§ 6-202. Suspension or dismissal of teachers, principals, supervisors, assistant superintendent...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: October 1, 2018
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Education, § 6-202
§ 6-202. Suspension or dismissal of teachers, principals, supervisors, assistant superintendents or other professional assistants
(a)(1) On the recommendation of the county superintendent, a county board may suspend or dismiss a teacher, principal, supervisor, assistant superintendent, or other professional assistant for:
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the probationary period of employment of a certificated employee in a local school system shall cover a period of 3 years from the date of employment and shall consist of a 1-year employment contract that may be renewed by the county board.
(3)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if a certificated employee has achieved tenure in a local school system in the State and moves to another local school system in the State, that employee shall be tenured if the employee's contract is renewed after 1 year of probationary employment in the local school system to which the employee relocated if:
(c)(1) In this subsection, “student growth” means student progress assessed by multiple measures and from a clearly articulated baseline to one or more points in time.
(i) A county board shall establish performance evaluation criteria for certificated teachers and principals in the local school system based on the general standards adopted under paragraph (2) of this subsection that are mutually agreed on by the local school system and the exclusive employee representative.
(6) If a local school system and the exclusive employee representative fail to mutually agree under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the default model performance evaluation criteria adopted by the State Board under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection shall take effect in the local jurisdiction 6 months following the final adoption of the regulations.
Credits
Added by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 306; Acts 1986, c. 111; Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1; Acts 1989, c. 266; Acts 1995, c. 418, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, c. 105, § 1, eff. June 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 120, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1999, c. 600, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2002, c. 545, § 1, eff. June 1, 2002; Acts 2008, c. 36, § 6, eff. April 8, 2008; Acts 2010, c. 189, § 1, eff. May 4, 2010; Acts 2014, c. 544, § 1, eff. June 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 545, § 1, eff. June 1, 2014; Acts 2016, c. 716, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2018, c. 13, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
Formerly Art. 77, §§ 56D, 114.
MD Code, Education, § 6-202, MD EDUC § 6-202
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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