Formal Level One. If a complaint is not resolved in a conference between the Employee(s) and his/her immediate supervisor, the complaint may be formalized as a grievance. A formalized grievance shall be submitted in writing within ten (10) days of the meeting between the supervisor and the affected Employee(s). A copy of the grievance shall be sent to the Association and the immediate supervisor. The immediate supervisor shall, within five (5) days of the receipt of the grievance, render a written decision. A copy of this decision shall be forwarded to the grievant(s) and the Association. If the grievant(s) or the Association is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Level One or if no disposition has been made within five (5) days of receipt of the grievance, the grievance shall be transmitted to the Superintendent or the designated representative at Level Two.
Formal Level One. When informal procedures fail to resolve the concern, the employee may elect to complete the Conflict Resolution Form. The Conflict Resolution Form will be completed and submitted to the administrator/supervisor within five (5) working days following the informal procedure. Information on the Conflict Resolution Form will state the concern in specific terms and propose a remedy. The administrator/supervisor will render a written decision within five (5) working days after receipt of the Conflict Resolution Form. Conflict Resolution Forms will be available at each school office, at the District Office, through the REA, on the district website, and in the Appendix of this agreement.
Formal Level One. If the grievance cannot be resolved informally, the Association may file the grievance in writing with the principal or responsible administrator and should inform the immediate supervisor. The written grievance shall state the nature of the grievance, the specific provisions of the agreement allegedly violated, and the relief requested. The filing of the formal, written grievance at Level One must be within thirty (30) days from the date of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance AUG 1, 2023 22
Formal Level One. If the grievance cannot be resolved informally, the Association may file the grievance in writing with the principal or responsible administrator and should inform the immediate supervisor. The written grievance shall state the nature of the grievance, the specific provisions of the agreement allegedly violated, and the relief requested. The filing of the formal, written grievance at Level One must be within thirty (30) days from the date of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance or from the date when the grievant could reasonably have become aware of such occurrence. The principal or responsible administrator shall respond to the grievance in writing to the employee and the Association within ten (10) days after receipt of the grievance, or request a meeting with the grievant and the Association in which event the principal or responsible administrator shall have additional time to respond. Such additional time shall not exceed fifteen (15) days from receipt of the grievance or ten (10) days from the date of the meeting, if held, whichever shall be the lesser. Should a grievance occur within thirty (30) days prior to the last work day of the school year, the time for the filing of a formal written grievance at Level One may be extended into the next school year, at the option of the Association, for a period up to the difference between thirty (30) days and the number of days expended prior to the last work day of the school year. Should a grievance occur during the summer recess, the deadline for filing the formal written grievance shall be extended to a date thirty (30) days beyond the first work day of the following school year.
Formal Level One. In the event that a grievance is not resolved at the informal conference level, the grievance, in writing, may be filed with or submitted to the immediate supervisor and the principal of the school within ten (10) days following the informal conference. The immediate supervisor and the principal shall, within ten (10) days of the receipt of the grievance render a written decision. A copy of this decision shall be forwarded to the Union.
Formal Level One. If the grievance is not resolved after the informal level, the grievant must, within ten (10) days of the response to informal level, reduce his/her grievance to writing on the form attached hereto (see Appendix C) to the Director, Human Resources/Labor Relations or designee. The Director, Human Resources/Labor Relations or designee shall meet with the grievant within ten (10) days to resolve the grievance, if practicable, or discuss other resolution methods. After that meeting, the Director, Human Resources/Labor Relations or designee has seven (7) days to respond in writing to the grievant’s written, formal level one.
Formal Level One. If the Union is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at the informal level (7.2a above), or if no disposition is made within seven (7) work days of the informal meeting between the grievant/Union and the immediate supervisor as above, a formalized grievance shall be submitted in writing within twelve (12) days of the informal meeting. A copy of the grievance will be sent to the Union and to the immediate supervisor involved. The immediate supervisor shall, within seven (7) work days, render a written decision. A copy of this decision shall be forwarded to the grievant and to the Union.
Formal Level One. The grievance statement should include the following:
6.2.2.1 A statement of the grievance clearly indicating the question raised by the grievance, the facts upon which it is based, such as supporting documents and other relevant data, and the section of the Agreement allegedly violated.
6.2.2.2 The remedy or correction requested of the District, and the concise disagreement with the administrative solution proposed. The grievance statement shall be signed and dated by the grievant and their representative. The date and time of presentation shall be affixed and signed as received by the immediate supervisor. The immediate supervisor shall give their written answer to the grievance within five (5) working days from the time the written grievance is received. The supervisor’s answer shall include the following:
6.2.2.2.1 A statement of the supervisor’s position and the facts and supporting documents, etc. upon which it is based.
6.2.2.2.2 The remedy or correction, which has been offered, if any.
Formal Level One. If the grievant is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at the Informal Level the grievant may file the grievance in writing with the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days after meeting with the immediate supervisor. The grievance shall specify the Article and Section of the contract allegedly violated, the circumstances involved, the decision rendered at the Informal Level and why it is not satisfactory, and the specific relief sought. If the grievance fails to specify this information, the grievance shall not be entitled to processing at any time, shall not proceed to arbitration, except in accordance with Section 6.8 below, and shall be deemed withdrawn.
6.4.1 The immediate supervisor may request a personal conference with the grievant at this level. The immediate supervisor shall respond in writing within twelve (12) days after receipt of the Formal Level One Grievance.
Formal Level One. 1. A grievant shall file the alleged grievance in writing with the building principal within twenty (20) school days of the time the teacher knew or reasonably should have known of the event that gave rise to the alleged grievance. The grievance form shall be handed to the principal or his/her designee in person. (See Appendix A.)
2. Within seven (7) school days after receipt of the grievance form, the principal will render a decision.
