(DOWNLOAD) "Board Education Central School District No. 1 v. Stanley P. Cracovia" by Supreme Court of New York ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Board Education Central School District No. 1 v. Stanley P. Cracovia
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 19, 1971
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
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[36 A.D.2d 851 Page 851] In September, 1969 petitioner entered into a collective bargaining agreement with respondent Clarkstown Teachers' Association
effective July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970. Paragraph (a) of article XVI of the agreement contained a provision relative to class
size which read as follows: "Maximum Class Sizes -- Facilities permitting, for the maximum teacher effectiveness and pupil
involvement class sizes will be no larger than (25) twenty-five on the elementary and (27) twenty-seven on the secondary levels."
The agreement also included an extensive grievance procedure in article XXIII, which contained four separate stages. The fourth
and final stage was the arbitration stage which in part stated: "The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding
only with respect to grievances concerning the interpretation or application of the specific terms of this Agreement; provided
that binding arbitration shall not be had for any grievance concerning provisions of this contract that involve the Board's
discretion or right to set policy. In grievances other than those covered in the above sentence, while the decision shall
be advisory, each side will have a moral obligation to seriously consider the recommendation." On January 20, 1970, the Teachers'
Association duly served a notice of intention to arbitrate an [36 A.D.2d 851 Page 852]