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CREA Agreement 2011-13 - Caesar Rodney School District

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ARTICLE I<br />

RECOGNITION<br />

A. The Board hereby recognizes the Association as the exclusive and sole representative for collective<br />

bargaining for all teachers and paraprofessionals employed by the <strong>Caesar</strong> <strong>Rodney</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>,<br />

except administrators.<br />

B. Definitions:<br />

1. The term "employee," as used herein, shall mean all employees included in this bargaining<br />

unit.<br />

2. The term "teacher," as used herein, shall mean all certificated professional employees,<br />

except administrators as cited in Chapter 14, Section 1401 of the State Law.<br />

3. The term "paraprofessional," as used herein, shall mean all paraprofessionals included in<br />

this bargaining unit.<br />

4. The term “Board”, as used herein, shall mean the <strong>School</strong> Board or <strong>District</strong>.<br />

5. The term “Association” as used herein, shall mean all teachers and paraprofessionals<br />

included in this bargaining unit.<br />

6. The term “days” when used in this agreement shall, except where otherwise indicated,<br />

mean district work days; thus weekends or holidays are excluded.<br />

A. Definitions<br />

ARTICLE II<br />

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE<br />

1. A "grievance" shall mean a complaint by an employee or the Association that there has<br />

been to the employee a violation or inequitable application of any of the provisions of this<br />

<strong>Agreement</strong>.<br />

2. An "aggrieved person or grievant" is the person, persons or Association making the<br />

complaint.<br />

3. A "party in interest" is the person or persons making the complaint and any person who<br />

might be required to take action, or against whom action might be taken, in order to resolve<br />

the complaint.<br />

B. Purpose<br />

The purpose of this procedure is to secure, at the lowest possible level, equitable solutions to the<br />

problems that may from time to time arise affecting employees.<br />

C. Procedure<br />

1. Since it is important that grievances be processed as rapidly as possible, the number of<br />

days indicated at each level should be considered as a maximum and every effort shall be<br />

made to expedite the process. The time limits specified may, however, be extended by<br />

mutual agreement.<br />

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