Common use of Fourth Stage Clause in Contracts

Fourth Stage. a. If the complainant is not satisfied with the decision rendered by the Superintendent of Schools, the complainant may, within ten days thereafter, request in writing a review and determination of his/her grievance by the Board of Education. This written request shall be delivered to the District Clerk and shall specify the basis or reasons for his/her dissatisfaction with the Superintendent of School’s decision and the relief sought. A copy of the request shall be given simultaneously to the Superintendent of Schools by the complainant. b. The Board, within one month of receipt of the appeal, shall fix a date and place for a meeting at which time the complainant may present oral and written statements in support of the complainant's position. At the option of the Board, the meeting may be held before the Board, a committee of the Board, or the School Attorney. c. Such meeting shall be fixed at a date not more than twenty, and not less than ten days, from the date of mailing of the notice thereof. d. The Board, its committee, or the School Attorney, shall render a decision in writing within twenty days after the meeting, or any final adjournment or extension thereof, which decision shall be final. The decision shall be made a record of the Board, with a copy furnished to the complainant or his/her representative.

Fourth Stage. a. If the complainant is not satisfied with the decision rendered by the Superintendent of Schools, the complainant may, within ten days thereafter, request in writing a review and determination of his/her grievance by the Board of Education. This written request shall be delivered to the District Clerk and shall specify the basis or reasons for his/her dissatisfaction with the Superintendent of School’s Schools' decision and the relief sought. A copy of the request shall be given simultaneously to the Superintendent of Schools by the complainant. b. The Board, within one month of receipt of the appeal, shall fix a date and place for a meeting at which time the complainant may present oral and written statements in support of the complainant's position. At the option of the Board, the meeting may be held before the Board, a committee of the Board, or the School Attorney. c. Such meeting shall be fixed at a date not more than twenty, and not less than ten days, from the date of mailing of the notice thereof. d. The Board, its committee, or the School Attorney, shall render a decision in writing within twenty days after the meeting, or any final adjournment or extension thereof, thereof which decision shall be final. The decision shall be made a record of the Board, with a copy furnished to the complainant or his/her representative.