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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0200 - TEXTBOOKS › Section 06D .0204 - TEXTBOOK ADOPTION SCHEDULE

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To ensure adequate time for the evaluation of textbooks
					 presented to the SBE for adopted for use in the public schools, the Textbook
					 Commission, the Department and the SBE shall adhere, to the extent practicable,
					 to the following schedule on and after January 1, 1990:
(1) January. The Superintendent of Public
				  Instruction will identify for the SBE all textbook contracts scheduled to
				  expire during the next calendar year, and recommend whether such contracts
				  should be renewed or new textbooks adopted the following year.
(2) March. The Superintendent will present
				  for the SBE's approval a review of the curriculum requirements as prescribed in
				  the Standard Course of Study and Competency Based Curriculum for the areas for
				  which textbooks are scheduled to be adopted that year.
(3) April. The Superintendent will present
				  for the SBE's approval the call letter and evaluation forms prepared by the
				  Curriculum Review Committee for the textbooks scheduled for adoption that year.
				  The Superintendent will forward approved call letters to publishers listed on
				  the Textbook Company Register and will forward approved evaluation forms to the
				  Textbook Commission.
(4) June.
				  Textbook publishers will forward textbooks presented by publishers for adoption
				  to the Textbook Commission and other recipients designated in the call
				  letters.
(5) June 15 to August 1.
				  The Regional Textbook Evaluation Advisory Committees will evaluate textbooks
				  under the direction of the Textbook Commission.
(6) August and September. The Textbook
				  Commission will review the recommendations of the Regional Textbook Evaluation
				  Advisory Committees, and will prepare its recommendations to the SBE.
(7) October. The Textbook Commission will
				  present its recommendations to the SBE. The SBE will adopt textbooks.
(8) November and December. Local school
				  systems review adopted textbooks and identify textbooks to be ordered. Local
				  school systems will place orders before March 1 of the next year.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-89;
Eff. March 1,
					 1990.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0200 - TEXTBOOKS › Section 06D .0205 - CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE

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(a) The
				  Superintendent of Public Instruction shall appoint a Curriculum Review
				  Committee to advise him about criteria to be included in each call letter to
				  publishers requesting submission of textbooks for evaluation and adoption, and
				  the development of forms for evaluation of textbooks presented for
				  adoption.
(b) The Committee shall
				  be organized and selected by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The
				  Committee should include, in addition to members of the Department of Public
				  Instruction, representatives from local school systems, the Textbook Commission
				  and the community.
(c) The
				  Committee shall begin performing its duties at least one year before the
				  issuance of letters to publishers calling for submission of textbooks for
				  evaluation and adoption.
(d) The
				  Committee's responsibility is to help ensure that textbooks presented for
				  adoption are evaluated for their conformity to the Standard Course of Study and
				  the Competency Based Curriculum, and that the textbooks adopted in fact conform
				  to the Standard Course of Study and the Competency Based Curriculum. The
				  Committee shall develop criteria to be included in each call letter and
				  textbook evaluation forms that reflect the requirements of the Standard Course
				  of Study and the Competency Based Curriculum.
(e) The Committee shall present the criteria
				  and forms it develops to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for review
				  and approval, and shall then present the criteria and forms to the SBE for
				  review and adoption.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-89;
Eff. March 1,
					 1990.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0200 - TEXTBOOKS › Section 06D .0207 - TEXTBOOK COMMISSION

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(a) Members of the
				  Textbook Commission are appointed according to the provisions of
				  G.S.
				  115C-87. In recommending persons for
				  appointment to the Commission, the Superintendent of Public Instruction is
				  requested to recommend and the Governor is requested to approve the appointment
				  of at least on member from each of the eight educational districts of the
				  state.
(b) The duties of the
				  Textbook Commission are contained in
				  G.S.
				  115C-88 and
				  115C-89. Commission members
				  shall make recommendations for each textbook presented for adoption based on
				  the requirements of the call letter for the textbook as approved by the SBE.
				  The SBE shall prescribe the format for the Commission's recommendations to the
				  SBE for adoption of textbooks. The Superintendent of Public Instruction will
				  assign to members of the Department responsibility for assisting the Textbook
				  Commission in the performance of its duties.
(c) Before beginning to evaluate textbooks,
				  commission members shall participate in an orientation and training session
				  planned by the Chairman of the SBE and the Superintendent and presented under
				  the direction of the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall hold the
				  orientation session as soon as possible after the appointment of new members to
				  the Commission or after changes in the statutes and regulations relating to
				  textbook adoptions.
(d) As
				  prescribed in Rule .0206 of this Section, the Textbook Commission appoints the
				  members of the Regional Textbook Evaluation Advisory Committees and directs
				  them in the performance of their duties.
(e) The Commission may meet with
				  representatives of publishers to discuss the Commission's plans and procedures
				  for adoption of textbooks. At no time may the Commission or any of its members
				  meet privately with any publisher's representative.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-89;
Eff. March 1,
					 1990.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0200 - TEXTBOOKS › Section 06D .0208 - TEXTBOOK COMPANY REGISTER

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(a) In
				  accordance with
				  G.S.
				  115C-94, the Superintendent of Public
				  Instruction shall maintain a register of all publishers who submit books for
				  adoption by the SBE. The Superintendent shall prescribe the information
				  required for registration.
(b) Only
				  registered companies will receive notice of proposed textbook adoptions by the
				  SBE.
(c) The Superintendent shall
				  remove from the Textbook Company Register any publisher whose representatives
				  attempt to exercise undue pressure of any kind to adopt its books upon a member
				  of the Textbook Commission, the Regional Textbook Evaluation Advisory
				  Committees, the Curriculum Review Committee, or the Department.
(d) The SBE shall direct the Superintendent
				  of Public Instruction to remove from the Textbook Company Register any
				  publisher whose representatives attempt to exercise undue pressure of any form
				  upon a member of the SBE to adopt its books.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-89;
Eff. March 1,
					 1990.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0200 - TEXTBOOKS › Section 06D .0209 - REQUESTS FOR TEXTBOOKS AND CONTRACTS

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(a) Upon
				  approval by the SBE, the Department will send a request for textbooks, together
				  with a proposed contract, to all publishers listed in the Textbook Company
				  Register, requesting the submission of textbooks that conform to the
				  requirements specified in the request and the proposed contract.
(b) The SBE will adopt textbooks and award
				  contracts based on the following criteria:
(1)
				  recommendations of the Textbook Commission;
(2) conformity with the request for the
				  textbooks and the proposed contract;
(3) conformity with the Standard Course of
				  Study and Competency Based Curriculum;
(4) price; and
(5) the needs of the public
				  schools.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0200 - TEXTBOOKS › Section 06D .0210 - DISPOSITION OF OLD TEXTBOOKS

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LEAs may dispose of textbooks which are no longer listed on
					 the state-adopted textbook list by sale, gift, or exchange. LEAs shall remit
					 the proceeds of sale to the Department. The Department shall credit these
					 proceeds to the LEA's textbook account.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-89;
					 115C-102(b);
Eff. March 1, 1990;
Amended Eff. August 1, 1999; June 1,
					 1992.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0200 - TEXTBOOKS › Section 06D .0211 - EXPIRED - TEXTBOOK EVALUATION ADVISORS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-89; N.C. Constitution, Article IX, Sec.
					 5;
Interim Rule status conferred Eff. June 27, 2018, pursuant to
					 S.L. 2018-114, sec. 27.(b);
Emergency Adoption Eff. August 20,
					 2019;
Emergency Adoption Expired Eff. November 19,
					 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0200 - TEXTBOOKS › Section 06D .0212 - TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS REGISTRY

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(a)
				  Publishers who submit textbooks for adoption shall register with the Office of
				  State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Publisher registration information
				  shall include:
(1) the publisher's
				  name;
(2) the publisher's
				  president's or proprietor's name and address, including email
				  address;
(3) the names of all
				  agents authorized to represent the publisher in North Carolina; and
(4) the name, title, address, email address
				  and telephone number of the publisher's preferred agent contact.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0301 - EXPIRED - TESTING REQUIREMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9)c.;
Eff. July 1, 1986;
Amended Eff. January 2, 2006; August 1, 1999;
					 January 2, 1998; June 1, 1996;
Expired Eff. June 1, 2022 pursuant
					 to G.S.
					 150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0302-.0303

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9)c;
					 115C-81(b)(4);
Eff. July 1, 1986;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2001; August 1, 1999;
					 November 1, 1997; June 1, 1996;
Repealed Eff. March 1,
					 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0304 - REPEALED - GRADE-LEVEL PROFICIENCY

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9)c.;
					 115C-81(b)(4);
Eff. November 1, 1995;
Repealed Eff.
					 December 1, 1999.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0305-.0306

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9)c;
					 115C-81(b)(4);
Eff. November 1, 1997;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2006; January 2,
					 2006; April 1, 2002; September 1, 2001; August 1, 2000; July 1, 2000; August 1,
					 1999;
Repealed Eff. March 1,
					 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0307 - TEST ADMINISTRATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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(a) Only
				  current or retired professional educators as defined in
				  G.S.
				  115C-270.1 or teachers who
(1) are employed by local education agencies
				  (LEAs); and
(2) have training in
				  the Annual Testing Program as required in Rule .0308 of this Section shall
				  administer secure tests.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0308 - TEST COORDINATORS, AMINISTRATORS AND PROCTORS

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(a) The
				  local superintendent in a local education agency (LEA) shall act as or appoint
				  an LEA test coordinator to assist in the local administration, reporting, and
				  interpretation of results of any "secure test," as defined in Rule .0307(b) of
				  this Section, administered in the Annual Testing Program, as defined in Rule
				  .0307(c) of this Section
(b) LEA
				  test coordinators shall attend required monthly test administration training
				  sessions provided by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction on
				  subjects including proper test administration, test security, appropriate use
				  of accommodations, scanning and scoring answer sheets, and preparation of test
				  materials for scoring at a central site.
(c) LEA test coordinators shall in turn
				  conduct training in the Annual Testing Program for any school test
				  coordinators.
(d) School test
				  coordinators shall conduct training in the Annual Testing Program for any test
				  administrators or proctors.
(e) The
				  LEA test coordinator shall arrange for the scanning, scoring, and reporting of
				  results for any secure test administered in the Annual Testing Program from
				  tests adopted by the State Board of Education.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9);
					 115C-174.11;
					 115-174.12;
Emergency
					 Adoption Eff. August 20, 2019;
Eff. March 1,
					 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0309 - REQUIREMENTS REGARDING END-OF-COURSE TESTS

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(a) All
				  students enrolled in a course requiring an end-of-course test (EOC) in the
				  Annual Testing Program defined in Rule .0307(c) of this Section shall
				  participate in the administration of the EOC, either a standard administration
				  with or without accommodations or an alternate assessment, as defined in
				  G.S.
				  115C-83.3. Accommodations and alternative
				  assessments shall be administered in accordance with
				  16 NCAC
				  06G .0315(c) and (d). This
				  Rule shall apply to all public school units (PSUs).
(b) PSUs shall include each student's
				  end-of-course (EOC) results in the student's permanent records and high school
				  transcript.
(c) PSUs shall adopt
				  policies and use results from all EOCs as a minimum of 20 percent of the
				  student's final grade for each respective course with the exception of:
(1) students whose Individualized Education
				  Programs (IEPs) created under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
				  33 U.S.C.
				  1414, and regulations adopted pursuant to
				  that Act, exclude their EOC results from their final grades;
(2) English Learner (EL) students, as defined
				  in 25 CFR
				  30.101, in their first year in a United
				  States school; or
(3) students
				  enrolled in a course during the initial implementation year of the new EOC for
				  that course where proficiency scores are not available due to standard
				  setting.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0310 - APPROPRIATE USE OF STATE TESTS

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Secure tests as defined in Rule .0307(b) of this Section
					 developed by the State of North Carolina as part of the Annual Testing Program
					 shall not be used for purposes other than to measure reading proficiency at the
					 beginning of grade three, end-of-grade progress for grades three through eight,
					 end-of-course competencies, and competencies in English, mathematics, reading,
					 and science at the end of grade 11 as tested in the ACT, and competencies in
					 mathematics, reading, and information location at the end grade 12 as tested in
					 ACT WorkKeys.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9d)a.; 115C-83.15;
					 115C-174.11(c);
Emergency Adoption Eff. August 20,
					 2019;
Eff. March 17, 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0311 - TESTING CODE OF ETHICS

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(a) This Rule shall
				  apply to all public school unit (PSU) employees or agents while they are
				  administering the Annual Testing Program defined in Rule .0307(c) of this
				  Section.
(b) The PSU shall develop
				  local policies and procedures to ensure maximum test security in coordination
				  with the policies and procedures developed by the test publisher.
(c) The PSU shall require all testing
				  coordinators, school test coordinators, test administrators and proctors to be
				  trained as required in Rule .0308 of this Section.
(d) The PSU shall designate the personnel who
				  are authorized to have access to secure test materials. "Access" to test
				  materials by school personnel means handling the materials but does not include
				  reviewing tests or analyzing test items.
(1)
				  Persons who have access to secure test materials shall not use those materials
				  for any purpose other than test administration.
(2) No person shall copy, reproduce, or
				  paraphrase the test materials without the express written consent of the test
				  publisher.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0312 - EXPIRED - ENGLISH LEARNERS: IDENTIFICATION, PARTICIPATION IN STATEWIDE TESTING PROGRAM, ELIGIBILITY FOR TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS, AND EXIT CRITERIA

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9);
					 115C-83.7;
					 115C-83.15;
					 115C-83.16;
					 115C-218.85; N.C. Constitution,
					 Article IX, Sec. 5;
Interim Rule status conferred Eff. June 27,
					 2018, pursuant to S.L. 2018-114, sec. 27.(b);
Emergency Adoption
					 Eff. August 20, 2019;
Emergency Adoption Expired December 6,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0300 - TESTING PROGRAMS › Section 06D .0313 - EXPIRED - USE OF STATE-DESIGNATED ASSESSMENTS FOR THE NC TEACHER EVALUATION PROCESS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9);
					 115C-83.6;
					 115C-83.5;
					 115C-174.12;
					 115C-269.35;
					 115C-333.2;
					 115C-334;
					 115C-335; N.C. Constitution,
					 Article IX, Sec. 5;
Interim Rule status conferred Eff. June 27,
					 2018, pursuant to S.L. 2018-114, sec. 27.(b);
Emergency Adoption
					 Eff. August 20, 2019;
Emergency Adoption Expired Eff. September 17,
					 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0400 - BEP SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 06D .0401 - REQUIRED SUPPORT PROGRAMS

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Each LEA shall provide its students support services in the
					 following areas:
(1) Pre-school
				  physical and developmental screening;
(2) School counseling services;
(3) School social work services;
(4) School psychological services;
				  and
(5) Health services.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9)c.;
					 115C-81;
Eff. July 1, 1995.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0400 - BEP SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 06D .0402 - SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES

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(a) Each
				  LEA shall make available a registered nurse for assessment, care planning, and
				  on-going evaluation of students with special health care service needs in the
				  school setting. Special health care services include procedures that are
				  invasive, carry reasonable risk of harm if not performed correctly, may not
				  have a predictable outcome, or may require additional action based on results
				  of testing or monitoring.
(b) Care
				  planning includes but is not limited to:
(1)
				  identification of appropriate person(s) to perform the procedure;
(2) teaching those persons to perform the
				  procedure; and
(3) identification
				  of a mechanism for registered nurses or other persons qualified by state law to
				  plan and implement such health to provide ongoing supervision to ensure the
				  procedure is performed appropriately and monitoring the student's response to
				  care provided in the school setting.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0400 - BEP SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 06D .0403 - PROVIDE INFORMATION ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

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Each public school unit, University of North Carolina
					 School of the Arts, and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
					 shall provide to students in grades 6 through 12 the information on child abuse
					 and neglect, including age-appropriate information on sexual abuse, specified
					 in G.S.
					 115C-12(47).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(47);
Eff. July 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0500 - DEFINITIONS › Section 06D .0501 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in this Subchapter:
(1) "adequate progress" shall mean student
				  performance at or near grade level as indicated by student work, assessment
				  data, and other evaluation information.
(2) "focused intervention" shall mean help
				  for students in attaining competency goals and objectives. The help or
				  assistance shall be based on a diagnosis of what the student knows and is able
				  to do. The strategies for helping the student shall be based on the diagnosis
				  of the student's work.
(3) "grade
				  level proficiency" shall mean Level III or above on end-of-grade assessments in
				  reading and mathematics in grades 3-8. In grades K-2, teachers shall identify
				  those students who are not performing at grade-level expectations. The levels
				  of student performance shall be defined as follows:
(a) "Level I" shall mean that the student
				  fails to achieve at a basic level. Students performing at this level do not
				  have sufficient mastery of knowledge and skills in this subject area to be
				  successful at the next grade level.
(b) "Level II" shall mean that the student
				  achieves at a basic level. Students performing at this level demonstrate
				  inconsistent mastery of knowledge and skills in this subject area and are
				  minimally prepared to be successful at the next grade level.
(c) "Level III" shall mean that the student
				  achieves at a proficient level. Students performing at this level consistently
				  demonstrate mastery of grade level subject matter and skills and are well
				  prepared for the next grade level.
(d) "Level IV" shall mean that the student
				  achieves at an advanced level. Students performing at this level consistently
				  perform in a superior manner clearly beyond that required to be proficient at
				  grade level work.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0500 - DEFINITIONS › Section 06D .0502 - EXPIRED - STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9b);
					 115C-81(b)(4);
					 N.C. Constitution, Article IX, Sec. 5;
Eff. December 1,
					 1999;
Amended Eff. January 2, 2006; August 1, 2001;
Expired Eff. June 1, 2022 pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0500 - DEFINITIONS › Section 06D .0504 - EXPIRED - REVIEW PROCEDURES

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9b);
					 115C-81(b)(4);
					 N.C. Constitution, Article IX, Sec. 5;
Eff. December 1,
					 1999;
Expired Eff. June 1, 2022 pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0500 - DEFINITIONS › Section 06D .0505 - EXPIRED - LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROCEDURES

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9b);
					 115C-81(b)(4);
					 N.C. Constitution, Article IX, Sec. 5;
Eff. December 1,
					 1999;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2005;
Expired Eff. June 1,
					 2022 pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0500 - DEFINITIONS › Section 06D .0506 - STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

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(a) Unless
				  exempted pursuant to Paragraph (b) of this Rule, all students with disabilities
				  shall participate in the statewide student accountability promotion standards
				  for elementary, middle, and high school levels.
(b) Students with disabilities may be
				  exempted from the statewide student accountability promotion standards by the
				  IEP team, including the principal or school district representative. These
				  students shall demonstrate evidence of progress on alternate assessments.
				  Alternate assessments shall be performance measures that assess the educational
				  progress of students with disabilities who are unable to participate in the
				  general large-scale assessment system even when accommodations are provided to
				  the student.
(c) All
				  interventions/remediation and other opportunities, benefits and resources that
				  are made available to students without disabilities shall be made available to
				  students with disabilities who participate in the student promotion standards.
				  All services offered shall be in addition to the special education services
				  provided to the student.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9b);
					 115C-81(b)(4);
					 N.C. Constitution, Article IX, Sec. 5;
Eff. December 1,
					 1999;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2005.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0500 - DEFINITIONS › Section 06D .0507 - EXPIRED - STUDENTS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(9b);
					 115C-81(b)(4);
					 N.C. Constitution, Article IX, Sec. 5;
Eff. December 1,
					 1999;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2005;
Expired Eff. June 1,
					 2022 pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0500 - DEFINITIONS › Section 06D .0508 - NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S READ TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM

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(a) Local
				  education agencies (LEAs) shall enact third grade retention and promotion
				  policies consistent with
				  G.S. 115C-83.1, 83.3,
				  and 83.7.
(b) Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  115C-83.3(2), LEAs shall use
				  the Read to Achieve test as the alternative assessment in connection with
				  G.S.
				  115C-83.7 and 83.8.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-83.1;
					 115C-83.3;
					 115C-83.7;
					 115C-83.8;
Eff. July
					 1, 2014.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter D - INSTRUCTION › Section .0500 - DEFINITIONS › Section 06D .0510 - THREE-YEAR GRADUATION

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(a) For the
				  purposes of this Rule, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Public school unit" or "PSU" is defined
				  in G.S.
				  115C-5(7a). This Rule shall
				  not apply to a charter school unless the charter school has elected to offer a
				  three-year sequence of courses under
				  G.S.
				  115C-218.85, or to a regional school unless
				  the regional school has elected to offer a three-year sequence of courses under
				  G.S.
				  115C-238.66.
(2) "Superintendent" means the superintendent
				  of a local school administrative unit or the staff member with the highest
				  decision-making authority for a public school unit, if there is no
				  superintendent.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0100 - ATTENDANCE › Section 06E .0101 - ATTENDANCE DEFINED

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To be considered in attendance, a student shall be present
					 in the school or at a place other than the school with the approval of the
					 appropriate school official to attend an authorized school activity. These
					 activities include field trips, athletic contests, student conventions, music
					 festivals or similar activities.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-379;
Eff. July 1,
					 1986;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1996.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0100 - ATTENDANCE › Section 06E .0102 - ATTENDANCE EXCUSED

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(a) LEAs shall
				  excuse the temporary absence of a student upon a showing of satisfactory
				  evidence of one of the following bases:
(1)
				  Illness or injury prevents the student from being physically able to attend
				  school.
(2) The local health
				  officer or the State Board of Health orders the isolation of the
				  student.
(3) The student is absent
				  due to the death of a member of the immediate family.
(4) The student has a medical or dental
				  appointment.
(5) The student is a
				  party to or is under subpoena as a witness in the proceedings of a court or
				  administrative tribunal.
(6) The
				  student is absent due to a religious observance in accordance with local school
				  board policy.
(7) The student
				  obtains prior approval to take advantage of a valid educational opportunity,
				  such as travel.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0100 - ATTENDANCE › Section 06E .0103 - ENFORCEMENT

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Each LEA must enforce the state laws and regulations which
					 relate to compulsory attendance. LEAs may adopt rules which allow teachers to
					 consider a student's absences in the computation of the student's
					 grades.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-379;
Eff. July 1,
					 1986.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0100 - ATTENDANCE › Section 06E .0104 - INVOLUNTARY SUSPENSIONS

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The absence of a student which results from the suspension
					 or expulsion of that student for misconduct pursuant to the provisions of
					 G.S.
					 115C-391 shall not be used for a compulsory
					 attendance violation action.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-379;
Eff. July 1,
					 1986;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1996.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0100 - ATTENDANCE › Section 06E .0106 - DEFINITION OF "STUDENT CHRONIC ABSENTEE"

