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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 5. EDUCATION |
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SubTilte 5-E. ORIGINAL TITLE 5 |
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Chapter 5-E8. EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES |
Section 5-E806. FORMAL GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES: STEP 3
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806.1If the STEP 2 grievance process, as set forth in § 805, does not resolve the grievance to the satisfaction of the employee, the STEP 3 grievance procedures set forth in this section may be followed by the employee.
806.2An employee shall initiate the STEP 3 grievance procedures by filing the following materials with the Superintendent of Schools:
(a)A copy of the Statement of Grievance filed in the STEP 1 and the STEP 2 processes;
(b)A copy of the written answers received in reply to the grievance at STEP 1 and STEP 2, if any; and
(c)A written statement explaining whether the grievance is unresolved or partially resolved and, if partially resolved, what further relief or solution to the grievance is sought by the employee.
806.3An employee shall file the STEP 3 grievance within five (5) working days of the receipt of the written answer to the STEP 2 grievance, or within five (5) working days of the date when the written answer should have been received.
806.4The Superintendent of Schools or his or her designee shall hold a STEP 3 hearing on the grievance within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the STEP 3 grievance.
806.5The STEP 3 hearing shall include the employee; the employee’s representative, if any; and any other persons involved in the STEP 1 and STEP 2 processes or relevant to the resolution of the grievance who may be designated by the Superintendent or his or her designee to appear at the hearing.
806.6At the STEP 3 hearing, one (1) person shall be designated as the chief spokesperson on each side; however, this shall not preclude the participation of any person attending the hearing pursuant to § 806.5.
806.7The Superintendent or his or her designee shall give to the employee a written decision on the grievance within ten (10) working days of the STEP 3 hearing.
806.8The written decision of the Superintendent of Schools or his or her designee shall be the final decision of the D.C. Public Schools on the grievance.