Milberry v. BOARD OF ED., ETC.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

The question presented is whether a school district may agree in a collective bargaining agreement to arbi*81trate an unsatisfactory performance rating of a teacher. The court of common pleas held that it may do so. We agree and affirm.

The collective bargaining agreement between the Philadelphia Board of Education and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers establishes a comprehensive grievance procedure which terminates in arbitration. Article B-V, section 2f(ii) (hereinafter “the agreement”) provides:

“The employee may invoke the grievance procedure if he…