Transition Year Benefit. This benefit was referred to as the “93-93 Benefit” in prior contracts. Teachers retiring at the close of a school year may choose to work an additional year under the PERA-approved Transition Year plan, whereby such electing Teacher would retire at the end of a school year, and, while drawing PERA benefits, work the 184- day year for the subsequent school year in their current position for payment generally equivalent to the salary in effect during such Teacher's last year of regular employment. Teachers are limited to only one (1) school year of participation in the Transition Year plan. During the years covered by this Agreement, the Transition Year Benefit will be available to all Members not on Level II of the District's evaluation system at the time of retirement. Those retirees electing the Transition Year option will have five (5) days of paid sick leave during their Transition Year. For each sick day beyond five (5) but no more than ten (10), the retiree's pay will be reduced by the amount of the substitute pay for such day. For each sick day beyond ten (10) during the Transition Year, the retiree's pay will be reduced by the per diem pay for that retiree. Teachers working on an approved Transition Year Contract at the time of a tuition reimbursement deadline are not eligible for tuition reimbursement under Article 13 during the Transition Year, unless tuition reimbursement requests from non-Transition Year plan Teachers who have submitted tuition reimbursement requests by the deadlines identified in Section 13.4 are less than the funds made available by that section. If funds are remaining, tuition reimbursement requests from Transition Year Teachers will be paid up to the limit of remaining funds. If more than one (1) Transition Year Teacher requests reimbursement and the total exceeds available funds, the payments will be pro-rated.
