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new position may be returned to his or her former position or a comparable position if such
a position is available.
Discipline
A. The Association recognizes the right of the Nashua School District to discipline or discharge
employees for cause. Discipline shall be corrective in nature and ordinarily utilized
progressively, and shall follow due process. Progressive disciplinary actions normally follow
the following order:
(1) Verbal Warning
(2) Written Warning
(3) Suspension without pay
(4} Termination
B. The severity of any particular infraction may warrant an immediate disciplinary consequence
at a higher level, up to and including termination.
Cc. All disciplinary actions shall be documented and signed by both parties. The original will be
placed in the employee’s personnel folder in the Human Resource office.
D. All disciplinary actions are subject to appeal following the grievance procedure outlined in
Article Xb.
Resignations and Retirements
Unless for health reasons, Association members shall provide no less than thirty (30) calendar days
notice of resignations and retirements.
ARTICLE IX
Performance Appraisals
All evaluations and job performance appraisals will be in accordance with the evaluation and
performance forms and procedures adopted jointly by the Jeimt—Laber—Associaten—with
representationfrom-beth-Administration and Union. The evaluation and job performance appraisal
process shall include establishing performance goals for the ensuing year._ Annual evaluations shall
be completed by June 30" each year.
Association members shall have the right to comment on any material contained in their respective
perenrelfile—performance_appraisals_and their comments shalt be affixed to the pertinent
fratedalappraisal.
In those instances when an employee’s job performance consistently fails to meet minimum
performance expectations despite prior counseling and/or warnings from the employee’s supervisor,
the employee may be placed on a written plan-efremediationPerformance Improvement Pian (PIP).
During the time frame when the employee is on writter-plan-ofremediatiena PIP, no annual wage
percentage increase will be rewardedawarded. Failure of the employee to meet the requirements
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