According to Section 18A 28-5, individuals holding any of the following positions are able to receive tenure once they fulfill the necessary requirements: "teacher, principal, other than administrative principal, assistant principal, vice principal, assistant superintendent, and all school nurses including school nurse supervisors, head school nurses, chief school nurses, school nurse coordinators, and any other nurse performing school nursing services, school athletic trainer and such other employees as are in positions which require them to hold appropriate certificates issued by the board of examiners."
In order to qualify for tenure, candidates must have three consecutive academic years of employment with the guarantee of employment for the next academic year, the equivalent of three academic consecutive years within four academic years, or a number under three consecutive years if the employing board so approves. However, anyone seeking tenure in a supervisor or administrative position must hold only that specific position during the pre-tenure period.
Anyone who has changed his school of employment after July 1, 1962, is not entitled to immediate tenure at his new school. In order to obtain tenure he must work for two academic years with guaranteed employment for the next academic year or a period of three consecutive academic years for the equivalent of more than two academic years. If the hiring board so chooses, they can lessen the number of required years.
Individuals with tenure cannot usually be fired or have their compensation reduced unless they are found to be acting with "inefficiency, incapacity, unbecoming conduct, or other just cause" according to Title 18A 6-10. However, if the school board is forced to dismiss individuals based on budget problems, for example, they will do so based on seniority. If someone is released from her position due to seniority, she will be placed on a list of individuals to call if a position should again become available.
Individuals who are not citizens of the United States are not eligible for tenure, whether they are already working in a school or not. Once the person legally obtains citizenship in the United States, then he will be eligible for the tenure, based around the same requirements and procedures as any other tenure candidate working in a school in the state of New Jersey.