Common use of TUITION ALLOTMENT Clause in Contracts

TUITION ALLOTMENT. A tuition allotment shall be granted for approved graduate work from an accredited university as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education’s Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (xxxx://xxx.xx.xxx/accreditation/) done beyond the Bachelor’s Degree up until the staff member receives a Master’s Degree. Tuition reimbursement shall be available for those who have been employed as licensed staff for at least three full years. In order to be eligible for tuition allotment, the staff member must be taking graduate-level classes that are part of an advanced degree program or endorsement that will benefit the district, and must submit the PRE-APPROVAL FORM FOR COLLEGE WORK form prior to the beginning of the class. The allotment shall be the tuition cost to a maximum of $200 per semester hour ($133.34 per quarter hour) for work completed and shall be paid after presentation of a paid receipt from the college and evidence that a grade of C or better was achieved. All corresponding paperwork must be submitted no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of course grade in order to receive reimbursement. Tuition allotment as described in the previous paragraph shall also be granted for post Master’s educational experience, except that the cumulative expenditure by the Board on this post-Masters tuition allotment shall be no more than $75,000 in any one school-year. In the event that requests for post Master’s educational experience for this reimbursement exceed $75,000 in a given school year, the Board shall make such reimbursement on a first-come, first-served basis. The process for reimbursements will be determined by the Advisory Committee defined in Section 101.13. The reimbursement will also be dependent upon a signed written agreement that the School District allotment will be repaid to School District 21 by the staff member if said staff member resigns and does not return to School District 21 for the following year. No staff member shall be reimbursed for more than two courses taken at one time, exclusive of summer session.

TUITION ALLOTMENT. A tuition allotment shall be granted for approved graduate work from an accredited university as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education’s Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (xxxx://xxx.xx.xxx/accreditation/) done beyond the Bachelor’s Degree up until the staff member receives a Master’s Degree. Tuition reimbursement shall be available for those who have been employed as licensed staff for at least three full years. In order to be eligible for tuition allotment, the staff member must be taking graduate-level classes that are part of an advanced degree program or endorsement that will benefit the district, and must submit the PRE-APPROVAL FORM FOR COLLEGE WORK form prior to the beginning of the class. The allotment shall be the tuition cost to a maximum of $200 100 per semester hour ($133.34 66.67 per quarter hour) for work completed and shall be paid after presentation of a paid receipt from the college and evidence that a grade of C or better was achieved. All corresponding paperwork must be submitted no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of course grade in order to receive reimbursement. Tuition allotment as described in the previous paragraph shall also be granted for post Master’s educational experience, except that the cumulative expenditure by the Board on this post-Masters tuition allotment shall be no more than $75,000 in any one school-year. In the event that requests for post Master’s educational experience for this reimbursement exceed $75,000 in a given school year, the Board shall make such reimbursement on a first-come, first-served basis. The process for reimbursements will be determined by the Advisory Committee defined in Section 101.13. The reimbursement will also be dependent upon a signed written agreement that the School District allotment will be repaid to School District 21 by the staff member if said staff member resigns and does not return to School District 21 for the following year. No staff member shall be reimbursed for more than two courses taken at one time, exclusive of summer session.