Common use of Complaint Against An Ancillary Staff Member Clause in Contracts

Complaint Against An Ancillary Staff Member. a. Complaints and/or criticisms pertaining to ancillary staff which are in writing and/or considered by the administrator to merit further consideration shall be promptly brought to the ancillary staff member’s attention and shall be discussed with the staff member. If they are to be placed in the staff member’s personnel file, any such complaints and/or criticisms shall be in writing, with names of the complainants, date and administrative action taken. Staff members shall have an opportunity to respond to such complaints and/or criticisms, verbally and/or in writing, and any written response shall be kept with the complaint and/or criticism in the staff member’s personnel file. b. When dealing with such complaints and/or such criticisms pertaining to a teacher, the District or its administrators shall also: (1) Encourage the complainant to discuss his/her concern directly with the ancillary staff member, whenever the administrator believes it is appropriate to do so; (2) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, such investigation of the complaint or criticism as the administrator determines is required to determine its accuracy; (3) Refrain from placing in a staff member’s personnel file any complaint or criticism which is found and determined to be inaccurate, and provide such correction or elimination of complaints or criticisms as may be required to render them accurate; and (4) Consider the nature and severity of the complaint or criticism, together with the staff member’s prior record of conduct and performance, when determining the disciplinary action (if any) to be taken.

Complaint Against An Ancillary Staff Member. a. Complaints and/or criticisms pertaining to ancillary staff which are in writing and/or considered by the administrator to merit further consideration shall be promptly brought to the ancillary staff member’s attention and shall be discussed with attention, unless the staff membermatter requires an investigation by law enforcement officials. If they are to be placed in the staff member’s personnel file, any such complaints and/or criticisms shall be in writing, with names of the complainants, date and administrative action taken. Staff members shall have an opportunity to respond to such complaints and/or criticisms, verbally and/or in writing, and any written response shall be kept with the complaint and/or criticism in the staff member’s personnel file. b. When dealing with such complaints and/or such criticisms pertaining to a teacher, the District or its administrators shall also: (1) Encourage the complainant to discuss his/her concern directly with the ancillary staff member, whenever the administrator believes it is appropriate to do so; (2) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, such investigation of the complaint or criticism as the administrator determines is required to determine its accuracy; (3) Refrain from placing in a staff member’s personnel file any complaint or criticism which is found and determined to be inaccurate, and provide such correction or elimination of complaints or criticisms as may be required to render them accurate; and (4) Consider the nature and severity of the complaint or criticism, together with the staff member’s prior record of conduct and performance, when determining the disciplinary action (if any) to be taken.