Level Three. If the aggrieved professional employee is dissatisfied with the disposition of the grievance at level two, the grievance may be filed with the superintendent or his/her designee within five (5) school days after the completion of level two. Within ten (10) school days after the receipt of the written grievance by the superintendent, the superintendent or his/her designee shall meet with the aggrieved professional employee in an effort to resolve the grievance. The superintendent shall submit a decision in writing to the aggrieved professional employee within ten (10) school days after the completion of the level three meeting.
Level Three. Upon application as specified in Level Two, the Board or its designated committee shall meet with the grievant and the Association representatives prior to the first possible meeting of the Board after the filing of the grievance at Level Three. Within one month from the meeting on the grievance, the Board shall render its decision in writing. The Board or its designated committee may hold future meetings therein or otherwise investigate the grievance provided, however, that in no event except with the express written consent of the Association, shall final determination of the grievance be made by the Board more than one month after the initial hearing. A copy of the written decision of the Board shall be forwarded to the Superintendent for permanent filing, the Building Principal of the building in which the grievance arose, the grievant, and the Association Secretary.
Level Three means marginal compliance in that the electronic file submitted by the publisher has a marginal level of accessibility and can be converted into some specialized formats only with significant effort or expense, and is not useable by some students with significant sensory disabilities.
Examples of Level Three in a sentence
If neither party files a demand for arbitration within thirty (30) calendar days of the date for the Level Three reply, then the grievance will be deemed withdrawn.
Section A In the event that the grievance has not been satisfactorily settled at Level Three, or in the event that no decision has been rendered within eight (8) business days after the Level Three meeting, the Association may submit the matter to arbitration under the voluntary arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association within fifteen business days after the due date of the Level 3 decision.
If, however, no decision is rendered in Level Three, or if the decision is unsatisfactory to the Association, the Association may appeal same to the Board of Education by filing a written grievance along with the decision of the Mediator with the officer of the Board in charge of drawing up the agenda for the Board's meeting within five (5) days of the Mediator's session.
If the aggrieved is not satisfied with the written decision at Level Three, the Union and/or the aggrieved shall a p p e a l in writing to the Superintendent within ten (10) working days.
Level 4: Arbitration – If the Association is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Level Three (Mediation), or if no disposition is made in the period above provided, the Board shall be notified in writing by the Association within five (5) days that arbitration of the grievance is necessary.
More Definitions of Level Three
Level Three. If the grievance is not settled in Level Two, the Association may appeal it by giving a written notice to the Committee within ten (10) working days after receipt of the answer at Level Two. The Committee shall meet with the Association Representative at a mutually agreed upon time. The Committee shall give their written answer to the grievance within ten (10) working days after the close of the discussion. LEVEL FOUR: BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE If the grievance is not settled in the foregoing steps then either party may, upon written demand given to the other party, within ten (10) working days (after the Employer's answer in the last step or the Association's answer in the Employer's claim of violation of the no-strike pledge), submit said grievance to arbitration, as follows:
Level Three. If no settlement is reached at Level Two, the AFT may at its sole discretion request that the grievance be arbitrated, provided, however, that such a request must be submitted within thirty (30) calendar days after the Level Two answer. The request shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the American Arbitration Association under its voluntary rules. A copy of the request shall be submitted at the same time and in the same form to the District at the office of the chancellor.
Level Three means a senior management position of the Company or any Subsidiary which is designated by the Chief Executive Officer as eligible for participation.
Level Three. Upon proper application as specified in Level Two, the Board of Education shall allow the Employee or his/her Association representative an opportunity to be heard at the meeting for which the grievance was scheduled. Within two weeks from the hearing of the grievance, the Board of Education shall render its decision in writing. The Board of Education may hold future hearings therein, may designate one or more of its members to hold future hearings therein, or otherwise investigate the grievance, provided however, that in no event except with express written consent of the Association shall final determination of the grievance be made by the Board of Education more than two weeks after the initial hearing. A copy of the written decision of the Board of Education shall be provided to the grievant, the Association Grievance Chairperson, the Superintendent, and to the supervisor. A copy of this decision shall be placed in the permanent file in the Superintendent’s office. Level Four: If the Association is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Level Three, or if no disposition has been made within the period above provided, the Association may submit the grievance to arbitration before an impartial arbitrator. If the parties cannot agree as to the arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in accordance with its rules which shall likewise govern the arbitration proceeding. Both parties agree to be bound by the award of the arbitrator, and that judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the Association and the Employer.
Level Three. If at the end of the five (5) school days next following such presentation in Level Two, the grievance shall not have been disposed of to the employee’s satisfaction, the employee may, within five (5) school days thereafter, file with the President of the Ipswich Educators Association, or his/her designee within the Association, a written statement of the grievance. Within five (5) school days thereafter, such statement shall be reviewed with the employee by the said President, or his/her designee within the Association, and if after such review the employee shall so desire, the grievance shall forthwith be presented in writing by the employee and the said President, or his/her designee within the Association, to the Superintendent, or in his/her absence, his/her designated representative, who shall, within five
Level Three. If the grievance is not settled to the satisfaction of the aggrieved teacher in Level Two, the grievance may be appealed in writing to the Committee within twelve (12) calendar days after the superintendent’s or his/her designee’s answer is due in Level Two. The Committee or its designated representative shall meet with the aggrieved teacher and if the aggrieved teacher so chooses, a representative of the Association, within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of written notification that the grievance is being appealed. The Committee shall provide its decision in writing to the aggrieved teacher within ten (10) calendar days after the conclusion of the meeting.
Level Three. Upon proper application as specified in Level Two, the Board shall allow the teacher and his/her Association representative(s) an opportunity to be heard at a meeting with a committee of the Board for which the grievance was scheduled. At the next school board meeting, the Board shall hear the report from their grievance committee, including the committee’s recommendation, and vote to render their decision. The Association and the grievant(s) shall be notified in writing within five (5) days of the Board’s decision. The Board may hold future hearings therein, may designate one or more of its members to hold future hearings therein, or otherwise investigate the grievance, provided, however, that in no event except with express written consent of the Association, shall final determination of the grievance be made by the Board more than ten (10) days after the initial hearing. A copy of the written decision of the Board shall be forwarded within ten (10) days to the Superintendent for permanent filing, the building principal for the building in which the grievance arose, the grievant and the Secretary of the Association. Level Four – Individual teachers shall not have the right to process a grievance at Level Four. If the association proceeds to Level Four, they will notify the Superintendent, in writing, of their intentions to proceed within ten (10) days of their notification of the Board’s decision.