Common use of Step Four Clause in Contracts

Step Four. a. If the parties cannot agree to a resolution of the grievance through mediation, the Teacher may notify the President of the Board of School Trustees in writing within ten (10) days from the date of receipt of the mediator’s recommendations of the intent to submit the matter to the Board of School Trustees. b. Within thirty (30) days of the Board President’s receipt of the notification, the Board of School Trustees may hold a hearing on the grievance at a regular or special meeting. At this hearing, the Board of School Trustees may not consider any allegation, information, remedy, or evidence which has not been previously disclosed as part of the grievance procedure. c. At the earliest opportunity following the hearing, the Board of School Trustees will take final action at a public meeting to decide the matter. The Board of School Trustees will provide the Teacher with written notice of its decision within five (5) days of having taken such final action. The decision of the Board of School Trustees shall be final.

Step Four. a. If the parties cannot agree to a resolution of the grievance through mediation, the Teacher may notify the President of the Board of School Trustees in writing within ten (10) days from the date of receipt of the mediator’s recommendations of the intent to submit the matter to the Board of School Trustees. b. Within thirty (30) days of the Board President’s receipt of the notification, the Board of School Trustees may hold a hearing on the grievance at a regular or special meeting. At this hearing, the Board of School Trustees may not consider any allegation, information, remedy, or evidence which that has not been previously disclosed as part of the grievance procedure. c. At the earliest opportunity following the hearing, the Board of School Trustees will take final action at a public meeting to decide the matter. The Board of School Trustees will provide the Teacher with written notice of its decision within five (5) days of having taken such final action. The decision of the Board of School Trustees shall be final.