WAC 132S-30-076   Academic employee grievance -- Procedures.  All grievances must be filed with the immediate supervisory position, and if the grievance is not resolved at this point, shall follow established administrative channels to the office of the president.

     (1) The aggrieved shall write the exact nature of the grievance listing times, dates and parties to the grievance where appropriate, the aggrieved shall further stipulate the course of action desired to rectify the grievance.

     (2) The aggrieved party shall consult with his division chairman to determine if the situation in question can be alleviated at the divisional level. If it cannot or if differences of opinion occur, the division chairman shall forward the grievance, along with a written document detailing any action taken, to the dean of instruction, in the case of instructional personnel, or to the dean of students in the case of student service personnel. Such forwarding shall take place within five days of the filing of the grievance.

     (3) The dean shall consult with the grievant and such other personnel as he shall deem necessary and shall prepare a written recommendation. A copy of the recommendation relative to the grievance shall be forwarded to the grievant, the division chairman, and the president of the college.

     (4) If the grievant experiences dissatisfaction with the written recommendation of the dean, he shall notify the president of the college within ten days and request adjudication of the grievance. Such request for adjudication shall be accompanied by a reason or reasons for continued dissatisfaction.

     (5) The president shall call any parties he deems necessary to aid him in adjudicating the grievance and shall render a decision within five days of notification of request for adjudication.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140 and chapter 28B.19 RCW. 82-21-012 (Order 82-1), § 132S-30-076, filed 10/11/82. Formerly WAC 132S-175-030.]