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NC Gen Stat § 115C-296.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-296.6 - Composition of board of trustees; terms; officers.

 115C-296.6. Composition of board of trustees; terms; officers.(a) The NCCAT Board of Trustees shall be composed of the following membership:(1) Two ex officio members: the Chairman of the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designees;(2) Two members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;(3) Two members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and(4) Eight members appointed by the Governor, one from each of the eight educational regions.The appointing authorities shall give consideration to assuring, through Board membership, the statewide mission of NCCAT.  (b) Members of the NCCAT Board of Trustees shall serve four-year terms. Members may serve two consecutive four-year terms. The Board shall elect a new chair every two years from its membership. The chair may serve two consecutive two-year terms as chair.(c) The chief administrative officer of NCCAT shall be an executive director who shall be appointed by the NCCAT Board of Trustees.  (1985, c. 479, s. 74; 1995, c. 490, s. 2; 2006-66, s. 9.15(b); 2009-451, s. 9.13(d), (e).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-296.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-296.7 - North Carolina Teacher Corps.

 115C-296.7. North Carolina Teacher Corps.(a) There is established the North Carolina Teacher Corps (NC Teacher Corps) to recruit and place recent graduates of colleges and universities and mid-career professionals as teachers in high needs public schools.(b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina and the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, shall develop and administer the NC Teacher Corps. In the development of the NC Teacher Corps, the State Board of Education shall consider examples of other successful teacher recruitment models used nationally and in other states.(c) Applications shall be received annually for admission to the NC Teacher Corps. The State Board of Education shall establish application criteria, including, at a minimum, an award of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. The State Board of Education may establish a committee to annually evaluate and select candidates for admission to the NC Teacher Corps.(d) The State Board of Education shall identify local school administrative units with unmet recruitment needs, especially for career and technical education teachers, and high needs schools and shall coordinate placement of NC Teacher Corps members in those schools.(e) The State Board of Education, in coordination with the Board of Governors, shall develop an intensive summer training institute for NC Teacher Corps members to provide coursework and training on essential teaching frameworks, curricula, and lesson-planning skills, as well as identification and education of students with disabilities, positive management of student behavior, effective communication for defusing and deescalating disruptive and dangerous behavior, and safe and appropriate use of seclusion and restraint. The intensive summer training institute also shall address identification of difficulty with reading development and of reading deficiencies and the provision of reading instruction, intervention, and remediation strategies.(f) The State Board of Education, in coordination with the Board of Governors, shall provide ongoing support to NC Teaching Corps members through coaching, mentoring, and continued professional development.(g) NC Teaching Corps members shall be granted residency licenses pursuant to Article 17E of this Chapter.(h) The State Board of Education is authorized to contract for the administration of the NC Teacher Corps.  (2012-142, s. 7A.7(a); 2013-1, s. 2(a); 2013-360, s. 8.21(c); 2015-241, s. 8.41(i); 2017-189, s. 6(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-299 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-299 - Hiring of teachers.

 115C-299. Hiring of teachers.(a) In the city administrative units, teachers shall be elected by the board of education of such administrative unit upon the recommendation of the superintendent of city schools.Teachers shall be elected by the county and city boards of education upon the recommendation of the superintendent, in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 115C-276(j).(b) No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right to receive credentials from the State Board of Education, to receive training for the purpose of becoming a teacher, or to engage in practice teaching in any school on the grounds that such person is totally or partially blind; nor shall any local board of education refuse to employ such a person on such grounds. (1955, c. 1372, art. 5, s. 4; 1971, c. 949; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 975, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-300 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-300 - In-service training.

 115C-300. In-service training.Local boards of education are authorized to provide for the professional growth of teachers while in service and to pass rules and regulations requiring teachers to cooperate with their superintendent for the improvement of instruction in the classroom and for promoting community improvement. (1955, c. 1372, art. 5, s. 29; 1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-300.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-300.1 - New teacher induction programs.

 115C-300.1. New teacher induction programs.(a) Induction Program. - The State Board of Education shall develop a new teacher induction program to provide ongoing support for teachers entering the profession.(b) New Teacher Guidelines. - For the purpose of helping local boards to support new teachers, the State Board shall develop and distribute guidelines that address optimum teaching load, extracurricular duties, student assignment, and other working condition considerations. These guidelines shall provide that teachers holding initial professional licenses not be assigned extracurricular activities unless they request the assignments in writing and that other noninstructional duties of these teachers be minimized.(c) Mentor Teacher Training. - The State Board shall develop and coordinate a mentor teacher training program. The State Board shall develop criteria for selecting excellent, experienced, and qualified teachers to be participants in the mentor teacher training program as follows:(1) Mentor teachers shall be either of the following:a. Teachers rated, through formal evaluations, at least at the "proficient" level as part of the North Carolina Teacher Evaluation System.b. Retired teachers.(2) The principal shall determine which mentor teacher best meets the needs of each new teacher and shall assign the most appropriate mentor teacher to that new teacher, with priority consideration for those mentor teachers rated as "distinguished" and "accomplished."(3) If a principal determines that a teacher rated as "proficient" or a retired teacher is the most appropriate mentor for a new teacher, the principal shall maintain records of the reasons for that determination.(4) A teacher may be a mentor at a different school building from which the mentor is assigned if the following criteria are met:a. The principals of each school and the mentor teacher approve of the assignment.b. The mentor teacher is rated, through formal evaluations, at least at the "accomplished" level as part of the North Carolina Teacher Evaluation System.c. The new teacher's principal maintains a record of the reasons for selecting the mentor from a different school building.  (2017-189, ss. 3(b), 6(o).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-301.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-301.1 - Duty-free instructional planning time.

 115C-301.1. Duty-free instructional planning time.All full-time assigned classroom teachers shall be provided duty-free instructional planning time during regular student contact hours. The duty-free instructional planning time shall be provided to the maximum extent that (i) the safety and proper supervision of children may allow during regular student contact hours and (ii) insofar as funds are provided for this purpose by the General Assembly. If the safety and supervision of children does not allow duty-free instructional planning time during regular student contact hours for a given teacher, the funds provided by the General Assembly for the duty-free instructional planning time for that teacher shall revert to the general fund. Principals shall not unfairly burden a given teacher by making that teacher give up his or her duty-free instructional planning time on an ongoing, regular basis without the consent of the teacher. (1983, c. 761, s. 88; 1999-163, s. 1; 2006-153, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-302.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-302.3 - Salary credit for service in the Armed Forces.

 115C-302.3. Salary credit for service in the Armed Forces.(a) The State Board of Education shall establish rules for awarding credit for salary purposes to principals, assistant principals, and teachers, who (i) served in the Armed Forces of the United States; (ii) have retired or who have received an Honorable Discharge; and (iii) have not been previously employed by a public school located in North Carolina. The rules shall include the following provisions:(1) One full year of experience credit shall be awarded for each year of full-time relevant nonteaching work experience completed (i) while on active military duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and (ii) after earning a bachelor's degree.(2) One full year of experience credit shall be awarded for each two years of full-time relevant nonteaching work experience completed (i) while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and (ii) before earning a bachelor's degree.(3) One full year of experience credit shall be awarded for every two years of full-time instructional or leadership duties while on active military duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, regardless of academic degree held while in instruction or leadership roles.(b) The State Board of Education shall establish specific criteria within the rules for determining the relevance of nonteaching work experience earned while on active military duty that shall be credited toward an individual's total licensure experience rating for salary purposes. The criteria shall include the following components:(1) A clearly defined process to explore, identify, recognize, and quantify the breadth and depth of career experiences, formal professional military education, and pertinent credentials of military veterans.(2) A transparent and timely decision-making process for awarding complete credit for pertinent experience and education.(3) A process for reviewing and accepting military transcripts and corresponding American Council on Education (ACE) recommendations for awarding academic and experiential credit.(c) The State Board shall have continuing authority to cap nonteaching experience credit for Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructors as their pay formula includes both a State and federal funding component.  (2013-268, ss. 1-3; 2014-100, s. 8.12.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-302.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-302.4 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2019-110, s. 6, effective June 30, 2021.

 115C-302.4: Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2019-110, s. 6, effective June 30, 2021.  (2019-110, s. 1; 2019-212, s. 7(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-302.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-302.10 - Qualifications for certain education-based salary supplements.

 115C-302.10. Qualifications for certain education-based salary supplements.Notwithstanding Section 35.11 of S.L. 2013-360, only the following teachers and instructional support personnel shall be paid on the "M" salary schedule or receive a salary supplement for academic preparation at the six-year degree level or at the doctoral degree level for the 2014-2015 school year and subsequent school years:(1) Certified school nurses and instructional support personnel in positions for which a master's degree is required for licensure.(2) Teachers and instructional support personnel who were paid on that salary schedule or received that salary supplement prior to the 2014-2015 school year.(3) Teachers and instructional support personnel who (i) complete a degree at the master's, six-year, or doctoral degree level for which they completed at least one course prior to August 1, 2013, and (ii) would have qualified for the salary supplement pursuant to State Board of Education policy TCP-A-006, as it was in effect on June 30, 2013.  (2013-360, s. 8.22; 2014-100, s. 8.3(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-303 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-303 - Withholding of salary.

 115C-303. Withholding of salary.(a) No teacher shall be placed on the payroll of a local school administrative unit unless he holds a certificate as required by law, and unless a copy of the teacher's contract has been filed with the superintendent. No teacher may be paid more than he is due under the local school salary schedule in force in the local school administrative unit. Substitute and interim teachers shall be paid under rules of the State Board of Education.(b) The board of education may withhold the salary of any teacher who delays or refuses to render such reports as are required by law, but when the reports are delivered in accordance with law, the salary shall be paid forthwith. (1955, c. 1372, art. 6, ss. 11, 13; 1975, c. 437, ss. 8, 9; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 975, s. 19.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-303.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-303.1 - Public recognition program for teachers who have taught for 40 years.

