Personnel Section a Certificated Employee Rights. Employees shall not be subject to forms of reprimand or discipline except as allowed when provisions of just cause are observed. Such provisions shall provide for prior notice of regulations, adequate notice of insufficiencies, opportunities for remediation where reasonable, provision for investigation of allegations and presentation of evidence by parties hearing the issue in such a way as to reach an unbiased decision and, when a penalty is appropriate, matching a penalty of appropriate severity with respect to the violation(s). Matters of employee discharge or non-renewal shall be dealt with in accordance with applicable provisions of the Revised Code of Washington. Whenever any certificated employee is required to appear before his/her immediate supervisor, Superintendent, Board of Directors, or any committee or member thereof concerning any matter which could adversely affect the continuation of that certificated employee in his/her office, position or employment, or the salary or any increments pertaining thereto, then he/she shall be given prior written notice of the reasons for such meeting or interview and shall be entitled to have a representative from the Association present to advise him/her and represent him/her during such meeting or interview. Any suspension of an employee pending charges shall be with pay, pending final District and Association determination. No more than a five (5) school day delay in meeting will be allowed to provide for the employee to secure the representation of choice. There will be no discrimination against any certificated employee in respect to assignment, promotion or condition of employment.
Personnel Section a Certificated Employee Rights
