ARTICLE III
Grievance Procedure
Grievance and Arbitration Procedures
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The purpose of this Article is to establish a procedure for the settlement of grievances which involve:
A. An alleged violation of a term or provision of the existing contract.
B. A grievance otherwise arising out of the employer-employee relationship involving wages, hours or
other terms or conditions of employment.
All such grievances will be handled as provided in this Article.
No grievance shall be considered under the grievance procedure unless it is presented as provided below.
A grievance must be referred to the next step as provided below or the grievance will be considered settled
on the basis of the last answer given. If a grievance is once settled in any of the following steps, it shall be
considered closed and shall not thereafter be subject to the grievance procedure or to arbitration.
All grievances over which a principal has no jurisdiction shall be submitted directly to the Superintendent
within thirty (30) school days after the aggrieved party knows, or should have known, of the act or condition
on which the grievance is based. Submission at any level within that thirty (30) school day period shall
establish the timeliness of the grievance.
Step 1.
Any teacher who has a grievance shall, with or without the Union Representative, discuss it first with the
Principal in an attempt to resolve the matter at that level.
Step 2.
If the grievance is not settled within ten (10) school days after presentation at Step 1, the aggrieved party
shall, within ten (10) school days thereafter set forth the grievance in writing to the Principal specifying:
(a) The specific nature of the grievance and date it occurred.
(b) The provision(s) of this Agreement which is alleged to have been violated.
(c) The nature and extent of the injury, loss or inconvenience.
(d) The results of previous discussions.
(e) The basis for dissatisfaction with the decisions previously rendered.
(f) The remedy which is desired.
The grievance shall be signed by the aggrieved teacher and Union Representative before being presented
to the Principal in Step 2.
If the grievance is not received in writing by the Principal in Step 2 within thirty (30) school days after the
aggrieved party knows, or should have known, of the act or condition on which the grievance is based, the
grievance will be considered as waived. An alleged waiver will be subject to arbitration pursuant to the
provisions of this Article.
The Principal shall act upon the grievance within five (5) school days after receipt at Step 2 and shall
communicate a decision in writing to the UNION.
Step 3.
If the issue is not resolved after Step 2, the grievance shall, within five (5) school days after receipt of the
Principal's decision be submitted to the Superintendent of Schools. The Superintendent shall act upon
the grievance within a period not to exceed ten (10) school days and shall communicate a decision in
writing.
Step 4.
The UNION, no later than ten (10) school days after receipt of the Superintendent's decision, may appeal
the Superintendent's decision to the School BOARD. The appeal to the BOARD must be made in writing
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