BOARD JURISDICTION. 1. The Board hereby retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all power, rights, authority, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it prior to the signing of this Agreement by the Laws and Constitution of the State of New Jersey and of the United States, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following rights:
a. to the executive management and administrative control of the Clinton Township School District and its properties and facilities and the activities of its employees;
b. to hire all employees and subject to the provisions of law, to determine their qualifications and conditions for continued employment or assignment and to promote and transfer employees;
c. to suspend, demote, discharge or take other disciplinary action for good and just cause according to law;
d. to relieve employees from duties because of insufficient enrollment, or other reason deemed appropriate by the Board;
e. to take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out the program and objectives of the Board in situations of emergency;
f. to establish, modify, change, or abandon operating methods, to assure efficient and economical operation, or to subcontract same, subject to applicable laws and regulations;
g. to determine work schedules and hours, duties, responsibilities, and assignments of employees.
2. The exercise of the foregoing powers, rights, authority, duties, and responsibilities of the Board, the adopting of policies, rules and regulations, and practices in furtherance thereof, and the use of judgment and discretion in connection therewith will be limited only by the specific and express terms of this Agreement, and then only to the extent such specific and express terms hereof are in conformance with the Constitution and Laws of New Jersey and of the United States.
3. Nothing contained herein will be construed to deny or restrict the Board with respect to its powers, rights, authority, duties, and responsibilities under N.J.S.A. 18A-1, et seq., N.J.S.A. 40:-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 40A-1 et seq., or any other national, state, county ,district or local laws or regulations as they pertain to education.
4. It is understood that all employees will continue to serve under the direction of the Superintendent of Schools and in accordance with the Board and administrative policies, rules and regulations, provided that the provisions of this Agreement will supersede and prevail over any conflicting provisions.
BOARD JURISDICTION. The Board shall have jurisdiction to resolve disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement, to the fullest extent allowed by law.
BOARD JURISDICTION. 21.2.1 The Board shall have jurisdiction to consider any grievance properly submitted to it under the terms of this Agreement (including whether a matter is arbitrable or not). The Board shall have no jurisdiction to alter, modify, amend or make any decision inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
21.2.2 The Arbitration Board may extend the time limits for the taking of any step in the Grievance or Arbitration procedures, notwithstanding the expiration of such time limits, where the Arbitration Board is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for the extension.
21.2.3 The Board shall, in the case of disciplinary or discharge grievances, have the authority to determine whether the disciplinary or discharge action taken by the Company was for just cause. The Board may render such orders as it considers just and reasonable, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the exoneration and reinstatement of the griever, the reduction or modification of the discharge or discipline, and the compensation of the griever.
21.2.4 The decision of the majority of the members of the Board and if there is no majority, the decision of the Chairperson, or in the event of a single arbitrator, his decision shall be final and binding upon the parties.
BOARD JURISDICTION. The Board shall have jurisdiction to consider any matter properly submitted to it under the terms of this agreement (including whether a matter is arbitrable or not). The Board shall have no jurisdiction to alter, modify, amend or make any decision inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
BOARD JURISDICTION. 21.2.1 The Board shall have jurisdiction to consider any grievance properly submitted to it under the terms of this Agreement (including whether a matter is arbitrable or not). The Board shall have no jurisdiction to alter, modify, amend or make any decision inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
21.2.2 The Arbitration Board may extend the time limits for the taking of any step in the Grievance or Arbitration procedures, notwithstanding the expiration of such time limits, where the Arbitration Board is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for the extension.
21.2.3 The Board shall, in the case of disciplinary or discharge grievances, have the authority to determine whether the disciplinary or discharge action taken by the Company was for just
BOARD JURISDICTION. The Board shall have jurisdiction over ------------------ disputes between any employee covered by this Agreement and the Company growing out of grievances, interpretation or application of any of the terms of this Agreement. The jurisdiction of the Board shall not extend to propose changes in hours of employment, basic rates of compensation, or working conditions covered by this Agreement or any amendment. Unless the Company and the Union agree upon a combination of cases to be presented to a Referee, each case presented to the Board shall be treated as a separate case; except those grievances involving more than one (1) employee or incident concerning an alleged violation with similar facts and circumstances which shall be treated as one case.
