Report of Analysis - DISD Grievance System (2015-04-29)

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April 29, 2015
Board of Trustees
Dallas Independent School District
3700 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75204
Honorable Trustees:
During my ten year tenure as an employee with the District I had the
opportunity to be involved in over a dozen grievances as a grievant, witness,
and hearing officer. Since my departure last September, and not including my
own termination grievance, I have had the opportunity to serve as a
representative for two former employees in their grievances and have
participated as such in three hearings thus far. I began to suspect inherent
problems in how the administration manages the grievance system, including a
potential for a systemic practice of violating the First and Fourteenth
Amendment rights of District employees. As such, I developed, researched, and
tested three hypotheses related to the grievance system through information
obtained primarily through Public Information Act requests and secondarily
though direct observation. All three hypotheses are supported as true by the
evidentiary findings. My research and findings are hereby presented to you for
review and consideration as you continue your mission of oversight of the
administration of the District for the benefit of its approximately 160,000
students and approximately 20,000 employees who serve those students.
Please excuse any spelling or grammatical errors as my focus was more
on data analysis and interpretation than spelling and grammar during my
efforts to get this report in your hands as soon as possible given the events of
this week.
Respectfully,
Jeremy Liebbe
Enclosures
Analysis of Internal Grievance System of the Dallas ISD

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Introduction
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The Dallas Independent School District (District) operates a grievance
system through the Human Resources Department, also known as Human Capital
Management, which should operate in accordance with federal law, state law, and
the DGBA series of District policies established by the Board of Trustees. From
the broadest legal perspective an efficient, neutral, and unbiased grievance
system effectively required by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S.
Constitution.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or

prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or
of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the government for a redress of grievances. (1st Amendment, 1791)
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein
they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state
deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the
laws. (14th Amendment, Section 1, 1868)
While specific references are made to the 1st and 14th Amendments to the
U.S. Constitution, this paper does not seek to discuss the full legal applicability of
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Constitutional, federal, state, and case law issues as they apply to the Districts
grievance system. It should be noted, however, that an inefficient and/or biased
grievance system has significant legal implications including violation of the
Constitutional rights afforded to District employees.
During my ten years of employment and eight months post-employment I
have had the opportunity to directly observe the Districts grievance system from
almost every angle serving as a grievant, witness, hearing officer, and
representative at all three levels of hearings over the course of over a dozen
grievances. During said observations I developed testable hypotheses which I

believed required research and analysis:
Hypothesis 1: District policy mandates that a Level I hearing shall be held
within ten days of the date the grievant requests a Level I hearing and a Level II
hearing shall be held within ten days after the date a Level II hearing request is
received (DGBA Local, 2015). The District has established a pattern and practice
of failing to hold Level I and Level II hearings within policy required time frames.
Hypothesis 2: Grievances are typically heard at Level I by the grievants
immediate supervisor and at Level II by a hearing officer selected by Employee
Relations from a pool of administrators approved by the Superintendent of

Schools or designee (DGBA Local, 2015). Grievance decisions at both Level I and
Level II show a strong internal bias favoring the administration.
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Hypothesis 3: The Board of Trustees requires that [on] a semiannual
basis, the Human Resources Department shall submit a report to the Board
outlining the status of employee grievances in the District (DGBA Local, 2015).
The Human Resources Department, also known as Human Capital Management,

has failed to submit any such reports for at least the three years that Mike Miles
has served as the Superintendent of Schools.
Method
On April 13, 2015, a request pursuant to the Public Information Act was
filed requesting 1) all reports from the past 5 years related to Hypothesis 3 and
13 data points for each grievance filed which would tend to relate to Hypothesis
1 and Hypothesis 2 (Liebbe, 2015).
School attorney Leticia McGowan
acknowledged receipt of the request on April 14th (McGowan 1, 2015). On April

27th, Leticia McGowan provided the Districts response to the Public Information
Act request via a letter transmitted via e-mail and a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
provided on a CD-R (McGowan 2, 2015; Dallas ISD, 2015).
A multivariate empirical analysis was conducted on the sequential series
of grievance data provided by the District on April 27th. The series included only
grievances files after July 1, 2015, and therefore are representative of all
grievances filed after Tonya Sadler Grayson, Executive Director of HR Operations,
conducted a reorganization that impacted several divisions within human

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resources. I would be happy to conduct the same analysis and review for the
preceding time period for comparison should the requisite data be provided to
me.
It should be noted that I have removed the names of employee grievants
and employee respondents from the attached copy of the data used for the
empirical analysis 1) as those names are not relevant to the analysis and 2) to
maintain privacy for those employees who filed grievances.
The District provided no semi-annual reports from the Human Resources
Department to the Board of Trustees for the past five years. The substantive
response included Please note, per the Board Services Office, there have been no
semi-annual report received. Therefore, there is no information responsive to this

portion of your request. (McGowan 2, 2015). This lack of informational response
is sufficient to validate Hypothesis 3 as true.
The District provided a 13 column spreadsheet containing requested data
points for 161 discrete grievances filed between July 7, 2014, and April 16, 2015.
The responsive data was sufficient to fully analyze the time frames of Level I
hearings but was insufficient to fully analyze the time frames of Level II and Level
III hearings. A review of the original request found that the request did not specify
the need for the dates that the Level II hearing requests and Level III hearing
requests were received, which may have contributed to the insufficient data
points (Liebbe, 2015). As such, calculations for Level II and Level III time frames
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assume that 1) the lower level decision letter was provided to the grievant on the
last day allowed pursuant to policy (10 days) and 2) the subsequent hearing
request was filed by the grievant on the last day allowed pursuant to policy (10
days). These assumptions tend to favor the District and it should be noted that
the violations of required time frames at Level II and Level III may thus be more
prevalent than herein reported.
Results
The 161 grievances analyzed represented principals, assistant principals,
teachers, teacher assistants, assorted support personnel, and a handful of central
staff supervisors. Six grievances were filed by central staff employees holding
positions of Manager or higher. Of the 161 grievances filed, 20 (12.4%) involved
a waiver of the Level I hearing moving directly to a Level II hearing.

CENTRAL STAFF
35
CAMPUS SUPPORT
38
TEACHERS
74
ASST. PRINCIPALS
PRINCIPALS
7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Figure 1: Positions of Employees Filing Grievances, All Grievances

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The subjects of grievances represented 9 core categories of complaints: 1)
Appraisals (e.g. 3R, TEI, etc.), 2) Compensation, 3) Discipline (e.g. Letter of

Concern, Written Reprimand, Individual Improvement Plan, Suspension, etc.), 4)
Discrimination & Harassment (e.g. DIA policy violations, harassment, retaliation,

etc.), 5)
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) violations, 6) Demotions &
Reassignments, 7) Termination of At-Will Employees, 8) Termination of Contract

Employees, and 9) Other (e.g. all other grievances). The largest categories were
1) Termination of At-Will Employees, 2) Discrimination & Harassment, and 3)
Discipline.
APPRAISALS
12
COMPENSATION
DISCIPLINE
29
DISCRIM & HARASS
32
FMLA
OTHER
25
DEMOTE & REASSIGN
TERM / AT-WILL
33
TERM / CONTRACT
14
0
10
15
20
25
Figure 2: All Grievances Filed by Subject of Grievance

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The number of grievances held and the number of working days between
the filing of those grievances and their hearings was analyzed with respect to
Hypothesis 1.
The results show that grievance hearings are held within
appropriate time frames 5.0% of the time at Level I, 0.0% of the time at Level II,
and 50.0% of the time at Level III. The results do not include the 105 grievances
filed that have not yet received a Level I hearing.
6
3
12
0
2
31
7
1
55
10
20
30
Met Deadline
40
50
Held
Figure 3: Grievances Hearings Held by Level & Deadline, All Grievances

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Calculations were made to ascertain the minimum, mean, median, mode,
maximum, range, and 1st standard deviation for the number of working days that
transpired between the filing date and the hearing date. Additional calculations
were made to evaluate grievances filed which have not yet received a Level I
hearing calculated through April 29th, 2015.
Minimum
Mean
Median
Mode
Max
Range
1st Std Dev
Level I
(Pending Hearing)
10.0
102.5
114.0
210.0
213.0
203.0
62.7
Level I
(Hearing Held)
6.0
24.8
20.5
10.0
79.0
73.0
17.8
Level II
(Hearing Held)
18.0
60.0
57.5
58.0
148.0
130.0
35.7
Level III
(Hearing Held)
10.0
21.8
19.5
14.0
35.0
25.0
10.4
Figure 4: Working Days until Grievance Hearings by Level, All Grievances
Calculations were made with regards to the decisions of the hearing
officers or Board subcommittee at each level. Decisions were grouped into
categories of 1) Granted, 2) Granted in Part, 3) Denied, 4) Withdrawn by Grievant,
and 5) Settled without Hearing. In all, only 7.1% of grievance decisions resulted
in the grievants requested relief being fully granted. Please note that these
calculations do not include the 105 grievances that are awaiting a Level I hearing.

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2
SETTLED W/O HEARING
2
4
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27
0
WITHDRAWN
2
25
48
7
DENIED
18
23
22
1
GRANTED IN PART
7
14
8
1
GRANTED
2
5
0
10
OVERALL
20
Level III
30
Level II
40
50
60
Level I
Figure 5: Grievance Hearing Outcomes by Level, All Grievances

Parallel calculations were conducted to drill down into and compare
results for specific grievance categories. For brevity, only the figures will be
shown for each category.

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Appraisals
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CAMPUS SUPPORT
TEACHERS
ASST. PRINCIPALS
PRINCIPALS
1
0
Figure 6: Positions of Employees Filing Grievances, Appraisals
5
0
3
Met Deadline
Held
Figure 7: Grievances Hearings Held by Level & Deadline, Appraisals

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Minimum
Mean
Median
Mode
Max
Range
1st Std Dev
Level I
(Pending Hearing)
9.0
22.0
20.0
Level I
(Hearing Held)
14.0
61.6
22.0
42.0
33.0
13.6
210.0
196.0
84.3
Level II
(Hearing Held)
Level III
(Hearing Held)
Figure 8: Working Days until Grievance Hearings by Level, Appraisals
SETTLED W/O HEARING

0
WITHDRAWN
3
DENIED
0
GRANTED IN PART
3
GRANTED
1
0
0.5
OVERALL
1
Level III
1.5
Level II
2.5
Level I
Figure 9: Grievances Hearing Outcomes by Level, Appraisals

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3.5
Compensation
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CAMPUS SUPPORT
TEACHERS
ASST. PRINCIPALS
PRINCIPALS
0
0
Figure 10: Positions of Employees Filing Grievances, Compensation
6
0
3
Met Deadline
Held
Figure 11: Grievances Hearings Held by Level & Deadline, Compensation

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Minimum
Mean
Median
Mode
Max
Range
1st Std Dev
Level I
(Pending Hearing)
17.0
35.5
35.5
Level I
(Hearing Held)
11.0
20.2
20.5
54.0
37.0
21.4
28.0
17.0
5.9
Level II
(Hearing Held)
30.0
64.3
59.0
30.0
109.0
79.0
40.4
Level III
(Hearing Held)
35.0
35.0
35.0
35.0
35.0
0.0
0.0
Figure 12: Working Days until Grievance Hearings by Level, Compensation
1
0
SETTLED W/O HEARING
0
1
0
0
WITHDRAWN
0
0
10
2
DENIED
3
5
1
0
GRANTED IN PART
0
1
0
0
GRANTED
0
0
0
2
OVERALL
4
Level III
6
Level II
10
Level I
Figure 13: Grievances Hearing Outcomes by Level, Compensation

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CAMPUS SUPPORT
TEACHERS
16
ASST. PRINCIPALS
PRINCIPALS
4
0
10
12
14
16
18
Figure 14: Positions of Employees Filing Grievances, Discipline
16
0
8
Met Deadline
10
12
14
16
Held
Figure 15: Grievances Hearings Held by Level & Deadline, Discipline

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Minimum
Mean
Median
Mode
Max
Range
1st Std Dev
Level I
(Pending Hearing)
10.0
72.9
74.0
133.0
154.0
144.0
55.9
Level I
(Hearing Held)
10.0
25.4
21.5
22.0
79.0
69.0
22.0
Level II
(Hearing Held)
24.0
37.8
33.5
Level III
(Hearing Held)
28.0
29.0
29.0
60.0
36.0
16.7
30.0
2.0
1.2
Figure 16: Working Days until Grievance Hearings by Level, Discipline
0
0
SETTLED W/O HEARING
0
0
6
0
WITHDRAWN
0
6
8
1
DENIED
2
5
6
0
GRANTED IN PART
1
5
3
1
GRANTED
0
2
0
OVERALL
3
Level III
4
Level II
Level I
Figure 17: Grievances Hearing Outcomes by Level, Discipline

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Harassment
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CAMPUS SUPPORT
TEACHERS
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ASST. PRINCIPALS
PRINCIPALS
2
0
10
12
14
16
18
20
Figure 18: Positions of Employees Filing Grievances, Harassment
9
0
Met Deadline
Held
Figure 19: Grievances Hearings Held by Level & Deadline, Harassment

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Minimum
Mean
Median
Mode
Max
Range
1st Std Dev
Level I
(Pending Hearing)
16.0
93.3
91.5
128.0
208.0
192.0
58.2
Level I
(Hearing Held)
12.0
26.0
26.0
Level II
(Hearing Held)
58.0
58.0
58.0
41.0
29.0
10.5
58.0
0.0
0.0
Level III
(Hearing Held)
Figure 20: Working Days until Grievance Hearings by Level, Harassment
0
0
SETTLED W/O HEARING
0
0
5
0
WITHDRAWN
0
5
1
0
DENIED
0
1
3
0
GRANTED IN PART
1
2
1
0
GRANTED
0
1
0
1
OVERALL
2
Level III
3
Level II
Level I
Figure 21: Grievances Hearing Outcomes by Level, Harassment

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TEACHERS
ASST. PRINCIPALS
PRINCIPALS
0
0
10
15
20
25
Figure 22: Positions of Employees Filing Grievances, Reassign & Termination
21
11
0
10
Met Deadline
15
20
25
Held
Figure 23: Grievances Hearings Held by Level & Deadline, Reassign & Termination

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Minimum
Mean
Median
Mode
Max
Range
1st Std Dev
Level I
(Pending Hearing)
13.0
131.3
140.0
140.0
213.0
200.0
59.5
Level I
(Hearing Held)
6.0
25.5
15.5
15.0
73.0
67.0
24.7
Level II
(Hearing Held)
18.0
66.1
58.0
58.0
148.0
130.0
37.9
Level III
(Hearing Held)
10.0
16.8
14.0
10.0
34.0
24.0
9.6
Figure 24: Working Days until Grievance Hearings by Level, Reassign & Term.
6
2
SETTLED W/O HEARING
2
2
10
0
WITHDRAWN
2
8
26
4
DENIED
13
9
7
2
GRANTED IN PART
4
1
2
0
GRANTED
2
0
0
5
OVERALL
10
Level III
15
Level II
20
25
Level I
Figure 25: Grievances Hearing Outcomes by Level, Reassign & Termination

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Findings & Discussion

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Hypothesis 1: District policy mandates that a Level I hearing shall be held

within ten days of the date the grievant requests a Level I hearing and a Level II
hearing shall be held within ten days after the date a Level II hearing request is
received (DGBA Local, 2015). The District has established a pattern and practice of
failing to hold Level I and Level II hearings within policy required time frames.
Hypothesis 1 was found to be true in 96.3% of the cases analyzed. The data
and analysis for the time period researched clearly shows an overwhelming
pattern and practice of failing to hold Level I and Level II hearings within policy
required time frames. It is my opinion that this violates the due process clause of
the 14th Amendment, inhibits employee rights established under the 1st
Amendment, clearly violates Board policy, and potentially violates a host of other
statutes and rulings at the state and federal level. The data and analysis would
support employee grievants filing for Mandamus Writs from a state District Court
ordering the day, time, and place for grievance hearings to be held.
Hypothesis 2: Grievances are typically heard at Level I by the grievants
immediate supervisor and at Level II by a hearing officer selected by Employee

Relations from a pool of administrators approved by the Superintendent of Schools
or designee (DGBA Local, 2015). Grievance decisions at both Level I and Level II
show a strong internal bias favoring the administration.

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Hypothesis 2 was found to be true in 59.4%, partially true in 30.4%, and
false in 10.1% of the cases analyzed. The data and analysis for the time period
researched shows a weak to moderate internal bias of the hearing officers at both
Level I and Level II in favor of the administration and to the detriment of

employees. I suspect that the internal bias would report stronger were 105
grievances not holding an average of 114 working days for a Level I hearing as it
is more likely that administratively weaker cases are more likely to be delayed
than administratively strong cases. It is my opinion that this potentially violates
the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, potentially inhibits employee
rights established under the 1st Amendment, potentially violates the spirit of
Board policy, and thus creates a potential for liability to the District.
Hypothesis 3: The Board of Trustees requires that [on] a semiannual basis,
the Human Resources Department shall submit a report to the Board outlining the
status of employee grievances in the District (DGBA Local, 2015). The Human
Resources Department, also known as Human Capital Management, has failed to
submit any such reports for at least the three years that Mike Miles has served as the
Superintendent of Schools.
Hypothesis 3 was found to be true 100% of the time for the past five years.
This could be interpreted as a series of intentional omissions that would tend to
cover up inherent problems in the administration and management of the

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grievance system, such as those posed in Hypothesis 1 and Hypothesis 2 or, at

best, a systematic concern of gross negligence.
Limitations of Analysis and Findings

The presented analysis and findings are limited by the amount and quality
of the data obtained from the District via the Public Information Act. Direct
acquisition of data from the actual grievance files for the time period analyzed and
previous time period(s) may generate different statistical findings.
Recommendations
I recommend that the Board of Trustees consider and take swift action to
bring this issue under control to mitigate current liability and minimize future
liability to the District. Additional research would likely show how long the
deficiencies in the administration and management of the grievance system have
existed as well as trend data that would likely help isolate and identify events that
had significant impact on the development and growth of the deficiencies. A

complete overhaul of the Districts grievance system with significant focus on due
process is highly indicated. Post-overhaul research and analysis would tend to

show systematic improvements.

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References
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1st Amendment. (1791). U.S. Constitution, Amendment I.
14th Amendment. (1868). U.S. Constitution, Amendment XIV.
Dallas ISD. (April 27, 2015). Spreadsheet provided pursuant to ORR Request
#14002. Attached as Exhibit #4 (12 pages).
DGBA Local. (2015). Personnel-Management Relations: Employee
Complaints/Grievances. Dallas ISD Board Policy Manual. Retrieved from

http://pol.tasb.org/Home/Index/361.
Liebbe, J. (April 13, 2015). Public Information Request to Dallas ISD. Attached as
Exhibit #1 (2 pages).
McGowan, L. (April 14, 2015). Letter regarding ORR Request #14002. Attached
as Exhibit #2 (1 page).
McGowan, L. (April 27, 2015). Letter regarding ORR Request #14002. Attached
as Exhibit #3 (2 pages).

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Jeremy Liebbe
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Jeremy Liebbe
Monday, April 13, 2015 7:11 PM
'lmcgowan@dallasisd.org'
'grievances@dallasisd.org'
Public Information Request to Dallas ISD
April13,2015
Viaemailtolmcgowan@dallasisd.org
DallasIndependentSchoolDistrict
PublicInformationRequest
Attention:LeticiaD.McGowan
3700RossAvenue,Box74
Dallas,Texas75204
Subject:PublicInformationRequesttoDallasISD
Ms.McGowan:
PursuanttoThePublicInformationAct,TexasGovernmentCodeChapter552,pleaseprovidetomethefollowing
records:
1. AllreportssubmittedtotheBoardofTrusteesbytheHumanResourcesDepartment(HumanCapital
Management)outliningthestatusofemployeegrievancesintheDistrictasrequiredonasemiannualbasisby
BoardPolicy[seeReport,DGBA(LOCAL)]duringthepastfiveyears.
2. Anyrecordcreatedand/ormaintainedbytheHumanResourcesDepartment(HumanCapitalManagement)
and/orEmployeeRelationscontainingthefollowinginformationrelatedtogrievances:
a. Grievantsname
b. Grievantsposition
c. Grievantscampusordivision
d. Respondent(s)name(s)
e. Respondent(s)position(s)
f. Typeofgrievance(e.g.termination,workenvironment,appraisal,compensation,discrimination,
retaliation,etc.)
g. Dategrievanceoriginallyfiled
h. DateofLevelIHearing
i. OutcomeatLevelI(e.g.granted,grantedinpart,denied,etc.)
j. DateofLevelIIHearing
k. OutcomeatLevelII(e.g.granted,grantedinpart,denied,etc.)
l. DateofLevelIIIHearing
m. OutcomeatLevelIII(e.g.granted,grantedinpart,denied,etc.)
Pleasenotethatthisrequestistimesensitiveastheinformationrequestedissalienttoandofevidentiaryvalueforan
employeegrievancepursuanttotheDGBApolicyseriesfiledbyDonnaBlackmononoraboutMarch25,2015(see
attached).
Ifsomeofthismaterialismorereadilyavailablethantherest,eitherbecauseoflogisticsorquestionsoflaw,werequest
thereleaseoftheavailablematerialwhiletheremainingdocumentsarebeingpreparedorreviewedforrelease.In
ordertoreducethecostforandexpeditetheproductionoftheserecordstheaforementioneddocumentsarerequested
tobesuppliedviaemailattachmentinanelectroniccopyinastandardizedreadableformatsuchasAdobePDF.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetocontactme.Thankyouforyourpromptattentiontothismatter.
DonnaBlackmon,Grievant
C/OJeremyLiebbe,Representative
POBox
Dallas,Texas
Respectfully,
JeremyLiebbe
Everythingwehearisanopinion,notafact.Everythingweseeisaperspective,notthetruth.
MarcusAurelius
Dallas
l~~ndent
Mike Miles
Superintendent of Schools
Sdlool
District
D
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Educating All Students For Success
April 14, 2015
Jeremy Liebbe
P.0.BoxDallas,Te~
VIA EMAlL:
Dear Mr. Liebbe:
Your request for a copy of information submitted to the Board of Trustees by the Human
Resources Department (Human Capital Management) regarding employee grievances was
received on April 14, 2015. The reference number assigned to your request is #14002. You
will be contacted once the information has been gathered.
Sincerely,
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Leticia D. McGowan \
School Attorney
3700 Ross Ave

Dallas, TX 75204
(972) 925-3700
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Dallas
School
District
Inde~ndent
Mike Miles
Superintendent of Schools
Educating All Students For Success
April 27, 2015
Jeremy Liebbe
P.O.BoxDallas, Texas VIA EMAIL:
Dear Mr. Liebbe:
You have requested a copy of information submitted to the Board of Trustees by the Human
Resources Department (Human Capital Management) regarding employee grievances. The
invoice for the responsive information is attached. You may either mail the check payable to
Dallas !SD or to the Dallas Independent School District, and the CD will be mailed upon
receipt of payment, or you may pick the CD up in person at the Administration Building,
located at 3700 Ross Avenue, in room 115. Please note, per the Board Services Office, there
have been no semi-annual report received. Therefore, there is no information responsive to this
portion of your request. Please let me know if additional information is needed.
Sincerely,
Lf,pn'vi
Leticia D. McGowan
School Attorney
3700 Ross Ave.
Dallas, TX 75204
(972) 925-3700
www.dallasisd.org

Public Records Charges
(Texas Government Code, Chapter 652 1 Texas Administrative Code, Section 111.70)
Date:
4127/2015
Ref. No.
14002
Description of Information:
Agency/Company:
Personnel Information Employee Grievances

Jeremy Liebbe
Address:
P.O. Box~
Dallas,
T~
Fax:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Standard-size paper copies
Nonstandard-size copies:
Diskette
CD-R or CD-RW
Zip Disk
VHS Video Cassette
Audio Cassette
Paper (Oversized)
Other: Transcript
Personnel Charges:
Programming Personnel
Other Personnel (if o,.," pgs)
Personnel Sub Total
Overhead Charges
(20% of Total Porsoririel Charges)
Computer Resources Charges:

Mainframe
Midrange
Client/Server
PC or LAN
Postage/Shipping Charges
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(actual cost)
@$2.50/ea
@$1.00/ea
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Attn: Leticia D. McGowan
3700 Ross Avenue, Box 74
Dallas, TX 75204
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NAME/ID
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
Operations
Services
TERM / CONTRACT
7/7/2014
Human Resource
Operations
Human Capital
Management
APPRAISAL /
PERFORMANCE
SCORECARD
7/8/2014
Lakewood ES
Division 4
WC / OTHER
7/10/2014
RESOLVED
INFORMALLY
Operations
Services
TERM / AT-WILL
7/10/2014
WITHDRAWN
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
SPECIALIST II
Food and Child

Nutrition Services
DIRECTOR
TEACHER
POSITION
PARAPROFES
Food and Child
SIONAL
Nutrition Services
SUPERVISOR
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
7/31/2014
LEVEL III
DECISION
LEVEL I
DECISION
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
WAIVED
9/9/2014
DENIED
WAIVED
11/6/2014
DENIED
1/15/2015
DENIED
WAIVED
9/25/2014
DENIED
11/7/2014
SETTLED
1/26/2015
WITHDRAWN
GRANTED
OFFICE
MANAGER
Douglass ES
Division 5
TERM / AT-WILL
7/10/2014
WITHDRAWN
COORDINATO
R
HCM - Alternative
Certification &
Special Systems
Human Capital
Management
APPRAISAL /
PERFORMANCE
SCORECARD
7/10/2014
WITHDRAWN
SPECIALIST
Food and Child

Nutrition Services
Operations
Services
WC / DISCRIMINATION
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
7/14/2014
TEACHER
Quintanilla MS
Division 1
TERM / CONTRACT
7/14/2014
CRAFTSPERS Maintenance and

ON
Facility Services
Operations
Services
TERM / AT-WILL
7/28/2014

ON
Facility Services
Operations
Services
TERM / AT-WILL
7/29/2014
INSTRUCTION
AL COACH
Greiner MS
Division 1
WC / ASSIGNMENT
7/30/2014
TEACHER
Seagoville North
ES
Division 5
TERM / CONTRACT
8/7/2014
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Holland ES
Division 4
TERM / AT-WILL
8/11/2014
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Burleson ES
Division 5
TERM / AT-WILL
8/18/2014
Page1of12
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
8/15/2014
WITHDRAWN
11/6/2014
DENIED
SETTLED
NAME/ID
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
Division 1
TERM / AT-WILL
8/22/2014
WAIVED
Spruce HS
Division 5
POSN /
REASSIGNMENT
8/25/2014
RESOLVED
INFORMALLY
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
WC / DISCRIMINATION
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
8/26/2014
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Atwell MS
TEACHER
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
OFFICE
MANAGER
Holmes MS
TEACHER
POSITION
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
WC / DISCRIMINATION
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
WC /
UNPROFESSIONAL
BEHAVIOR / CODE OF
ETHICS
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL I
DECISION
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
LEVEL III
DECISION
9/3/2014
9/3/2014
10/2/2014
WITHDRAWN
WC / SCHEDULE
9/3/2014
10/17/2014
GRANTED IN
PART
Division 1
TERM / AT-WILL
9/3/2014
WITHDRAWN
Walker MS
Division 2
POSN / DEMOTION
9/4/2014
WAIVED
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Network Services
Information
Technology
WC / OTHER
9/8/2014
WITHDRAWN
HALL
MONITOR
Samuell HS
Division 2
TERM / AT-WILL
9/10/2014
WAIVED
SUBSTITUTE
FOOD
SERVICE
Food and Child

Nutrition Services
Operations
Services
POSN /
REINSTATEMENT
9/12/2014
MANAGER
Human Resource
Operations
Human Capital
Management
POSN /
REINSTATEMENT
9/15/2014
ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL
Storey MS
Division 4
COMP / SALARY
DISPUTE
9/17/2014
ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL
Rusk MS
Division 3
COMP / SALARY
DISPUTE
9/18/2014
Page2of12
SETTLED
2/5/2015
DENIED
3/19/2015
SETTLED
WAIVED
10/7/2014
DENIED
11/13/2014
DENIED
10/15/2014
DENIED
12/8/2014
DENIED
2/18/2015
DENIED
10/15/2014
DENIED
12/8/2014
DENIED
2/18/2015
DENIED
9/19/2014
DENIED
NAME/ID
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
Human Capital
Management
TERM / CONTRACT
Human Resource
Operations
Human Capital
Management
FOOD
SERVICE
ASSISTANT
Weiss ES
FOOD
SERVICE
ASSISTANT
LEVEL III
DECISION
LEVEL I
DECISION
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
9/18/2014
WAIVED
12/3/2014
GRANTED IN
PART
TERM / CONTRACT
9/19/2014
WAIVED
10/7/2014
DENIED
11/13/2014
DENIED
Division 1
WC / OTHER
9/22/2014
Weiss ES
Division 1
WC / OTHER
9/22/2014
SCHOOL
MONITOR
Seagoville HS
Division 5
TERM / AT-WILL
9/22/2014
WAIVED
11/19/2014
DENIED
1/15/2015
DENIED
TEACHER
White HS
Division 2
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
9/22/2014
1/8/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
4/2/2015
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
WC / LACK OF
RESOURCES
9/23/2014
10/21/2014
DENIED
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Pinkston HS
Division 3
TERM / AT-WILL
9/25/2014
11/17/2014
DENIED
PRINCIPAL
North Dallas HS
Division 3
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
9/26/2014
10/14/2014
GRANTED IN
PART
TEACHER
Weiss ES
Division 1
DISCIPLINE /
CONCERN LETTER
9/26/2014
TEACHER
Spence MS
Division 3
COMP / STIPEND
9/29/2014
10/13/2014
GRANTED IN
PART
SUBSTITUTE
HCM - Alternative
Certification &
Special Systems
Human Capital
Management
COMP / OTHER
9/29/2014
11/5/2014
DENIED
TEACHER
Dade MS
Division 4
COMP / OTHER
9/29/2014
10/29/2014
DENIED
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Molina HS
Division 3
WC / OTHER
10/1/2014
10/16/2014
GRANTED IN
PART
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
TEACHER
HCM - Alternative
Certification &
Special Systems
MANAGER
POSITION
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
Page3of12
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
SETTLED
WITHDRAWN
3/18/2015
DENIED
NAME/ID
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL I
DECISION
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
POSN / POSITION
RELEASE
10/3/2014
10/22/2014
DENIED
1/7/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
Division 1
WC / PLANNING
PERIOD
10/3/2014
SETTLED
Douglass ES
Operations
Services
TERM / AT-WILL
10/6/2014
WAIVED
12/17/2014
DENIED
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Bushman ES
Division 4
WC / SUPERVISORY
CHAIN ISSUES
10/7/2014
TEACHER
Quintanilla MS
Division 3
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
10/7/2014
10/20/2014
DENIED
12/15/2014
DENIED
10/8/2014
11/12/2014
WAIVED
2/9/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
12/18/2014
DENIED
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
SUPERVISOR
Food and Child

Nutrition Services
Operations
Services
TEACHER
Rosemont Primary
CUSTODIAN
POSITION
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
WC /
UNPROFESSIONAL
BEHAVIOR / CODE OF
ETHICS
TEACHER
Walker MS
Division 2
WC / OTHER
10/9/2014
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Samuell HS
Division 2
TERM / AT-WILL
10/9/2014
TEACHER
Medrano ES
Division 3
WC / DISCRIMINATION
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
10/13/2014
TEACHER
Cuellar ES
Division 5
WC / OTHER
10/13/2014
10/24/2014
DENIED
Human Capital
Management
DISCIPLINE /
INTERVENTION PLAN
10/13/2014
10/31/2014
DENIED
INVESTIGATO Human Resource

R
Operations
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Jackson ES
Division 4
POSN / POSITION
RELEASE
10/16/2014
WITHDRAWN
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Titche ES
Division 2
POSN / POSITION
RELEASE
10/16/2014
WITHDRAWN
SCHOOL
CLERK
Spence MS
Division 3
POSN / POSITION
RELEASE
10/16/2014
RESOLVED
INFORMALLY
Page4of12
LEVEL II
DECISION
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
LEVEL III
DECISION
2/18/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
2/18/2015
GRANTED
2/18/2015
DENIED
NAME/ID
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
Division 2
TERM / CONTRACT
10/17/2014
Budd ES
Division 2
APPRAISAL / SPOT
OBSERVATION
10/20/2014
12/16/2014
GRANTED IN
PART
SCHOOL
MONITOR
Comstock MS
Division 5
TERM / AT-WILL
10/20/2014
1/28/2015
DENIED
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
DISCIPLINE /
CONCERN LETTER
10/22/2014
11/20/2014
TEACHER
Jones ES
Division 1
DISCIPLINE /
INTERVENTION PLAN
10/27/2014
WITHDRAWN
TEACHER
Jones ES
Division 1
DISCIPLINE /
CONCERN LETTER
10/27/2014
WITHDRAWN
TEACHER
Adams HS
Division 2
POSN / POSITION
RELEASE
10/27/2014
TEACHER
Carter HS
Division 1
WC / OTHER
10/28/2014
TEACHER
Medrano ES
Division 3
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
10/31/2014
WITHDRAWN
MANAGER
Custodial Services
Operations
Services
TERM / CONTRACT
10/31/2014
SUPERVISOR Custodial Services
Operations
Services
TERM / AT-WILL
11/3/2014
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
TEACHER
(A/C)
Roosevelt HS
TEACHER
POSITION
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
WC / DISCRIMINATION
(PROTECTED CLASS)
11/3/2014
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
WC / RETALIATION
11/3/2014
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
WC / LACK OF
RESOURCES
11/3/2014
Page5of12
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
11/18/2014
LEVEL I
DECISION
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
WAIVED
11/14/2014
DENIED
4/7/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
2/4/2015
DENIED
WAIVED
1/26/2015
GRANTED
WAIVED
1/26/2015
GRANTED
DENIED
WITHDRAWN
1/26/2015
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
LEVEL III
DECISION
NAME/ID
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
11/3/2014
1/20/2015
Operations
Services
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
11/4/2014
POSITION
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
COUNSELOR
Moreno ES
Division 1
PARAPROFES
Food and Child
SIONAL
Nutrition Services
SUPERVISOR
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DECISION
GRANTED IN
PART
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Blanton ES
Division 2
POSN / POSITION
RELEASE
11/6/2014
TEACHER
Cuellar ES
Division 5
WC / OTHER
11/6/2014
1/20/2015
DENIED
ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL
Burleson ES
Division 5
DISCIPLINE /
INTERVENTION PLAN
11/7/2014
12/15/2014
DENIED
TEACHER
Molina HS
Division 3
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
11/7/2014
PENDING
TEACHER
Lincoln HS
Division 5
WC / DISCRIMINATION
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
11/11/2014
TEACHER
Sunset HS
Division 1
WC / RETALIATION
11/12/2014
1/7/2015
POLICE
OFFICER
Police and
Security Services
Operations
Services
TERM / AT-WILL
11/12/2014
PENDING
POLICE
OFFICER
Police and
Security Services
Operations
Services
TERM / AT-WILL
11/12/2014
PENDING
DEPUTY
CHIEF
Internal Audit
Board Services
TERM / CONTRACT
11/13/2014
WAIVED
TEACHER
Spence MS
Division 3
TERM / CONTRACT
11/17/2014
WITHDRAWN
FOOD
SERVICE
ASSISTANT
Food and Child

Nutrition Services
Operations
Services
WC / RETALIATION
11/17/2014
TEACHER
Group Grievance
Group Grievance
COMP / CREDITABLE
YEARS OF SERVICE
11/17/2014
Page6of12
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
3/20/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
3/20/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
1/21/2015
DENIED
WITHDRAWN
12/10/2014
GRANTED IN
PART
DENIED
4/1/2015
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
LEVEL III
DECISION
NAME/ID
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
WAIVED
2/4/2015
DENIED
3/19/2015
WAIVED
2/26/2015
WITHDRAWN
POSITION
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
TEACHER
Franklin MS
Division 3
BENEFITS / FMLA
VIOLATION
11/21/2014
WITHDRAWN
TEACHER
Allen ES
Division 3
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
11/24/2014
WITHDRAWN
TEACHER
Pinkston HS
Division 3
TERM / CONTRACT
11/25/2014
TEACHER
Bushman ES
Division 4
COMP / PAY DOCKED
12/2/2014
PRINCIPAL
Seagoville North
ES
Division 5
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
12/3/2014
TEACHER
Rusk MS
Division 3
12/9/2014
EXECUTIVE
ADMINISTRAT
IVIE
ASSISTANT
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
Operations
Services
Operations
Services
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
12/19/2014
1/27/2015
GRANTED
TEACHER
Seagoville North
ES
Division 5
DISCIPLINE /
CONCERN LETTER
12/19/2014
1/28/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
TEACHER
Holmes MS
Division 1
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
1/5/2015
WITHDRAWN
CUSTODIAN
Kimball HS
Division 1
TERM / AT-WILL
1/5/2015
WITHDRAWN
SPECIALIST
Maintenance and
Facility Services
Operations
Services
TERM / CONTRACT
1/6/2015

