non-central item means any item which is not in italics in this Collective Agreement.
non-central item means any item which is not in italics in this collective agreement. An “operational” day is an instructional or non-instructional day in the School Division calendar on which teachers are scheduled to work. If there is a dispute about whether a grievance commenced under this article is properly a grievance on a central item, it shall be processed under this article unless TEBA and the Association mutually agree that the difference, or a portion of the difference, shall be referred to the local grievance procedure in Article 16. Either TEBA or the Association may initiate a grievance by serving a written notice of a difference as follows:
non-central item means any item which is not in italics in this Collective Agreement. An “operational” day is an instructional or non-instructional day in the Employer/School Division calendar on which teachers are scheduled to work. For the purposes of this Article, the months of July and August shall not be included in the computation of operational days. For the purposes of this Article, written communication may be provided by email. If there is a dispute about whether a grievance commenced under this Article is properly a grievance on a central item, it shall be processed under this Article unless TEBA and the Association mutually agree that the difference, or a portion of the difference, shall be referred to the Local grievance procedure in Article 16. If the alleged violation is initiated as Local and then defined as a central grievance, the local grievance shall be transferred to the central grievance procedure at an equivalent step in the process. Notwithstanding the timelines for advancing the grievance through the central grievance process from that point, at the request of either party, the parties shall agree to a thirty (30) day freeze of the timelines to enable the parties to consider the matter. The thirty (30) day freeze period may be ended by mutual agreement. Either TEBA or Association may initiate a grievance by serving a written notice of a difference as follows: