12:6
13:1
14.1
14,2
14.3
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent any person from informally discussing
any dispute with the immediate superior or processing a grievance on the person's own behalf
in accordance with the Grievance Procedure set forth in Article XV. None of the provisions of
this agreement for its duration shall be changed or modified without the mutual written consent
of the Board and the Association. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit an
organization other than the Association to appear in an official capacity in the processing of a
grievance.
Leave For President
The President of the Association or designee shall be granted up to three (3) days of paid leave
per fiscal year to attend legislative hearings on educationally related matters.
ARTICLE XIII
Miscellaneous Provisions
Miscellaneous
It is understood that for the duration of this agreement administrators shall continue to serve
under the direction of the Superintendent of Schools and in accordance with state law, Board
policies and administrative rules, regulations and the provisions of the Agreement.
ARTICLE XIV
Grievance Procedure
The purpose of this article is to establish a procedure for the settlement of grievances which
involve an alleged violation of a term or provision of this Agreement. All such grievances will be
handled as provided in this article.
A grievance must be filed within ten (10} working days of its occurrence or within ten (10) days
of the date the employee, by reasonable diligence, should have known of its occurrence. The
grievance must be submitted to the next step within the time limits provided or it will be
considered settled. A grievance once settled at any one of the following steps shall not be
further subject to the grievance procedure.
Grievances shall be processed in the following manner:
Step 1 Any administrator who has a grievance shall, with or without an Association
Representative, discuss it first with the immediate supervisor, in an attempt to resolve
the matter at this level. A decision shall be rendered within ten (10) working days.
Step 2 An unfavorable decision under Step 1 may be formally appealed to the immediate
supervisor within ten (10) working days. The appeal must be in writing on the
grievance form as provided by the Board of Education. The immediate supervisor
shall render a decision within ten (10) working days.
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