ERIC Number: ED138314
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Jan-18
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A Model Community College Grievance Procedure for Title IX.
Noonan, Roberta L.
Through a review of the literature, analysis of eleven Title IX grievance plans, and interviews with four compliance officers, twelve criteria essential to an effective grievance procedure for use by students were identified and incorporated into a model Title IX grievance procedure for Moraine Valley Community College (Illinois). The twelve essential criteria included: (1) trust and good faith; (2) a basic definition of what is grievable; (3) time limits for filing and for resolving grievances; (4) an informal first stage; (5) grievances submitted in writing; (6) recording of official minutes; (7) procedures made known to all parties in written form; (8) a simple, direct and explicit path of appeals; (9) a grievance committee to review the issue and determine its validity, assist in the preparation of the formal written complaint, assist in presentation and appeal of the case, and advise and/or represent the aggrieved; (10) a hearing committee or review board; (11) a right to be present at all hearings; and (12) an unbiased third party. It was noted that the weakest part of any grievance procedure is the human element and that appropriate attention should be given this factor. Appended are a bibliography and a copy of the model grievance procedure. (JDS)
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education Amendments 1972; Title IX Education Amendments 1972
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