Advanced Education Clause Samples

Advanced Education. 13 5a. Certification Differential. Nurses who have obtained one or 14 more national certifications recognized by the Hospital as listed 15 below who remain eligible as described below will be paid a 16 differential of $2.00 per hour in recognition of their additional 17 training. At the time of ratification, the Hospital recognizes the 18 following certifications for purposes of the certification differential: 20 First Impressions: 21 IBCLC: International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant 22 RNC-OB: Registered Nurse Certified in Inpatient Obstetrics 24 Surgical Services: 25 CNOR: Certified Operating Room Nurse 26 CPAN: Certified Postanesthesia Nurse 27 CAPN: Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse 29 Celilo: 30 OCN: Oncology Certified Nurse 32 CCU: 33 CCRN: Certification in Critical Care Nursing 34 PCCN: Progressive Care Certified Nurse 1 ED:

Advanced Education. 1. Employees who possess an approved certificate from the State Fire Marshal Certification Programs of eighty hours or less shall receive an additional one-half percent (.5%) of base pay. FF1 and FF2 Certifications are excluded from the State Fire Marshal Certification Incentive. 2. Employees who possess a certificate from all other Certificate Programs shall receive an additional one-percent (1%) of base pay. 3. Employees who possess a Certificate commensurate with the knowledge and abilities of position held, from an accredited college shall receive an additional two and one-half percent (2.5%) of base pay. 4. Employees who possess one or more Associate Degrees shall receive a total of six percent (6%) of base pay for the degree(s). Multiple degrees will not result in more than 6%. 5. Employees who possess a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Bachelor of Science Degree or Bachelor of Vocational Degree from an accredited college or university shall receive seven and one half percent (7.5%) of base pay. All above certificates and degrees, 1 through 5, shall not exceed seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of base pay. 6. The maximum amount an employee may receive in educational incentives is five percent (5%) for the first three (3) years of employment in a classification that receives education incentives. After three (3) years, the maximum amount an employee may receive in educational incentives is seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of base pay. 7. Effective Date – Specialized educational incentives shall begin with the payroll next following the presentation to the Human Resources Officer of the evidence of having met the qualifications for such incentive. For an individual to earn the total allowable educational incentive, the individual must have registered, earned and obtained it through a nationally recognized institution of education that falls into the following agency: 1. United States Department of Education ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/accreditation/ The same language is applicable for those who submit for an incentive that is “commensurate” with the knowledge and abilities of the job position help. The degree must have been obtained through a nationally recognized institution of education. The submittals must include a sealed official transcript from the accrediting college. Each submittal will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Advanced Education. Section 1. Employees who have been awarded an Associate Degree from an accredited college or university shall be paid a sum equal to .75% of base salary annually. Employees who have been awarded a Bachelor Degree from an accredited college or university shall be paid a sum equal to 1 .25% of base salary annually. Employees who have been awarded a Master's Degree from an accredited college or university shall be paid a sum equal to 1 .75% of base salary Section 2. Payments due under this provision will be made by the first of November in the fiscal year following the attainment of such degrees.

Advanced Education. 60 1. It was agreed that classified employees would be charged tuition for Adult Education courses at the 61 following rates: 62 ● Courses for which the instructor is paid hourly = no charge/free to classified employees 63 o If the class meets minimum enrollment requirements and the inclusion of support 64 staff employee does not cause the enrollment to exceed the maximum enrollment 65 ● Classified staff receives a 100% discount on tuition for all classes, except for recreation and 66 fitness (50% discount)

Advanced Education. An employee with three (3) years regular continuous service in the District shall be considered for a leave of absence for the purpose of advancing his/her education in an accredited college or university. Such leave granted under this provision may be canceled upon failure of the employee to enroll and complete a full-time course of study for the time specified on leave.

Advanced Education. 22.1 If in the sole judgment of the Employer, it is in the Library's best interests, it may permit leave time without loss of pay for purposes of attending a class or classes directly relating to the employee's job, or which will further the employee's professional skills. 22.2 Any such request for leave time under the provisions of this Article shall be submitted to the Library Director, who will 22.3 The Town will reimburse an employee's tuition for a course approved by the Director in advance. Courses approved will be those which directly relate to the employee's job, or which shall further the professional skills of the employee. Reimbursement may be in full or in part as determined by the Director on an equitable basis. The Employer agrees, furthermore, to establish and promulgate specific timelines for such applications, and for notice to applicants of the disposition of his or her application.

