§ 3014. Tenure: boards of cooperative educational services. 1. (a) Administrative assistants, supervisors, teachers and all other members of the teaching and supervising staff of the board of cooperative educational services appointed prior to July first, two thousand fifteen, shall be appointed by a majority vote of the board of cooperative educational services upon the recommendation of the district superintendent of schools for a probationary period of not to exceed three years; provided, however, that in the case of a teacher who has been appointed on tenure in a school district within the state, the board of cooperative educational services where currently employed, or another board of cooperative educational services, and who was not dismissed from such district or board as a result of charges brought pursuant to subdivision one of section three thousand twenty-a or section three thousand twenty-b of this article, the probationary period shall not exceed two years. Services of a person so appointed to any such positions may be discontinued at any time during such probationary period, upon the recommendation of the district superintendent, by a majority vote of the board of cooperative educational services.

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(b) Administrative assistants, supervisors, teachers and all other members of the teaching and supervising staff of the board of cooperative educational services appointed on or after July first, two thousand fifteen, shall be appointed by a majority vote of the board of cooperative educational services upon the recommendation of the district superintendent of schools for a probationary period of not to exceed four years; provided, however, that in the case of a teacher who has been appointed on tenure in a school district within the state, the board of cooperative educational services where currently employed, or another board of cooperative educational services, and who was not dismissed from such district or board as a result of charges brought pursuant to section three thousand twenty-a or section three thousand twenty-b of this article, the teacher shall be appointed for a probationary period of three years; provided that, in the case of a classroom teacher, the teacher demonstrates that he or she received a composite annual professional performance review rating pursuant to section three thousand twelve-c or three thousand twelve-d of this article of either effective or highly effective in his or her final year of service in such other school district or board of cooperative educational services; and provided further that in the case of a principal, administrator, supervisor, or other member of the supervising staff who has been appointed on tenure pursuant to this chapter as an administrator within an authorized administrative tenure area in another school district within the state, the school district where currently employed, or a board of cooperative educational services, and who was not dismissed from such district or board as a result of charges brought pursuant to subdivision one of section three thousand twenty-a or section three thousand twenty-b of this article, the principal, administrator, supervisor, or other member of the supervising staff shall be appointed for a probationary period of three years. Provided further, however, that in the case of a classroom teacher who has been appointed for a probationary period during the two thousand twenty–two thousand twenty-one, the two thousand twenty-one–two thousand twenty-two or the two thousand twenty-two–two thousand twenty-three school year and who has been appointed on tenure in a school district within the state, state school for the blind or deaf, the board of cooperative educational services where currently employed, or another board of cooperative educational services, and who was not dismissed from such district, board or state school for the blind or deaf as a result of charges brought pursuant to section three thousand twenty-a or section three thousand twenty-b of this article, such teacher shall be appointed for a probationary period of three years; provided that, in the case of a classroom teacher, such teacher demonstrates that he or she received an annual professional performance review rating pursuant to section three thousand twelve-c or section three thousand twelve-d of this article of either effective or highly effective in the two thousand seventeen–two thousand eighteen or two thousand eighteen–two thousand nineteen school year in such other school district, state school for the blind or deaf or board of cooperative educational services. Services of a person so appointed to any such positions to which this paragraph applies may be discontinued at any time during the probationary period, upon the recommendation of the district superintendent, by a majority vote of the board of cooperative educational services.

2. (a) On or before the expiration of the probationary term of a person appointed for such term prior to July first, two thousand fifteen, the district superintendent of schools shall make a written report to the board of cooperative educational services recommending for appointment on tenure persons who have been found competent, efficient and satisfactory. Such persons shall hold their respective positions during good behavior and competent and efficient service and shall not be removed except for any of the following causes, after a hearing, as provided by section three thousand twenty-a or section three thousand twenty-b of this article: (i) Insubordination, immoral character or conduct unbecoming a teacher; (ii) Inefficiency, incompetency, or neglect of duty; (iii) Failure to maintain certification as required by this chapter and by the regulations of the commissioner. Each person who is not to be so recommended for appointment on tenure shall be so notified in writing by the district superintendent not later than sixty days immediately preceding the expiration of his or her probationary period.

(b) On or before the expiration of the probationary term of a person appointed for such term on or after July first, two thousand fifteen, the district superintendent of schools shall make a written report to the board of cooperative educational services recommending for appointment on tenure persons who have been found competent, efficient and satisfactory and, in the case of a classroom teacher or building principal, who have received composite annual professional performance review ratings pursuant to section three thousand twelve-c or section three thousand twelve-d of this article, of either effective or highly effective in at least three of the four preceding years, exclusive of any breaks in service; provided that, in the case of a classroom teacher or building principal appointed during the two thousand seventeen–two thousand eighteen or two thousand twenty–two thousand twenty-one school year who have received composite annual professional performance review ratings pursuant to section three thousand twelve-c or section three thousand twelve-d of this article of either effective or highly effective in at least one of the four preceding years, exclusive of any breaks in service, and did not receive an ineffective rating in the final year of his or her probationary period or in the most recent school year where a rating was received, and would have been in the district superintendent of schools' discretion qualified for appointment on tenure based upon performance, notwithstanding that his or her annual professional performance review had not been completed and he or she had not received an annual professional performance rating for the two thousand nineteen–two thousand twenty, two thousand twenty–two thousand twenty-one or the two thousand twenty-one–two thousand twenty-two school year; provided that, in the case of a classroom teacher or building principal appointed during the two thousand eighteen–two thousand nineteen or two thousand nineteen–two thousand twenty school year, who has not received composite annual professional performance review ratings pursuant to section three thousand twelve-c or section three thousand twelve-d of this article for three consecutive years, no ratings shall be required for the district superintendent of schools to recommend for appointment on tenure such teacher or building principal if the teacher or principal would have been, in the district superintendent of schools' discretion, qualified for appointment on tenure based upon performance, notwithstanding that his or her annual professional performance review had not been completed and he or she had not received an annual professional performance review rating for the two thousand nineteen–two thousand twenty, two thousand twenty–two thousand twenty-one and two thousand twenty-one–two thousand twenty-two school years; provided that in the case of a classroom teacher or building principal appointed during the two thousand twenty-one–two thousand twenty-two school year who have received composite annual professional performance review ratings pursuant to section three thousand twelve-c or section three thousand twelve-d of this article of either effective or highly effective in at least two of the four preceding years, exclusive of any breaks in service, and did not receive an ineffective rating in the final year of his or her probationary period, or during the most recent school year where a rating was received, and would have been in the district superintendent of schools' discretion qualified for appointment on tenure based upon performance, notwithstanding that his or her annual professional performance review had not been completed and he or she had not received an annual professional performance rating for the two thousand twenty–two thousand twenty-one or two thousand twenty-one–two thousand twenty-two school year; provided further that, notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, when a teacher or principal receives an effective or highly effective rating in each year of his or her probationary service except he or she receives an ineffective rating in the final year of his or her probationary period, such teacher shall not be eligible for tenure but the board of education in its discretion, may extend the teacher's probationary period for an additional year; provided, however that if such teacher or principal successfully appealed such ineffective rating, such teacher or principal shall immediately be eligible for tenure if the rating resulting from the appeal established that such individual has been effective or highly effective in at least three of the preceding four years and was not ineffective in the final year. At the expiration of the probationary period, the classroom teacher or building principal shall remain in probationary status until the end of the school year in which such teacher or principal has received such ratings of effective or highly effective for at least three of the four preceding school years, exclusive of any breaks in service, during which time a board of cooperative educational services shall consider whether to grant tenure for those classroom teachers or building principals who otherwise have been found competent, efficient and satisfactory. Provided, however, that the board of cooperative educational services may grant tenure contingent upon a classroom teacher's or building principal's receipt of a minimum rating in the final year of the probationary period, pursuant to the requirements of this section, and if such contingency is not met after all appeals have been exhausted, the grant of tenure shall be void and unenforceable and the teacher's or principal's probationary period may be extended in accordance with this subdivision. Such persons shall hold their respective positions during good behavior and competent and efficient service and shall not be removed except for any of the following causes, after a hearing, as provided by section three thousand twenty-a or section three thousand twenty-b of this article: (i) Insubordination, immoral character or conduct unbecoming a teacher; (ii) Inefficiency, incompetency, or neglect of duty; (iii) Failure to maintain certification as required by this chapter and by the regulations of the commissioner. Each person who is not to be so recommended for appointment on tenure shall be so notified in writing by the district superintendent not later than sixty days immediately preceding the expiration of his or her probationary period.