Formal Grievance Procedures. 25.04.01 Step 1
Formal Grievance Procedures. 1. Grievances Initiated by the Union Upon request of either party, the Union and the Employer will exchange lists of individuals who may act in the capacity of “designated representative” (for the Union) and “designee” (for the Employer) at Step One and Step Two, and update as appropriate. A formal grievance shall be submitted by the Union to the Employer’s Designee (“Designee”) within ten days of the date the facts giving rise to the grievance were known to the grievant or reasonably should have been known. The grievance shall be in writing and shall set forth the claim and identify the contractual provision(s) alleged to have been violated and the bargaining unit member(s) affected. It shall also set forth the remedy sought. The Designee or designated alternate shall meet with the grievant and the Chapter Leader (or his/her designated representative) within ten days of the submission of a formal grievance. The written decision of the Designee, will be given to the Chapter Leader (or his/her designated representative) and the grievant within ten days of the meeting at this Step. If the grievance is not resolved at Step One, the Union may appeal in writing to the Executive Director of UCP (or designee) within ten days after receiving the Step One answer. The Executive Director or designee shall meet with the grievant and the Chapter Leader (or his/her designated representative) within ten days after receipt of the appeal and attempt to resolve the grievance. The answer of the Executive Director or designee shall be given in writing to the Union within ten days after the meeting and shall set forth the reason if the grievance is denied.
Formal Grievance Procedures. A. Step One - Formal If the informal discussion does not resolve the grievance to the satisfaction of the employee, such employee shall have the right to lodge a written grievance on grievance form (Appendix D) with such employee's building principal (or supervisor. If such grievance is not lodged within thirty (30) calendar days following the act or omission which gave rise to the grievance, the grievance shall no longer exist. Where continued acts or omissions have been perpetrated on an individual or a group, such grievance shall be filed within thirty (30) calendar days from the most recent act or omission. The written grievance shall be on a standard form supplied by the Board and shall contain a concise statement of the facts upon which the grievance is based, and a reference to the specific provision of this Agreement allegedly violated, misinterpreted, or misapplied. A copy of such grievance shall be filed with the Superintendent. Upon written request, a hearing shall be conducted by the principal or his/her designated representative within ten (10) working days after the receipt of such request. The aggrieved employee shall be advised, in writing, of the time, place, and date of such hearing and afforded representation rights at each formal step. The building principal, supervisor or his/her designated representative shall take action on the written grievance within ten (10) working days after the receipt of said grievance, or, if a hearing is requested, within ten (10) working days after the conclusion of said hearing. If no action is taken within this time, the grievance shall be advanced to step two. The action taken and the reasons for the action shall be reduced to writing and copies sent to the employee, the Superintendent, and Treasurer of the Board and the President of the Association.
B. Step Two - Formal If the action taken by the building principal, supervisor or his/her designated representative does not resolve the grievance to the satisfaction of the employee, such employee may appeal in writing to the Superintendent within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the written notice of the principal's or his/her designated representative's action on said grievance. If the grievance is not appealed to the Superintendent within ten (10) working days, the grievance shall no longer exist. Upon request, a hearing shall be conducted by the Superintendent or his/her designated representative within ten (10) working days after receipt of th...
Formal Grievance Procedures. NEXT ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL
Formal Grievance Procedures. 1. The aggrieved party shall submit the grievance to the Building Principal, if it is limited in effect to one school. Otherwise, it shall be submitted directly to the Superintendent of Schools.
2. The Building Principal shall respond in writing to each written grievance received. If the aggrieved party is not satisfied with the response of the Building Principal or if no response is received within five school days after the submission of a grievance, such aggrieved party may submit a copy of the grievance to the Superintendent of Schools.
3. The Superintendent of Schools or designee representative shall,upon request,confer with the aggrieved party with respect to the grievance and shall deliver to the aggrieved party and the Association a written statement of the Superintendent's position with respect to it no later than ten (10) school days after it is received.
4. If the Association is not satisfied with the statement of the Superintendent of Schools with respect to the grievance, the Association may, within ten (10) school days after receiving the statement, refer the grievance to arbitration under the Voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Formal Grievance Procedures. 12 Step I: 13 A copy of the grievance shall be forwarded by the grievant to the Superintendent and to the 14 Association at the same time the grievance is filed with the immediate supervisor. The 15 immediate supervisor shall meet with the grievant and his/her legal counsel or Association 16 representative if the grievant so chooses, and attempt to resolve the grievance. Such meeting will 17 require at least three (3) working days’ notice and shall be held within ten (10) working days of 18 the date of filing of the formal grievance. The immediate supervisor shall indicate the disposition 19 of the grievance in writing within seven (7) working days of such meeting and shall furnish a 20 copy thereof to the grievant, the Superintendent, and to the Association. If the grievant is not 21 satisfied with the disposition of the grievance, or if no disposition has been made within the time 22 limits as provided in Step I, the grievant may submit his/her grievance, as filed in Step I, to the 23 Superintendent within ten (10) working days of the date of disposition or the expiration of time 24 limits for a disposition.
