Level Four definition
Level Four. If the aggrieved professional employee is dissatisfied with the disposition of level three, the employee may appeal the grievance to the board of education within ten (10) school days after the completion of level three. The grievance shall be submitted in writing and sent to the clerk of the board of education. The board as a whole may choose to hear the grievance, or may appoint a hearing officer to hear the grievance and make a recommendation to the board. In either case, the board will render a decision on the grievance within thirty (30) days of the clerk’s receipt of the grievance, such decision becoming the final disposition of the grievance.
Level Four. If no decision is rendered within ten (10) days of the discussion, or if the written decision is unsatisfactory to the Association, the Association shall within five (5) days appeal same to the Board of Education by filing such written grievance along with the decision of the Superintendent or his/her designated agent with the officer of the Board in charge of drawing up the agenda for the Board's next regularly scheduled Board meeting. Level Five: Individual employees shall not have the right to process a grievance at Level Five.
Level Four. If the grievance has not been resolved at Level Three to the satisfaction of the Association, the Association may submit the grievance to binding arbitration by sending written notice of submission to arbitration to the District within ten (10) days after receipt of the Level Three response.
Examples of Level Four in a sentence
Level Four of the Grievance Procedure, which provides for the submission of a grievance to arbitration, shall not apply to any such grievance.
The mediator(s) will write a suggested settlement to be delivered to both parties prior to the Level Four hearing.
At the conclusion of mediation, if the grievant is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance, within 5 school days the grievance shall be moved to Level Four by notification to the Board Secretary, and it will be heard by the Board of Education at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Grievance at Level One and Level Two may be submitted directly to Level Four for a decision by mutual agreement in writing of the parties concerned.
Level Four If the Association is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Level Three, the Association may appeal in writing the Level Three decision to the Commissioner of the Department of Administration within twenty (20) working days after the decision at Level Three is due or received, whichever is earlier.
More Definitions of Level Four
Level Four. The Association shall be given an opportunity to present a brief summary of the issue(s) involved in the grievance at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. Such presentation shall not include testimony and/or evidence. The Board of Education shall direct a committee of the Board to schedule a meeting for the purpose of a complete hearing of the grievance within ten (10) days of the Board meeting at which the grievance is introduced. The Board committee shall hear the grievance, allowing the Association and its representative an opportunity to present the facts and arguments surrounding the alleged violation(s) of the Agreement. Within ten (10) days of the hearing, the Board committee shall render a written recommendation to the full Board for action at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The Board may hold future hearings thereon or otherwise investigate the grievance, provided, however, that in no event except with the express written consent of the Association, shall final determination of the grievance be made by the Board of Education more than thirty (30) days after the initial hearing by the Board committee. A copy of the full Board of Education action shall be forwarded in writing to the Superintendent for permanent filing, the immediate supervisor, the grievant(s) and the Local Association President.
Level Four. Individual teachers shall not have the right to process a grievance at Level Four.
Level Four. Binding Arbitration: If the Association is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Level Three, the Association may request final and binding arbitration within fifteen
Level Four. If the grievance is not resolved at Level Three, the matter may be referred to arbitration by the Board or JCEA provided that notice to refer is given within twenty (20) days of the written decision at Level Three.
Level Four. Upon proper notification as specified in Level Three, the Board shall allow the grievant and his/her Union representative an opportunity to be heard at the meeting for which the grievance was scheduled and shall also hear statements from the appropriate school administrators concerning the grievance. A disciplined Employee can request said hearing before the Board to be held in a “Closed Session”. Either party may include additional representatives who are witnesses to or actual parties to the occurrence, which gave, rise to the original complaint. Within one (1) month from the hearing of the grievance, the Board shall render its decision in writing.
Level Four. If the Association is dissatisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Level Two or with results of Level Three the Association may file a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association within twenty (20) days of the receipt of the answer at Level Two or the results of Level Three. The arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules which will likewise govern the arbitration hearing. In accordance with the Public Employment Relations Act and the rules thereunder, either party may request mediation of a dispute involving the terms of this agreement through the Michigan Employment Relations Commission after a request for arbitration has been filed. The mediation shall be conducted pursuant to the rules of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission.
Level Four. If the dispute is not resolved at Level Three, a hearing shall be held no later than the second regularly scheduled Committee meeting from the date of the reply at Level Three between the Association (it shall be limited to seven (7) persons designated by the Chairman of the Grievance Committee) and the Committee. If the second regularly scheduled Committee meeting is during July or August after the Level III response, efforts will be made to schedule the Level IV grievance hearing at the first regularly scheduled Committee meeting from the date of the reply at Level III. The Committee's answer shall be transmitted to the Association within ten (10) calendar days of the hearing at Level Four. Level Five: In the event that the grievance shall not have been satisfactorily disposed of at Level Four, or in the event that no decision has been rendered within ten (l0) calendar days after the Level Four meeting, the Association may refer in writing within ten (l0) calendar days of the disposition under Level Four the unsettled grievance to arbitration. The Arbitrator shall be selected by agreement between the parties. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator, the selection shall be made by the American Arbitration Association, in accordance with its rules and regulations.