A Board Mediation Officer should be appointed for a term of at least one (1) year.
It is strongly recommended that any individual serving as
a Board Mediation Officer have extensive prior experience on the Board's Grievance Committee, Professional Standards Committee, and / or Board of Directors.
Not exact matches
The RESPECT Blueprint embraces seven critical components of a transformed teaching profession jointly identified by ED and seven other national organizations, including American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Association of School Administrators (AASA), Council of Chief State School
Officers (CCSSO), Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS), National Education Association (NEA), and National School
Board Association (NSBA) last spring.
(4) Subject to subsection (6), no information or material furnished to or received by a labour relations
officer, grievance mediator or other person appointed under this Act to effect the settlement of a dispute or the
mediation of a matter shall be disclosed except to the
Board or to the Director of Dispute Resolution Services.
(5) Subject to subsection (6), no report of a labour relations
officer, grievance mediator or other person appointed under this Act to effect the settlement of a dispute or the
mediation of a matter shall be disclosed except to the
Board or to the Director of Dispute Resolution Services.
Neither MCFM, its
officers,
board, members, nor its contributors to the website shall have liability or responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly, by the information contained on this web site, or for damages alleged or actual deriving from any
mediation services provided by any of the mediators or
mediation companies listed in this web site.
It is recommended that the
Mediation Officer not serve concurrently as either an officer or director of the Board, or as a member of the Grievance Committee, or as a member of the Professional Standards Com
Officer not serve concurrently as either an
officer or director of the Board, or as a member of the Grievance Committee, or as a member of the Professional Standards Com
officer or director of the
Board, or as a member of the Grievance Committee, or as a member of the Professional Standards Committee.
However, in large
Boards, consideration can be given to appointing a standing panel of two, three, or more
Mediation Officers depending upon the number of requests for arbitration normally filed in the course of a year.
(4) Upon receipt of all completed forms, the
Board may assign any Mediator not challenged to serve as the
Mediation Officer.
Careful consideration should be given by the
Board President (or the
Board of Directors of the
Board) in selecting the
Board's
Mediation Officer.
Many
Boards will find that one
Mediation Officer will be sufficient.
Notice of Request for
Mediation form with attached copy of complainant's completed Request for
Mediation form —
Boards may prefer to complete this step by telephone rather than mail Agreement to Mediate form
Mediation Officer Selection form (should be sent to both complainant and respondent)(Set time frame for completed and signed forms to be returned to the
Board)
Local
boards, as well as the state association, may have a
mediation officer or
officers, appointed by the
Board or
Board President.
Boards participating in these enforcement agreements will jointly appoint a sufficient number of
mediation officers to serve the geographic regions they cover.