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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 14A - Charter Schools. › § 115C-218.70 - Driving eligibility certificates.

§ 115C-218.70. Driving eligibility certificates.
In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education, the designee of the school's board of directors shall do all of the following:
(1) Sign driving eligibility certificates that meet the conditions established in G.S. 20-11.
(2) Obtain the necessary written, irrevocable consent from parents, guardians, or emancipated juveniles, as appropriate, in order to disclose information to the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(3) Notify the Division of Motor Vehicles when a student who holds a driving eligibility certificate no longer meets its conditions. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 731, s. 2; 1997-430, s. 5; 1997-443, s. 8.19; 1997-456, s. 55.4; 1998-212, s. 9.14A(a); 1999-243, s. 8; 2001-462, s. 1; 2004-118, s. 3; 2004-203, s. 45(b); 2006-69, s. 3(e); 2006-137, s. 2; 2007-59, s. 2; 2007-126, s. 2; 2007-323, s. 28.22A(o); 2007-345, s. 12; 2009-239, s. 1; 2009-563, s. 2; 2010-10, s. 2(a); 2011-93, s. 2(a); 2011-145, s. 7.29(b); 2011-164, s. 4; 2011-282, s. 9; 2012-142, ss. 7A.1(f), 7A.3(c), 7A.11(b); 2012-145, s. 2.5; 2012-179, s. 1(c); 2013-307, s. 1.1; 2013-355, s. 1(f); 2013-359, s. 1; 2013-360, ss. 8.43(a), 9.7(q); 2014-101, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 14A - Charter Schools. › § 115C-218.80 - Display of the United States and North Carolina flags and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

§ 115C-218.80. Display of the United States and North Carolina flags and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
A charter school shall (i) display the United States and North Carolina flags in each classroom when available, (ii) require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis, and (iii) provide age-appropriate instruction on the meaning and historical origins of the flag and the Pledge of Allegiance. A charter school shall not compel any person to stand, salute the flag, or recite the Pledge of Allegiance. If flags are donated or are otherwise available, flags shall be displayed in each classroom. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 731, s. 2; 1997-430, s. 5; 1997-443, s. 8.19; 1997-456, s. 55.4; 1998-212, s. 9.14A(a); 1999-243, s. 8; 2001-462, s. 1; 2004-118, s. 3; 2004-203, s. 45(b); 2006-69, s. 3(e); 2006-137, s. 2; 2007-59, s. 2; 2007-126, s. 2; 2007-323, s. 28.22A(o); 2007-345, s. 12; 2009-239, s. 1; 2009-563, s. 2; 2010-10, s. 2(a); 2011-93, s. 2(a); 2011-145, s. 7.29(b); 2011-164, s. 4; 2011-282, s. 9; 2012-142, ss. 7A.1(f), 7A.3(c), 7A.11(b); 2012-145, s. 2.5; 2012-179, s. 1(c); 2013-307, s. 1.1; 2013-355, s. 1(f); 2013-359, s. 1; 2013-360, ss. 8.43(a), 9.7(q); 2014-101, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 14A - Charter Schools. › § 115C-218.94 - Identification of low-performing and continually low-performing charter schools.

§ 115C-218.94. Identification of low-performing and continually low-performing charter schools.
(a) Identification of Low-Performing Charter Schools. – The State Board of Education shall identify low-performing charter schools on an annual basis. Low-performing charter schools are those that earn an overall school performance grade of D or F and a school growth score of "met expected growth" or "not met expected growth" as defined by G.S. 115C-83.15.
(b) Identification of Continually Low-Performing Charter Schools. – The State Board of Education shall identify continually low-performing charter schools on an annual basis. A continually low-performing charter school is a charter school that has been designated by the State Board as low-performing for at least two of three consecutive years. (2016-79, s. 1.7(a); 2017-57, s. 7.26(i).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 14A - Charter Schools. › § 115C-218.100 - Dissolution of a charter school.

§ 115C-218.100. Dissolution of a charter school.
(a) Funds Reserved for Closure Proceedings. – A charter school that has elected to participate in the North Carolina Retirement System pursuant to G.S. 135-5.3 shall, for as long as the charter school continues to participate in the North Carolina Retirement System, maintain for the purposes of ensuring payment of expenses related to closure proceedings in the event of a voluntary or involuntary dissolution of the charter school, one or more of the options set forth in this subsection. The minimum aggregate value of the options chosen by the charter school shall be fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). The State Board of Education shall not allocate any funds under G.S. 115C-218.105 to a charter school unless the school has provided documentation to the State Board that the charter school has met the requirements of this subsection. Permissible options to satisfy the requirements of this subsection include one or more of the following:
(1) An escrow account.
(2) A letter of credit.
(3) A bond.
(4) A deed of trust.
(5) Deposit of funds with the State Treasurer for investment under G.S. 147-69.2(b8), to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. The funds deposited with the State Treasurer, and any income earned thereon, are deemed State funds and shall be used solely for the provision of public education pursuant to this Article. The deposit and investment of funds under this subdivision are deemed essential to the provision of public education by the State.
(a1) In the event of a voluntary or involuntary dissolution of the charter school, the funds reserved for closure proceedings in subsection (a) of this section shall be used to pay wages owed to charter school employees, funds owed to the North Carolina Retirement System pursuant to G.S. 135-8, and funds owed to the State Health Plan, in that order. Other expenses shall be paid from the remaining balance in the funds reserved for closure proceedings in subsection (a) of this section.
(b) Distribution of Assets. – Upon dissolution of a charter school, all net assets of the charter school purchased with public funds shall be deemed the property of the local school administrative unit in which the charter school is located, except capital-sourced assets. For purposes of this subsection, capital-sourced assets include (i) capital funds provided to a charter school by one or more counties pursuant to G.S. 115C-218.105(b1) and (ii) net assets purchased or improved with such funds, up to the total amount of the funds provided. Capital-sourced assets shall be deemed the property of the county or counties providing the funding and, if applicable, divided between the counties in proportion to the funds provided. (2014-100, s. 8.34(b); 2014-101, s. 7; 2015-168, s. 4; 2015-248, s. 8(a); 2022-53, s. 9.5(b); 2023-107, s. 6(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 14A - Charter Schools. › § 115C-218.110 - Notice of the charter school process; review of charter schools.

§ 115C-218.110. Notice of the charter school process; review of charter schools.
(a) The Charter Schools Review Board shall distribute information announcing the availability of the charter school process described in this Article to each local school administrative unit and public postsecondary educational institution and, through press releases, to each major newspaper in the State.
(b) The State Board of Education shall review and evaluate the educational effectiveness of the charter schools authorized under this Article and the effect of charter schools on the public schools in the local school administrative unit in which the charter schools are located. The Board shall report annually no later than June 15 to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the following:
(1) The current and projected impact of charter schools on the delivery of services by the public schools.
(2) Student academic progress in the charter schools as measured, where available, against the academic year immediately preceding the first academic year of the charter schools' operation.
(3) Best practices resulting from charter school operations.
(4) Other information the State Board considers appropriate. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 731, s. 2; 1997-18, s. 15(i); 1997-430, ss. 8, 9; 1999-27, s. 1; 2013-355, s. 1(i); 2014-101, s. 7; 2014-115, s. 85; 2019-165, s. 2.2; 2020-49, s. 6; 2023-110, s. 1(q).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 14A - Charter Schools. › § 115C-218.115 - Operation of NC Pre-K programs.

§ 115C-218.115. Operation of NC Pre-K programs.
(a) A charter school may apply to a local contracting agency to participate in the NC prekindergarten (NC Pre-K) program as a local program site offering families a high-quality prekindergarten experience. A charter school that seeks to operate as a NC Pre-K program site may request administrative and technical assistance from the Office of Charter Schools with its application to the local contracting agency if the charter school meets all of the following:
(1) The charter school has operated as a charter school for at least three school years.
(2) The charter school is not currently identified as low-performing.
(3) The charter school meets generally accepted standards of fiscal management.
(4) The charter school is substantially in compliance with State law, federal law, the charter school's own bylaws, and the provisions set forth in its charter granted by the State Board.
(b) The Office of Charter Schools, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education, shall assist a charter school under subsection (a) of this section with determining whether the charter school's proposed program meets (i) the building standards set forth in subsection (c) of this section and any other State standards for the charter school to be licensed as a child care facility and (ii) the standards required to be selected as a site under the NC Pre-K program. If the charter school does not meet these standards, the Office of Charter Schools shall provide assistance to the charter school in identifying any obstacles to its participation in the NC Pre-K program.
(c) A charter school that otherwise meets all of the requirements for a child care facility license may use an existing or newly constructed classroom in the charter school for three- and four-year-old preschool students without modifications to the classroom or building if the classroom meets all of the following:
(1) Has at least one toilet and one sink for hand washing.
(2) Meets kindergarten standards for overhead light fixtures.
(3) Meets kindergarten standards for floors, walls, and ceilings.
(4) Has floors, walls, and ceilings that are free from mold, mildew, and lead hazards. (2017-173, s. 5(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-231 - Adult education programs; tuition; limitation of enrollment of pupils over 21.

§ 115C-231. Adult education programs; tuition; limitation of enrollment of pupils over 21.
(a) When in the judgment of the State Board of Education a program of adult education should be established as a part of the public school system and when appropriations have been made therefor, there shall be organized and administered under the general supervision of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, a course in adult education: Provided, that local boards of education, in their discretion, may institute and support such programs from local funds upon the approval of the State Board of Education.
(b) Tuition shall be free of charge to every person of the State 18 years of age, or over, who has not completed a standard high school course of study.
(c) Unless otherwise assigned by the local board of education, all persons of the district or attendance area who have not completed the prescribed course for graduation in the high school are entitled to attend the schools in the district or attendance area in which they reside: Provided, the superintendent, or the principal with the approval of the superintendent, of the local school administrative unit may, in his discretion, prohibit the enrollment of or remove from school any pupil who has attained the age of 21 years. (1955, c. 1372, art. 1, s. 1; art. 19, s. 3; art. 23, s. 2; 1963, c. 448, s. 24; 1971, c. 153; c. 704, s. 1; c. 1231, s. 1; 1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-232 - Local financing of summer schools.

§ 115C-232. Local financing of summer schools.
Supplementary funds authorized in special tax elections for school purposes may be used to establish and maintain summer schools, as provided in G.S. 115C-501(a). (1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-233 - Operation of summer schools.

§ 115C-233. Operation of summer schools.
Each local school administrative unit may establish and maintain summer schools. Such summer schools as may be established shall be administered by local boards of education and shall be conducted in accordance with standards developed by the State Board of Education. The standards so developed shall specify the requirements for approved curriculum, the qualifications of the personnel, the length of the session, and the conditions under which students may be granted credit for courses pursued during a summer school. In determining the eligibility of students for admission to summer schools, boards of education shall be governed by Article 9 of this Chapter, and G.S. 115C-366(b) and 115C-367 to 115C-370. Boards of education of local school administrative units may provide for summer schools from funds made available for that purpose by the State Board of Education, funds appropriated to the local school administrative unit by the tax-levying authority, and from any other revenues available for the purpose. (1975, c. 437, s. 11; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 2006-69, s. 3(d).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-234 - Remote academies.

§ 115C-234. Remote academies.
(a) A local school administrative unit may apply to the State Board of Education for approval of remote academies that meet the requirements of this Part.
(b) A remote academy is a public school whose instruction is provided primarily online through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous instruction delivered to students in a remote location outside of the school facility. A remote academy may include any combination of grade levels.
(c) Notwithstanding G.S. 115C-84.3, a remote academy approved by the State Board of Education may satisfy the minimum required number of instructional days or hours for the school calendar through remote instruction. (2022-59, s. 2(a); 2022-74, s. 7.13(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-234.5 - Remote academy enrollment.

§ 115C-234.5. Remote academy enrollment.
(a) A student shall not be assigned to attend a remote academy without parental consent. A local school administrative unit shall require an application to secure parental consent prior to enrollment of a student in a remote academy.
(b) A local school administrative unit shall identify characteristics for successful remote learning and establish criteria for admittance to a remote academy and shall make that information available to parents.
(c) A student may not be denied admission to a remote academy solely on the basis that the student is a child with a disability. If a student is admitted to a remote academy, that student's IEP team, as defined in G.S. 115C-106.3, or section 504 team, 29 U.S.C. § 794, must plan for a successful student entry and accommodations necessary to provide for a free appropriate public education in the remote academy.
(d) A local school administrative unit may reassign a student to an in-person school within that unit during the school year if the local board of education determines that an in-person school would better ensure academic success for that student. The local board of education may delegate this authority to the superintendent.
(e) A remote academy in a local school administrative unit shall comply with the requirements of G.S. 115C-301 with regards to class size. (2022-59, s. 2(a); 2022-74, s. 7.13(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-234.10 - Remote academy requirements.

§ 115C-234.10. Remote academy requirements.
(a) Except as provided in this Part, a remote academy shall meet the same requirements required in this Chapter as other public schools governed by local boards of education.
(b) A remote academy shall provide all of the following to enrolled students:
(1) Any hardware and software needed to participate in the remote academy. Students may not be charged rental fees but may be charged damage fees for abuse or loss of hardware or software under rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
(2) Access to a learning management platform that enables monitoring of student performance and school-owned devices, as well as allows video conferencing and supervised text-based chat for synchronous communication.
(3) Access to the internet that is available during instructional hours, evenings, and weekends.
(4) Technical support that is available during instructional hours.
(5) For children with an individualized education program (IEP), as defined in G.S. 115C-106.3, or a section 504 plan, 29 U.S.C. § 794, adaptive or assistive devices, transportation, and in-person services as required by that program or plan.
(c) A remote academy may require students to attend in person to fulfill State-mandated student assessments or graduation requirements. A remote academy may conduct optional in-person meetings between students and instructors or parents and instructors at a local school administrative unit facility.
(d) The employees of a remote academy shall meet the same licensure and evaluation requirements as required for in-person employees of the local school administrative unit. The remote academy shall ensure sufficient digital teaching and learning support staff, including, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An instructional technology facilitator.
(2) A school library media coordinator.
(3) A data manager.
(4) Sufficient remote technicians to ensure technical support throughout the instructional day for staff and students. (2022-59, s. 2(a); 2022-74, s. 7.13(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-234.15 - Remote academy approval process.

§ 115C-234.15. Remote academy approval process.
(a) Each local board of education seeking to offer a remote academy shall submit to the State Board of Education for approval a plan that provides for the following:
(1) The range of grades for which the remote academy will offer courses.
(2) The method by which the remote academy will monitor calendar compliance, enrollment, daily attendance, course credit accrual, progress toward graduation, and course completion.
(3) Hardware, software, and learning management platforms that support online learning.
(4) The measures used to ensure that both synchronous and asynchronous remote instruction time, practice, and application components support learning growth that continues towards mastery of the standard course of study.
(5) The professional development that will be provided to those teaching in the remote academy related to the pedagogy of providing remote instruction.
(6) The identified characteristics for successful remote learning and criteria for admission to the remote academy. The governing body shall identify the means by which information will be communicated to the parents and legal guardians of prospective applicants and current enrollees about the remote academy and those characteristics and criteria to allow for informed decisions about enrollment.
(7) Any school nutrition services or transportation services that will be provided to students.
(b) The State Board of Education shall review and approve a plan submitted by a local board of education for the creation of a remote academy that meets the requirements established in this Part for a term of five years. (2022-59, s. 2(a); 2022-74, s. 7.13(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-234.20 - Operation and renewal of remote academies.

§ 115C-234.20. Operation and renewal of remote academies.
(a) Each approved remote academy shall adhere to the plan submitted to and approved by the State Board of Education unless the local board of education obtains in writing approval for plan modifications from the State Board of Education.
(b) Each approved remote academy shall receive a school code. A remote academy in a local school administrative unit with less than 100 students in final average daily membership is not entitled to 12 months of employment for a principal.
(c) A local board of education may apply for renewal of approval as a remote academy for additional terms of five years. The State Board shall consider compliance with the requirements of this Part and success of the remote academy in the prior five years in determining whether to approve a request for renewal of a remote academy. (2022-59, s. 2(a); 2022-74, s. 7.13(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-234.25 - Evaluation.

§ 115C-234.25. Evaluation.
The State Board of Education shall evaluate the success of remote academies approved under this Part. Success shall be measured by school performance scores and grades, retention rates, attendance rates, and, for grades nine through 12, high school completion and dropout rates. The Board shall report by November 15 of each year to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the evaluation of these schools and on any recommended statutory changes. (2022-59, s. 2(a); 2022-74, s. 7.13(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › §§ 115C-238.1 through 115C-238.4: Recodified as §§ 115C-105.20 through 115C-105.35.

§§ 115C-238.1 through 115C-238.4: Recodified as §§ 115C-105.20 through 115C-105.35.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › §§ 115C-238.6 through 115C-238.8: Recodified as §§ 115C-105.29 through 115C-105.32.

§§ 115C-238.6 through 115C-238.8: Recodified as §§ 115C-105.29 through 115C-105.32.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › §§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29B - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29C - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29D - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29E - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29F - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29G - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29H - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29I - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29J - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29K - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.29L - 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

§§ 115C-238.29A through 115C-238.29L: Recodified as Article 14A of Chapter 115C, G.S. 115C-218 et seq., pursuant to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes in Session Laws 2014-101, s. 7, effective August 6, 2014, and applicable beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.30 - Purpose.

§ 115C-238.30. Purpose.
The General Assembly believes that all children can learn. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the mission of the public school community is to challenge with high expectations each child to learn, to achieve, and to fulfill his or her potential. With that mission as a guide, local school administrative units are encouraged to provide timely assistance to students who are at risk of school failure through the extended services programs described in this Part. (1993, c. 132.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.31 - Extended services programs.

§ 115C-238.31. Extended services programs.
(a) Local school administrative units are encouraged to implement extended services programs that will expand students' opportunities for educational success through high-quality, integrated access to instructional programming during nonschool hours. Extended services programs may be incorporated into school improvement plans developed in accordance with G.S. 115C-105.27. Calendar alternatives include, but are not limited to, after-school hours, before-school hours, evening school, Saturday school, summer school, and year-round school. Instructional programming may include, but is not limited to, tutoring, direct instruction, enrichment activities, study skills, and reinforcement projects.
(b) Extended services programs shall be targeted primarily toward students who perform significantly below their age-level peers; however, these programs may be established for students who are achieving at or above grade level.
(c) Extended services programs should be accelerated and based on needs assessments of the students in the program. The programs shall build on, and be fully integrated with, existing classroom and school activities.
(d) Extended services programs may be based in schools, collaboratively between schools, or in other community-based locations. (1993, c. 132, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 716, s. 24; 2011-145, s. 7.13(r); 2011-391, s. 14(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.32 - Needs assessment; community-based collaboration.

§ 115C-238.32. Needs assessment; community-based collaboration.
(a) Before implementing an extended services program, the local school administrative unit shall conduct a needs assessment within the unit and in collaboration with local governmental and nongovernmental agencies to identify students, schools, and communities that need extended services. The needs assessment shall include an evaluation of existing school and community resources and programs and shall identify how instruction in the core curriculum could be improved to meet the needs of children at risk of school failure.
(b) Goals and expected outcomes for the program shall be based on the needs assessment. (1993, c. 132.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.33 - Plan for effective use of fiscal resources; comprehensive plan to implement extended services programs.

§ 115C-238.33. Plan for effective use of fiscal resources; comprehensive plan to implement extended services programs.
(a) The State Board of Education shall develop model plans which show how to (i) deliver comprehensive extended services; (ii) effectively use all fiscal resources, including federal funds, and other resources under its control that support the goals of this Part; and (iii) maintain quality program evaluation. The model plans shall be communicated to local units and building-level committees.
(b) Repealed by Session Laws, 1997-18, c. 15(j). (1993, c. 132, s. 1; 1997-18, s. 15(j).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.50 - Purpose.

§ 115C-238.50. Purpose.
(a) The purpose of this Part is to authorize local boards of education to jointly establish with one or more boards of trustees cooperative innovative programs in high schools and colleges or universities that will expand students' opportunities for educational success through high quality instructional programming. These cooperative innovative high school programs shall target any of the following groups:
(1) High school students who are at risk of dropping out of school before attaining a high school diploma.
(1a) High school students with parents who did not continue education beyond high school.
(2) High school students who would benefit from accelerated academic instruction.
(b) All the cooperative innovative high school programs established under this Part shall:
(1) Enable students to concurrently obtain a high school diploma and begin or complete an associate degree program, master a certificate or vocational program, or earn up to two years of college credit within five years.
(1a) Prepare students adequately for future learning in the workforce or in an institution of higher education.
(2), (3) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 7.1A(j), effective January 1, 2012.
(4) Encourage the cooperative or shared use of resources, personnel, and facilities between public schools and colleges or universities, or both.
(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 7.1A(j), effective January 1, 2012.
(6) Emphasize parental involvement and provide consistent counseling, advising, and parent conferencing so that parents and students can make responsible decisions regarding course taking and can track the students' academic progress and success.
(7) through (10) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 7.1A(j), effective January 1, 2012.
(11) Develop methods for early identification of potential participating students in the middle grades and through high school and provide outreach to those students to promote academic preparation and awareness of the cooperative innovative high school programs.
(12) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 7.1A(j), effective January 1, 2012.
(c) through (e) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 7.1A(j), effective January 1, 2012.
(f) Students are eligible to attend these programs as early as ninth grade. (2003-277, s. 2; 2005-276, s. 7.33(a); 2010-31, s. 7.21(a); 2011-145, s. 7.1A(j).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.50A - Definitions.

§ 115C-238.50A. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Part:
(1) Constituent institution. – A constituent institution as defined in G.S. 116-2(4).
(1a) Cooperative innovative high school. – A high school approved by the State Board of Education and the applicable governing Board that meets the following criteria:
a. It has no more than 100 students per grade level. This criterion shall not apply to a regional school as defined in G.S. 115C-238.61.
b. It partners with an institution of higher education to enable students to concurrently obtain a high school diploma and begin or complete an associate degree program, master a certificate or vocational program, or earn up to two years of college credit within five years.
c. It is located on the campus of the partner institution of higher education, unless the governing Board or the local board of trustees for a private North Carolina college specifically waives the requirement through adoption of a formal resolution. This criterion shall not apply to a regional school established as provided in Part 10 of this Article.
(1b) Cooperative innovative high school allotment. – Funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the Department of Public Instruction to provide additional resources to approved cooperative innovative high schools.
(2) Education partner. – An education partner as provided in G.S. 115C-238.52.
(3) Governing Board. – The State Board of Community Colleges or the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina.
(3a) Local board of education. – A local board as defined in G.S. 115C-5(5) or a regional school board of directors as defined in G.S. 115C-238.61(5).
(4) Local board of trustees. – The board of trustees of a community college, constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, or private college located in North Carolina.
(5) Partner institution of higher education. – A community college, constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, or private college located in North Carolina. (2005-276, s. 7.33(a); 2010-31, s. 7.21(c); 2011-145, s. 7.1A(j); 2011-241, s. 4; 2012-142, s. 7.11(a); 2014-100, s. 8.36(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.51 - Application process.

§ 115C-238.51. Application process.
(a) A local board of education and at least one local board of trustees shall jointly apply to establish a cooperative innovative high school program under this Part.
(b) The application shall contain at least the following information:
(1) A description of a program that implements the purposes in G.S. 115C-238.50.
(2) A statement of how the cooperative innovative high school relates to the Economic Vision Plan adopted for the economic development region in which the cooperative innovative high school is to be located.
(3) The facilities to be used by the cooperative innovative high school and the manner in which administrative services of the school are to be provided.
(4) A description of student academic and vocational achievement goals and the method of demonstrating that students have attained the skills and knowledge specified for those goals.
(5) A description of how the cooperative innovative high school will be operated, including budgeting, curriculum, transportation, and operating procedures.
(6) The process to be followed by the cooperative innovative high school to ensure parental involvement.
(7) The process by which students will be selected for and admitted to the cooperative innovative high school.
(8) A description of the funds that will be used and a proposed budget for the first five years of the implementation of the cooperative innovative high school. This description shall identify how the average daily membership (ADM) and full-time equivalent (FTE) students are counted. If additional funds are requested, a description of how those additional funds will be used shall be submitted. Additional funds may include the cooperative innovative high school allotment and tuition payments. For cooperative innovative high schools that have a community college as their partner institution of higher education, the proposed budget shall include the cost of including their students in calculations of budget full-time equivalent students for the North Carolina Community College System.
(9) The qualifications required for individuals employed in the cooperative innovative high school.
(10) The number of students to be served.
(11) A description of how the cooperative innovative high school's effectiveness in meeting the purposes in G.S. 115C-238.50 will be measured.
(c) The application shall be submitted to the State Board of Education and the applicable governing Board. If the partner institution of higher education is a private North Carolina college, the application shall be submitted solely to the State Board of Education.
(d), (e) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-142, s. 7.11(b), effective July 2, 2012. (2003-277, s. 2; 2005-276, s. 7.33(a); 2005-345, ss. 6(b), 6(c); 2011-145, s. 7.1A(j); 2012-142, s. 7.11(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.51A - Approval process.

§ 115C-238.51A. Approval process.
(a) Joint Advisory Committee. – The State Board of Education and the applicable governing Board of the local board of trustees shall appoint a joint advisory committee to review the applications and to recommend approval for those applications that meet the requirements of this Part and achieve purposes set out in G.S. 115C-238.50. The recommendation shall indicate whether additional funds were requested in the application.
(a1) (See editor's note for applicability) Limitation on Approvals. – The State Board may only conditionally approve up to three applications for cooperative innovative high schools that request additional funds under subsection (c) of this section to open in a school year. If an application requesting additional funds is not approved due to this limitation, a revised application may be submitted under subsection (b) of this section. The State Board may prioritize conditional approval of applications for cooperative innovative high schools located in local school administrative units that do not already operate a school pursuant to this Part.
(b) No Additional Funds. – For applications which have not requested additional funds, the State Board of Education and the applicable governing Board may approve cooperative innovative high schools. In granting approval, consideration shall be given to the proposed budget and demonstration of sources of sustainable funding for the operation of the cooperative innovative high school. Approvals shall be made by June 30 of each year. No additional State funds, position allotments, earning of budget full-time equivalent students, or payments of tuition shall be provided to cooperative innovative high schools approved under this subsection.
(c) Additional Funds. – For applications which have requested additional funds, the State Board of Education and the applicable governing Board may approve cooperative innovative high schools contingent upon appropriation of the additional funds by the General Assembly. Contingent approval shall be made by April 1 of each year. The contingent approval shall expire if no appropriation is made by the General Assembly for the additional funds within one calendar year. No cooperative innovative high school shall open prior to the appropriation by the General Assembly of the full amount of the additional funds as requested in the application for that school under G.S. 115C-238.51 for the upcoming fiscal year or fiscal biennium, as appropriate. If no appropriation is made by the General Assembly, a revised application may be submitted under subsection (b) of this section. (2012-142, s. 7.11(c); 2020-64, s. 7(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education › Article 16 - Optional Programs. › § 115C-238.52 - Participation by other education partners.

§ 115C-238.52. Participation by other education partners.
(a) Any or all of the following education partners may participate in the development of a cooperative innovative high school under this Part that is targeted to high school students who would benefit from accelerated academic instruction:
(1), (2) Repealed by Session Laws 2005-276, s. 7.33(a), effective July 1, 2005.
(3) A private business or organization.
(4) The county board of commissioners in the county in which the cooperative innovative high school is located.
(b) Any or all of the education partners listed in subsection (a) of this section that participate shall:
(1) Jointly apply with the local board of education and the local board of trustees to establish a cooperative innovative high school under this Part.
(2) Be identified in the application.
(3) Sign the written agreement under G.S. 115C-238.53(b). (2003-277, s. 2; 2005-276, s. 7.33(a); 2012-142, s. 7.11(d).)