REIMBURSEMENT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT...
...IMPORTANT NEGOTIATED CONTRACT CHANGE
by Randy Rivers
September 13, 2007
The 2007-2008 negotiated contract contains an important change to the article governing reimbursement for college credit. In addition to an increase in the reimbursement amount, is the requirement that any reimbursement request have prior written approval of the superintendent. To assist in the facilitation of this requirement, a form for this request has been developed and may be downloaded here.
Reimbursement Notification Form
For clarification, we should define "prior written approval." The intent of prior written approval is for the teacher to notify and get authorization for the course reimbursement before actually enrolling in and paying for the course.
Actual Article from Negotiated Contract:
9.2 All Teachers are encouraged to earn additional college credits in education or their teaching fields on a regular basis. With the prior written approval of the superintendent, the School District will reimburse Teachers $80.00 per course hour for tuition for college or university courses taken for recertification or towards an advanced teaching, counseling or administrative degree, up to a maximum reimbursement of $800.00 during any five (5) year recertification period. No such tuition reimbursement will be paid for in-service programs.
