Updating Education. The Board shall reimburse each teacher an amount not to exceed the following amounts per semester hour for courses or workshops taken by such teacher if previously approved by the Superintendent or designee. 2021-22 $261 2022-23 $269 2023-24 $278 The Board shall provide such reimbursement on a first-come, first-serve basis, to a maximum for all teachers in the aggregate of two hundred seventy thousand dollars ($270,000) for each school year of this Agreement. The Superintendent or designee shall approve courses related to the teacher’s instructional area or as part of a Master’s or Doctoral program approved by the Superintendent or designee. Such reimbursement shall be available for a maximum of 15 semester hours per school year per teacher and shall not be cumulative from school year to school year. Such courses or workshops shall be taken at accredited educational institutions of higher learning or such other institutions as may be approved by the Superintendent or designee. Reimbursement shall be contingent upon receipt of evidence of successful completion of said course or workshop (grade of “C” or above) in the form of a verified transcript. Upon timely receipt of the appropriate evidence of successful completion of said course(s) or workshop(s), reimbursement will be approved and processed at the next regularly scheduled Board of Education at which reimbursements are issued, typically the second Board of Education meeting of the month. In order for each teacher to receive reimbursement, each teacher must execute the Tuition Reimbursement Promissory Note.
