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Tuition Credit, PEF and PEF Special Projects Handbook

| Handbooks | Table of Contents | Introduction | Section: Tuition Credit Points | PEF Point Reimbursement Fund | PEF Special Projects Fund |

PEF SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND

The PEF Special Projects Fund is designed to allocate PEF monies to Lincoln Public Schools educators. This funding allows educators the opportunity to develop a project that enhances their professional development.

PEF SPECIAL PROJECTS ACCESS

Any LPS educator may submit requests for PEF Special Projects Fund monies.

 

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

  1. Projects must be related to the enhancement of teaching skills.
  2. Each applicant or team must submit the PEF Special Projects Proposal Application Form (PEF 4). The Proposal Form should contain a series of concise statements which explain specifically the goals and procedures of the project and must include an itemized list of anticipated expenses.
  3. The application must be typewritten.
  4. The application must include the number of teachers involved in the project (include names if known) and the name of one "contact person".
  5. The Special Project Application Outline should be sent to Human Resources, Box 33 - LPSDO. Applications are due in December and April. Specific dates will be announced annually.
  6. The application will be reviewed by the PEF Committee each semester. If more information is requested, the specific nature of that information will be communicated to the contact person named on the application prior to the committee meeting. Following the meeting of the committee, the contact person will be notified of the committee's decision.
  7. First priority will be given to educators who have been involved with UNL's teacher training program. The application needs to contain documentation that verifies involvement with teacher training at UNL.
  8. Priority will be given to individuals or groups who did not receive PEF Special Projects Funds in the last school year.
  9. The PEF Special Projects Fund will not be used to pay for any activities that provide salary advancement including college tuition, fees, or LPS classes.
  10. The PEF Special Projects Fund will not be used to pay stipends or hourly workshop pay to teachers.
  11. The PEF Special Projects Fund will not be used to pay LPS classified employees or parents involved in a project.
  12. The PEF Special Projects Fund will not be used to pay for equipment, student materials, textbooks or classroom supplies.
  13. PEF Special Projects Fund will not be used to pay for child care.
  14. PEF Special Projects Fund will not be used to pay for substitutes to cover release time for teachers to plan instruction.
  15. PEF Special Projects Fund may be used to pay for meals (at LPS per diem rates), airfare/transportation, lodging, registration, and/or substitute coverage as part of the expenses of attending an out-of-town conference (call the LPS Payroll Department for current substitute costs). PEF monies may not be used for the purchase of any alcohol.
  16. Monies will be allocated one of two ways:
    1. Individual projects not to exceed $750.
    2. Group projects to a maximum of $4,000.
  17. No school may have more than $8,000 in projects during one school year.
  18. Payment will be made according to the following guidelines:

    1. A PEF Special Projects activity account will be established at each school with approved projects. The recipient(s), principal and secretary will be notified of the amount granted and the account number assigned. If a project is approved for a group made up of persons from more than one building, it will be necessary to assign the activity account to just one of the locations involved and all transactions will need to be made through appropriate channels at that building.

    2. Staff will follow district regulations and guidelines for expenditure of funds as outlined in Business Affairs bulletins. Reimbursement for small purchases can be made from the special activity account as purchases are made.

    3. Money must be used within one year of approval. If the contact teacher transfers to another building within LPS, the money allocated for his/her specific project remains with the teacher, not the building that he/she left.

    4. Any funds not used in completing the specifically approved project will be returned to the PEF Special Projects Fund.

    5. Special projects funds given to an individual will remain with the individual for that specific project.

    6. Special projects funds given to groups or teams from a building will remain with the building for that specific project.