Tuition Reimbursement Fund. Effective September 1, 2007, the BSC will establish a tuition reimbursement fund for employees in positions represented by Unit B in the Public Schools of Brookline. Such fund shall be $5,000 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. An Administrator applying for tuition reimbursement must have been employed by the Public Schools of Brookline in a position represented by Unit B for a minimum of one year prior to applying for tuition reimbursement. B. There is a limit of $500 of reimbursement per contract year per employee up to the $5,000 fund maximum per contract year. Effective September 1, 2010, there is a limit of $600 of reimbursement per contract year per employee up to the $5,000 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). D. Administrators 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. Administrators may not obtain reimbursement for tuition if there is a voucher available to use for the course. F. To be entitled to reimbursement, the Administrator must obtain a grade of “B” or better in the pre-approved course or a “Pass” if the pre-approved course is offered only on a Pass/Fail basis.
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