What's happening
This bill limits the probationary period to two years for previously tenured school administrators and supervisors hired in New York.
Why it matters
Levels the playing field for experienced administrators. Previously tenured administrators and supervisors moving to new positions in New York would have their probationary period capped at two years, rather than the current three or four years for new hires. This recognizes and values prior successful experience.
May encourage mobility and recruitment of proven leaders. By limiting the probationary period, the bill could make it more attractive for experienced, tenured administrators to take positions in new districts, potentially raising leadership quality and easing recruitment challenges.
Protects against rehiring those dismissed for cause. The two-year limit applies only if the administrator was not dismissed from their previous position due to formal charges, helping ensure that only those with a positive track record benefit from the shorter probation.
Aligns administrator treatment with tenured teachers. The bill brings parity between previously tenured teachers and administrators, making the probationary process more consistent across different educational roles and potentially increasing morale among experienced staff.
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Who cares
Previously tenured principals, administrators and supervisors
Those in non-city school districts would receive probationary periods of no more than two years if they meet the bill’s prior-tenure and disciplinary-dismissal conditions.
School boards and common school district trustees
They would have to apply the shorter probationary limit to eligible supervisory hires previously tenured in their current district, another New York school district or a BOCES.
School superintendents
They would have a shorter probationary window to recommend discontinuing the service of eligible principals and other supervisory staff.
Headline styles
Shorten Probation for Tenured Admins
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5532
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 10, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to securing for previously tenured administrators and supervisors the same probationary period as provided for teachers and all other members of the teaching staffs of school districts in the state
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 3012 of the education law, as amended by section 4 of subpart D of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(b) i. Principals, administrators, supervisors and all other members of the supervising staff of school districts, including common school districts and/or school districts employing fewer than eight teachers, other than city school districts, who are appointed prior to July first, two thousand fifteen, shall be appointed by the board of education, or the trustees of a common school district, upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools for a probationary period of three years; provided, however, that in the case of a principal, administrator, supervisor or any other member of a supervising staff who has been appointed on tenure in another school district within the state, the school district where currently employed, or by a board of cooperative educational services, and who is not dismissed from such district or board as a result of charges brought pursuant to subdivision one of section three thousand twenty-a of this article, the probationary period shall not exceed two years. The service of a person appointed to any of such positions may be discontinued at any time during the probationary period on the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, by a majority vote of the board of education or the trustees of a common school district.
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ii. Principals, administrators, supervisors and all other members of the supervising staff of school districts, including common school districts and/or school districts employing fewer than eight teachers, other than city school districts, who are appointed on or after July first, two thousand fifteen, shall be appointed by the board of education, or the trustees of a common school district, upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools for a probationary period of four years; provided, however, that in the case of a principal, administrator, supervisor or any other member of a supervising staff who has been appointed on tenure in another school district within the state, the school district where currently employed, or by a board of cooperative educational services, and who is not dismissed from such district or board as a result of charges brought pursuant to subdivision one of section three thousand twenty-a of this article, the probationary period shall not exceed two years. The service of a person appointed to any of such positions may be discontinued at any time during the probationary period on the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, by a majority vote of the board of education or the trustees of a common school district.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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