Level One. A teacher believing themselves wrong by an alleged violation of the express provisions of this contract shall within seven (7) days of its alleged occurrence orally discuss the grievance with the building principal in an attempt to resolve same. If no resolution is obtained within three (3) days of the discussion, the teacher shall reduce the grievance to writing and present to the Principal, with the signature of the Association attached only to inform the Board of the Association's knowledge of the grievance. If no decision is rendered within four (4) days or the decision is unsatisfactory to the grievant, the grievant may appeal same to the Superintendent at Level Two. Level One may be bypassed if mutually agreed upon by the Superintendent and the Association. Level Two. Within five (5) days from the rendering of an unsatisfactory decision/non- decision a copy of the written grievance shall be filed with the Superintendent or his designated agent as specified. Within five (5) days of receipt of the grievance, the Superintendent or his designated agent shall arrange a meeting with the grievant and/or the designated Association representative at the option of the grievant to discuss the grievance. Within five (5) days of the discussion the Superintendent or his designated agent shall render his decision in writing, transmitting a copy of the same to the grievant, the Association Secretary, the building principal in which the grievance arose, and place a copy of same in a permanent file in his/her office. If no decision is rendered within five (5) days of the discussion, or the decision is unsatisfactory to the grievant and/or the Association, the grievant may appeal same to the Board of Education by filing a written grievance along with the decision of the Superintendent with the office of the Board in charge of drawing up the agenda for the Board's meeting not less than ten (10) days prior to the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. Level Three. Upon proper application as specified in Level Two, the Board shall allow the teacher or his Association representative an opportunity to be heard at the meeting for which the grievance was scheduled. Within one (1) month from the hearing of the grievance the Board shall render its decision in writing. The Board may hold future hearings herein, may designate one (1) or more of its members to hold future hearings therein or otherwise investigate the grievance; provided, however, that in no event with express wri...
Level One. Any employee who has a grievance shall discuss it first with her immediate supervisor in an attempt to resolve the matter on an informal basis.
Level One. A teacher with a grievance will first discuss it with his principal or immediate supervisor either directly or through the Association with the objective of resolving the matter informally.
Level One. If not resolved through the informal conference, the grievant may file the grievance in writing with the principal or supervisor. The written grievance will state the nature of the grievance, the provision(s) of the agreement or any policy concerning terms and conditions of employment allegedly violated, and the relief requested.
Level One. A teacher, believing himself wronged by an alleged violation of the express provisions of this contract, shall within fifteen (15) days of its alleged occurrence, orally discuss the grievance with the building principal and an Association representative in an attempt to resolve same. If no resolution is obtained within three (3) days of the discussion, the grievance shall be reduced to writing and submitted within ten (10) days of said discussion, to Level Two.
Level One a. In the event that the informal communication with the party who has allegedly violated this Agreement fails to resolve the issue, the grievant may file the formal grievance with the immediate supervisor. If the immediate supervisor is the Superintendent, or if the Superintendent or the Board is the party who has allegedly violated this Agreement, the grievant shall file the grievance initially with the Superintendent at Level Two.
Level One. The formal grievance shall be filed with the grievant's non-bargaining unit supervisor (e.g. school- based employees will file with an Assistant Principal or Principal if no Assistant Principal position exists within the school center and a non-school-based employee in Facilities Services will file with a Level 17 or above within the Department of Facilities Services and a non-school-based transportation employee will file with a Level 16 or above within the Department of Transportation Services. Within ten (10) days of receipt of the written formal grievance, a meeting shall take place between the immediate supervisor, Level One hearing officer, and the grievant and their representative. An answer to the grievance shall be given to the grievant in writing within ten (10) days after the Level One formal meeting.
Level One a) The grievant(s) shall discuss the complaint with the immediate supervisor within ten (10) working days of the grievant(s) knowledge of the event or occurrence which is the basis for the complaint.
Level One. Any member who has a grievance shall discuss it first with his/her principal (or immediate supervisor or department head when applicable) in an attempt to resolve the matter informally at that level which discussion shall be announced beforehand by the member as constituting a Level One grievance discussion. Level Two: If as a result of the discussion, the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the member within five (5) working days of the Level One grievance discussion, he/she shall set forth his/her grievance in writing to his/her principal or immediate supervisor on the grievance forms provided in Appendix “B”. The principal or supervisor shall communicate his/her decision to the member in writing with reasons within five (5) working days of receipt of the written grievance. Level Three: If the grievance is not resolved to the member’s satisfaction, he/she, no later than five (5) working days after receipt of the principal’s or supervisor’s decision, may request a review and hearing by the Superintendent of Schools. The appeal to the Superintendent must be made in writing with copy to the principal or supervisor setting forth the matter submitted to the principal or supervisor as specified above and the reasons for his/her dissatisfaction with decisions previously rendered. The Superintendent may consider the appeal on the written record submitted to him/her, or he/she may, on his/her own election, conduct a hearing; and he/she may request within six (6) working days of receipt of the grievance appeal the submission of additional written materials. Where additional written materials are requested by the Superintendent, copies thereof shall be served upon the adverse parties who shall have the right to reply thereto. If the Superintendent elects to conduct a hearing, it shall be held within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the grievance appeal by the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall make a determination within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the grievance appeal, or from the receipt of the requested additional materials, or from the date of the hearing, whichever is later, and shall in writing notify all interested parties of his/her determination.
Level One a. An employee may, within five (5) work days of the occurrence of the grievance, orally discuss the matter with the Director of Building and Grounds or the Supervisor of Food Service, as appropriate, and if requested, a trustee of the Association, with the objective of resolving the matter informally. If the problem is not resolved to the employee’s satisfaction, he/she may:
