tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post4486805352410994395..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: How To Appeal A 3020-a Arbitrator Decision And The "Just Cause" Provision Used To Determine The Arbitrator's "Award".Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-63702787838304640122009-07-20T17:57:14.782-04:002009-07-20T17:57:14.782-04:00POL"
Thanks for the complement. It really is...POL"<br /><br />Thanks for the complement. It really is important that all teachers understand the 3020-a arbitration process. That includes the Arbitrator award (penalty) and when you can appeal.<br /><br />Knowledge is power.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-52482987790366566272009-07-19T22:24:44.236-04:002009-07-19T22:24:44.236-04:00great information. Thanks!great information. Thanks!proofoflifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223433380297875666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-9924722225148979412009-07-19T18:53:33.690-04:002009-07-19T18:53:33.690-04:00A free preview of the aforementioned book is avail...A free preview of the aforementioned book is available at:<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=AilGTNBVFGcC&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&ots=q7erU-r6R6&dq=%22Teachers+on+Trial%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-83972480953488102062009-07-19T18:45:21.549-04:002009-07-19T18:45:21.549-04:00It's a very good idea for teachers, whether fa...It's a very good idea for teachers, whether facing charges or not, to read previous Education Law ยง3020-a hearing panel reports and single arbitrator's reports. Bound annual volumes of earlier reports have been published by the New York State School Attorneys Association and the New York State School Boards Association and are available in certain law libraries.<br /><br />Individual reports are also available from school districts and from the New York State Education Department under FOIL (the New York Freedom of Information Law).<br /><br />A book that should be in every teacher's personal library is "Teachers on Trial: Values, Standards, and Equity in Judging Conduct and Competence" by James A. Gross. (ISBN 0-87546-142-5)<br /><br />Although published in 1988, the book is loaded with crucial information.<br /><br />Be sure to read the detailed description of this fabulous book at the following webpage:<br /><br />http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED319135&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED319135Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-55659676199298194162009-07-19T18:33:23.274-04:002009-07-19T18:33:23.274-04:00LI Educator:
You are right on. To the NYSUT atto...LI Educator:<br /><br />You are right on. To the NYSUT attorneys the teacher is just a number. It is up to the teacher to show the NYSUT attorney that he/she is a person and by showing what"just cause" provision is a negative and by proving disparate treatment, it will go along way in mitigating the charges against the teacher.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-33411649951160813292009-07-19T18:12:51.007-04:002009-07-19T18:12:51.007-04:00Chaz
Thanks for writing this. It should be a part ...Chaz<br />Thanks for writing this. It should be a part of every NYSUT attorney and client 's first conversation. Foucus on the particular 'just cause' failures in picking apart opposing witness testimony. And in establishing a defense (if necessary). Of course, there may be more than one 'just cause' failure in one particular case. <br /><br />Sometimes, given the hazy world of arbitration, these might tend more towards mitigation of punishment rather than than dismissal of charges. Or a mixture between the two among 3020a's charges.<br /><br />The respondent has to help his/her attorney by presenting to him/her investigative failures or disparate treatment examples. This is how an involved client helps his/her own case.<br /><br />Presenting the 'just cause' failures in black and white and repeatedly on the record gives less wriggle room to an arbitrator who wants to 'split the baby' in a glaringly weak case. And they all tend to 'split the baby' if there is the slightest cover to do so. <br /><br />As teachers we know that 'splitting the baby' only prolongs the witch hunt.<br /><br />LI EducatorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-18554723073899405922009-07-19T13:53:54.027-04:002009-07-19T13:53:54.027-04:00Many thanks for this post.Many thanks for this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-36673584891947327982009-07-19T13:46:11.674-04:002009-07-19T13:46:11.674-04:00NYPEL:
I do know that and I will add it to my blo...NYPEL:<br /><br />I do know that and I will add it to my blog. Thanks for the info.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-88780325724060149122009-07-19T11:40:33.868-04:002009-07-19T11:40:33.868-04:00NB: Education Law Section 3020-a provides that CPL...NB: Education Law Section 3020-a provides that CPLR Article 75 appeals of a disciplinary determination by an arbitrator or arbitration panel must be filed within 10 days. [Section 3020-a.5]NY Public Employment Lawhttp://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com