Common use of Workshops and Conferences Clause in Contracts

Workshops and Conferences. Members of the Bargaining Unit who are approved by the building principal to attend workshops or conferences which are related to their duties will be compensated at their hourly rate or may be given compensatory time in lieu of pay, as mutually agreed by the employee and the District. Each year Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) will be available for members to attend workshops and conferences. Of these funds, Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) will be available from July 1st, through December 31st, and Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) will be available from January 1st, through June 30th. The District will reimburse a maximum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) towards registration for one or more workshops or conferences per year. Additional requests for reimbursement will be placed on a waiting list to be paid in June if funds from the workshop and conferences account remain.