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NON-GRADE APPEAL ACADEMIC GRIEVANCE – LEVEL TWO
If the outcome of the conference with the level one appeal is not to the student’s
satisfaction or if the time for a response has expired, the student has 10 College
business days to file a written Notice of Appeal and to request a conference with the
vice president for instruction. The appeal notice must be filed in writing within 10
days of the date of the written level one response. The requested conference will be
scheduled within 10 College business days of the receipt of the written Notice of
Appeal and the request for a conference. The vice president of instruction may set
reasonable time limits for the conference.
The administrator with whom the level two conference was held will have ten
college business days following the conference to provide the student with a written
response of the decision.
NON-GRADE APPEAL ACADEMIC GRIEVANCE – LEVEL THREE
If the outcome of the conference with the level two administrator is not to the
student’s satisfaction or if the time for a response has expired, the student has ten
college business days to file a written Notice of Appeal and to request a conference
with the College president or designee. The appeal notice must be filed in writing
within 10 days of the date of the written level two response. The requested
conference will be held within 10 College business days of the receipt of the written
Notice of Appeal and the request for a conference. The College president or designee
may set reasonable time limits for the conference.
The College president or designee will have 10 College business days following the
conference to provide the student with a written response of the decision.
NON-GRADE APPEAL ACADEMIC GRIEVANCE – LEVEL FOUR
If the outcome of the conference with the College president or designee is not to the
student’s satisfaction or if the time for a response has expired, the student has 10
college business days to file a written Notice of Appeal and to request a conference
with the college board of trustees. The appeal notice must be filed in writing within
10 days of the date of the written level three response. The requested conference
will be placed on the agenda for the next scheduled board meeting after the receipt
of the written Notice of Appeal/request for a conference.
The College shall determine whether the complaint will be presented in an open or
closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act and other
applicable law. The board shall hear the complaint and may request that the
administration provide an explanation for the decisions at the preceding levels. It
may give notice of its decision orally or in writing at any time up to and including
the next regularly scheduled board meeting. If for any reason the Board fails to
reach a decision regarding the complaint by the end of the next regularly scheduled
meeting, the lack of a response by the board upholds the administrative decision at
level three.
The following grievance process is designated for students who want to appeal
an academic decision that involves a grade:
