Common use of PERSONNEL FILES AND RECORDS Clause in Contracts

PERSONNEL FILES AND RECORDS. A. A teacher will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her in such review. B. A teacher shall be promptly notified when complaints originating after initial employment result in written material being placed in his/her personnel file. The teacher may submit a written notation regarding any material including written complaints, and the same shall be attached to the file copy of the material in question. When a teacher is asked to sign material placed in his/her file, such signature shall indicate his/her awareness of the material and does not necessarily mean agreement with the content of the material. No such complaint will be acted upon, included in the teacher's personnel file or used in any disciplinary action unless the teacher has been informed of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teacher. C. Statements, complaints or other material in a personnel file to which an employee disagrees will be handled in accordance with guidelines outlined in the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx Employee Right to Know Act (as amended). D. The Employer shall promptly notify an employee of any requests for personnel file information concerning the teacher made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and the employee may review any such request(s) and/or response(s) to such request(s) before the Employer formally responds to such request unless such review is later than four (4) days after the request. In such situation, the Employer may either respond to the request or ask for an extension as allowed under the Act as the Employer deems appropriate.

PERSONNEL FILES AND RECORDS. A. A teacher will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her in such review. B. A teacher shall be promptly notified when complaints originating after initial employment result in written material being placed in his/her personnel file. The teacher may submit a written notation regarding any material including written complaints, and the same shall be attached to the file copy of the material in question. When a teacher is asked to sign material placed in his/her file, such signature shall indicate his/her awareness of the material and does not necessarily mean agreement with the content of the material. No such complaint will be acted upon, included in the teacher's personnel file or used in any disciplinary action unless the teacher has been informed of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teachercomplaint. C. Statements, complaints or other material in a personnel file to which an employee disagrees will be handled in accordance with guidelines outlined in the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx Employee Right to Know Act (as amended). D. The Employer shall promptly notify an employee of any requests for personnel file information concerning the teacher made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and the employee may review any such request(s) and/or response(s) to such request(s) before the Employer formally responds to such request unless such review is later than four (4) days after the request. In such situation, the Employer may either respond to the request or ask for an extension as allowed under the Act as the Employer deems appropriate.

PERSONNEL FILES AND RECORDS. A. A teacher will have the right to review the contents of all records, excluding initial references, of the district pertaining to said teacher, originating after initial employment and to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her in such review. B. A teacher shall be promptly notified when complaints originating after initial employment result in written material being placed in his/her personnel file. The teacher may submit a written notation regarding any material including written complaints, and the same shall be attached to the file copy of the material in question. When a teacher is asked to sign material placed in his/her file, such signature shall indicate his/her awareness of the material and does not necessarily mean agreement with the content of the material. No such complaint will be acted upon, included in the teacher's personnel file or used in any disciplinary action unless the teacher has been informed of the complaint and the identity of the complainant is made known to the teachercomplaint. C. Statements, complaints or other material in a personnel file to which an employee disagrees will be handled in accordance with guidelines outlined in the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx Employee Right to Know Act (as amended). D. The Employer shall promptly notify an employee of any requests for personnel file information concerning the teacher made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and the employee may review any such request(s) and/or response(s) to such request(s) before the Employer formally responds to such request unless such review is later than four (4) days after the request. In such situation, the Employer may either respond to the request or ask for an extension as allowed under the Act as the Employer deems appropriate. E. If any material to be placed in the teacher’s personnel file is shown to be illegal or in error, and both parties agree, the material will be corrected or expunged from the file, whichever is appropriate.