Common use of REIMBURSEMENT FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES Clause in Contracts

REIMBURSEMENT FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES. A. The Board shall reimburse professional personnel for tuition costs incurred in a program leading to: • the Advanced Professional Certificate, or Master’s equivalency • a Master’s Degree, or • a Board of Education approved Doctorate, or • an additional endorsement to the SPC in a teaching area declared to be one of a critical shortage by the Director of Human Resources, or • certification requirements under provisions established under federal law The Board shall reimburse license renewal fees for teachers required to hold a license from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Board shall reimburse teachers who hold a Professional and Technical Educator certificate (PTE or T&I) and teach professional and technical courses at the Career and Technical Center or other FCPS locations for license fees required by FCPS to teach those courses. With the exception of paragraph D below, professional personnel holding an Advanced Professional Certificate who have not received reimbursement for the maximum 36 credits available are eligible to request reimbursement for additional graduate level course work up to the maximum 36 credits. Under this Article, current teachers are eligible to receive tuition reimbursement for a maximum of nine (9) credits per year. The maximum amount which the Board shall reimburse for tuition shall be $472 per credit hour. The maximum tuition reimbursement per year shall be at the cost of nine (9) credits at $472 per credit hour. Courses and programs must be approved by the Human Resources Division thirty (30) days prior to registration for employees to receive reimbursement. If a course is denied, Human Resources staff will work with the employee to identify an acceptable alternative course. Employees will be entitled to be reimbursed up to thirty-six (36) semester hours, if they meet the above criteria. Reimbursement shall be made to the employee within thirty (30) workdays after the Human Resources Division has received all materials of verification. Repayment Obligation - With the exception of extenuating circumstances, teachers who receive tuition reimbursement or reimbursement for license fees and leave employment within two (2) years of receiving reimbursement shall be required to repay the monies received. The employee may pay monies owed directly or they may have the amount deducted from their last paycheck. The entire obligation must be satisfied within six (6) months of the employee leaving FCPS. B. Salary adjustments earned as a result of increased professional training shall be made effective February 1 and July 1. Transition on the salary scale is determined using the experience matrix for the current fiscal year attached hereto as Appendix A. Coursework must be completed and documents presented according to the following schedule for salary adjustments: SALARY ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE JULY 1 SALARY ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE February 1 COURSEWORK COMPLETED BETWEEN February 1 and August 31 September 1 and January 31 ALL DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED BY Last workday in September Last workday in February C. Teachers shall be active employees at the time of the request, while coursework is being completed and when reimbursement is requested. The employee shall file the completed request for tuition reimbursement with the Board of Education by the dates listed below:

REIMBURSEMENT FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES. A. The Board shall reimburse professional personnel for tuition costs incurred in a program leading to: •  the Advanced Professional Certificate, or Master’s equivalency •  a Master’s Degree, or •  a Board of Education approved Doctorate, or •  an additional endorsement to the SPC in a teaching area declared to be one of a critical shortage by the Director of Human Resources, or •  certification requirements under provisions established under federal law The Board shall reimburse license renewal fees for teachers required to hold a license from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Board shall reimburse teachers who hold a Professional and Technical Educator certificate (PTE or T&I) and teach professional and technical courses at the Career and Technical Center or other FCPS locations for license fees required by FCPS to teach those courses. With the exception of paragraph D below, professional personnel holding an Advanced Professional Certificate who have not received reimbursement for the maximum 36 credits available are eligible to request reimbursement for additional graduate level course work up to the maximum 36 credits. Under this Article, current teachers are eligible to receive tuition reimbursement for a maximum of nine twelve (912) credits per year. The maximum amount which the Board shall reimburse for tuition shall be $472 per credit hour. The maximum tuition reimbursement per year shall be at the cost of nine twelve (912) credits at $472 per credit hour. Courses and programs must be approved by the Human Resources Division thirty (30) days prior to registration for employees to receive reimbursement. If a course is denied, Human Resources staff will work with the employee to identify an acceptable alternative course. Employees will be entitled to be reimbursed up to thirty-six (36) semester hours, if they meet the above criteria. Reimbursement shall be made to the employee within thirty (30) workdays after the Human Resources Division has received all materials of verification. Repayment Obligation - With the exception of extenuating circumstances, teachers who receive tuition reimbursement or reimbursement for license fees and leave employment within two (2) years of receiving reimbursement shall be required to repay the monies received. The employee may pay monies owed directly or they may have the amount deducted from their last paycheck. The entire obligation must be satisfied within six (6) months of the employee leaving FCPS. B. Salary adjustments earned as a result of increased professional training shall be made effective February 1 and July 1. Transition on the salary scale is determined using the experience matrix for the current fiscal year attached hereto as Appendix A. Coursework must be completed and documents presented according to the following schedule for salary adjustments: SALARY ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE JULY 1 SALARY ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE February 1 COURSEWORK COMPLETED BETWEEN February 1 and August 31 September 1 and January 31 ALL DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED BY Last workday in September Last workday in February C. Teachers shall be active employees at the time of the request, while coursework is being completed and when reimbursement is requested. The employee shall file the completed request for tuition reimbursement with the Board of Education by the dates listed below:

