Appeal to the Superintendent. Level III
Appeal to the Superintendent. In the event that the employee is not satisfied with the disposition at Step 3, within ten (10) working days after receipt of the Associate Superintendent for Special Education’s /designee’s answer, the employee shall notify the Special Education Administrator\designee, in writing, that he/she desires to continue the grievance. The Union may request to appeal the grievance to the Superintendent or the Union may request to proceed immediately to Step 5. Upon receipt of the Union's request to continue the grievance, the Superintendent\designee shall hold a hearing within ten (10) working days of receipt of the written appeal in an attempt to resolve the grievance. Within ten (10) working days after conclusion of the hearing, the Superintendent or designee shall present the grievant with a written answer to the grievance with a copy to the Union Xxxxxxx. The Union may within ten (10) working days of receipt of the decision of the Superintendent request in writing to proceed to Step 5.
Appeal to the Superintendent. If an employee is denied discretionary leave for any reason, they may appeal to the Superintendent. This includes:
i. The use of more than three (3) consecutive days;
ii. When the number of allowable leaves exceeds 10% per building; or
iii. Not being part of the first come/first served leaves granted before or after a holiday or vacation. The Superintendent may grant these appeals if possible in cases of unforeseen or once-in-a- lifetime events.
Appeal to the Superintendent. The following procedure shall be used to address an appeal of the school administrator’s decision in Step 1 to the Superintendent:
1. If either party is not satisfied with the school administrator’s decision, or if the school administrator does not render a written decision within fourteen (14) calendar days of the request for a decision on the merits of the complaint, that party may appeal to the Superintendent by filing form ACAA-E(2). The appeal must be filed within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the school administrator’s written decision, or ten (10) calendar days of the deadline for the school administrator’s written decision, whichever comes first. The appealing party must attach the school administrator’s written decision.
2. Within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the appeal was filed, the Superintendent shall render a decision in writing. All parties shall receive copies of the decision. The Superintendent shall uphold, reverse, modify the school administrator’s decision, or the Superintendent may refer the matter back to the school administrator for further investigation and supplemental decision which decision may restate, modify or reverse the school administrator’s initial decision. A supplemental decision by the school administrator after a referral back to the school administrator is subject to appeal to the Superintendent. The time frame for rendering a decision by the Superintendent may be extended by the Superintendent for good cause and upon written notification to all parties, which notification shall identify the reason for the extension and the date on or before which the decision shall be rendered.
Appeal to the Superintendent. If there is a disagreement about the reassignment, the member may appeal to the Superintendent.
Appeal to the Superintendent. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall meet with the aggrieved party and/or designated Association representative within five (5) days of receipt of the grievance appeal and shall provide a written disposition of the grievance, including the reasons therefore, to the grievant and/or Association within ten (10) days of receipt of the appeal. If the Superintendent does not respond within the time limits, the grievant may appeal to the next level. Within the above limits either party may request a personal conference. In the event the grievant and/or Association is not satisfied with the decision at Level II, he/she may appeal the decision within ten (10) days to Level III by:
1. Contacting the State Conciliation Services through the bargaining representative (CTA) and
2. Giving the Superintendent written notice of intent to proceed to mediation. Such written notice shall be done on the "Grievance Report Form" (Page 4).
Appeal to the Superintendent. The Superintendent, or his designate, shall meet with the exclusive representative within the seven (7) days following receipt of the written grievance in an attempt to resolve the dispute. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute within the ten ( 10) days following the first meeting with the Superintendent, the exclusive representative may submit the unresolved grievance to final and binding arbitration by serving written notice to the Superintendent and no later than five (5) days after denial of the grievance.
Appeal to the Superintendent. In the event the grievance has not been resolved in the First Step, the grievant or the Union may file an appeal to the Superintendent or his/her designee. The Step 2 designee shall not be the same administrator as the one who heard the grievance at Step 1. This does not preclude the participation of the administrator(s) who was involved in Step 1. The appeal shall be made within ten (10) school days of the receipt of the appeal; the Superintendent or his/her designee shall confer with the Union in an effort to resolve the grievance within ten (10) school days of the receipt of the Step 1 appeal. The Superintendent, within ten (10) school days following the conference, shall file his/her written decision with the grievant and the Union.
Appeal to the Superintendent. 1) If the administrator determines that further efforts to resolve the complaint at the site would not be productive, the administrator shall prepare a memo to the Superintendent's designee, including his/her attempts to resolve the complaint, and shall forward the written complaint, the employee's response, and the administrator's memo to the Superintendent's designee for review.
2) The employee shall receive a copy of the administrator’s memo to the Superintendent.
3) The Superintendent's designee will review the complaint, the employee's response if submitted, and the administrator's memo, and may meet with the administrator, the employee, and/or the complainant to clarify issues and attempt to resolve the complaint.
4) The disposition of the complaint by the Superintendent's designee shall be final unless within thirty (30) days after receiving notification of the disposition of the complaint, the complainant requests in writing a meeting with the Board of Trustees.
Appeal to the Superintendent. If the grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the grievant, the grievant may appeal the decision in writing to the Superintendent within ten (10) workdays after receiving the Step Two decision.
