Approved applicants for course Tuition Reimbursement shall be reimbursed a maximum _ of four
thousand dollars ($4,000.00) per school year.
B-C.A teacher who is enrolled in a course at an accredited college or university, which course is allied to
the teacher's profession or which is required in connection with an advanced degree program allied to
the teacher's profession, shall also be subject to the same reimbursement as above, providing said
teacher has the prior written approval of the Superintendent for enrollment in said course.
determining how to conduct the lottery
system by which the order of the disbursement of such funds is determined. However, the District will
retain the ability to make the final determination as to how the lottery system is conducted.
Bargaining Unit members who require specific professional learning/certification to perform their jobs
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with the district may apply to the Assistant Superintendent to use Course Tuition Reimbursement for
the purpose of attending professional development related to such professional learning/certification.
The Assistant Superintendent will retain discretion to determine whether to approve any such
application. In no case will Course Tuition Reimbursement for professional development under this
section be permitted to exceed $500.00 per person per contract year. Course Tuition Reimbursement
will count toward the total cap of $225,000.00 set forth in 5:8A. This article shall not be subject to the
arbitration clause of the Grievance Procedure as outline in Article 3.
In the event that a teacher is unable to enroll in the intended course and wishes to enroll in_-another
course, the teacher shall notify the Superintendent in writing. The Superintendent will have ten (10)
school days from the date the notice is received in the Superintendent's office to review the grant of
approval for reimbursement. If no action is taken by the Superintendent within ten (10) school days of
the receipt of notification the course shall be reimbursed as above.
EA teacher who is enrolled in courses required for the teacher's certification in a critical shortage
area as determined by the District in its sole discretion shall be reimbursed for 80% of the cost of
tuition. The same rate of reimbursement will be paid to teachers currently teaching in the critical
shortage area in the District, and who enroll in courses which in the District's sole discretion will enable
such teachers to become better qualified to teach in the critical shortage area in which they currently
are teaching. Said teachers must receive the prior written approval of the Superintendent for
enrollment in said courses to be eligible for reimbursement. For teachers seeking certification in a
critical shortage area, the benefits contained under this Article 5:8E shall terminate upon certification,
or after three years from the date of initial enrollment whichever occurs first. For teachers currently
teaching in the critical shortage area who enroll in courses to become better qualified, the benefits
contained in this Article 5:8E shall terminate at the conclusion of the course(s) for which benefits are
granted.
FA teacher who is laid off and who enrolls in a program or course for the purpose of retraining,
provided said teacher has received the prior written approval of the Superintendent for enrollment in
said program or course, shall be reimbursed for 80% of the cost of tuition. A teacher who is laid off and
who enrolls in courses required for the teacher's certification in a critical shortage area as determined
by the District in its sole discretion shall be reimbursed for 80% of the cost of tuition. Said teacher
must receive the prior written approval of the Superintendent for enrollment in said courses to be
eligible for reimbursement. A teacher's entitlement to the benefits contained in this Article 5:8F shall
commence at the conclusion of the school year during which the teacher is notified of his/her layoff for
the ensuing school year and shall remain valid until the expiration of a two-year period thereafter, or
until the teacher accepts a full-time position within or outside the District regardless of its nature, or
upon certification, whichever occurs first.
E|. STuition reimbursement for Title | and part-time teachers shall be prorated according the following:
The applicable tuition rate times the teacher's regularly scheduled work day/Awork year divided by the
scheduled work day/work year of a full-time teacher on their grade level (i.e., elementary or secondary).
EJ.HDue to changes in the Massachusetts State University System’s billing procedures which breaks
down what had been previously designated as tuition into tuition and certain other fees, the parties
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