Tuition Reimbursement for College Courses/Other Courses/Educational Training Programs. Effective September 1, 2007, the School Committee will establish a tuition reimbursement fund for paraprofessionals. Effective September 1, 2010, such fund shall be $6,100 per contract year. Unused funds shall not carry over to the next contract year. The following rules shall apply to the Tuition Reimbursement fund: A. A paraprofessional applying for tuition reimbursement must have been employed by the Public Schools of Brookline as a paraprofessional for a minimum of one year prior to applying for tuition reimbursement. B. Subject to the $6,100 fund maximum per contract year, there is a limit of $500 of reimbursement per contract year per paraprofessional who has completed at least one (1) full year of service in the Public Schools of Brookline and fewer than three (3) full years of service and there is a limit of $750 of reimbursement per contract year per paraprofessional who has completed at least three (3) full years of service in the Public Schools of Brookline. C. The School Department will establish three deadlines for applications for reimbursement (one deadline for each of the following three semesters: fall, winter/spring, and summer). X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx must obtain prior written approval for the course for reimbursement from the Superintendent or his/her designee prior to taking the course; the decision of the Superintendent/designee is final and binding. E. Paraprofessionals may not obtain reimbursement for tuition, if there is a voucher available for the paraprofessional to use for the course. F. The Paraprofessional must obtain a grade of “B” or better or a “Pass”, in a course which is only offered on a pass/fail basis, in the pre-approved course to be entitled to reimbursement, or, in the case of a certificate course, the paraprofessional must receive the certificate to be entitled to reimbursement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Tuition Reimbursement for College Courses/Other Courses/Educational Training Programs. Effective September 1, 2007, the School Committee will establish a tuition reimbursement fund for paraprofessionals. Effective September 1, 2010, such fund shall be $6,100 per contract year. Unused funds shall not carry over to the next contract year. The following rules shall apply to the Tuition Reimbursement fund:
A. A paraprofessional applying for tuition reimbursement must have been employed by the Public Schools of Brookline as a paraprofessional for a minimum of one year prior to applying for tuition reimbursement.
B. Subject to the $6,100 fund maximum per contract year, there is a limit of $500 of reimbursement per contract year per paraprofessional who has completed at least one (1) full year of service in the Public Schools of Brookline and fewer than three (3) full years of service and there is a limit of $750 of reimbursement per contract year per paraprofessional who has completed at least three (3) full years of service in the Public Schools of Brookline.
C. The School Department will establish three deadlines for applications for reimbursement (one deadline for each of the following three semesters: fall, winter/spring, and summer).
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx D. Paraprofessionals must obtain prior written approval for the course for reimbursement from the Superintendent or his/her designee prior to taking the course; the decision of the Superintendent/designee is final and binding.
E. Paraprofessionals may not obtain reimbursement for tuition, if there is a voucher available for the paraprofessional to use for the course.
F. The Paraprofessional must obtain a grade of “B” or better or a “Pass”, in a course which is only offered on a pass/fail basis, in the pre-approved course to be entitled to reimbursement, or, in the case of a certificate course, the paraprofessional must receive the certificate to be entitled to reimbursement.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Tuition Reimbursement for College Courses/Other Courses/Educational Training Programs. Effective September 1, 2007, the School Committee will establish a tuition reimbursement fund for paraprofessionals. Effective paraprofessionalsEffective September 1, 2010, such fund shall be $6,100 per contract year. Unused funds shall not carry over to the next contract year. The following rules shall apply to the Tuition Reimbursement fund:
A. A paraprofessional applying for tuition reimbursement must have been employed by the Public Schools of Brookline as a paraprofessional for a minimum of one year prior to applying for tuition reimbursement.
B. Subject to the $6,100 fund maximum per contract yearEffective September 1, 2010, there is a limit of $500 360 of reimbursement per contract year per paraprofessional who has completed at least one (1) full year of service in the Public Schools of Brookline and fewer less than three (3) full 4 years of service and there is a limit of $750 600 of reimbursement per contract year per paraprofessional who has completed at least three (3) full years of service in the Public Schools of BrooklineBrookline up to the $6,100 fund maximum per contract year.
C. The School Department will establish three deadlines for applications for reimbursement (one deadline for each of the following three semesters: fall, winter/spring, and summer).
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx must obtain prior written approval for the course for reimbursement from the Superintendent or his/her designee prior to taking the course; the decision of the Superintendent/designee is final and binding.
E. Paraprofessionals may not obtain reimbursement for tuition, if there is a voucher available for the paraprofessional to use for the course.
F. The Paraprofessional must obtain a grade of “B” or better or a “Pass”, in a course which is only offered on a pass/fail basis, in the pre-approved course to be entitled to reimbursement, or, in the case of a certificate course, the paraprofessional must receive the certificate to be entitled to reimbursement.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement