GUILDERLAND — Robert C. Baker, the social studies teacher who was arrested in December 2015 and charged with petit larceny for stealing presents that students had brought in as a donation for needy children, is no longer employed at Guilderland High School.

According to Lin Severance, the district’s assistant superintendent for human resources, Baker resigned his position effective June 30, 2016. He had started working at the high school in February 2002, Severance said.

Baker pleaded guilty, on Aug. 25 of this year, to disorderly conduct, said Jennifer Stephens, clerk of the Guilderland Town Court. Baker appeared before Judge Denise Randall, she said; he completed 100 hours of community service and paid a $125 surcharge.

Baker had told students that he was collecting toys for a charitable drive, although that drive had already ended, a police report said earlier. Baker had been confronted by his supervisor about a large cardboard box that he had carried out to his car and which he initially said contained school supplies, the police report said.

Severance said this week that the toy drive had been the Holiday Toy Drive of the Teaching Assistant Unit of the Guilderland Teachers’ Association. This drive collects toys for distribution to needy area children.

The toys are distributed through the St. Madeleine Sophie Food Pantry, said Janet D’Arcangelis of the Guilderland Teaching Assistants.

First, at an annual party for children from St. Catherine’s Center who are awaiting foster care and will not have a home by Christmas, toys selected from among the donations by the president of the food pantry are given to each child.

The rest of the donated toys are given to children in about 150 local families who are experiencing difficulties and need encouragement.

“I was just afraid that our superintendent might not give us permission to have the drive this year, because of the incident last year, but she was perfectly fine with it,” said D’Arcangelis.

Baker could not be reached for comment.