Formal Grievance Procedures. (1) Level One - Director/School Principal:
a. If an aggrieved person is not satisfied with the disposition of his/her problem through informal procedures, he/she may submit his/her claim as a formal written grievance to his/her principal, identifying the alleged violation, misinterpretation, or inequitable application of any existing agreements, contracts, ordinances, policies, rules, or regulations of the school district or of the State of South Dakota, the facts related to the grievance and stating the reason(s) why he/she does not agree with the disposition at the informal level.
b. The principal shall meet again with the aggrieved person, and within ten (10) days of receipt of the written grievance render his/her decision and the reasons thereafter in writing to the aggrieved person, with a copy for his/her file and a copy for the Association Building Representative.
c. A teacher who is not directly responsible to a building principal may submit his formal written grievance claim to the administrator to whom he/she is directly responsible. Said administrator shall carry out the aforementioned responsibilities of the principal.
(2) Level Two - Superintendent of Schools: If the aggrieved person is not satisfied with the disposition of his/her grievance at Level One, and/or if no decision has been rendered within ten (10) days after presentation of the grievance in writing, he/she may appeal the formal written grievance to the Superintendent of Schools. The appeal shall state with specificity what portion(s) of the principal's disposition that the employee is appealing and shall state and explain why the employee disagrees with the principal's disposition. Within ten (10) days after receipt of the written appeal, the Superintendent or Superintendent's designee shall meet jointly with the aggrieved person and the principal. Within ten (10) days of the meeting(s), the Superintendent shall render his/her decision in writing to the employee, the principal and the Association.
(3) Level Three - Board of Education: If the aggrieved person is not satisfied with the disposition of his/her grievance at Level Two, within ten
Formal Grievance Procedures. 25.04.01 Step 1
A. Name of the grievant.
B. A brief statement of the date, time and place of the occurrence of the incident(s) and the facts underlying the incident.
C. The specific section of the Memorandum of Understanding or Personnel Rules and Regulation allegedly misinterpreted or misapplied.
D. The steps taken by the grievant to secure informal resolution.
E. The corrective action the grievant is seeking.
F. The name, if any, of the agent chosen by the grievant to represent grievant's interest.
Formal Grievance Procedures. 70 SECTION 8 - SALARY 72 Section 8.1 - Hourly Rate Compensation 72 Section 8.2 - Mileage Rate Compensation 72 Section 8.3 - Salary Schedules 73 Section 8.4 - Supplemental Contracts 75 SECTION 9 - ADDITIONAL ITEMS 75 Section 9.1 - Maintenance of Standards 75 Section 9.2 - Management Rights 76 Section 9.3 - School Board Agenda 76 Section 9.4 - Academic Freedom 76 Section 9.5 - Grade and Placement Policy 77 Section 9.6 - Subcontracting 77 Section 9.7 - Implementation and Duration 78 APPENDIX A OTES Evaluation Documents 79 APPENDIX B Evaluation Procedures and Forms 103 APPENDIX C School Counselor Evaluation Documents 108 APPENDIX D Grievance Report Form 124 APPENDIX E-1 Salary Schedule 2024-25 126 APPENDIX E-2 Salary Schedule 2025-26 127 APPENDIX F Supplemental Salary Schedule 128 APPENDIX G Course Approval Form 131 APPENDIX H Sick Leave Bank Forms 132 APPENDIX I Important Dates 134 Letter of Understanding 136
Formal Grievance Procedures. For grievances filed by the Union or WAPA, the formal grievance shall be submitted directly to the Union Chairman, or the Labor Relations Officer, as appropriate. If the issue is not resolved within thirty (30) days, the grievance may be referred to Arbitration as provided in Section 16.8. In the event of an employee grievance resulting from an adverse action decision or a disciplinary action by the Deciding Official, there will be only one step in the formal grievance procedure. The formal grievance shall be filed with the Final Administrative Authority within 14 days and a final decision will be rendered within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the grievance. An unsatisfactory final decision may be referred to arbitration by the Union under Section 16.8. The formalized grievance shall be presented in writing to the Deciding Official within fourteen (14) days of the conclusion of informal settlement efforts. The written presentation shall contain information which identifies the aggrieved, the specific nature of the grievance, the time and place of its occurrence, the provisions of the Agreement or of law, regulation, rule or policy believed to have been violated or improperly interpreted or applied, the consideration given or steps taken to secure a resolution by informal means, the corrective action desired, and any Union representative chosen by the employee to present and handle the grievance. If the aggrieved wishes to discuss the grievance in person or have his/her representative do so, the presentation must so state. The Deciding Official may otherwise consider the grievance on the basis of available evidence. The presentation must be signed by the aggrieved employee for acceptance and consideration as an employee grievance, and by a Union Representative for acceptance and consideration as a Union protest. A decision by the Deciding Official shall be made in writing within fourteen (14) days after receipt of the grievance, unless mutually extended by the parties.
