Tuition Credit Reimbursement. The employer will reimburse the individual members of the bargaining unit for the cost of tuition for graduate credits and associated fees such as lab and/or computer fees, but not textbooks, under the following conditions: The reimbursement for pre-approved courses shall be up to a maximum of three thousand $3,000 dollars per contract year for employees defined in the Recognition Section of this Agreement with the exception of long term substitutes. Courses not preapproved shall not be considered for reimbursement. Pre-approval is at the sole discretion of the Superintendent. If a course is recognized within a Master’s degree program, the pre-approval requirement is satisfied. A minimum grade of "B" must be earned in all courses for which reimbursement is to be granted. A copy of the grade report or an official transcript and a copy of the bursar's receipt must accompany the written request for reimbursement of tuition costs. All requests for tuition reimbursement must be received by the employer no later than sixty (60) days following the last day of the term in which the credits were earned, except that tuition reimbursement requests for credits earned during the summer must be received by the employer no later than October 15 of the same year. The employer will pay valid tuition reimbursement requests within sixty (60) days following the receipt of the request. If special/new programs are developed in the School District, and the employee is teaching in the certified area involving these special/new programs, the Superintendent of Schools may waive the graduate credit requirement for courses if the undergraduate courses are directly related to the special/new programs. Should a member of the Association leave employment in the District within three (3) years of receipt of tuition reimbursement, the following payback provisions will be enacted: Year 1 – one hundred percent 100% payback to Nazareth Area School District Year 2 – seventy-five percent 75% payback to Nazareth Area School District Year 3 – fifty percent 50% payback to Nazareth Area School District The Board may waive this requirement upon appeal of an employee due to hardship. In the event a bargaining unit member’s resignation is caused by divorce, need to attend to the medical condition of a spouse, parent or child, transfer of a spouse’s job, service in the armed services of the United States, for personal medical reasons, or for furlough, reimbursement will not be sought.
Tuition Credit Reimbursement. The employer will reimburse the individual members of the bargaining unit for the cost of tuition for graduate credits and associated fees such as lab and/or computer fees, but not textbooks, under the following conditions:
Tuition Credit Reimbursement. The Board of Education agrees to reimburse a tenured member for the cost of up to nine (9) credits per academic year incurred in connection with the successful completion of college course(s), exclusive of those required for teaching certification, subject to the following:
Tuition Credit Reimbursement. 1. The District shall reimburse an Employee for the net cost for graduate work for professional staff enrolled at a PDE-approved college or university in a master’s degree program if the grade earned per course is a “B” or higher and is taken with the approval of the Superintendent. The District shall reimburse Employees for up to three (3) courses per year to a maximum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per course for the first master’s degree.