ON
Facility Services
Operations
Services
TERM / AT-WILL
1/6/2015
SCHOOL
MONITOR
Stockard MS
Division 3
TERM / AT-WILL
1/6/2015
TEACHER
Hotchkiss ES
Division 2
WC / DISCRIMINATION
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
1/7/2015
Page7of12
LEVEL I
DECISION
LEVEL III
DECISION
CLOSED BY
ER DUE TO
LACK OF
ACTION
RESOLVED
INFORMALLY
WITHDRAWN
1/21/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
NAME/ID
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
Division 2
OTHER
1/12/2015
McNair ES
Division 1
WC / DISCRIMINATION
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
1/13/2015
Edison MS
Division 3
WC / OTHER
1/14/2015
Division 4
WC / INTIMIDATION /
BULLYING
1/14/2015
2/6/2015
Division 4
WC / CURRICLUM
1/15/2015
1/28/2015
GRANTED
CUSTODIAN Custodial Services
Operations
Services
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
1/15/2015
1/30/2015
DENIED
TEACHER
ASSISTANT
Roberts ES
Division 4
TERM / AT-WILL
1/15/2015
2/4/2015
DENIED
TEACHER
Highland Meadows
ES
Division 2
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
1/15/2015
2/3/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
TEACHER
Carver ES
Division 3
DISCIPLINE /
INTERVENTION PLAN
1/16/2015
WITHDRAWN
TEACHER
Cuellar ES
Division 5
WC / RETALIATION
1/21/2015
WAIVED
TEACHER
Rangel HS
Division 4
WC / OTHER
1/23/2015
ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL
Bushman ES
Division 4
BENEFITS / FMLA
VIOLATION
2/3/2015
PRINCIPAL
Holmes MS
Division 2
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
2/3/2015
TEACHER
Highland Meadows
ES
Division 2
WC / OTHER
2/5/2015
POSITION
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
TEACHER
Adams, Nathan ES
TEACHER ASSISTA
MEDIA ASSISTAN
REGISTRAR South Oak Cliff HS
TEACHER
Rangel HS
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
Page8of12
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
3/3/2015
LEVEL I
DECISION
DENIED
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
4/1/2015
DENIED
3/20/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
LEVEL III
DECISION
NAME/ID
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
POSITION
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
TEACHER
Sunset HS
Division 1
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
2/5/2015
WITHDRAWN
LEADPERSON
HCM - Alternative
Certification &
Special Systems
Human Capital
Management
TERM / CONTRACT
2/10/2015
WAIVED
CERTIFICATI HCM - Alternative

ON
Certification &
LEADPERSON Special Systems
Human Capital
Management
TERM / CONTRACT
2/10/2015
3/3/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
GRANTED IN
PART
LEVEL I
DECISION
REGISTRAR
Townview Health
Division 4
WC / INTIMIDATION /
BULLYING
2/10/2015
3/4/2015
TEACHER
McShan ES
Division 2
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
2/10/2015
3/17/2015
TEACHER A/C
Seagoville MS
Division 5
TERM / AT-WILL
2/12/2015
3/19/2015
DENIED
TEACHER
Manns MS
Division 1
DISCIPLINE /
INTERVENTION PLAN
2/12/2015
3/4/2015
DENIED
CAMPUS
INSTRUCTION
AL COACH
Hotchkiss ES
Division 2
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
2/13/2015
Operations
Services
COMP / OTHER
2/13/2015

ON
Facility Services
TEACHER
Carver ES
Division 3
APPRAISAL / SPOT
OBSERVATION
2/16/2015
TEACHER
McNair ES
Division 1
WC / DISCRIMINATION
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
2/17/2015
TEACHER
Foster ES
Division 1
2/18/2015
3/31/2015
EXECUTIVE
ADMINISTRAT
IVIE
ASSISTANT
WC / DISCRIMINATION
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
Operations
Services
Operations
Services
WC / RETALIATION
2/18/2015
4/14/2015
INSTRUCTION
AL COACH
McShan ES
Division 2
APPRAISAL / OTHER
2/23/2015
3/23/2015
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WITHDRAWN
GRANTED IN
PART
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
LEVEL III
DECISION
NAME/ID
POSITION
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL I
DECISION

ON
Facility Services
Operations
Services
DISCIPLINE / OTHER
2/26/2015
3/19/2015
GRANTED

ON
Facility Services
Operations
Services
DISCIPLINE / OTHER
2/26/2015
4/8/2015
GRANTED
FOOD
SERVICE
ASSISTANT
Food and Child

