3243 - ATTENDANCE AT EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS

Whitmore Lake Public Schools

Administrative Guidelines

3243 - ATTENDANCE AT EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS

Attendance at educational meetings shall be controlled by the Superintendent in accordance with Board of Education Policy and/or terms of negotiated, collectively-bargained agreement.

Educational meetings are intended to include professional conventions, conferences, workshops, drive-ins, etc., which are conducted for the purpose of disseminating information, making inquiries into the nature of an educational problem, etc.

	A.	Staff members should request leave to attend educational meetings at least five (5) in advance of the meeting to allow for proper approval. (See Form 3243 F1)
	B.	Staff members attending a meeting will make a summary report to the Superintendent and indicate the ways in which what was learned will be applied within the District.
	C.	Reimbursement for travel, rooms, meals, and other meeting expenses shall be made, within budgetary constraints, on the basis of itemized expense accounts and submitted on Form 3243 F2:

		1.	Registration fees exclusive of personal dues shall be reimbursed.
		2.	A per diem amount for meals may not exceed the IRS approved rate for the given city.
		3.	A mileage allowance or cost of round trip ticket by public carrier will be reimbursed. (If staff members attend meetings as a group, the allowance will be made accordingly.)