GCJ ©
PROFESSIONAL  STAFF  PROBATIONARY
AND  CONTINUING  STATUS

Certificated teachers who have not been employed by the District for more than the major portion of three (3) consecutive school years are, for purposes of policy, referred to as noncontinuing teachers.

Continuing status shall be obtained upon the offering and formal acceptance of the fourth (4th) consecutive teaching contract after being employed by the District for more than the major portion of three (3) consecutive school years.

Administrators are not covered under the terms of the teacher appointment and termination statutes and do not gain credit toward continuing status while occupying administrative positions.

Adopted:  date of Manual adoption

LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
15-501
15-502
15-536
15-538.01
15-539
15-544
15-546
15-547
A.G.O.
I78-150
I78-286
I80-113
I83-131
I84-048

CROSS REF.:
GCO - Evaluation of Professional Staff Members