Submission of Grievances. A. Each grievance shall be submitted, in writing, on a form approved by the Board and Association (Appendix G) and shall identify the aggrieved party, the provision of this agreement alleged to have been violated, misapplied and/or misinterpreted, the date of the alleged events or conditions constituting the grievance, and, if known, the identity of the person(s) responsible for causing such events or conditions, and a specific statement of the events giving rise to the grievance and redress sought by the aggrieved party. B. A teacher or group of teachers may submit grievances which affect them personally and shall submit such grievances to the appropriate administrator. C. All time limits referred to in the grievance procedure shall be construed as maximum unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. In the event the grievant fails to act within the maximum time limits stipulated, the grievance shall be deemed dropped. If the Administration fails to act in a timely fashion as stipulated by the time limits, the grievance shall advance to the next step of the grievance procedure. D. The grievant has the right to Association representation at all meetings and hearings involving the grievance. E. The Association has the exclusive right to file grievances and to be present at Steps Two through Five. F. Grievance forms shall be exhibited in the appendix of this Contract and it shall be the exclusive right of the Association to issue forms to grievants. G. The Association shall have the exclusive right to determine whether to proceed to the arbitration step of the procedure. H. The Association shall receive copies of all responses to the grievances. I. The Association shall be informed by the Administration of any adjustment of any grievance at any step of this procedure.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
