Common use of Progressive Discipline Procedures Clause in Contracts

Progressive Discipline Procedures. The Administration may take progressive disciplinary action against any PSM for conviction of a felony, or a misdemeanor, or for violations of Ohio law, or failure to comply with any provisions of this contract, or for violations of Board policy, or any reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Education that are of like nature. The PSM will be notified of his/her right to representation at each step. Such disciplinary action will be imposed as follows: A. Step 1 - first offense - Verbal warning to PSM in a conference with the principal. The verbal warning will be noted in the PSM’s personnel file. B. Step 2 - second offense - The offense will be reduced to writing by the principal. The written reprimand will be signed and dated by the PSM and principal. The PSM’s signature will not indicate agreement with the reprimand's content, but shows only that the PSM has received a copy of the written reprimand. A copy of the written reprimand will be placed in the PSM’s personnel file. C. The records of a disciplinary action against a PSM will not be considered in any subsequent disciplinary action and will be removed from all files if there has been no other formal investigation taken against the PSM for a period of five (5) years. D. Upon the initiative of the Superintendent for good and just cause shown, Steps 1, and 2 above may be suspended, and a PSM brought before the Superintendent directly for disciplinary action. The Superintendent may suspend a PSM without pay for a period not to exceed five days. The PSM will be notified of his/her right to representation at each step. E. Disciplinary action is subject to the grievance procedure as set forth in this Agreement. No PSM will be reprimanded or disciplined without just cause. F. Nothing herein will preclude the Board of Education from instituting termination proceedings pursuant to Section 3319.16 and 3319.161 of the Ohio Revised Code at any time when, in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Board, it is determined such action is warranted