 115C-303.1. Public recognition program for teachers who have taught for 40 years.The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall develop a program to publicly recognize individuals who have engaged in at least 40 years of licensed teaching in North Carolina. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year and annually thereafter, the program shall include public recognition of any qualifying teachers.  (2017-189, s. 3(g).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-308 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 20 - Teachers.|§ 115C-308 - Rules for teacher's conduct.

 115C-308. Rules for teacher's conduct.The conduct of teachers, the kind of reports they shall make, and their duties in the care of school property are subject to the rules and regulations of the local board, as provided in G.S. 115C-47(18). (1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-316.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 21 - Other Employees.|§ 115C-316.1 - Duties of school counselors.

 115C-316.1. Duties of school counselors.(a) School counselors shall implement a comprehensive developmental school counseling program in their schools. Counselors shall spend at least eighty percent (80%) of their work time providing direct services to students. Direct services do not include the coordination of standardized testing. Direct services shall consist of:(1) Delivering the school guidance curriculum through large group guidance, interdisciplinary curriculum development, group activities, and parent workshops.(2) Guiding individual student planning through individual or small group assistance and individual or small group advisement.(3) Providing responsive services through consultation with students, families, and staff; individual and small group counseling; crisis counseling; referrals; and peer facilitation.(4) Performing other student services listed in the Department of Public Instruction school counselor job description that has been approved by the State Board of Education.(b) School counseling program support activities do not include the coordination of standardized testing. During the remainder of their work time, school counselors may assist other staff with the coordination of standardized testing.  (2013-360, s. 8.35(a); 2014-100, s. 8.33(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-316.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 21 - Other Employees.|§ 115C-316.2 - School mental health support personnel reports.

 115C-316.2. School mental health support personnel reports.(a) Definition. - For purposes of this section, the term "school mental health support personnel" refers to school psychologists, school counselors, school nurses, and school social workers.(b) Local Report. - No later than February 15 of each year, the superintendent of each local school administrative unit shall report the following information to the local board of education of the unit:(1) The total number of each category of school mental health support personnel employed in the unit.(2) The difference from the previous school year in the total number of each category of school mental health personnel employed in the unit.(c) State Report. - No later than March 15 of each year, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division the difference from the previous school year in the total number of each category of school mental health support personnel that are funded exclusively from the instructional support allotment in each local school administrative unit.  (2019-222, s. 5.1(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-317 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 21 - Other Employees.|§ 115C-317 - Penalty for making false reports or records.

 115C-317. Penalty for making false reports or records.Any school employee of the public schools other than a superintendent, principal, or teacher, who knowingly and willfully makes or procures another to make any false report or records, requisitions, or payrolls, respecting daily attendance of pupils in the public schools, payroll data sheets, or other reports required to be made to any board or officer in the performance of his duties, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and the certificate of such person to teach in the public schools of North Carolina shall be revoked by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (1955, c. 1372, art. 17, s. 6; 1959, c. 1294; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 885; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-317.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 21 - Other Employees.|§ 115C-317.1 - School social workers and transporting students.

 115C-317.1. School social workers and transporting students.A school social worker shall not be required to transport students without the existence of a written job description or local board policy that imposes this requirement. (2005-355, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-318 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 21 - Other Employees.|§ 115C-318 - Liability insurance for nonteaching public school personnel.

 115C-318. Liability insurance for nonteaching public school personnel.The State Board of Education shall provide funds for liability insurance for nonteaching public school personnel to the extent that such personnel's salaries are funded by the State. The insurance shall cover claims made for injury liability and property damage liability on account of an act done or an omission made in the course of the employee's duties. As provided by law or the rules and policies of the State Board of Education or the local school administrative unit, the State Board of Education shall comply with the State's laws in securing the insurance and shall provide it at the earliest possible date for the 1982-83 school year. Nothing in this section shall prevent the State Board from furnishing the same liability insurance protection for nonteaching public school personnel not supported by State funds, provided that the cost of the protection shall be funded from the same source that supports the salaries of these employees. (1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1399, s. 3; 1993, c. 522, s. 4; 1995, c. 450, s. 22.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-319 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 21A - Privacy of Employee Personnel Records.|§ 115C-319 - Personnel files not subject to inspection.

 115C-319. Personnel files not subject to inspection.Personnel files of employees of local boards of education, former employees of local boards of education, or applicants for employment with local boards of education shall not be subject to inspection and examination as authorized by G.S. 132-6. For purposes of this Article, a personnel file consists of any information gathered by the local board of education which employs an individual, previously employed an individual, or considered an individual's application for employment, and which information relates to the individual's application, selection or nonselection, promotion, demotion, transfer, leave, salary, suspension, performance evaluation, disciplinary action, or termination of employment wherever located or in whatever form.Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent local boards of education from disclosing the certification status and other information about employees as required by Section 1111(h)(6) of P.L. 107-110. (1987, c. 571, s. 1; 2002-126, s. 7.36.)