Common use of Level Four: (Board Hearing Level) Clause in Contracts

Level Four: (Board Hearing Level). a. Within ten (10) days of the receipt of a request for a Level Four hearing by the grievant, the Superintendent shall set a date for the hearing. Said date shall be the next regular Board meeting (not to exceed thirty (30) days from the receipt of the grievance). A grievant shall have the right to be accompanied by an Association Representative. b. The Board’s decision in writing shall be rendered within ten (10) days of the hearing. Copies of the Board’s decision shall be sent to the aggrieved party, the administrative person against whom the grievance was filed and/or the Superintendent, and to the Association. c. If the grievant, after examining the Board’s decision, still wishes to pursue the grievance, he/she has five (5) days from the receipt of the Board’s decision to request a Level Five action. d. Grievances filed under Section A(1.)(b.) shall not be appealed beyond this step.