Relief Sought. 2. The Grievance Procedure shall be available to all members of the bargaining unit and no reprisals of any kind shall be taken against any individual on the basis of their initiation of, or participation in the Grievance Procedure. 3. A grievant or administrator may have another person present, either as an observer or as a representative, at each formal step of the Grievance Procedure. Such observer or representative need not be the same individual at each or all steps of the Grievance Procedure, and may be another member of the bargaining unit or administration, or an officer or agent of the Association. 4. Failure of the grievant to proceed within the specified time limits to the next step of the procedure shall mean the grievance has been resolved by the answer stated in the previous step. 5. Failure of the administration to respond in the time limit stated shall move the grievance under consideration to the next step. 6. Time limitations specified shall be considered as maximum unless otherwise extended by mutual written agreement by the parties to the grievance and/or their duly constituted representatives. 7. A day shall mean any day other than weekends, holidays and other days when, by established schedule or emergency, no administrative staff is on duty. 8. Any party to a grievance may be present at a hearing of the grievance. Persons who may provide information and/or assistance related to arriving at an understanding and/or resolution of such grievance may be requested to appear as witnesses. 9. Copies of all grievances filed and decisions rendered at each step shall be provided to the grievant and to the Association. 10. Failure to initiate the grievance process at any level other than Level One shall result in the grievance being dismissed except in instances where the immediate supervisor has no ability to grant the grievance remedy or in the case of a group grievance or Association grievance as indicated in Section B of this Article.
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Relief Sought. 2. The Grievance Procedure shall be available to all members of the bargaining unit and no reprisals of any kind shall be taken against any individual on the basis of their initiation of, or participation in the Grievance Procedure.
3. A grievant or administrator may have another person present, either as an observer or as a representative, at each formal step of the Grievance Procedure. Such observer or representative need not be the same individual at each or all steps of the Grievance Procedure, and may be another member of the bargaining unit or administration, or an officer or agent of the Association.
4. Failure of the grievant to proceed within the specified time limits to the next step of the procedure shall mean the grievance has been resolved by the answer stated in the previous step.
5. Failure of the administration to respond in the time limit stated shall move the grievance under consideration to the next step.
6. Time limitations specified shall be considered as maximum unless otherwise extended by mutual written agreement by the parties to the grievance and/or their duly constituted representatives.
7. A day shall mean any day other than weekends, holidays and other days when, by established schedule or emergency, no administrative staff is on duty.
8. Any party to a grievance may be present at a hearing of the grievance. Persons who may provide information and/or assistance related to arriving at an understanding and/or resolution of such grievance may be requested to appear as witnesses.
9. Copies of all grievances filed and decisions rendered at each step shall be provided to the grievant and to the Association.
10. Failure to initiate the grievance process at any level other than Level One shall result in the grievance being dismissed except in instances where the immediate supervisor has no ability to grant the grievance remedy or in the case of a group grievance or Association grievance as indicated in Section B of this Article.
D. Initiating and Processing Grievances
1. Level One - Informal Step Within thirty (30)-days of an alleged violation, misinterpretation or misapplication of the terms of the negotiated agreement, a bargaining unit member must provide written notice of his/her desire to arrange a meeting with his/her immediate supervisor to attempt to resolve the grievance. Such an informal meeting shall be held at a mutually agreed upon date but in no event later than ten (10) days after the receipt of the written notification. If the grievance is resolved at this level, no formal report need be rendered.
2. Level Two - Principal/Supervisor In the event the aggrieved person(s) is not in agreement with the disposition of the grievance in Level One above, he/she may, within five (5) days petition in writing on the grievance report form, for a hearing on the grievance at Level Two. (In all levels of the grievance procedure, the official grievance report form shall be made in triplicate with copies going to 1) the aggrieved party, 2) the Superintendent, and 3) the President of the Association.) Within five (5) days of the receipt of the grievance report form, a meeting will be arranged between the grievant, the grievant's representative, the grievant's immediate supervisor and the Superintendent's representative. The disposition of the immediate supervisor shall be communicated in writing on the appointed form within five (5) days of the meeting.
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