REIMBURSEMENT FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES. A. The Board shall reimburse professional personnel for tuition costs incurred in a program leading to: • the Advanced Professional Certificate, or Master’s equivalency • a Master’s Degree, or • a Board of Education approved Doctorate, or • an additional endorsement to the SPC in a teaching area declared to be one of a critical shortage by the Director of Human Resources, or • certification requirements under provisions established under federal law The Board shall reimburse license renewal fees for teachers required to hold a license from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Board shall reimburse teachers who hold a Professional and Technical Educator certificate (PTE or T&I) and teach professional and technical courses at the Career and Technical Center or other FCPS locations for license fees required by FCPS to teach those courses. With the exception of paragraph D below, professional personnel holding an Advanced Professional Certificate who have not received reimbursement for the maximum 36 credits available are eligible to request reimbursement for additional graduate level course work up to the maximum 36 credits. Under this Article, current teachers are eligible to receive tuition reimbursement for a maximum of nine (9) twelve (12) credits per year. The maximum amount which the Board shall reimburse for tuition shall be $472 per credit hour. The maximum tuition reimbursement per year shall be at the cost of nine (9) twelve (12) credits at $472 per credit hour. Courses and programs must be approved by the Human Resources Division thirty (30) days prior to registration for employees to receive reimbursement. If a course is denied, Human Resources staff will work with the employee to identify an acceptable alternative course. Employees will be entitled to be reimbursed up to thirty-six (36) semester hours, if they meet the above criteria. Reimbursement shall be made to the employee within thirty (30) workdays after the Human Resources Division has received all materials of verification. Repayment Obligation - With the exception of extenuating circumstances, teachers who receive tuition reimbursement or reimbursement for license fees and leave employment within two (2) years of receiving reimbursement shall be required to repay the monies received. The employee may pay monies owed directly or they may have the amount deducted from their last paycheck. The entire obligation must be satisfied within six (6) months of the employee leaving FCPS. B. Salary adjustments earned as a result of increased professional training shall be made effective February 1 and July 1. Transition on the salary scale is determined using the experience matrix for the current fiscal year attached hereto as Appendix A. Coursework must be completed and documents presented according to the following schedule for salary adjustments: SALARY ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE JULY 1 SALARY ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE February 1 COURSEWORK COMPLETED BETWEEN February 1 and August 31 September 1 and January 31 ALL DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED BY Last workday in September Last workday in February C. Teachers shall be active employees at the time of the request, while coursework is being completed and when reimbursement is requested. The employee shall file the completed request for tuition reimbursement with the Board of Education by the dates listed below:

REIMBURSEMENT FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES. A. The Board shall reimburse professional personnel for tuition costs incurred in a program leading to: • □ the Advanced Professional Certificate, or Master’s equivalency • □ a Master’s Degree, or • □ a Board of Education approved Doctorate, or • □ an additional endorsement to the SPC in a teaching area declared to be one of a critical shortage by the Director executive director of Human Resources, or • □ certification requirements under provisions established under federal law The Board shall reimburse license renewal fees for teachers (i.e., No Child Left Behind); or □ certifications and/or licensures that are required to hold a license from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Board shall reimburse teachers who hold a Professional and Technical Educator certificate (PTE or T&I) and teach professional and technical courses at the Career and Technical Center or other FCPS locations for license fees required by FCPS to teach those offered courses. With the exception of paragraph D below, professional personnel holding an Advanced Professional Certificate who have not received reimbursement for the maximum 36 credits available are eligible to request reimbursement for additional graduate level course work up to the maximum 36 credits. Under this Article, current teachers are eligible to receive tuition reimbursement for a maximum of nine (9) credits per year. The maximum amount which the Board shall reimburse for tuition shall be $472 an index rate based on the average current graduate tuition charged at Hood College, XxXxxxxx College, Frostburg State University and Mount St. Mary’s University*, except that this tuition reimbursement limit shall not apply to teachers who, as of June 30,1994, were accepted into an approved Master’s or Doctorate program at a college or university whose tuition rate exceeds the established tuition limit for courses taken by the teacher after July 1, 1994 at that institution. * Note: Fall 2018 semester the average per credit houris $472. These graduate schools represent the top four local universities/colleges utilized by FCPS employees seeking coursework reimbursement. The maximum tuition reimbursement per year shall be at the cost of nine (9) credits at $472 per credit hourthe index rate referenced above. Courses and programs must be approved by the Human Resources Division thirty (30) days prior to registration for employees to receive reimbursement. If a course is denied, Human Resources staff will work with the employee to identify an acceptable alternative course. Employees will be entitled to be reimbursed up to thirty-thirty- six (36) semester hours, if they meet the above criteria. Reimbursement shall be made to the employee within thirty (30) workdays after the Human Resources Division has received all materials of verification. Repayment Obligation - – With the exception of extenuating circumstances, teachers who receive tuition reimbursement or reimbursement for license fees and leave employment within two (2) years of receiving reimbursement shall be required to repay the monies received. The employee may pay monies owed directly or they may have the amount deducted from their last paycheck. The entire obligation must be satisfied within six (6) months of the employee leaving FCPS. B. Salary adjustments earned as a result of increased professional training shall be made effective February 1 and July 1. Transition on the salary scale is determined using the experience matrix for the current fiscal year attached hereto as Appendix A. Coursework must be completed and documents presented according to the following schedule for salary adjustments: SALARY ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE JULY 1 SALARY ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE February 1 COURSEWORK COMPLETED BETWEEN February 1 and August 31 September 1 and January 31 ALL DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED BY Last workday in September Last workday in February C. Teachers shall be active employees at the time of the request, while coursework is being completed and when reimbursement is requested. The employee shall file the completed request for tuition reimbursement with the Board of Education by the dates listed below:

