Professional Development, Tuition Reimbursement and College Vouchers

Professional development in Weston is available in a variety of venues and formats (see menu to the left to see the professional development opportunites offered).  It is intended to facilitate productive collegial exchange and communication within teams and across grade levels and schools.  We also strive to maintain an educational environment that is stimulating and responsive to educational advancements in the larger community.  The overall district plan seeks to coordinate individual intitiatives with long-term district goals.

Salary Credit and tuition reimbursement are payable only for approved graduate courses in accordance with Article XI of the WEA contract.   Please click on the Professional Development Form button on the left to downlload the appropriate forms.

Tuition-Free College/University Vouchers

Vouchers are available for teachers to take graduate courses at area colleges and universities free of charge. If interested, please submit your course pre-approval application to Amber Bock, Assistant Superintendent at Case House and the vouchers will be made available on a first come, first serve basis based on the stipulations specified in the Teachers’ Contract (Article XI).  The following vouchers are currently available:

2 vouchers to Emerson College (1 effective through the Summer of 2010, 1 effective through the Summer of 2011)

3 vouchers to Simmons College (1 effective through the Summer of 2010, 1 effective through the Summer 2011, and 1 effective through the Fall of 2011)

1 half voucher to Bridgewater State College (effective through the Summer of 2010)

1 voucher to Bridgewater State College (effective through Summer 2011)

1 voucher to Lesley University (effective through the Fall of 2010)

Northeastern University will make available for the 2010-2011 school year twelve tuition vouchers to be issued upon authorization by the Board of Selectmen. Each voucher will cover the cost of a course for which 4 credits or less is granted. The Board of Selectmen has adopted a new policy for issue of these vouchers which gives first preference to employees of the Town of Weston and, if not used by employees, by the deadline for the Spring Quarter, to allow immediate family members (defined as children, spouse, or parents), of Town employees or Town residents.

Applications for vouchers for the Summer Quarter should be filed not later than May 7, 2010, in the Office of Selectmen, Town Hall, P.O. Box 389, Weston, MA  02493.

Applications for vouchers to be used in subsequent quarters of 2008-20009 school year may submitted at any time up to the following deadlines:

Fall Quarter - August 4, 2010

Winter Quarter - November 3, 2010

Spring Quarter - February 2, 2011

The applicant should apply in writing setting forth the course or courses for which a voucher or vouchers are requested, the course number, the number of credits applicable to each course, the location where the course will be given, and the relationship of the course to the work of the applicant if an employee of the Town of Weston. Applicants should also include their residence, home phone number, cell phone number,  and personal and work email addresses.

Vouchers may not apply to more than one course, thus a voucher used for a non-credit or a one- or two-credit course has no remaining value for application to any other course during the quarter.  Tuition vouchers approved by the Board of Selectmen are non-transferable.

In the event that applications are received for more vouchers than available, the Board of Selectmen will make the decision as to whom the vouchers will be granted. The Board may request additional information to assist it in making an equitable decision. In general, the vouchers will be used to the extent possible to assist persons whose education may in turn be deemed most beneficial to the Town.

Should you have questions regarding the Northeastern voucher program with the Town of Weston, please contact Lis Zeytoonjian in the Board of Selectmen’s office at (781) 893-7320 ext. 308 or by email at selectmen@westonmass.org.

For information regarding Northeastern vouchers for the 2010-2011 school year (including the Summer of 2010), click here.