Board of Education. The grievant shall present his/her written grievance to the Board of Education by letter to the President of the Board. Either party may request a hearing, which must be held at a regularly scheduled Board meeting, or before a committee of the Board if mutually agreed, within the time limit for the Board’s response. The Board’s decision shall be binding on the grievant, the Union, and the District.
a) The Board of Education must respond within twenty (20) working days after it receives the appeal.
b) If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Step 3, or the Board of Education does not render its decision within the time limit, the grievant may appeal to Step 5.
a) Within ten (10) days after the decision has been made at Step 4, the grievant may submit the grievance to arbitration by notifying the President of the Board, with a copy to the Superintendent of Schools to that effect. The notice must include a brief statement setting forth precisely the issue being submitted to arbitration and the specific provision or provisions of the agreement alleged to have been violated.
b) Within ten (10) days after the Superintendent receives the written submission to arbitration, the Superintendent or his/her designee and the grievant and/or the Union shall select a mutually acceptable arbitrator. If the parties are unable to agree on an arbitrator, the parties will then request a list of arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association. If the dispute is submitted to the American Arbitration Association, the Union shall pay the filing fee.
c) The arbitrator shall hear the matter promptly and shall issue his/her decision not later than thirty (30) calendar days from the date the hearing is closed (after all documents and briefs, if any, have been submitted). The arbitrator’s decision shall be in writing, and shall set forth findings of fact and recommendations on all issues submitted. The arbitrator shall have no authority to add to, subtract from, or modify the agreement or any provision of it. The recommendations of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the grievant, the Union, and the District.
c) The cost for the services of the arbitrator, including expenses, if any, shall be borne equally by the District and the Union. Each party will pay for its own advocates and representatives, if any.
Board of Education. The Association shall receive three (3) copies of the official agenda at least twenty- four (24) hours prior to each regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting. The Association shall receive three (3) copies of the approved minutes at the same time they are made available to the Board of Education members but in no case more than one (1) month from the date of approval. The Association may request items be placed on regular Board of Education meeting agenda in accordance with rules governing the conduct of the meeting. A designee of the Association may speak on any issue before the Board of Education before a vote is taken in accordance with the rules governing the conduct of the meeting. The Board of Education or its designee(s) shall make every reasonable effort to consult and confer with representatives of the Association prior to effecting changes in any policy or regulation affecting bargaining unit employee relations.
Board of Education. If an aggrieved person is not satisfied with the disposition of his/her grievance by the superintendent, or if no decision has been rendered within five days after conference with the superintendent, the aggrieved person may file the grievance with the Board of Education, which shall consider such complaint at its next regular meeting. The aggrieved person with a representative of his/her choice, if he/she desires one, may appear before the Board at such meeting. A decision of the Board on such grievance shall be rendered in writing to the aggrieved person within ten days after such meeting.
Board of Education. 3.1 The Union agrees that the Board of Education is the policy-making body of the District as imposed by Section 1709 of the Education Law and the rules and regulations of the Education Commissioner.
3.2 The Board's policies shall not conflict with any provision of this Agreement unless such policy is necessary in order that the Board fulfill its legal responsibility in accordance with Section 1709. Should any such conflicting policy be necessary then that policy shall only reflect on the Paragraph or Paragraphs of this Agreement which such policy specifically by subject matter refers to and all other Paragraphs of this Agreement not affected shall continue in full force and effect.
Board of Education a. If the teacher and the Association are not satisfied with the decision at Stage 2, the Grievance Committee will file an appeal in writing with the Board of Education within fifteen (15) school days after receiving the decision at Stage 2. The official grievance record maintained by the Chief Executive shall be available for the use of the Board of Education.
b. Within ten (10) school days after receiving the written grievance, the Board will meet with the Grievance Committee and the aggrieved person for the purpose of resolving the grievance.
c. Within five (5) school days after the conclusion of the above meeting, the Board will render a decision, in writing, on the grievance form.
Board of Education. If the grievant is not satisfied with the disposition made by the superintendent, or if no disposition has been made within the above-stated time limits, then the grievant shall complete Grievance Report Form, Step III within seven (7) school days after receiving the disposition of the superintendent or his/her designee or after the above-stated time limits have expired, and submit the grievance to the Board by filing a copy with the President of the Board and the superintendent or, upon mutual written agreement of the Board and the Association, to arbitration before an impartial arbitrator as hereinafter provided. If the grievance is submitted to the Board, the Board at its next regularly-scheduled meeting, or subsequent meeting as agreed by the grievant, shall meet with the grievant, the Association representative, and the superintendent and/or his/her designee, to review such grievance in executive session or give such grievance the consideration as it shall deem appropriate. The disposition by the Board shall be made to the grievant by completing Grievance Report Form, Step III, within seven (7) days of the meeting. A notification of such disposition shall be furnished the grievant, the Association, and the immediate supervisor.
Board of Education. If the grievant is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance by the superintendent, the grievance may be submitted to the Board of Education. Such submission shall be in writing signed by the grievant and the Union, and filed with the superintendent within seven (7) days after the written disposition of Step 2.
Board of Education. If the aggrieved person is not satisfied with the disposition of his grievance at Level Two, or if no decision has been rendered within 10 school days after the grievance was delivered to the Superintendent, he may, within 10 school days after a decision by the Superintendent, or 20 school days after the grievance was delivered to the Superintendent, request in writing that the Association refer his grievance to the Board. Within 20 school days after receipt of a request by the aggrieved person, the Association may submit the grievance to the Board.
Board of Education. If the teacher or the Association is not satisfied with the decision at Stage 2, the teacher or the Grievance Committee will file an appeal in writing with the Board of Education within fifteen school days after receiving the decision at Stage 2.
Board of Education. Within five (5) days after receiving the decision of Step 2, the Union may appeal the decision in writing through the Superintendent to the Board of Education.
1. The Board President shall appoint someone to hear the grievance, who shall within ten (10) days of the Board's receipt of the grievance confer with the Union Grievance Committee chairman to set a mutually satisfactory time and place for the hearing. The affected employee(s) may be present at such meeting.
2. Within ten (10) days after the hearing the Board shall state a decision in writing and furnish a copy thereof to the Union.
