The Superintendent or designee shall provide the Board of Trustees with his/her recommendations regarding the rehiring of probationary certificated personnel.
The Board may decide not to rehire a probationary employee for a second school year and give written notice of its decision to the employee at any time during his/her first year of employment. If the Board does not give written notice, the employee shall be deemed reelected for the next succeeding school year.
The Board may decide not to rehire a probationary employee for a third year and give written notice to the employee on or before March 15 of his/her second complete consecutive school year of employment. If the Board does not give written notice on or before March 15, the employee shall be deemed reelected for the next succeeding school year. (Education Code 44929.21, 44929.23)
(cf. 4112.21 - Interns)
(cf. 4116 - Probationary/Permanent Status)
(cf. 4117.3 - Personnel Reduction)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
44885.5 District interns
44929.21 Districts with 250 ADA or more; notice of reelection decision
44929.23 Districts with daily attendance less than 250
44948.2 Election to use provisions of EC 44948.3
44948.3 Dismissal of probationary employees (over 250 ADA)
44949 Cause, notice and right to hearing required for dismissal of probationary employee
44955 Reduction in number of permanent employees
COURT DECISIONS
Hoschler v. Sacramento City Unified School District, (2007) 149 Cal. App. 4th 258
Fischer v. Los Angeles Unified School District ,(1999) 70 Cal.App.4th 87
Bellflower Education Assn. v. Bellflower Unified School District, (1991) 228 CalApp.3d 805
Fontana Teachers Assn. v. Fontana Unified School District , (1988) 201 Cal.App.3d 1517
Grimsley v. Board of Trustees ,(1987) 189 Cal.App.3d 1440
Regulation HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: December 10, 2018 Santa Barbara, California