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NC Gen Stat § 115C-270.15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17E - Licensure.|§ 115C-270.15 - Examination requirements.

 115C-270.15. Examination requirements.(a) Examination Score Requirements. - The State Board of Education shall require an applicant for an initial professional license (IPL) or a residency license (RL) to demonstrate the applicant's academic and professional preparation by achieving a prescribed minimum score on a standard examination appropriate and adequate for that purpose. Elementary education (K-6) and special education general curriculum teachers shall also achieve a prescribed minimum score on subtests or standard examinations specific to teaching reading and mathematics.(b) Establishment of Minimum Scores. - The State Board shall adopt rules that establish the minimum scores for any required standard examinations and other measures necessary to assess the qualifications of professional educators as required under this section. For purposes of this section, the State Board shall not be subject to Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. At least 30 days prior to changing any rule adopted under this section, the State Board shall provide written notice to all recognized educator preparation programs and to all local boards of education. The written notice shall include the proposed revised rule. The State Board of Education shall make any required standard examination rigorous and raise the prescribed minimum score as necessary to ensure that each applicant has received high-quality academic and professional preparation to teach effectively.(c) Time Line for Completion of Examinations. - The State Board of Education shall permit an applicant to fulfill any such examination requirement before or during the third year of licensure, provided the applicant took the examination at least once during the first year of licensure.(d) Monitoring Compliance. - The State Board shall direct the Department of Public Instruction to monitor teachers' compliance with this section. In the event a teacher is not in compliance with any of the requirements of this section, the Department shall notify the teacher.(e) Conversion to Continuing Professional License. - The State Board shall not convert an IPL or RL to a continuing professional license for a teacher who has not fulfilled the examination requirements of this section.  (2017-189, s. 3(c); 2019-71, s. 1.1; 2019-212, s. 8(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-270.21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17E - Licensure.|§ 115C-270.21 - Licensure exception for Cherokee language instruction.

 115C-270.21. Licensure exception for Cherokee language instruction.(a) Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians specifying the criteria that must be met in order for individuals to teach Cherokee language and culture classes. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, individuals approved to teach in accordance with an MOU entered into pursuant to this section shall be authorized to teach Cherokee language and culture classes without a license.(b) A memorandum of understanding entered into under this section shall at least include the following:(1) Requirements for approval of individuals employed under this section, including a requirement that the individual has demonstrated mastery of the Cherokee language through a credential issued by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.(2) A three-year approval period, which may be renewed, for individuals employed under this section.(3) Authority of the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Superintendent's designee to approve and renew approval of individuals employed under this section, subject to the requirements of the memorandum of understanding.(4) Requirements for renewing approval of individuals employed under this section after three years.(5) A clear statement that an individual authorized to teach pursuant to this section shall not be permitted to provide instruction in other content areas unless the individual possesses a license issued in accordance with G.S. 115C-270.20.  (2018-7, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-270.25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17E - Licensure.|§ 115C-270.25 - Out-of-state license applicants.

 115C-270.25. Out-of-state license applicants.Initial applications for a continuing professional license from an individual with an out-of-state teacher's license shall require the applicant to provide evidence of that teacher's effectiveness, when available, as measured by the evaluation system used in that applicant's state of current licensure at the time of application, including any growth measures included in that evaluation system. An individual who does not include evidence of that teacher's effectiveness with the initial application shall only be eligible for an IPL or LL.  (2017-189, s. 3(c); 2019-71, s. 2.2.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-270.30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 17E - Licensure.|§ 115C-270.30 - Licensure renewal.

 115C-270.30. Licensure renewal.(a) Licensure Renewal. - The State Board shall adopt rules establishing the requirements for renewal of all professional educator licenses. These requirements shall reflect rigorous standards for continuing licensure and shall be aligned with high-quality professional development programs that reflect State priorities for improving student achievement.(b) Teacher Licensure Renewal. - Rules for continuing licensure for teachers shall include the following:(1) For all teachers, at least eight continuing education credits with at least three credits required in a teacher's academic subject area.(2) For elementary school teachers, at least three continuing education credits related to literacy. Literacy renewal credits shall include evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, and intervention strategies for students not demonstrating reading proficiency, grounded in the Science of Reading, as defined in G.S. 115C-83.3.(3) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-71, s. 4.3, effective July 1, 2019.(4) For all teachers employed by a local board of education, evidence of a rating of at least proficient on the most recent annual evaluation to maintain the current license status. A teacher who is unable to satisfy this requirement but has been placed on a mandatory improvement plan may be eligible to receive an IPL if that teacher satisfies all other licensure requirements.(5) A member of the General Assembly is exempt from the continuing education credit requirements for teachers during any five-year licensure renewal cycle in which the member serves a term or some portion thereof in the General Assembly as long as the member notifies the Department of Public Instruction of the exemption during that five-year licensure renewal cycle.(c) License Renewal Rules Review. - The rules for licensure renewal shall be reviewed at least once every five years by the State Board to do the following:(1) Reevaluate and enhance the requirements for renewal of professional educator licenses.(2) Consider modifications in the license renewal achievement to make it a mechanism for professional educators to renew continually their knowledge and professional skills.(3) Integrate digital teaching and learning into the requirements for licensure renewal.  (2017-189, s. 3(c); 2019-71, s. 4.3; 2021-8, s. 3(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-273 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 18 - Superintendents.|§ 115C-273 - Salary schedule for superintendents.

 115C-273. Salary schedule for superintendents.Every local board of education may adopt, as to assistant or associate superintendents not paid out of State funds, a salary schedule similar to the State salary schedule, but it likewise shall recognize a difference in salaries based on different duties, training, experience, professional fitness, and continued service in the same school system; but if any local board of education shall fail to adopt such a schedule, the State salary schedule shall be in force. (1955, c. 1372, art. 5, s. 32; 1965, c. 584, s. 3; 1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-274 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 18 - Superintendents.|§ 115C-274 - Removal.

 115C-274. Removal.(a) Local boards of education are authorized to remove a superintendent who is guilty of immoral or disreputable conduct or who shall fail or refuse to perform the duties required of him by law. In case the State Board of Education has sufficient evidence at any time that any superintendent of schools is not capable of discharging, or is not discharging, the duties of his office as required by law or is guilty of immoral or disreputable conduct, the State Board of Education shall report this matter to the board of education employing said superintendent of schools. It shall then be the duty of that board of education to hear the evidence in the case and, if after careful investigation it shall find the charges true, it shall declare the office vacant at once and proceed to elect a successor: Provided, that such superintendent shall have the right to try his title to office in the courts of the State.(b) If the superintendent shall fail in the duties enumerated in G.S. 115C-276(g), 115C-276(h), 115C-276(i), or any other duties as may be assigned him, he shall be subject, after notice, to an investigation by the State Board of Education or by his board of education for failure to perform his duties. For persistent failure to perform these duties, the State Board of Education may revoke the superintendent's certificate and the superintendent may be dismissed by his board of education.(c) The identification by the State Board of Education of more than half the schools in a local school administrative unit as low-performing under G.S. 115C-105.37 is evidence that the superintendent is unable to fulfill the duties of the office, and the State Board may appoint an interim superintendent to carry out the duties of the superintendent under G.S. 115C-105.39, may revoke the superintendent's certificate under this section, may dismiss the superintendent under G.S. 115C-105.39, or may take any combination of these actions. (1955, c. 1372, art. 5, s. 25; art. 6, s. 4; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 716, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-275 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 18 - Superintendents.|§ 115C-275 - Vacancies in office of superintendent.

 115C-275. Vacancies in office of superintendent.In case of vacancy by death, resignation, or otherwise, in the office of a superintendent, such vacancy shall be filled by the local board of education in which such vacancy occurred. If the vacancy is filled on a temporary basis, subject to the same approvals and to the same educational qualifications as provided for superintendents, the individual appointed to fill the vacancy on a temporary basis shall be paid the salary provided for superintendents. During the time any superintendent is on an approved leave of absence, without pay, an acting superintendent may be appointed in the same manner to serve during the interim period, which appointment shall be subject to the same approvals and to the same educational qualifications as provided for superintendents. In case such position is not filled immediately on a permanent or temporary basis, or in case of absence of a superintendent on account of illness or other approved reason, the board of education, by resolution duly adopted and recorded in the minutes of such board, may assign to an employee of such school board, with the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, any duty or duties of such superintendent which necessity requires be performed during such time. If the superintendent's duty of signing warrants and checks is assigned, the board shall give proper notice immediately to the State Controller and to the appropriate local disbursing official. (1955, c. 1372, art. 6, s. 2; 1959, c. 573, s. 3; 1977, c. 298; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1025, s. 11; 1991, c. 542, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-277 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 18 - Superintendents.|§ 115C-277 - Office, equipment, and clerical assistance to be provided by board.

 115C-277. Office, equipment, and clerical assistance to be provided by board.It shall be the duty of the various boards of education to provide the superintendent of schools with an appropriate office. Likewise, it shall be the duty of the various boards of education to furnish adequately the superintendent's office and provide all necessary office supplies. Authority is hereby given to boards of education to employ sufficient clerical assistants and purchase sufficient office machines and equipment to the end that the business of the superintendent of schools shall always be conducted in a prompt and efficient manner. (1955, c. 1372, art. 5, s. 23; 1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-278 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 18 - Superintendents.|§ 115C-278 - Assistant superintendent and associate superintendent.

 115C-278. Assistant superintendent and associate superintendent.Local boards of education shall have authority to employ an assistant superintendent, in addition to those that may be furnished by the State when, in the discretion of the board of education, the schools of the administrative unit can thereby be more efficiently and more economically operated and when funds for the same are provided in the current expense fund budget. The duties of such assistant superintendent shall be assigned by the superintendent with the approval of the board of education.Local boards of education may, upon the recommendation of the superintendent, elect assistant or associate superintendents for a term of from one to four years. The term may not, however, exceed the expiration date of the superintendent's contract, unless the remaining time of the superintendent's contract is less than one year. If there is less than one year remaining on the superintendent's contract, the assistant or associate superintendent shall be given a contract through the next school year.The term of employment shall be stated in a written contract which shall be entered into between the board of education and the assistant or associate superintendent, a copy of which shall be filed with the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a matter of information. The assistant or associate superintendent may not be dismissed during the term to which he is elected except for misconduct of such a nature as to indicate he is unfit to continue in his position, incompetence, neglect of duty, or failure or refusal to carry out validly assigned duties. (1955, c. 1372, art. 5, s. 27; 1971, c. 1188, s. 1; 1973, c. 733; 1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-284.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 19 - Principals and Supervisors.|§ 115C-284.1 - School administrator preparation programs.

 115C-284.1. School administrator preparation programs.Rules for approval of school administrator preparation programs shall incorporate the criteria developed in accordance with G.S. 116-74.21 for assessing proposals under the School Administrator Training Program.  (2017-189, s. 2(k).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-286 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 19 - Principals and Supervisors.|§ 115C-286 - Rules for conduct of principals and supervisors.

 115C-286. Rules for conduct of principals and supervisors.The conduct of principals and supervisors, the kind of reports they shall make, and their duties in the care of school property are subject to the rules of the local board, as provided in G.S. 115C-47(18). (1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-286.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 19 - Principals and Supervisors.|§ 115C-286.1 - Evaluations of principals.

 115C-286.1. Evaluations of principals.Local school administrative units shall evaluate all principals and assistant principals at least once each year. Either the superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall conduct the evaluations.The State Board of Education shall ensure that the standards and criteria for the evaluations include the accountability measures of teacher retention, teacher support, and school climate. The State Board shall revise its evaluation instruments to include these measures. A local board shall use the performance standards and criteria adopted by the State Board unless the board develops an alternative evaluation that is properly validated and that includes standards and criteria similar to those adopted by the State Board. (2005-276, s. 7.29.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-289 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 19 - Principals and Supervisors.|§ 115C-289 - Assignment of principal's duties to assistant or acting principal; duties of State-funded assistant principals.

 115C-289. Assignment of principal's duties to assistant or acting principal; duties of State-funded assistant principals.(a) Any duty or responsibility assigned to a principal by statute, State Board of Education regulation, or by the superintendent may, with the approval of the local board of education, be assigned by the principal to an assistant principal designated by the local board of education or to an acting principal designated by a principal.(b) All persons employed as assistant principals in State-allotted positions, or as assistant principals in full-time positions regardless of funding source, in the public schools of the State or in schools receiving public funds, shall, in addition to other applicable requirements, be required either to hold or be qualified to hold a principal's certificate or a provisional assistant principal's certificate in compliance with applicable law and in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Education. It shall be unlawful for any board of education to employ or keep in service any assistant principal who neither holds nor is qualified to hold a principal's certificate or a provisional assistant principal's certificate in compliance with applicable law and in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Education. Persons who hold a provisional assistant principal's certificate and who are employed as assistant principals shall be employed under G.S. 115C-287.1(h).(c) Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 689, s. 200(b).(d) Assistant principals paid from State funds shall not have regularly assigned teaching duties. (1977, c. 539; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1987, c. 328; c. 830, s. 89(c); 1991, c. 689, s. 200(b); 1999-30, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-289.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 19 - Principals and Supervisors.|§ 115C-289.1 - Supervisor duty to report; intimidation of school employee.

 115C-289.1. Supervisor duty to report; intimidation of school employee.(a) When a supervisor of a school employee has actual notice that the school employee has been the victim of an assault by a student in violation of G.S. 14-33(c)(6) resulting in physical injury, as that term is defined in G.S. 14-34.7, the supervisor shall immediately report to the principal the assault against the school employee. For the purpose of this subsection, the term "supervisor of a school employee" does not include the principal or superintendent.(b) A principal, superintendent, or supervisor of a school employee shall not, by threats or in any other manner, intimidate or attempt to intimidate that school employee from reporting to law enforcement an assault by a student under G.S. 14-33(c)(6).(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to interfere with the due process rights of school employees or the privacy rights of students.  (2012-149, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-295 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-295 - Minimum age and license prerequisites.

 115C-295. Minimum age and license prerequisites.(a) All teachers employed in the public schools of the State or in schools receiving public funds, shall be required either to hold or be qualified to hold a license in compliance with the provision of the law or in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Education: Provided, that nothing herein shall prevent the employment of temporary personnel under such rules as the State Board of Education may prescribe: Provided further, that no person shall be employed to teach who is under 18 years of age.(b) It shall be unlawful for any board of education to employ or keep in service any teacher who neither holds nor is qualified to hold a license in compliance with the provision of the law or in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Education.(c) This section shall not prohibit the employment of individuals exempted from licensure under G.S. 115C-270.21.  (1955, c. 1372, art. 18, ss. 1, 4; 1975, c. 437, s. 7; c. 731, ss. 1, 2; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 975, s. 16; 2018-7, s. 2(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-296.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-296.1 - Expired.

 115C-296.1. Expired.
NC Gen Stat § 115C-296.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-296.3 - Expired June 30, 2004, by operation of Session Laws 2003-284, s. 7.20(h).

 115C-296.3: Expired June 30, 2004, by operation of Session Laws 2003-284, s. 7.20(h).
NC Gen Stat § 115C-296.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-296.5 - North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching; powers and duties of trustees; reporting requirement.

 115C-296.5. North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching; powers and duties of trustees; reporting requirement.(a) The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (hereinafter called "NCCAT"), through itself or agencies with which it may contract, shall:(1) Provide career teachers with opportunities to study advanced topics in the sciences, arts, and humanities and to engage in informed discourse, assisted by able mentors and outstanding leaders from all walks of life; and(2) Offer opportunities for teachers to engage in scholarly pursuits through a center dedicated exclusively to the advancement of teaching as an art and as a profession.(b) Priority for admission to NCCAT opportunities shall be given to teachers with teaching experience of 15 years or less.(c) NCCAT may also provide training and support for beginning teachers to enhance their skills and in support of the State's effort to recruit and retain beginning teachers.(d) The Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching shall hold all the powers and duties necessary or appropriate for the effective discharge of the functions of NCCAT.(e) The Executive Director shall submit a copy of the NCCAT annual report to the Chair of the State Board of Education at the time of issuance.  (1985, c. 479, s. 74; 2006-66, s. 9.15(a); 2009-451, ss. 9.13(b), (c).)