REIMBURSEMENT FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES. A. The Board shall reimburse professional personnel holding the Standard Professional Certificate for tuition costs incurred in a program leading to: • the Advanced Professional Certificate, or Master’s equivalency • a Master’s Degree, or • a Board of Education approved Doctorate, or • an additional endorsement to the SPC in a teaching area declared to be one of a critical shortage by the Director executive director of Human Resourceshuman resources, or • certification requirements under provisions established under federal law The Board shall reimburse license renewal fees for teachers required to hold a license from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene(i.e., No Child Left Behind). The Board shall reimburse teachers who hold a Professional and Technical Educator certificate (PTE or T&I) and teach professional and technical courses at the Career and Technical Center or other FCPS locations for license fees required by FCPS to teach those courses. With the exception of paragraph D below, professional personnel holding an Advanced Professional Certificate who have not received reimbursement for the maximum 36 credits available are eligible to request reimbursement for additional graduate level course work up to the maximum 36 credits. Under this Article, current newly employed teachers holding a conditional certificate are eligible to receive tuition reimbursement for a maximum of six (6) credits per year for tuition reimbursement. Those who hold a professional certificate get nine (9) credits per year. With the exception of extenuating circumstances, teachers who receive tuition reimbursement and leave employment within two (2) years of receiving reimbursement shall be required to repay the monies received. The employee may pay monies owed directly or they may have the amount deducted from their last paycheck. The maximum amount which the Board shall reimburse for tuition shall be $472 per credit hourthe Hood College graduate tuition rate in effect at the time that the course was taken, except that this tuition reimbursement limit shall not apply to teachers who, as of June 30, 1994, were accepted into an approved Master’s or Doctorate program at a college or university whose tuition rate exceeds the established tuition limit for courses taken by the teacher after July 1, 1994 at that institution. The maximum tuition reimbursement per year shall be at the cost of nine (9) credits at $472 per credit hourHood College graduate tuition rate or equivalent. Courses and programs must be approved by the Human Resources Division thirty (30) days Office prior to registration enrollment for employees to receive reimbursement. If a course is denied, Human Resources staff will work with the employee to identify an acceptable alternative course. Employees will be entitled to be reimbursed up to thirty-six (36) semester hours, if they meet the above criteria. Reimbursement shall be made to the employee within thirty (30) workdays after the Human Resources Division Office has received all materials of verification. Repayment Obligation - With the exception of extenuating circumstances, teachers who receive tuition reimbursement or reimbursement for license fees and leave employment within two (2) years of receiving reimbursement shall be required to repay the monies received. The employee may pay monies owed directly or they may have the amount deducted from their last paycheck. The entire obligation must be satisfied within six (6) months of the employee leaving FCPS. B. Salary adjustments earned as a result of increased professional training shall be made effective February 1 January 16 and July 1. Transition on the salary scale is determined using the experience matrix for the current fiscal year attached hereto as Appendix A. Coursework must be completed and documents presented according to the following schedule for salary adjustments: SALARY ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE JULY 1 SALARY ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE DATE February 1 JANUARY 16 COURSEWORK COMPLETED BETWEEN February 1 and August 31 September 1 and January 31 ALL DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED BY Last workday in September Last workday in February C. Teachers shall be active employees at the time of the request, while coursework is being completed completed, and when reimbursement is requested. The employee shall file the completed request for tuition reimbursement with the Board of Education by the dates listed below: