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Education Benefits
A.
For each fiscal year, the District agrees to provide the total sum of $3,000 for the purpose of
reimbursement of tuition cost for courses or workshops which in the opinion of the Food Service
Director, are both job-related and of benefit to the District. Availability will be made on a first-come,
first-served basis to those who are in active employment, have completed their probationary period
and make application for the benefits and have received the prior approval of the Food Service
Director. Payment will be made with written evidence of satisfactory completion of the course or
workshop. All employees shall be entitled to this benefit at the rate of 100% reimbursement to a
maximum of $400.00 per employee.
The District agrees to pay one hundred percent of the tuition for courses or workshops, including
ServSafe, which the employee is required to take by the Food Service Director or designee,
including classes, tests and re-tests. Travel and interim living expenses for such required courses
or workshops will be reimbursed in accordance with existing Board policy levels. Required classes
will be assigned by the Food Service Director.
All Tier 1 employees must complete the ServSafe class and examination within the first twelve (12)
months of employment after the completion of the probationary period, assuming a class is
available. The District shall pay for the cost of this training and the tuition reimbursement fund shall
not be utilized for these purposes. Any current Tier 1 employee who does not successfully
complete the initial class and examination or recertification within one year of the effective date of
this contract, provided classes are available, will be transferred to a six (6) hour Tier Il Food
Service Assistant position and pay with health benefits until they successfully certify or recertify.
Tier 1 employees taking the online offering of ServSafe will be reimbursed at the regular program
hours and their rate of pay.
All Food Service Staff must follow Professional Standard Requirements per USDA regulations.
Trainings will be provided by the District and paid for by the District and the reimbursement fund
will not be utilized. Commencing September 1, 2019, mandatory Professional Development shall
be scheduled for Presidents’ Day, which will be a paid workday for all Food Service employees.
Employees will be paid for the number of hours worked on this date regardless of length of their
regular workday. If an employee is absent or provides ten (10) workdays advance notice, the
employee may take approved online professional standards courses to fulfill the professional
standards obligations as outlined in this article. Any such Professional Development carried out
online shall be unpaid.
Workdav for mandatory Professional Development Dav:
Staff 20 or more hours/week: 6 hours
Staff less than 20 hours/week: 4 hours
Should the Director of Food Service deem a meeting or training topic to be essential for cooks and
lead cooks, he/she may cail cooks and lead cooks together for a mandatory meeting or training
Such meetings or trainings shall not exceed four (4) hours total in any given school year.
Employees shall be paid at their regular rate of pay or overtime rate of pay, whichever is
appropriate. Advance notice of fourteen (14) days shall be given prior to any such meetings or
trainings.
Lonaevitv
Longevity will be paid in January to all employees who are in the active employment of the District
when the longevity payment is made. Longevity is based on seniority as of September 1* of each year
based on the following:
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