{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/22.1-294.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/22.1-294.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/22.1-294.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/22.1-294.html"}],"law_id":67734,"edition_id":1,"section_id":67734,"structure_id":14223,"section_number":"22.1-294","catch_line":"Probationary terms of service for principals, assistant principals, and supervisors; evaluation; reassigning principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to teaching position","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 22-217.3; 1968, c. 691; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 3; 1976, cc. 191, 226; 1979, c. 275; 1980, c. 559; 1982, c. 47; 1992, c. 132; 1999, cc. 1030, 1037; 2005, cc. 331, 450; 2013, cc. 44, 109, 588, 650.","full_text":"A\n\nA person employed as a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor, including a person who has previously achieved continuing contract status as a teacher, shall serve a probationary term of three years in such position in the same school division before acquiring continuing contract status as principal, assistant principal, or supervisor. With such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly for such purpose, school boards shall provide each probationary principal, except probationary principals who have prior successful experience as principals, as determined by the local school board in a school division, a mentor, as described in guidelines developed by the Board, during the first year of the probationary period, to assist such probationary principal in achieving excellence in administration.B\n\nEach local school board shall adopt for use by the division superintendent clearly defined criteria for a performance evaluation process for principals, assistant principals, and supervisors that are consistent with the performance standards set forth in the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents as provided in § 22.1-253.13:5 and that includes, among other things, an assessment of such administrators’ skills and knowledge; student academic progress and school gains in student learning; and effectiveness in addressing school safety and enforcing student discipline. The division superintendent shall implement such performance evaluation process in making employment recommendations to the school board pursuant to § 22.1-293. Principals and assistant principals who have achieved continuing contract status shall be formally evaluated at least once every three years and evaluated informally at least once each year that they are not formally evaluated. Probationary principals and assistant principals shall be evaluated each school year. The division superintendent shall consider such evaluations, among other things, in making recommendations to the school board regarding the nonrenewal of the probationary contract of any principal or assistant principal.C\n\nContinuing contract status acquired by a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor shall not be construed (i) as prohibiting a school board from reassigning such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to a teaching position if notice of reassignment is given by the school board by June 15 of any year or (ii) as entitling any such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to the salary paid him as principal, assistant principal, or supervisor in the case of any such reassignment to a teaching position.D\n\nNo such salary reduction and reassignment, however, shall be made without first providing such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor with written notice of the reason for such reduction and reassignment and an opportunity to present his or her position at an informal meeting with the division superintendent, the division superintendent’s designee, or the school board. Before recommending such reassignment, the division superintendent shall consider, among other things, the performance evaluations for such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor. The principal, assistant principal, or supervisor shall elect whether such meeting shall be with the division superintendent, the division superintendent’s designee, or the school board. The school board, division superintendent, or the division superintendent’s designee shall determine what processes are to be followed at the meeting. The decision to reassign and reduce salary shall be at the sole discretion of the school board.\n\t\t\tThe intent of this section is to provide an opportunity for a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to discuss the reasons for such salary reduction and reassignment with the division superintendent, his designee, or the school board, and the provisions of this section are meant to be procedural only. Nothing contained herein shall be taken to require cause, as defined in § 22.1-307, for the salary reduction and reassignment of a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor.E\n\nAs used in this section, “supervisor” means a person who holds an instructional supervisory position as specified in the regulations of the Board of Education and who is required to hold a license as prescribed by the Board of Education.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245354,"text":"A person employed as a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor, including a person who has previously achieved continuing contract status as a teacher, shall serve a probationary term of three years in such position in the same school division before acquiring continuing contract status as principal, assistant principal, or supervisor. With such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly for such purpose, school boards shall provide each probationary principal, except probationary principals who have prior successful experience as principals, as determined by the local school board in a school division, a mentor, as described in guidelines developed by the Board, during the first year of the probationary period, to assist such probationary principal in achieving excellence in administration.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":245355,"text":"Each local school board shall adopt for use by the division superintendent clearly defined criteria for a performance evaluation process for principals, assistant principals, and supervisors that are consistent with the performance standards set forth in the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents as provided in § 22.1-253.13:5 and that includes, among other things, an assessment of such administrators’ skills and knowledge; student academic progress and school gains in student learning; and effectiveness in addressing school safety and enforcing student discipline. The division superintendent shall implement such performance evaluation process in making employment recommendations to the school board pursuant to § 22.1-293. Principals and assistant principals who have achieved continuing contract status shall be formally evaluated at least once every three years and evaluated informally at least once each year that they are not formally evaluated. Probationary principals and assistant principals shall be evaluated each school year. The division superintendent shall consider such evaluations, among other things, in making recommendations to the school board regarding the nonrenewal of the probationary contract of any principal or assistant principal.