Nutrition Services
Operations
Services
TERM / AT-WILL
3/2/2015
TEACHER
Madison HS
Division 4
WC / OTHER
3/4/2015
TEACHER
Marsh MS
Division 2
APPRAISAL / SPOT
OBSERVATION
3/6/2015
SUBSTITUTE
HCM - Alternative
Certification &
Special Systems
Human Capital
Management
POSN / POSITION
RELEASE
3/6/2015
TEACHER A/C
North Dallas HS
Division 3
WC / HARASSMENT
(PROTECTED CLASS)
3/6/2015
TEACHER
Spruce HS
Division 5
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
3/6/2015
ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL
Lowe ES
Division 2
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
3/16/2015
TEACHER
Lagow ES
Division 5
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
3/18/2015
SPECIALIST
HCM - Talent
Management
Human Capital
Management
TERM / AT-WILL
3/18/2015
TEACHER
North Dallas HS
Division 3
WC / OTHER
3/19/2015
TEACHER
Edison MS
Division 3
WC / OTHER
3/19/2015
TEACHER
Budd ES
Division 2
DISCIPLINE /
CONCERN LETTER
3/24/2015
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WAIVED
4/2/2015
GRANTED IN
PART
4/6/2015
3/31/2015
DENIED
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
LEVEL III
DECISION
NAME/ID
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
Division 3
OTHER
3/25/2015
Operations
Services
Operations
Services
TERM / AT-WILL
3/25/2015
TEACHER A/C
North Dallas HS
Division 3
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
3/26/2015
TEACHER
Sunset HS
Division 1
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
3/27/2015
ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL
Molina HS
Division 3
POSITION
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
TEACHER
Franklin MS
ADMINSTRATI
VE
ASSISTANT
Academic
ACADEMIC
Improvement and
FACILITATOR
Accountability
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL I
DECISION
3/30/2015
Division 4
DISCIPLINE /
INTERVENTION PLAN
3/30/2015
PRINCIPAL
Holmes MS
Division 2
APPRAISAL / OTHER
3/30/2015
TEACHER
Lee, Umphrey ES
Division 1
APPRAISAL / SPOT
OBSERVATION
4/1/2015
TEACHER
Highland Meadows
ES
Division 2
APPRAISAL / SPOT
OBSERVATION
4/2/2015
TEACHER
Donald ES
Division 1
APPRAISAL / TEI
4/3/2015
TEACHER
Adamson HS
Division 5
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
4/3/2015
ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL
White HS
Division 2
DISCIPLINE /
CONCERN LETTER
4/3/2015
TEACHER
North Dallas HS
Division 3
COMP / PAY DOCKED
4/7/2015
PRINCIPAL
North Dallas HS
Division 3
DISCIPLINE /
REPRIMAND LETTER
4/7/2015
Page11of12
4/10/2015
4/14/2015
WITHDRAWN
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
LEVEL III
DECISION
NAME/ID
GRIEVANCE
FILED
AGAINST
PRIMARY TYPE OF
GRIEVANCE
LEVEL I
DATE
RECEIVED
POSITION
CAMPUS /
DIRECTORATE
DIVISION /
DEPARTMENT
PRINCIPAL
Rosemont ES
Division 1
WC / HARASSMENT
(NOT PROTECTED
CLASS)
4/8/2015
TEACHER
Carver ES
Division 3
APPRAISAL / TEI
4/9/2015
TEACHER
Lee, Umphrey ES
Division 1
TERM / AT-WILL
4/9/2015
TEACHER
McNair ES
Division 1
APPRAISAL / TEI
4/10/2015
PSYCHOLOGI
ST
Psychological
Services
Student Services
POSN /
REASSIGNMENT
4/10/2015
TEACHER A/C
Comstock MS
Division 5
TERM / AT-WILL
4/13/2015
PRINCIPAL
North Dallas HS
Division 3
DISCIPLINE /
CONCERN LETTER
4/16/2015
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LEVEL I
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL I
DECISION
LEVEL II
HEARING
HELD
LEVEL II
DECISION
LEVEL III
ACTUAL
HEARING
DATE (OR
SETTLED
DATE)
LEVEL III
DECISION

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April 29, 2015

Analysis of Internal Grievance System of the Dallas ISD

The Dallas Independent School District (District) operates a grievance

the broadest legal perspective an efficient, neutral, and unbiased grievance

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or

grievance system. It should be noted, however, that an inefficient and/or biased

grievance system has significant legal implications including violation of the

Constitutional rights afforded to District employees.

During my ten years of employment and eight months post-employment I

almost every angle serving as a grievant, witness, hearing officer, and

grievances. During said observations I developed testable hypotheses which I

Hypothesis 1: District policy mandates that a Level I hearing shall be held

Hypothesis 2: Grievances are typically heard at Level I by the grievants

immediate supervisor and at Level II by a hearing officer selected by Employee

Relations from a pool of administrators approved by the Superintendent of

Hypothesis 3: The Board of Trustees requires that [on] a semiannual

The Human Resources Department, also known as Human Capital Management,

1 and Hypothesis 2 (Liebbe, 2015).

School attorney Leticia McGowan

acknowledged receipt of the request on April 14th (McGowan 1, 2015). On April

A multivariate empirical analysis was conducted on the sequential series

grievances filed after Tonya Sadler Grayson, Executive Director of HR Operations,

conducted a reorganization that impacted several divisions within human

It should be noted that I have removed the names of employee grievants

The District provided no semi-annual reports from the Human Resources

semi-annual report received. Therefore, there is no information responsive to this

The District provided a 13 column spreadsheet containing requested data

teachers, teacher assistants, assorted support personnel, and a handful of central

positions of Manager or higher. Of the 161 grievances filed, 20 (12.4%) involved

a waiver of the Level I hearing moving directly to a Level II hearing.

Figure 1: Positions of Employees Filing Grievances, All Grievances

Analysis of Internal Grievance System of the Dallas ISD

The subjects of grievances represented 9 core categories of complaints: 1)

Appraisals (e.g. 3R, TEI, etc.), 2) Compensation, 3) Discipline (e.g. Letter of

Discrimination & Harassment (e.g. DIA policy violations, harassment, retaliation,

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) violations, 6) Demotions &

Reassignments, 7) Termination of At-Will Employees, 8) Termination of Contract

1) Termination of At-Will Employees, 2) Discrimination & Harassment, and 3)

DISCRIM & HARASS

DEMOTE & REASSIGN

Figure 2: All Grievances Filed by Subject of Grievance

Analysis of Internal Grievance System of the Dallas ISD

The results show that grievance hearings are held within

Figure 3: Grievances Hearings Held by Level & Deadline, All Grievances

Analysis of Internal Grievance System of the Dallas ISD

Calculations were made to ascertain the minimum, mean, median, mode,

Figure 4: Working Days until Grievance Hearings by Level, All Grievances

Calculations were made with regards to the decisions of the hearing

officers or Board subcommittee at each level. Decisions were grouped into

categories of 1) Granted, 2) Granted in Part, 3) Denied, 4) Withdrawn by Grievant,

Analysis of Internal Grievance System of the Dallas ISD

SETTLED W/O HEARING

Figure 5: Grievance Hearing Outcomes by Level, All Grievances

Analysis of Internal Grievance System of the Dallas ISD

Figure 6: Positions of Employees Filing Grievances, Appraisals

Figure 7: Grievances Hearings Held by Level & Deadline, Appraisals

Analysis of Internal Grievance System of the Dallas ISD

Figure 8: Working Days until Grievance Hearings by Level, Appraisals

SETTLED W/O HEARING

Figure 9: Grievances Hearing Outcomes by Level, Appraisals

Analysis of Internal Grievance System of the Dallas ISD