Submission of Grievance If the complaint is not resolved within ten (10) days after the meeting with the employee’s immediate supervisor, the employee shall file within five (5) days a written grievance with the Department Head. A grievance shall not be deemed to be properly filed unless it is signed by the employee and includes all of the following:
Statement of Grievance The grievance shall contain a statement of:
Denial of Grievance Failure by the School Board or its representative to issue a decision within the time periods provided herein shall constitute a denial of the grievance and the employee may appeal it to the next level.
Investigation of Grievances The investigation of grievances shall not interfere with the orderly process of education in District 281.
Grievability Denial of a petition for reinstatement is grievable. The grievance may not be based on information other than that shared with the Employer at the time of the petition for reinstatement.
Year-End Grievance In the event a grievance is filed at such time that it cannot be processed through all steps in this grievance procedure by the end of the school year and, if left unresolved until the beginning of the following school year, could result in irreparable harm to a party in interest, the time limits set forth herein shall be reduced so that the grievance procedure may be exhausted prior to the end of the school year or within a maximum of 30 days thereafter. Reduction of the time limit shall be with mutual consent.