Common use of Additional Training Reimbursement Clause in Contracts

Additional Training Reimbursement. Upon prior approval of the Superintendent, members shall be reimbursed for the full cost of tuition, books, and/or fees for additional training obtained through graduate college courses in the field of education to a maximum of seven hundred dollars ($700) per fiscal year. The District will budget a total of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per fiscal year for additional training reimbursement for members. Once the thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) is spent and/or otherwise encumbered during a fiscal year, no additional reimbursement for training for members will be made. Any unused funds per fiscal year from the thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) budgeted amount but not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) of unused funds will be carried over for use for this purpose in the subsequent fiscal year. Total funds available in any fiscal year will not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Such additional training shall be (1) related to the individual's teaching field, or (2) for certification in an educational area, or (3) to obtain an advanced degree in the field of education. The total reimbursement shall be forwarded to the member at the end of the first payroll period after the necessary documentation and proof of successful completion has been submitted. Member will submit for reimbursement within ninety (90) days of completion of class. Member will notify the treasurer within those ninety (90) days if grade has not been received. If grade has not been received within ninety (90) days, member will have thirty (30) days from receipt of grade to submit request for reimbursement.