Sample Career Ladder Plan For Districts
X. The DCLP shall contain procedures for appealing decisions made regarding approval or denial of application and placement on the Career Ladder, including the right to substantive and procedural appeals of the PBTE.
Any educator who is denied participation in the Career Ladder Program due to the PBTE or any decision made by the Career Ladder Review Committee shall have the right of appeal. The appeal procedure shall include:
- An opportunity to have the decision reviewed by the authority/committee rendering the initial decision;
- An opportunity to have the decision rendered in "A" reviewed by the superintendent of schools; and
- An opportunity to have the decision rendered in "B" reviewed by the local board of education.
Appeal procedures shall be implemented in a timely fashion. All decisions made with respect to a teacher's application to and placement on any stage of the Career Ladder shall be based on the qualifications for that stage as stated in this Sunshine R-O Career Ladder Plan.