Student Handbook - Chipola College

to resolve the dispute within ten (10) working days. In the event that this resolution
is not satisfactory to the student, the student may proceed to Step 4.
4. The student may meet with the Executive Vice President to present written
data to support his/her assertion in the dispute. The Executive Vice President must
then meet and discuss the dispute with the faculty member. The Executive Vice
President must attempt to resolve the dispute within ten (10) working days.
In the event that a resolution cannot be reached via the Informal Student Grievance
Process, the student may proceed to the following Formal Student Grievance
Process:
1. Within ten (10) working days of when the student is notified of the informal
response of the Executive Vice President, the student may begin the formal grievance
process by outlining the grievance in writing and presenting the petition to the
Executive Vice President.
2. The Executive Vice President will present the written grievance to the Senior
Vice President of Instruction. Within ten (10) working days the Senior Vice President
of Instruction will appoint a one-time Student Grade Grievance Panel to include a
chairperson, three student members, and three faculty members, none of whom shall
have any direct connection with the parties involved. At least one of the student
members and at least one of the faculty members must be from a relatediscipline in
which the grade is being disputed. In the event that there is not a related discipline, at
least one student member and at least one faculty member shall possess demonstrated
knowledge of or experience with the discipline area involved in the grade dispute.
3. The chairperson will schedule a formal meeting within ten (10) working
days after the panel is appointed. The student will receive notification at least five
(5) days in advance of the hearing date outlining the date, time, place, and manner
of the hearing. The student should appear to present information to the panel. The
student has the right to be assisted by an advisor of his/her choice, at his/her own
expense. The student is responsible for presenting his/her own case, and therefore,
advisors are not permitted to speak or participate directly in the hearing. The panel
will hear from all parties; information and testimony in the hearing are limited to
the scope of the petition presented to the Senior Vice President of Instruction. After
reviewing all information and hearing all testimony, the panel will then meet in a
closed session; a decision will be reached via secret ballot.
4. The panel chairperson will communicate the panel’s decision, in writing, to
the Senior Vice President of Instruction within ten (10) working days.
5. The Senior Vice President for Instruction will review the process followed
and the recommendation(s) made. Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the
panel’s recommendation(s), the Senior Vice President of Instruction will notify the
student and the faculty member, in writing, of the panel’s decision; copies will also
be forwarded to the Executive Vice President and the department chairperson.
6. If the committee finds that no violation has occurred, or that a violation has
occurred but recommends that no redress is warranted, these findings will be reported
to the Registrar to become a part of the student’s permanent record file.
7. If the committee finds that a violation has occurred and recommends any
form of redress for the student, the faculty member will be expected to inform the
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