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Welcome!
Office of Staff Relations
Department of Human Resources
6901 Charles Street
Towson, Maryland 21204
Mission
The Office of Staff Relations represents the Board of Education in
the negotiation and administration of contracts with all employee
groups, represents the Superintendent in the response to appropriate
4-205 appeals, and assists in the establishment and maintenance of
productive working relationships between all employee groups and the
Board of Education.
Services
- Provide leadership, advice, and assistance to employees regarding
policies and procedures.
- Provide professional development to managers, supervisors,
and administrators to increase their knowledge and familiarity
with the negotiated agreements and the appraisal process.
- Effectively implement the Master Agreements for all bargaining
units.
- Maintain positive relationships with all recognized employee
groups.
- To promptly, fairly, and effectively respond to grievances
and 4-205 appeals on behalf of the Superintendent.
- Participate in the training of new administrators, with emphasis
on the proper implementation of the Master Agreements.
- Prepare for and participate in arbitration sessions, as necessary,
in order to bring grievances to effective closure. Attempt to
resolve problems without going to arbitration whenever possible
and appropriate.
- Approve and monitor additional days of family illness leave
if the employee has personal sick leave, can provide medical documentation
of the family member’s illness, and the necessity for assisting
the ill family member.
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