§ 2509. Appointment of assistant and other superintendents, teachers\nand other employees. 1. (a) i. Teachers and all other members of the\nteaching staff appointed prior to July first, two thousand fifteen and\nauthorized by section twenty-five hundred three of this article, shall\nbe appointed by the board of education, upon the recommendation of the\nsuperintendent of schools, for a probationary period of three years,\nexcept that in the case of a teacher who has rendered satisfactory\nservice as a regular substitute for a period of two years or as a\nseasonally licensed per session teacher of swimming in day schools who\nhas served in that capacity for a period of two years and has been\nappointed to teach the same subject in day schools on an annual salary,\nthe probationary period shall be limited to one year; provided, however,\nthat in the case of a teacher who has been appointed on tenure in\nanother school district within the state, the school district where\ncurrently employed, or a board of cooperative educational services, and\nwho was not dismissed from such district or board as a result of charges\nbrought pursuant to subdivision one of section three thousand twenty-a\nof this chapter, the probationary period shall not exceed two years. The\nservice of a person appointed to any of such positions may be\ndiscontinued at any time during such probationary period, on the\nrecommendation of the superintendent of schools, by a majority vote of\nthe board of education. Each person who is not to be recommended for\nappointment on tenure shall be so notified by the superintendent of\nschools in writing not later than sixty days immediately preceding the\nexpiration of his probationary period.\n ii. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the\ncontrary, teachers and all other members of the teaching staff appointed\non or after July first, two thousand fifteen and authorized by section\ntwenty-five hundred three of this article, shall be appointed by the\nboard of education, upon the recommendation of the superintendent of\nschools, for a probationary period of four years, except that in the\ncase of a teacher who has rendered satisfactory service as a regular\nsubstitute for a period of up to two years, or such teacher has rendered\nsatisfactory service as a seasonally licensed per session teacher of\nswimming in day schools who has served in that capacity for a period of\nup to two years and has been appointed to teach the same subject in day\nschools on an annual salary, the teacher shall be appointed for a\nprobationary period of a minimum of two years, depending upon the length\nof the regular substitute service that shall shorten the length of the\nprobationary period; provided, however, that in the case of a teacher\nwho has been appointed on tenure in another school district within the\nstate, the school district where currently employed, or a board of\ncooperative educational services, and who was not dismissed from such\ndistrict or board as a result of charges brought pursuant to subdivision\none of section three thousand twenty-a of this chapter, the teacher\nshall be appointed for a probationary period of three years. The service\nof a person appointed to any of such positions may be discontinued at\nany time during such probationary period, on the recommendation of the\nsuperintendent of schools, by a majority vote of the board of education.\nEach person who is not to be recommended for appointment on tenure shall\nbe so notified by the superintendent of schools in writing not later\nthan sixty days immediately preceding the expiration of such person's\nprobationary period.\n (b) i. Administrators, directors, supervisors, principals and all\nother members of the supervising staff, except associate, assistant and\nother superintendents appointed prior to July first, two thousand\nfifteen and authorized by section twenty-five hundred three of this\narticle, shall be appointed by the board
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