Teachers with Principal and Vice Principal Designations. 4.3.1. A teacher designated as a principal shall enter into a series of term contracts for a period of up to a total of five (5) years, excluding periods of unpaid leaves of absence. Up to two (2) of these five (5) years may be on a probationary basis. Following the term contract maximum of five (5) years, inclusive of the maximum two (2) years probationary period, the School Division must decide whether or not the designation will continue, and if it continues, it is deemed to be a continuing designation.
4.3.2. Any current principal who has had a term contract(s) for a term(s) of a total of less than five (5) years on September 1, 2017, may continue under the term contract until the total number of years designated as a principal is five (5) years.
4.3.3. Effective September 1, 2023, a teacher designated as a vice principal shall enter into a series of term contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. Up to two (2) of these five (5) years may be on a probationary basis. Following the term contract maximum of five (5) years, inclusive of the maximum two (2) years probationary period, the School Division must decide whether or not the designation will continue, and if it continues, it is deemed to be a continuing designation.
4.3.4. Any current vice principal who has had a term contract(s) for a term(s) of a total of less than five (5) years on September 1, 2023, may continue under the term contract until the total number of years designated as a vice principal is five (5) years. When the total length of the vice principal’s designation will be five (5) years between September 1, 2023, and January 1,2024, the School Division must decide by January 1, 2024, whether or not the designation will continue in the 2023-24 school year, and if it continues, it is deemed to be a continuing designation.
4.3.5. For any current vice principal who is on a term contract(s) for a period of five
