Employee Discipline Procedure. 1. The purpose of a Progressive Discipline plan is to facilitate the discipline practices of the District. To this end, the procedure outlined will secure at the lowest possible level, solutions to problems which may arise during the school year affecting an employee’s classroom performance or compliance with District rules, regulations, policies or directives in an effective and confidential manner, to correct and document employee performance problems, and to administer employee discipline in an appropriate manner thereby contributing to employee morale by treating all certificated staff fairly. 2. An employee may be disciplined for just cause. 3. Administrators shall investigate alleged violations promptly and use the progressive discipline procedures for all violations. 4. Discipline will be imposed in the following progression: a. Conference Before imposing a suspension or termination of an employee, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall hold a conference with the employee to give an opportunity to learn the reasons for the intended disciplinary action and to explain his/her behavior. The employee has the right to be accompanied by a union representative. The conference will be scheduled as promptly as possible. The Superintendent or designee may impose reasonable rules for the conference and the conduct of the participants. If the Superintendent or designee determines that the employee’s continued employment prior to the conference poses a danger to persons or property or a threat of disrupting operations, he/she may relieve the employee of duty with pay pending the conference to determine final disciplinary action.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
