Ottawa-Glandorf  L P D C

 

Tuition Reimbursement Procedures 

 

 

1.                  Complete a Prior Approval for Tuition Reimbursement form before the course.  This form must be on file when course is completed in order to file for tuition reimbursement.  This form will give you course approval and funding approval for tuition reimbursement upon successful completion of course.   Please submit this form to the Administrative Offices, Attention:  LPDC.  You will receive notification, by e-mail, within a few days. 

 

2.                  Upon completion of course, please complete a Tuition Reimbursement request form, attach necessary documentation, and submit to the Administrative Offices, Attention:  LPDC.  Once approved, you should receive your reimbursement within two weeks.

 

 

 

Language in OGCTA Master Contract

 

 

REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

 

Certified employees who hold a valid Ohio teaching certificate or license are eligible to be reimbursed for additional semester hours of college credit earned per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30).  Employees may be reimbursed at a rate of up to $250.00 per semester hour.  Additional hours must be approved by the LPDC and must support building and district goals as determined by the LPDC and administration.  Requests for reimbursement can only be made within six weeks of the beginning of the class.  Only those hours paid by the employee and not reimbursed by a stipend will be eligible through the district program.  The Boards responsibility will be capped at $30,000 per fiscal year for the duration of the contract.  For this section of the agreement, a school year is defined as beginning at the end of the Spring/Winter semester.  All teachers employed by Ottawa-Glandorf School District and who elect to enroll in continuing education courses after they are under contract qualify for the provisions of this section.

 

Any coursework taken after the end of the school year shall be reimbursed from the funds for the following fiscal year.

 

Credentials to be submitted to the Superintendent’s Office include:

Ř      An official transcript

Ř      A letter from the professor of the course stating that the coursework has been successfully completed (acceptable if transcript is unavailable).

Ř      A copy of a cancelled check/credit card receipt or statement

 

 

Effective July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2009