Continuing Teacher Status

HR 6.0

A full-time teacher is considered a continuing teacher after completion of three consecutive years of satisfactory performance in a particular school of the Archdiocese.

Purpose:

• To ensure fairness in employment.

Commentary/Procedural Points:

• Causes for termination of a teacher are outlined in the Lay Teachers Employment Agreement. This list is not all-inclusive.

• Teachers contracted to work 25 or more hours per week in a 10-month school year are eligible for continuing teacher status.

• A continuing teacher is entitled to a right of review upon termination, as stated in the employment agreement.

• Part-time teachers are not eligible for continuing teacher status.

• For the first three years of full-time employment, teachers have probationary status per the Lay Teachers Employment Agreement.

•  If the principal decides to extend the probationary period or to discharge a probationary teacher, then the principal must contact the Department of Human Resources and the school's Associate Superintendent before March 31 and prior to communicating the decision to the employee.  The principal informs the probationary teacher in writing if continuing status is not granted.

• If a full-time continuing teacher moves into a part-time position, he/she does not retain ‘continuing teacher’ status.

• If a teacher changes schools, the three-year probationary period starts over.

References:

• Benefit Eligible Lay Teachers Employment Agreement 

• Non-Benefit Eligible Lay Teachers Employment Agreement 

• Termination Consultation Policy                                            

May 2025