Common use of First Formal Level – Immediate Supervisor Clause in Contracts

First Formal Level – Immediate Supervisor. If an individual grievance is not resolved at the informal level, the grievant shall complete and submit, on the designated grievance form, the basis of the grievance, including the specific article(s) of the Agreement giving rise to the grievance, and the relief sought, to his/her building principal or immediate supervisor. The written grievance must be submitted within twenty (20) days of action giving rise to the grievance, or when the grievant should reasonably become aware of the action or circumstances giving rise to the grievance. The immediate supervisor shall respond to the grievance by completing the appropriate section of the grievance form and providing a copy to the grievant, Association, and the Superintendent. This shall be done within seven (7) days of receipt of said grievance. If the grievant is not satisfied with the immediate supervisor’s response, or the grievance has not otherwise been resolved, the grievant may submit the grievance to the Superintendent within seven (7) days of receipt of the principal’s or immediate supervisor’s response.