PROGRESSIVE INTERVENTION. The District shall be committed to support and xxxxxx employee improvement by coaching, motivating, providing specific suggestions and directives to help improve an employee’s performance or behavioral deficiencies, and address such issues at the earliest possible opportunity to assist in the employee’s positive change. No letter of counseling, written warning, or reprimand shall be issued unless the immediate supervisor and/or appropriate manager has met, or showed a good faith effort to meet, with the employee (and L1 representation if desired by the employee) to discuss the issue(s) and identify option(s) to improve deficiency(ices). All efforts to improve an employee’s performance or behavior will be documented and reviewed by the immediate supervisor to justify any additional level(s) of progressive intervention or discipline if warranted. All documentation of progressive intervention may be used in a disciplinary proceeding.
