§ 44915 Probationary Teacher Classification

• •New teachers who need a special certificate to teach are called 'probationary employees' for their first few years.
• •They are not yet permanent teachers, so they don’t have the same job protection as long-time teachers.
• •This rule is for teachers who aren’t substitutes or already permanent.

A new teacher named Ms. Johnson starts working at a school. She has her teaching certificate but has never taught full-time before.

Ms. Johnson will be a 'probationary employee' for now. This means the school can decide later if they want to keep her as a permanent teacher. She doesn’t get the same job security as teachers who have been there for years.