Level One - Principal. 1. A teacher believing himself wronged by an alleged violation of the express provisions of this Agreement may orally discuss the grievance with the building principal in an attempt to resolve same.
2. If no resolution is obtained or no oral discussion is held, the teacher shall reduce the grievance to writing and file it with the principal within ten (10) days of its alleged occurrence or within ten (10) days of when the grievant could have reasonably been expected to have knowledge of its occurrence. By mutual agreement between the Association and the District, the ten (10) day time period at the onset of the grievance may be extended.
3. The principal shall arrange a meeting with the grievant and/or designated representative and issue a written decision to the grievant and association representative within ten (10) days of receiving the written grievance. If the grievant is not satisfied with the principal's written response or no response is received, the grievant or Association may proceed to level two within ten (10) days of when the response was due.
Level One - Principal. 9.4.1 If the teacher(s) is not satisfied with the disposition of the perceived violation of the Negotiations Agreement by the building principal or supervising administrator in the informal procedure, a grievance may be filed within twenty (20) days. The teacher(s) may give written authorization to the Association to proceed with the grievance process on their behalf. A request for formal grievance meeting with the building principal or supervisory administrator will be submitted. This meeting shall be held within fifteen (15) school days of the filing of the grievance unless such time limits are extended by mutual agreement of the grievant and the principal, or supervisory administrator.
9.4.2 Either or both parties may tape the grievance proceeding at Level One and thereafter. The building principal or supervisory administrator may be accompanied by one other representative of the Administration.
9.4.3 Within ten (10) days of the meeting, the principal or supervisory administrator shall communicate the decision in writing to the grievant.
9.4.4 If the building principal chooses not to conduct a formal grievance at Level One, the principal or supervisory administrator shall refer the grievance to Level Two.
Level One - Principal. (a) If the teacher is not satisfied with the disposition of the matter in the informal procedure, he/she may file his/her written grievance with the principal.
(b) The principal shall, within five (5) days from the filing of the grievance, render a written answer, with a copy to the President of the Association.
Level One - Principal a. The Principal shall give a decision in writing to the grievant and an Association representative within five (5) school working days of the receipt of the written grievance.
Level One - Principal. A member with a grievance shall simultaneously present it in writing and discuss it with his principal and immediate supervisor, either directly or through the Association's designated representative, with the objective of resolving the matter informally.
Level One - Principal. 28 a) A teacher may first discuss an alleged grievance with the principal or 29 immediate supervisor, with the objective of resolving the matter 30 informally, and failing to reach agreement, proceed to b), OR
31 b) The teacher may present the grievance in writing to the principal on the 32 appropriate form (Appendix D).
Level One - Principal. A unit member with a grievance shall first discuss it with his/her principal or immediate supervisor either directly or through the Association's designated representative, with the objective of resolving the matter informally. If the matter is unresolved through these discussions, the unit member or the Association may file a written grievance with the Principal within the timelines set forth in C. 3. above. The Principal shall respond to the grievance in writing within five (5) work days after receipt of the written grievance.
Level One - Principal a. The grievant shall discuss the grievance first with his/her Principal or immediate superior in an attempt to resolve the matter informally at that level.
b. If, as a result of the discussion, the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the grievant within five (5) school days, he/she shall, within ten (10) school days, set forth his/her complaint in writing to the Principal or Supervisor. The Principal or Supervisor shall communicate the decision to the grievant in writing within five (5) school days of receipt of the written complaint. Failure to respond in the required amount of time shall automatically move the grievance to level two unless there is a mutual agreement for a delay or postponement.
Level One - Principal. A professional employee with a grievance shall present his grievance with the Association to his/her principal within ten (10) days after the cause of the grievance occurs, specifying the grievance and requesting a conference to discuss the grievance, either directly or through the Association's designated representative, with the objective of resolving the matter expeditiously. Within ten (10) days after presentation of the grievance to the principal, the principal shall make his decision and communicate the same to the employee presenting the grievance and the Association's designated representative. During those periods of time when the principal is not on duty, the grievance shall be presented directly to the Superintendent’s Designee at Level Two.
Level One - Principal. An employee with a grievance shall first discuss it with his/her principal or immediate supervisor within thirty (30) school days of the date the alleged grievance occurred, either directly or through the Association’s designated representative with the objective of resolving the matter informally. If the matter cannot be resolved informally, the aggrieved may file a formal written grievance with the principal within ten (10) days after the initial discussion. The principal shall give his decision in writing, within five (5) school days of receipt of the written grievance.