Advanced Education. 22.1 If in the sole judgment of the Employer, it is in the Library's best interests, it may permit leave time without loss of pay for purposes of attending a class or classes directly relating to the employee's job, or which will further the employee's professional skills. 22.2 Any such request for leave time under the provisions of this Article shall be submitted to the Library Director, who will recommend approval or disapproval. 22.3 The Town will reimburse an employee's tuition for a course approved by the Director in advance. Courses approved will be those which directly relate to the employee's job, or which shall further the professional skills of the employee. Reimbursement may be in full or in part as determined by the Director on an equitable basis. The Employer agrees, furthermore, to establish and promulgate specific timelines for such applications, and for notice to applicants of the disposition of his or her application.

Advanced Education. 1.) The Superintendent of Schools, as in the interest of the School District, must approve all hours/courses in advance for said hours to count for purposes of lane advancement and degrees. 2.) Board shall establish a fund of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) for each of the current contract school years for tuition reimbursement. Any teacher who obtains the written approval of the Superintendent or his/her designee for graduate course work shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for actual tuition costs not to exceed a maximum of three hundred ($300.00) per semester hour, provided that the teacher receives a grade of "C" or better, and further subject to the provisions set forth below. Teachers requesting reimbursement must submit official transcripts for the same between September 1 and September 30 of the school year following completion of the graduate course work or after the summer of completion of the work. Failure to submit the request for reimbursement by September 30 will result in the inability of the teacher to receive reimbursement. To qualify for tuition reimbursement the teacher must return as a regular employee of School District 168 the September following completion of their course work. From the fund designated by the Board, if all requests for reimbursements do not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) at three hundred dollars ($300.00) per semester hour, then and only then shall all teachers submitting reimbursement requests receive the actual cost of tuition per semester hour. If, however, the sum total of reimbursement requests exceeds twenty- five thousand dollars ($25,000.00), then all teachers will receive a proportionate share of their actual cost provided the entire reimbursement does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). However, no one teacher shall receive more than Three Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($3600) in any fiscal year in reimbursement under this provision. 3.) For teachers to qualify for lane advancements in excess of the MA Lane, hours in excess of the master’s degree shall generally be graduate credit hours, and pre-approved by the Superintendent. 4.) Should an employee who receives reimbursement under this provision leave the employ of the school district within five (5) years or less of receiving such reimbursement, he/she shall be required to reimburse the school district for all or part of that reimbursement according to the following schedule:

Advanced Education. 15 A.5.1 Certification Differential. 16 Nurses who have obtained one or more national certifications 17 recognized by the Hospital as listed below who remain eligible 18 as described below will be paid a differential of $2.00 per hour 19 in recognition of their additional training. At the time of 20 ratification, the Hospital recognizes the following certifications 21 for purposes of the certification differential: 23 A.5.2 First Impressions: 24 IBCLC: International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant 25 RNC-OB: Registered Nurse Certified in Inpatient Obstetrics 27 A.5.3 Surgical Services. 28 CNOR: Certified Operating Room Nurse 29 CPAN: Certified Postanesthesia Nurse 30 CAPN: Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse 32 A.5.4 Celilo. 33 OCN: Oncology Certified Nurse 1 A.5.5 CCU. 2 CCRN: Certification in Critical Care Nursing 3 PCCN: Progressive Care Certified Nurse 6 CEN: Certified Emergency Nurse 7 CPEN: Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse 10 CGRN: Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse 12 A.5.8 Acute Care. 13 CMSRN: Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse 14 CPN: Certified Pediatric Nurse 15 ONC: Orthopaedic Nurse Certified 18 COCN: Certified Ostomy Care Nurse 19 CWCN: Certified Wound Care Nurse 20 CWOCN: Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse 21 WCC: Wound Care Certified 22 WOCN: Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse 25 CRRN: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse 27 RNs who complete a nationally recognized certification 28 identified in the list above may submit for approval a request to 29 be reimbursed by the Hospital for course and testing costs 30 incurred to achieve the certification up to an annual maximum 31 of $300.00 per RN. In addition, RNs who have achieved a 32 nationally recognized certification will be reimbursed by the 33 Hospital for course and testing costs up to a maximum of 34 $300.00 in any year in which the nurse renews the nationally 1 recognized certification. Such requests will be approved by the 2 Hospital if the course and test would qualify the RN for the 3 national certification differential as described below. 5 (A non-probationary nurse may be eligible for pre-payment of 6 up to the annual maximum of $300 in order to fund certification 7 testing costs in advance of testing. If the nurse fails to achieve 8 certification, the payment will be repaid to the Hospital, which 9 may be accomplished through payroll deduction in accordance 10 with Oregon law.) A bargaining unit nurse will maintain eligibility 11 for th...