Common use of Special Procedures Clause in Contracts

Special Procedures. 9.4.1 Any grievance based upon a complaint that the employee has been placed in the wrong salary schedule or step, or that he/she has been improperly denied an increment, or that his/her salary has been miscalculated, shall be filed directly with the appropriate administrator under the Superintendent of Schools, or if no such administrator exists, with the Superintendent. The appropriate administrative officer shall thereupon schedule a meeting to consider the grievance within twenty (20) days and shall render a decision in writing within five (5) days after such meeting. 9.4.2 The decision of any business or administrative personnel to whom a grievance is presented pursuant to this section, may be appealed to the Superintendent in writing pursuant to the procedures set forth in Level Three above. 9.4.3 The Association will have the right to initiate or appeal grievances growing out of an alleged violation of Association rights contained in this agreement. Any such grievances shall be initiated by filing the written grievance in the first instance with the appropriate administrator having jurisdiction of the subject matter of the unit member or members affected. A meeting on such a grievance shall be held within twenty (20) days of its filing. In the event such grievance is originally filed with an administrator other than a site administrator, an informational copy of such grievance shall be sent simultaneously to the administrator or administrators of the employees involved. Any appeal from the decision of such administrators shall be made directly to the Superintendent pursuant to the provisions set forth in Level Three above. 9.4.4 Appeals to the Superintendent, or grievances filed originally with him/her under this section, shall be reviewed by the Superintendent within twenty (20) days of the receipt, by him, of the appeal or grievance. Written notice of time date and place of said meeting shall be given five (5) days prior thereto to the President of the Association and any administrator involved in the grievance. The Superintendent shall render a decision in writing within ten (10) days after concluding such meeting.