Disciplinary Conferences. Any Teacher has the right, upon request, to be represented at any disciplinary conference. The Teacher shall be notified in advance of said administrative conference. A WTU representative may accompany the Teacher to said conference and may speak on behalf of the Teacher upon the Teacher’s request.
Disciplinary Conferences. When an administrator calls a conference with an employee which might lead directly to dismissal or possible disciplinary action against the employee, the following provisions shall be applicable:
Disciplinary Conferences. A principal shall advise an employee prior to any disciplinary conference so that the employee may arrange for an Association representative to be present. It shall be the responsibility of the principal to arrange if necessary to cover classes for the Association representative and the employee if the conference is conducted during the regular school day. If an Association representative is not available, the conference shall not be held, unless the employee has waived such representation.
Disciplinary Conferences. A. When an Employer representative desires to meet with any employee for disciplinary purposes, he/she shall notify the employee in writing at least forty- eight (48) hours in advance of the time, place and purpose of the meeting (conferences which involve health and safety issues are exempt from the notice requirement). Conferences for disciplinary purposes or reprimands shall be in private. An employee may request a Union official to attend the meeting if he/she so desires. When such a request is made, the meeting shall not proceed until the representative is present. All such meetings shall be conducted during the employee’s work shift. If an employee is called in for such a meeting at a time other than during his/her work shift, he/she shall be paid for such time, or such time shall be counted toward the total hours he/she is scheduled to work that day. Conferences between an employee and his/her first or second rater to discuss an evaluation are not disciplinary conferences.
Disciplinary Conferences. Employees shall be entitled to have a Union representative at any meeting or hearing where discipline of the employee may take place, provided that the unavailability of the representative shall not be cause to delay any meeting or hearing if the employee has been given, if possible, at least 48 hours’ notice of the meeting or hearing. At the discretion of the Superintendent, the employee may be reassigned and/or suspended with or without pay pending the meeting or hearing. An employee shall not be entitled to pay for appearance at the disciplinary meeting or hearing held on non-working time. The rights afforded by this section shall be in addition to any rights in disciplinary conferences which the employee may have under the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. However, such IELRA right shall be enforceable only through the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board and not though the grievance procedure in this Agreement.
Disciplinary Conferences. Conferences for disciplinary purposes or reprimands shall be in private with a twenty-four (24) hour written notice to the employee. The notice shall state the day, date, time and reason for the conference. An employee may request a union official to attend the meeting if he/she so desires. When such a request is made, the meeting shall not proceed until the representative is present. Such meetings shall be conducted during the employee’s work shift. If an employee is called in for such a meeting at a time other than during his/her work shift, he/she shall be paid for such time, or such time shall be counted toward the total hours he/she is scheduled to work that day.
Disciplinary Conferences a. A teacher and the PLEA President shall be notified in writing of any disciplinary conference and the nature of the topic to be discussed, no later than 1:00 p.m. on the day before such conference is scheduled. Administrative conferences on discipline may be held during the workday, unless the teacher elects otherwise.
Disciplinary Conferences. A. Teachers shall have the right to have a representative of their own choosing present whenever attending a conference with an administrator and/or the Board during which they are receiving a written reprimand or other documentation of a formal disciplinary action.
Disciplinary Conferences. Prior to taking any disciplinary action against an Employee: a.) the specific grounds forming the basis for disciplinary action will be presented to the Employee in writing at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the conference and b.) The administrator will discuss the problem with the Employee’s conduct in a conference taking place no more than seven (7) working days after the date of administrative notification of the alleged Employee misconduct. Should the Employee’s illness or absence cause a delay in the conference, the time periods under this provision shall be extended until the Employee returns to work. If disciplinary action is to be taken against the Employee, the administrator shall notify the Employee within seven (7) working days after the conference. Prior to or during the conference, the administrator shall present the Employee with the specific grounds forming the basis for the disciplinary action to be taken against the Employee. The Employee shall be given at least forty-eight (48) hours advance written notice if the Employee is required to appear before the Board of Education in relation to a disciplinary matter. Said notice to the Employee shall also contain the reasons for the requested meeting. No unsubstantiated or anonymous complaint(s) shall be used against an Employee. The provisions of this section shall only apply to disciplinary actions involving a suspension or dismissal of an Employee; the provisions of this section will not apply to any lesser forms of discipline. Further, this section shall not apply to the discharge of a tenured teacher or any part of the evaluative process for a teacher in accordance with Article 24A of the Illinois School Code that addresses the teacher evaluative process.
Disciplinary Conferences. A. 1. Prior to or during any conference with the teacher where it is clearly anticipated that the teacher will be recommended for dismissal or suspension, the teacher shall be given notice of such fact and the fact that he is permitted to be represented by or assisted by another teacher or Federation representative (other than legal counsel). Unless circumstances otherwise dictate, the teacher shall be allowed at least twenty-four (24) hours to secure such assistance. If the teacher does not choose to take advantage of such assistance after being advised of his right to such assistance, the teacher shall be deemed to have waived such right of assistance. The teacher's representative at the meeting shall not displace the teacher as the conferee unless all parties otherwise agree. The purpose of a disciplinary conference is to explain to the teacher why disciplinary action is being considered or why it may be warranted and to give the teacher the opportunity to present any information, evidence or mitigating circumstances which he believes should preclude or moderate any disciplinary action. The representative at the conclusion of the conference may make a brief (not to exceed five (5) minutes unless all participating parties otherwise agree) oral statement on the teacher's behalf.
