Local School District at the time of requesting the reimbursement for approved credit. c. Reimbursement will be limited to nine (9) semester hours per fiscal year. d. Reimbursement will be at the rate of five hundred dollars ($500) per semester hour, or the actual cost of the course, whichever is less. e. An employee may not request the Superintendent's approval more than thirty (30) days immediately preceding the starting date of the class(es) he/she plans to take. Employee must request course reimbursement within two (2) weeks of the first day of class, or within two (2) weeks before the end of the course in order to be eligible for one (reimbursement. f. All bargaining unit employees requesting reimbursement will provide the Superintendent with 1) credit in the five (5an official transcript, and 2) year period and newly hired certificated employees a receipt showing full payment. g. Reimbursement will be limited to reimbursement of tuition costs of up to one made upon proper evidence that coursework has been completed as exhibited by a transcript or grade card. Reimbursement shall be made within thirty (130) credit per school semester during the first two school semesters of employment with the District. These credits will be included within the six (6) credits provided in the five (5) year period. It is the responsibility of each employee to consult with the District Office to ascertain his/her five (5) year credit period. The maximum per credit cost will be the maximum per credit cost charged at Idaho state schools. Credits earned from September 1 through August 31 of the current year will be reimbursed to the employee through any of the District’s normal monthly Accounts Payable runs upon submission of a claim for reimbursement with the required supporting documentation. All claims for reimbursement of credits earned from September 1 through August 31 of the prior year must be received by the District Office no later than October 1 of the current year. No credits will be reimbursed if those credits were received or began prior to employment with the District. Any staff member leaving the school district will not be reimbursed for credits taken, starting days after January 1 of the current school year, and becomes subject to terms of repayment of any reimbursement they may have claimed and received pertaining to those credits. In the event of a reduction in force (RIF) this paragraph will evidence has been provided. h. This clause does not apply to any staff member eliminated through the RIF process. Any staff member receiving reimbursement from the District who fails to provide a college transcript showing completion of the course(s) they claimed for reimbursement, or failed to meet the course completion date, will be subject to terms of repayment of any reimbursement they may have claimed and received pertaining to those creditsre-employed retirees.

REIMBURSEMENT FOR CREDIT. The District will reimburse a contracted certificated employee that is at least .5 FTE for the tuition cost of up to six (6) credits in a five (5) year period; coaching clinic credits will be limited to reimbursement for one (1) credit in the five (5) year period and newly hired certificated employees will be limited to reimbursement of tuition costs of up to one (1) credit per school semester during the first two school semesters of employment with the District. These credits will be included within the six (6) credits provided in the five (5) year period. It is the responsibility of each employee to consult with the District Office to ascertain his/her five (5) year credit period. The maximum per credit cost will be the maximum per credit cost charged at Idaho state schools. Credits earned from September 1 through August 31 of the current prior contracted school year will be reimbursed to the returning, contracted, certified employee through any of the District’s normal monthly Accounts Payable runs upon submission of a claim for reimbursement with the required supporting documentation. All claims for reimbursement of credits earned from September 1 through August 31 of the prior year and supporting documentation must be received by the District Office no later than October 1 of the current year. No credits will be reimbursed if those credits were begun or received or began prior to employment with the District. No credits will be reimbursed if the employee is not contracted for the current school year. Any contracted staff member leaving the school district will not be reimbursed for credits taken, starting after January 1 prior to the expiration of the current school year, and his/her contract becomes subject to terms of repayment of any reimbursement they may have claimed and received pertaining to those credits. Repayment will be made through district payroll deduction amortized over the payrolls remaining for that employee. In the event of a reduction in force (RIF) made during the current school year, this paragraph will not apply to any staff member eliminated through the RIF process. Any staff member receiving reimbursement from the District who fails to provide a college transcript showing completion of the course(s) they claimed for reimbursement, or failed to meet the course completion date, will be subject to terms of repayment of any reimbursement they may have claimed and received pertaining to those credits.