Respondent also submits undated minutes of the board of education granting tenure to petitioner Cipriano. Respondent also provides the affidavits of three district administrators, who state they have no knowledge of a single administrative tenure area. As tenure areas narrow, seniority rights become less meaningful. On the record before me, I find that respondent has not met its burden of proof. Based on the evidence before me, therefore, I conclude that there is a single administrative tenure area in the Lackawanna City School District, and that respondent's failure to identify the least senior members in that tenure area violated Education Law ' 2510.
Petitioners also contend that the district abolished their positions in bad faith.
In light of the foregoing, however, I need not address this issue. Respondent argues that, regardless of the tenure question, petitioner Romanowski is not entitled to reinstatement due to his probationary status. This is incorrect. There is nothing in the record before me to suggest that respondent has taken any action to terminate petitioner Romanowski's probationary service, as required by ' 2509. Consequently, he must be reinstated.