Level One. A grievant believing themselves wronged by an alleged violation of the expressed provisions of this contract shall, within five (5) days of its alleged occurrence orally discuss the grievance with the building principal in an attempt to resolve same. Within ten (10) days of the alleged occurrence, the grievant shall reduce the grievance to writing if it has not been resolved as a result of the oral discussion. The ten (10) days may be extended by mutual written agreement between the principal and the grievant. If no resolution is obtained within three (3) days of submission of the written grievance, the grievant shall proceed within eight (8) days of submission of the written grievance to Level Two. A copy of the written grievance as specified in Level One shall be filed with the Superintendent or designated agent with the endorsement thereon of the grievant. Within five (5) days of receipt of the grievance, the Superintendent or designated agent shall conduct a meeting with the grievant and/or the designated Association Representative at the option of the grievant to discuss the grievance. Within five (5) days of the discussion, the Superintendent or designated agent shall render their decision in the building where the grievance arose and place a copy of the same in a permanent file in their office. If no decision is rendered within five (5) days of the discussion or the decision is unsatisfactory to the grievant, the grievant may appeal same to the Board of Education within ten (10) days by filing the written grievance and the decision of the Superintendent with the President of the Board of Education and the endorsement thereon of the approval or disapproval of the Association. Upon proper application as specified in Level Two, the Board shall allow the teacher or their Association Representative an opportunity to be heard at the meeting for which the grievance was scheduled, which shall not be later than thirty (30) days after filing of the grievance with the Board. Within seven (7) days from the hearing of the grievance, the Board shall render its decision in writing. The Board may hold future hearings therein or otherwise investigate the grievance provided, however, that in no event except with express written consent of the Association, shall final determination of the grievance be made by the Board more than seven (7) days after the initial hearing. A copy of the written decision of the Board shall be forwarded to the Superintendent for permanent ...
Level One. Any employee who has a grievance shall discuss it first with his/her immediate supervisor in an attempt to resolve the matter informally at that level.
Level One. If not resolved through the informal conference, the grievant may file the grievance in writing with the Principal or Supervisor. The written grievance will state the nature of the grievance, the provision(s) of the agreement or any policy concerning terms and conditions of employment allegedly violated, and the relief requested.
a. The time limit for a Principal or Supervisor to process a grievance at Level One and provide the grievant and his/her representative a written response using “Grievance Form B” (4136.2) will be seven (7) days. The seven-day period will begin when the Principal or Supervisor receives the written grievance submitted by the grievant.
Level One. A teacher with a grievance will first discuss it with his principal or immediate supervisor either directly or through the Association with the objective of resolving the matter informally.
Level One. A teacher, believing himself wronged by an alleged violation of the express provisions of this contract, shall within fifteen (15) days of its alleged occurrence, orally discuss the grievance with the building principal and an Association representative in an attempt to resolve same. If no resolution is obtained within three (3) days of the discussion, the grievance shall be reduced to writing and submitted within ten (10) days of said discussion, to Level Two.
Level One a. The grievant(s) shall discuss the complaint with the immediate supervisor within ten (10) working days of the grievant(s) knowledge of the event or occurrence which is the basis for the complaint.
b. The immediate supervisor shall render an oral decision to the grievant(s) within ten (10) working days of the above discussion.
Level One. The formal grievance shall be filed with the grievant's non-bargaining unit supervisor (e.g. school- based employees will file with an Assistant Principal or Principal if no Assistant Principal position exists within the school center and a non-school-based employee in Facilities Services will file with a Level 17 or above within the Department of Facilities Services and a non-school-based transportation employee will file with a Level 16 or above within the Department of Transportation Services. Within ten (10) days of receipt of the written formal grievance, a meeting shall take place between the immediate supervisor, Level One hearing officer, and the grievant and their representative. An answer to the grievance shall be given to the grievant in writing within ten (10) days after the Level One formal meeting.
Level One. If a grievance arises from any action or inaction at the level of the Immediate Management Supervisor, the grievance shall initiate with the Immediate Management Supervisor as respondent.
Level One a. In the event that the informal communication with the party who has allegedly violated this Agreement fails to resolve the issue, the grievant may file the formal grievance with the immediate supervisor. If the immediate supervisor is the Superintendent, or if the Superintendent or the Board is the party who has allegedly violated this Agreement, the grievant shall file the grievance initially with the Superintendent at Level Two.
b. The party with whom the grievance is filed shall schedule a hearing to be held within five (5) working days of receipt of the grievance and shall notify the grievant not less than two (2) working days in advance as to the time and place of the hearing.
c. The hearing decision shall be delivered within five (5) working days of the date of the hearing.
Level One. If the grievance is not resolved through discussion, the grievant may submit a Level One grievance form to the immediate supervisor within five (5) days after the initial discussion.
