Professional meetings are hereby defined as meetings directly related to the area of work or assignment of the employees requesting the authorization to attend the meeting. Generally, employees will be authorized to attend only such meetings in which they hold membership. Request must be submitted early in the year as a priority reference for the Superintendent to approve attendance at professional meetings.
Funds are limited to the amount appropriated each year.
Expenses will be limited to the amount estimated in the request and reimbursement will be only on itemized listing of all expenditures. Receipts for lodging and registration fees should be attached to the itemized statement filed for reimbursement. Expenses of the Board of Education, the Superintendent and administrative assistants to meetings directly related to administrative or policy matters, shall be paid from the Board of Education Service Fund. Expense of the professional or non-professional staff shall be paid from the proper classification of Appropriations.