Newton Public Schools

Voucher Guidelines

Teachers Who Supervisor a Full-time Student Teacher From a College/University

  1. All teachers who supervise a full-time student teacher are entitled to the use of one voucher from that student's college/university or if available a voucher from another college/university. All vouchers are non-transferable. As a result, any teacher who receives a voucher directly from a college/university and does not plan to use it, must forward the voucher to the Office of Human Resources. The HR office will arrange for the voucher to be transferred to another Newton Public Schools employee who is presently on the waiting list.
  1. If the Human Resources office receives the voucher directly from the college/university, we will contact the teacher in order to offer them the voucher. If we do not hear from the teacher within two weeks, we will offer the voucher to the next employee on the waiting list.

Any Newton Public Schools Employees Requesting Vouchers

  1. Presently the Newton Public Schools only receives vouchers from BrandeisUniversity, BostonCollege, LesleyUniversity, SimmonsCollege and WheelockCollege.
  1. Any employee (including all NTA members, administrators, secretaries, etc.) requesting a voucher must complete a "Tuition Voucher Request" form and submit it to the Office of Human Resources. Each year (September-August), the HR office will maintain a waiting list for all vouchers received by cooperating colleges/universities. Employees must submit a new request form each year. (An exception will be made for the 2009-2010 school year. Any previous requests will be honored for the remainder of this school year. However, you will need to reapply for the 2010-2011 school year.)
  1. Employees will be placed on the waiting list according to the date the voucher request was received and then in the following order:

a.Teacher with Professional Teacher Status (PTS) or administrators working towards a degree or license

b.Teacher with Professional Teacher Status (PTS) or administrators not working towards a degree or license

c.Teacher without Professional Teacher Status (PTS) working towards a degree or license

d.Teacher without Professional Teacher Status (PTS) not working towards a degree or license

e.Teacher aides working towards a degree or license

f.Teacher aides working towards license

g.Other school department personnel

  1. Employees may request to be on the waiting list for more than one college/university. However, only one voucher per employee will be issued each year (September – August).
  1. As surplus vouchers become available, employees on the waiting list will be sent an email to offer them a voucher. They will have two weeks from the date of the email to accept or reject the voucher. If the voucher is not accepted by the deadline, it will be offered to the next employee on the waiting list.
  1. It should be noted that a few colleges/universities tend to be very slow in their distribution of vouchers. While every effort is made to expedite the issuing of a voucher, employees should be aware that a course may have started before they receive a voucher.
  1. In addition, it should be noted that at least one college (Lesley), requires that employees using a voucher must be full-time teacher.

Tuition Voucher Request

Please return this form to the Office of Human Resources, Ed Center – Room 201

(Please type/print)

Name:
School: / Position:
College(s)/University(ies) you are requesting a voucher for:
Are you currently working towards a degree? (Yes/No):
Are you currently working towards a licensure? (Yes/No):

Please list names of student teachers you have supervised this past semester, the date of training and the college/university in which the student is enrolled:

Name of Student / Dates of Student Teaching / College

Although no guarantee is possible, every effort will be made to match the applicant's choice of institution to the vouchers available.

{Once issued, vouchers are not transferable}

By my signature, I certify that this voucher is for my own use.

Signature: / Date:

Vouchers must be returned or used within one semester of issue date.