Common use of Level Four - Arbitration Clause in Contracts

Level Four - Arbitration. If the decision of the Board is not satisfactory to the Association, the grievance may be submitted to arbitration. If submitted, it must be done within twenty (20) school days of the date of the Board level response. The arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association in accord with its rules, which shall likewise govern the Arbitration hearing. The Board and Association shall not be permitted to assert in such Arbitration proceedings, any grounds or to rely on any evidence not previously disclosed to the Board and to the Association. The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add to, or subtract from the terms of the Agreement. Both parties agree that judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction where such award does not conflict with or deny the powers and duties of the Board granted by Legislative Act.