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":245356,"text":"Continuing contract status acquired by a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor shall not be construed (i) as prohibiting a school board from reassigning such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to a teaching position if notice of reassignment is given by the school board by June 15 of any year or (ii) as entitling any such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to the salary paid him as principal, assistant principal, or supervisor in the case of any such reassignment to a teaching position.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":245357,"text":"No such salary reduction and reassignment, however, shall be made without first providing such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor with written notice of the reason for such reduction and reassignment and an opportunity to present his or her position at an informal meeting with the division superintendent, the division superintendent’s designee, or the school board. Before recommending such reassignment, the division superintendent shall consider, among other things, the performance evaluations for such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor. The principal, assistant principal, or supervisor shall elect whether such meeting shall be with the division superintendent, the division superintendent’s designee, or the school board. The school board, division superintendent, or the division superintendent’s designee shall determine what processes are to be followed at the meeting. The decision to reassign and reduce salary shall be at the sole discretion of the school board.\n\t\t\tThe intent of this section is to provide an opportunity for a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to discuss the reasons for such salary reduction and reassignment with the division superintendent, his designee, or the school board, and the provisions of this section are meant to be procedural only. Nothing contained herein shall be taken to require cause, as defined in § 22.1-307, for the salary reduction and reassignment of a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":245358,"text":"As used in this section, “supervisor” means a person who holds an instructional supervisory position as specified in the regulations of the Board of Education and who is required to hold a license as prescribed by the Board of Education.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14223,"edition_id":1,"name":"Terms of Employment Generally","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12824,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:21","permalink":{"id":182951,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14223,"identifier":"2","token":"22.1\/15\/2","url":"\/22.1\/15\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12824,"edition_id":1,"name":"Teachers, Officers and Employees","identifier":"15","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12823,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":182871,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12824,"identifier":"15","token":"22.1\/15","url":"\/22.1\/15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12823,"edition_id":1,"name":"Education","identifier":"22.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":180949,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12823,"identifier":"22.1","token":"22.1","url":"\/22.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":64907,"structure_id":14223,"section_number":"22.1-293","catch_line":"School boards authorized to employ principals and assistant principals; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 691; in 1976, chapters 191 and 226; in 1979, chapter 275; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1982, chapter 47; in 1992, chapter 132; in 1999, chapters 1030<\/a> and 1037<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 331<\/a> and 450<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 44<\/a>, 109<\/a>, 588<\/a>, and 650<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59210,"section_number":"22.1-253.13:5","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Standard 5. Quality of classroom instruction and educational leadership","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-253.13_5\/"},{"id":64907,"section_number":"22.1-293","catch_line":"School boards authorized to employ principals and assistant principals; license required; powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-293\/"},{"id":72528,"section_number":"22.1-307","catch_line":"Dismissal of teacher; grounds","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-307\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182957,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67734,"identifier":"22.1-294","token":"22.1\/15\/2\/22.1-294","url":"\/22.1-294\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-294\/","token":"22.1\/15\/2\/22.1-294","dublin_core":{"Title":"Probationary terms of service for principals, assistant principals, and supervisors; evaluation; reassigning principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to teaching position","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-294","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A person employed as a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span>, including a person who has previously achieved continuing contract<\/span> status as a teacher, shall serve a probationary term of three years in such position in the same school division before acquiring continuing contract<\/span> status as principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span>. With such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly for such purpose, school boards<\/span> shall provide each probationary principal, except probationary principals who have prior successful experience as principals, as determined by the local school board<\/span> in a school division, a mentor, as described in guidelines developed by the Board, during the first year of the probationary period, to assist such probationary principal in achieving excellence in administration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each local school board<\/span> shall adopt for use by the division superintendent<\/span> clearly defined criteria for a performance evaluation process for principals, assistant principals, and supervisors<\/span> that are consistent with the performance standards set forth in the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents<\/span> as provided in § 22.1-253.13:5<\/a> and that includes, among other things, an assessment of such administrators’ skills and knowledge; student academic progress and school gains in student learning; and effectiveness in addressing school safety and enforcing student discipline. The division superintendent<\/span> shall implement such performance evaluation process in making employment recommendations to the school board<\/span> pursuant to § 22.1-293<\/a>. Principals and assistant principals who have achieved continuing contract<\/span> status shall be formally evaluated at least once every three years and evaluated informally at least once each year that they are not formally evaluated. Probationary principals and assistant principals shall be evaluated each school year. The division superintendent<\/span> shall consider such evaluations, among other things, in making recommendations to the school board<\/span> regarding the nonrenewal of the probationary contract<\/span> of any principal or assistant principal. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Continuing contract<\/span> status acquired by a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span> shall not be construed (i) as prohibiting a school board<\/span> from reassigning such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span> to a teaching position if notice of reassignment is given by the school board<\/span> by June 15 of any year or (ii) as entitling any such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span> to the salary paid him as principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span> in the case of any such reassignment to a teaching position. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No such salary reduction and reassignment, however, shall be made without first providing such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span> with written notice of the reason for such reduction and reassignment and an opportunity to present his or her position at an informal meeting with the division superintendent<\/span>, the division superintendent<\/span>’s designee, or the school board<\/span>. Before recommending such reassignment, the division superintendent<\/span> shall consider, among other things, the performance evaluations for such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span>. The principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span> shall elect whether such meeting shall be with the division superintendent<\/span>, the division superintendent<\/span>’s designee, or the school board<\/span>. The school board<\/span>, division superintendent<\/span>, or the division superintendent<\/span>’s designee shall determine what processes are to be followed at the meeting. The decision to reassign and reduce salary shall be at the sole discretion of the school board<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe intent<\/span> of this section is to provide an opportunity for a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span> to discuss the reasons for such salary reduction and reassignment with the division superintendent<\/span>, his designee, or the school board<\/span>, and the provisions of this section are meant to be procedural only. Nothing contained herein shall be taken to require cause, as defined in § 22.1-307<\/a>, for the salary reduction and reassignment of a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> As used in this section, “supervisor<\/span>” means a person who holds an instructional supervisory position as specified in the regulations of the Board of Education and who is required to hold a license as prescribed by the Board of Education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROBATIONARY TERMS OF SERVICE FOR PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND\nSUPERVISORS; EVALUATION; REASSIGNING PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, OR\nSUPERVISOR TO TEACHING POSITION (\u00a7 22.1-294)\n\nA. A person employed as a principal, assistant principal, or supervisor,\nincluding a person who has previously achieved continuing contract status as a\nteacher, shall serve a probationary term of three years in such position in the\nsame school division before acquiring continuing contract status as principal,\nassistant principal, or supervisor. With such funds as may be appropriated by\nthe General Assembly for such purpose, school boards shall provide each\nprobationary principal, except probationary principals who have prior successful\nexperience as principals, as determined by the local school board in a school\ndivision, a mentor, as described in guidelines developed by the Board, during\nthe first year of the probationary period, to assist such probationary principal\nin achieving excellence in administration.\n\nB. Each local school board shall adopt for use by the division superintendent\nclearly defined criteria for a performance evaluation process for principals,\nassistant principals, and supervisors that are consistent with the performance\nstandards set forth in the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and\nEvaluation Criteria for Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents as provided in\n§ 22.1-253.13:5 and that includes, among other things, an assessment of\nsuch administrators’ skills and knowledge; student academic progress and\nschool gains in student learning; and effectiveness in addressing school safety\nand enforcing student discipline. The division superintendent shall implement\nsuch performance evaluation process in making employment recommendations to the\nschool board pursuant to § 22.1-293. Principals and assistant principals\nwho have achieved continuing contract status shall be formally evaluated at\nleast once every three years and evaluated informally at least once each year\nthat they are not formally evaluated. Probationary principals and assistant\nprincipals shall be evaluated each school year. The division superintendent\nshall consider such evaluations, among other things, in making recommendations\nto the school board regarding the nonrenewal of the probationary contract of any\nprincipal or assistant principal.\n\nC. Continuing contract status acquired by a principal, assistant principal, or\nsupervisor shall not be construed (i) as prohibiting a school board from\nreassigning such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to a teaching\nposition if notice of reassignment is given by the school board by June 15 of\nany year or (ii) as entitling any such principal, assistant principal, or\nsupervisor to the salary paid him as principal, assistant principal, or\nsupervisor in the case of any such reassignment to a teaching position.\n\nD. No such salary reduction and reassignment, however, shall be made without\nfirst providing such principal, assistant principal, or supervisor with written\nnotice of the reason for such reduction and reassignment and an opportunity to\npresent his or her position at an informal meeting with the division\nsuperintendent, the division superintendent’s designee, or the school\nboard. Before recommending such reassignment, the division superintendent shall\nconsider, among other things, the performance evaluations for such principal,\nassistant principal, or supervisor. The principal, assistant principal, or\nsupervisor shall elect whether such meeting shall be with the division\nsuperintendent, the division superintendent’s designee, or the school\nboard. The school board, division superintendent, or the division\nsuperintendent’s designee shall determine what processes are to be\nfollowed at the meeting. The decision to reassign and reduce salary shall be at\nthe sole discretion of the school board.\n\t\t\tThe intent of this section is to provide an opportunity for a principal,\nassistant principal, or supervisor to discuss the reasons for such salary\nreduction and reassignment with the division superintendent, his designee, or\nthe school board, and the provisions of this section are meant to be procedural\nonly. Nothing contained herein shall be taken to require cause, as defined in\n§ 22.1-307, for the salary reduction and reassignment of a principal,\nassistant principal, or supervisor.\n\nE. As used in this section, “supervisor” means a person who holds an\ninstructional supervisory position as specified in the regulations of the Board\nof Education and who is required to hold a license as prescribed by the Board of\nEducation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-217.3; 1968, c. 691; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 3; 1976, cc.\n191, 226; 1979, c. 275; 1980, c. 559; 1982, c. 47; 1992, c. 132; 1999, cc. 1030,\n1037; 2005, cc. 331, 450; 2013, cc. 44, 109, 588, 650.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}