CREA Agreement 2011-13 - Caesar Rodney School District
CREA Agreement 2011-13 - Caesar Rodney School District
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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