The Board of Education must inform eligible applicants of their selection for the program by a date determined by the Board of Education. Teacher Recruitment Tuition Reimbursement Program - provides an incentive to attract qualified teachers to teacher shortage areas by providing tuition reimbursement. Board of Education shall in its discretion select the number of eligible applicants who will participate. If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of awards then the Board of Education must use an objective competitive process based on educational qualifications to determine which eligible applicants shall receive awards. A recipient shall be eligible to receive three initial reimbursement awards in the school year.
Award is renewable for one additional year.
The Board of Education must develop and secure from the award recipient a written agreement outlining the service obligation. This agreement shall include provisions for the recipient to repay the amount of the award to the school district if the recipient fails to complete their service obligation. Upon a written appeal by an award recipient, the Board of Education may, in its discretion, provide a waiver of repayment for an award recipient who fails to complete the service obligation for documented reasons of health or other severe hardships, as determined by the Commissioner. The Board of Education must inform eligible applicants of their selection for the program by a date determined by the Board of Education. Summer Teacher Training Program - provides intensive summer teacher training to certified teachers teaching in a teacher shortage area that will be employed for the first time in the New York City school district.