TUITION REIMBURSEMENT

The Tuition Reimbursement Program pays for tuition, books and course-related materials within negotiated guidelines for each bargaining unit for SCCOE employees and Management Team members. Specific eligibility and maximum amounts per employee are listed below.

Conferences, workshops and symposiums which fall on paid working days are considered professional development and are to be covered by the employee's appropriate program funds, not tuition reimbursement. CTA coursework must be at an accredited university or college and apply toward education units and/or degree plan (see specifics below for all teachers). Non teaching Classified employees include OTBS, OSS and Management may take job-related courses with the approval of their supervisor or manager.

TUITION MATRIX
Bargaining Unit	Maximum allowed per Fiscal Year (7/1 – 6/30)	Fund Amounts Per Unit	Eligibility & Guidelines
Aides	$600	$10,000	Permanent status. Job related courses during non-paid workdays.
CTA:	$350	$7,500	Only tenured (those who have passed probation) Probationary, temporary, intern or provisional do not qualify.
CTA: Special Education & ASD	$350		Regular permanent (tenured) members on Column C or higher qualify. TR shall only apply to courses, from an accredited college or university or an alternative certificate program which are directly related to the unit member's assignment and for which semester units (or quarter-unit equivalents) are given.
CTA: DCH, Parkway and Head Start Teachers	$350		Regular permanent members on Salary Schedule A or B. Courses must be through an accredited college/university or an alternative certificate program with semester units or quarter unit equivalents applicable to a BA or beyond completion of a BA.
Management	$600	$6,000	Courses must be taken during non-paid workdays and be job related and/or applying toward a certificate degree.
OSS (Office, Services)	$600	$4,000	Non-probationary status. Job related courses must be taken during non-paid workdays.
OTBS (Office, Technical, Business Services)	$600	$8,000	Non-probationary status. Job related courses must be taken during non-paid work days.
Psychologists	$450	$3,000	Courses must be taken during non-paid workdays and be job related and/or applying toward a degree plan.
Total Unit Funds		$38,500

Procedure to apply:

TR Application Form must be completed for each course and approved by the applicant's supervisor, manager or principal and received in Human Resources before the class begins. Preferably one to two weeks prior to class start date.
After HR eligibility review, a letter is sent to the applicant explaining next steps and how to submit the Request for Tuition for their follow up upon course completion.

If you have further questions or need forms, please contact:

Karen Bacica, MC 264A in Human Resources
karen_bacica@sccoe.org
453-6503

Date last updated: April 27, 2010