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In order to be fair and guarantee due process for faculty, employees, and students, the Board of Trustees of Surry Community College recognized the need for an Appeal Policy. In approving the policy, the Board of Trustees recognizes that problems should be solved at the level of occurrence. The adoption of an Appeal Policy by the Board of Trustees does not relieve individuals of making every effort to find a solution to the problem before making an appeal to the next authority.
- Hearing the Appeal Procedure
A. If a person has a grievance or if an impasse occurs between persons at the college, the appgrieved person may request in writing within 30 days a hearing by the department chairperson and appropriate dean or supervisor of employees. A hearing shall be granted within seven days, and within five days after such a hearing, the department shall render in writing a decision on the grievance. A copy of the decision shall be given to the petitioner and a copy filed with the president of the college.
B. If the person receives an unsatisfactory decision from the hearing as outlined in Paragraph 1.A., the petitioner may request in writing within seven days for a hearing or a review of the decision by the Appeal Council of the college. The Appeal Council shall render its decision in writing within five days after receiving the request from the petitioner.
C. If the person receives an unsatisfactory decision from the Appeal Council, the petitioner may request in writing for a hearing or a review of the decision by the President. The person shall file his or her request within seven days from the time he or she receives the decision of the Appeal Council.
D. A dean or supervisor of employees shall file his or her grievance directly with the Appeal Council.
- Appeal Council
The Appeal Council is composed of the college's Vice-President for Instruction, the Dean of Continuing Education, Vice-President for Student Services, and three faculty representatives selected by the Employees Association.
A. Schedule of Hearings. Upon request of a written request for hearing by a petitioner, the Appeal Council shall conduct such hearing within a period of seven days.
B. Notice of Hearing. The petitioning party shall be given at least three days' notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
C. Conduct of Hearing
1. The petitioning party shall appear before the Appeal Council with witnesses and evidence to support his or her contentions as to the reasons the decision should not be affirmed, but should be changed or modified.
a. It shall be at the discretion of the Appeal Council to determine the number of witnesses it will hear about the matter under consideration.
b. All witnesses may be questioned by the petitioner and by the members of the Appeal Council.
2. Within five days after the termination of the hearing, the Appeal Council shall render its decision in writing and furnish a copy to the petitioner and file a copy with the President of the Colelge.
- Board of Trustees
Requests for Hearing. Within 30 days after a petitioner receives an unsatisfactory decision from the President, the petitioner may file a written request with the President of the College for a hearing by the Board of Trustees stating the reason for the appeal. The hearing by the Board of Trustees shall be conducted according to Article VI of the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees of Surry Community College.
- Failure to File Notice of Appeal
Failure to file a notice of appeal within the specified time limit shall result in the termination of the right to appeal unless such failure to file is the result of just cause not attributable to the petitioner.
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