Submitting a Written Grievance. If, the result of the informal discussion with the department chair/director or appropriate administrator, does not resolve the grievance, the grievant and/or the Association may submit a written grievance to the same administrator with whom the informal discussion was held. To be processed hereunder, a grievance must be reduced to writing, stating the facts upon which it is based, when they occurred, and specifying the section(s) of the contract which allegedly has been violated. The grievance must be signed by the faculty member, group of faculty members or the Association representative filing the grievance and must be presented to Vice President for Instruction, with a copy to the appropriate xxxx, within thirty (30) business days following the event upon which the grievance is based. The Vice President for Instruction shall give a written decision, with the reasons therefore, to the aggrieved faculty member, if any, and the Association representative within five (5) business days following the date upon which the written FIRST STEP grievance was received by the administrator.
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