Applicable only to teachers having been on staff one year or more, unless the board requests a first year teacher in the division to take a specific course.
Academic Course: including degree credit professional courses, are described as those offered under the sponsorship of a University and which give credit towards a recognized degree by Manitoba Education.
The tuition fees, plus a negotiable expense allowance, will be paid to teachers who have been requested by the board to take a certain course. For those courses approved by the board, tuition fees only, will be paid. Teachers requesting approval will receive official notice one month after application.
These payments to be made in a lump sum, once only, upon presentation by the teacher of successful completion of course. This payment shall not apply in the case of a course that moves a teacher into the next higher classification.
Professional Courses: are described as those education courses offered under the sponsorship of Manitoba Education, Manitoba Teachers' Society or any other recognized group, but do not give credit towards a recognized degree by Manitoba Education. A Bursary of $100.00 for a 1.5 unit course and a Bursary of $200.00 for a 3 unit course shall be paid for each successfully completed professional course that has been recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the board prior to taking the course or for courses that have been taken at the request of the board. Teachers requesting approval for professional courses will receive official notice one month after application.