Tuition Benefits. 9.3.1 Tuition benefits shall be paid only for courses and other professional training programs that qualify for “recognized horizontal movement credits” as prescribed in Article VI, regardless of whether the teacher is currently eligible to apply the credits to horizontal movement (eg. due to being capped at M+45). 9.3.2 For a full-time (1.0 FTE) teacher, the District shall pay course tuition and mandatory enrollment fees or, in the case of professional training programs not charging “tuition”, the equivalent of tuition (eg. “registration fees”), for up to six (6) recognized credits per fiscal year. The per credit cost shall not exceed that of an in-state graduate credit at UVM plus $15 in mandatory fees, and the cumulative annual cost shall not exceed that of six (6) in-state UVM graduate credits plus $90 in mandatory fees, subject to the overall limitation of 9.2 above. However, in the case of St. Michael’s College credits, the allowable per-credit cost shall be the cost of an SMC in-state graduate credit plus $15 in fees, up to 110% of the allowable cost of a comparable UVM credit, and the cumulative annual cost cap shall be adjusted accordingly. On-line materials and access fees will be covered for on-line courses costing less than the UVM rate, up to the UVM rate. 9.3.3 A teacher enrolled in an approved graduate degree program shall be eligible for an additional three (3) credits of tuition benefits per fiscal year for courses the teacher is able to document as counting toward the graduate degree, subject to the cost caps established in 9.3.2. 9.3.4 The teacher must obtain advance approval from the principal and superintendent that the course or training program will be eligible for: one, “recognized credit”, and the number of such credits; and two, tuition benefits, and the amount of such benefits. 9.3.5 Eligibility for tuition benefits shall be contingent on a teacher completing a course successfully, as demonstrated by a grade of “B” or the equivalent where applicable, as determined by the Superintendent. If tuition costs are paid in advance by the District for a course that a teacher fails to complete successfully, then the teacher shall reimburse the District for those costs as follows, unless alternative arrangements are approved by the Superintendent: one, if the teacher is actively employed by the District, through payroll deductions spread evenly over the pay periods remaining in the current fiscal year; or two, if the teacher is no longer actively employed by the District, by direct repayment of the total amount owed within 30 days of receipt of a xxxx from the District.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Tuition Benefits. 9.3.1 Tuition benefits shall be paid only for courses and other professional training programs that qualify for “recognized horizontal movement credits” as prescribed in Article VI, regardless of whether the teacher is currently eligible to apply the credits to horizontal movement (eg. due to being capped at M+45).
9.3.2 For a full-time (1.0 FTE) teacher, the District shall pay course tuition and mandatory enrollment fees or, in the case of professional training programs not charging “tuition”, the equivalent of tuition (eg. “registration fees”), for up to six (6) recognized credits per fiscal year. The per credit cost shall not exceed that of an in-state graduate credit at UVM plus $15 in mandatory fees, and the cumulative annual cost shall not exceed that of six (6) in-state UVM graduate credits plus $90 in mandatory fees, subject to the overall limitation of 9.2 above. However, in the case of St. Michael’s College credits, the allowable per-credit cost shall be the cost of an SMC in-state graduate credit plus $15 in fees, up to 110% of the allowable cost of a comparable UVM credit, and the cumulative annual cost cap shall be adjusted accordingly. On-line materials and access fees will be covered for on-line courses costing less than the UVM rate, up to the UVM rate.
9.3.3 A teacher enrolled in an approved graduate degree program shall be eligible for an additional three (3) credits of tuition benefits per fiscal year for courses the teacher is able to document as counting toward the graduate degree, subject to the cost caps established in 9.3.2.
9.3.4 The teacher must obtain advance approval from the principal and superintendent that the course or training program will be eligible for: one, “recognized credit”, and the number of such credits; and two, tuition benefits, and the amount of such benefits.
9.3.5 Eligibility for tuition benefits shall be contingent on a teacher completing a course successfully, as demonstrated by a grade of “B” or the equivalent where applicable, as determined by the Superintendent. If tuition costs are paid in advance by the District for a course that a teacher fails to complete successfully, then the teacher shall reimburse the District for those costs as follows, unless alternative arrangements are approved by the Superintendent: one, if the teacher is actively employed by the District, through payroll deductions spread evenly over the pay periods remaining in the current fiscal year; or two, if the teacher is no longer actively employed by the District, by direct repayment of the total amount owed within 30 days of receipt of a xxxx bill from the District.
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Tuition Benefits. 9.3.1 Tuition benefits shall be paid only for courses and other professional training programs that qualify for “recognized horizontal movement credits” as prescribed in Article VI, regardless of whether the teacher is currently eligible to apply the credits to horizontal movement (eg. due to being capped at M+45).
9.3.2 For a full-time (1.0 FTE) teacher, the District shall pay course tuition and mandatory enrollment fees or, in the case of professional training programs not charging “tuition”, the equivalent of tuition (eg. “registration fees”), for up to six (6) recognized credits per fiscal year. The per credit cost shall not exceed that of an in-state graduate credit at UVM plus $15 in mandatory fees, and the cumulative annual cost shall not exceed that of six (6) in-state UVM graduate credits plus $90 in mandatory fees, subject to the overall limitation of 9.2 above. However, in the case of St. Michael’s College credits, the allowable per-credit cost shall be the cost of an SMC in-state graduate credit plus $15 in fees, up to 110% of the allowable cost of a comparable UVM credit, and the cumulative annual cost cap shall be adjusted accordingly. On-line materials and access fees will be covered for on-line courses costing less than the UVM rate, up to the UVM rate.
9.3.3 A teacher enrolled in an approved graduate degree program shall be eligible for an additional three (3) credits of tuition benefits per fiscal year for courses the teacher is able to document as counting toward the graduate degree, subject to the cost caps established in 9.3.2.
9.3.4 The teacher must obtain advance approval from the principal and superintendent that the course or training program will be eligible for: one, “recognized credit”, and the number of such credits; and two, tuition benefits, and the amount of such benefits.
9.3.5 Eligibility for tuition benefits shall be contingent on a teacher completing a course successfully, as demonstrated by a grade of “B” or the equivalent where applicable, as determined by the Superintendent. If tuition costs are paid in advance by the District for a course that a teacher fails to complete successfully, then the teacher shall reimburse the District for those costs as follows, unless alternative arrangements are approved by the Superintendent: one, if the teacher is actively employed by the District, through payroll deductions spread evenly over the pay periods remaining in the current fiscal year; or two, if the teacher is no longer actively employed by the District, by direct repayment of the total amount owed within 30 days of receipt of a xxxx from the District.
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Samples: Master Agreement
