§ 6-17-1702 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

6-17-1702. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Employee" shall mean any person employed by a school district under a written annual contract, who is not required to have a teaching certificate issued by the Department of Education as a condition of employment;

(2) "Full-time employee" means any employee who is contracted to work at least twenty (20) hours per week; and

(3) "Probationary employee" means an employee who has not completed one (1) year of employment in the school district in which he is employed. Provided that at least thirty (30) days prior to the completion of an employee's probationary period, the superintendent of schools may recommend and the board of directors may vote that one (1) additional year of probation is necessary for an employee.