extended for one additional year by the district superintendent
pursuant to paragraph (2.2), during the last four (4) months of
the fourth year of such service, as being satisfactory shall
thereafter be a "professional employe" within the meaning of
this article.
(2.2) The district superintendent may extend the temporary
professional status of an employe by one additional year when,
in the professional judgment of the district superintendent,
further evaluation of the temporary professional employe is
necessary prior to certifying the work of the temporary
professional employe as satisfactory. To extend the temporary
professional status of an employe under this paragraph, the
district superintendent must provide the temporary professional
employe, during the last four (4) months of the third year of
the temporary professional employe's service, with a written
statement, signed by the district superintendent, setting forth
the specific reason for the extension.
(3) The attainment of the status under paragraph (1) [or],
(2) or (2.1) shall be recorded in the records of the board and
written notification thereof shall be sent also to the employe.
The employe shall then be tendered forthwith a regular contract
of employment as provided for professional employes. No
professional employe who has attained tenure status in any
school district of this Commonwealth shall thereafter be
required to serve as a temporary professional employe before
being tendered such a contract when employed by any other part
of the public school system of the Commonwealth.
(c) (1) Any temporary professional employe employed by a
school district prior to June 30, 1996, who is not tendered a
regular contract of employment at the end of two years of
service, rendered as herein provided, shall be given a written
statement signed by the president and secretary of the board of
school directors and setting forth explicitly the reason for
such refusal.
(2) Any temporary professional employe employed by a school
district after June 30, 1996, but prior to June 30, 2015, who is
not tendered a regular contract of employment at the end of
three years of service, rendered as herein provided, shall be
given a written statement signed by the president and secretary
of the board of school directors and setting forth explicitly
the reason for such refusal.
(3) Any temporary professional employe employed by a school
district on or after June 30, 2015, who is not tendered a
regular contract of employment at the end of three (3) years of
service, or, in the case of a temporary professional employe
whose temporary professional status was extended for one
additional year by the district superintendent pursuant to
subsection (b)(2.2), at the end of four (4) years of service,
rendered as herein provided, shall be given a written statement
signed by the president and secretary of the board of school
directors and setting forth explicitly the reason for such
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