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20
					 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C) (viii),
					 requires North Carolina to disseminate an annual State report card that
					 includes student chronic absentee rates. When local school administrative units
					 report student chronic absentee rates, a "Student Chronic Absentee" shall mean
					 a student who has been enrolled in a North Carolina public school for at least
					 10 school days during a school year and who has been absent for at least 10
					 percent of the days enrolled.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(27) and (27a);
					 20 U.S.C.
					 6311(h)(1)(C)
					 (viii);
Eff. September 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0200 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS › Section 06E .0201 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in this Section, the following definitions
					 apply:
(1) "Administering
				  organization" is defined in G.S. 115C-407.50(1).
(2) "Aggrieved party" means a student, coach,
				  participating school, PSU, or other party that is directly and adversely
				  affected by a final decision of an administering organization that applies or
				  enforces the rules established by this Section, including a determination of
				  ineligibility under Rule .0207 of this Section, a penalty imposed under Rule
				  .0209 of this Section, or a finding of undue influence or a recruiting
				  violation under Rule .0210 of this Section. If a student is affected, the
				  student's parent shall be allowed to appeal the final decision pursuant to Rule
				  .0215 of this Section.
(3) "Bona
				  fide purpose" means for a purpose not primarily related to participation in
				  interscholastic athletics.
(4)
				  "High school" means a public school offering education in Grades 9 through 12
				  or 10 through 12.
(5) "Initial
				  entry" means:
(A) a student's first day of
				  attendance at a participating school in which the student is enrolled as
				  recorded by that school; or
(B) the
				  first day on which a student practices or otherwise participates as a member of
				  an interscholastic athletics team at a participating school.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0200 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS › Section 06E .0201 - EXPIRED - DEFINITIONS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(12); N.C.
					 Constitution, Article IX, Sec. 5;
Eff. July 1, 1986;
Expired Eff. June 1, 2022 pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0200 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS › Section 06E .0202-.0203

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(12);
					 115C-47(4);
					 150B-19(4);
Eff. July 1, 1986;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1994; July 1,
					 1990;
Codifier of Rules objected to the Findings of Need for the
					 Temporary Rule Eff. December 9, 1994;
Temporary Amendment Eff.
					 December 27, 1994 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes
					 effective, whichever is sooner;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2000; June
					 1, 1996; June 1, 1995;
Codifier determined that findings did not
					 meet criteria for temporary rule on December 10, 2001;
Temporary
					 Amendment Eff. December 31, 2001;
Amended Eff. September 30, 2002
					 (Executive Order No. 33);
Repealed Eff. March 1,
					 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0200 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS › Section 06E .0204 - ADMINISTRATION OF INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS

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(a) Public
				  school units may allow high schools under their jurisdiction to belong to an
				  administering organization designated by the Superintendent of Public
				  Instruction ("Superintendent").
(b)
				  An administering organization that has entered into a memorandum of
				  understanding with the Superintendent for the purpose of administering
				  interscholastic athletics under this Section shall apply and enforce all of the
				  requirements of this Section. An administering organization shall provide
				  training and resources to ensure that all students, parents, and PSU personnel
				  involved in the administration of interscholastic athletics understand and
				  comply with the provisions of this Section.
(c) If the Superintendent enters a memorandum
				  of understanding with one or more administering organizations consistent with
				  G.S. 115C-407.61, the SBE shall delegate to the administering organization(s)
				  its authority over participating high schools to:
(1) Apply and enforce student participation
				  rules, as established in Rule .0207 of this Section.
(2) Waive any student participation rule as
				  applied to a specific student, in accordance with Rule .0207(k) of this
				  Section.
(3) Apply and enforce
				  student health and safety requirements, as established in Rule .0205 of this
				  Section.
(4) Adopt, apply, and
				  enforce penalty rules, as defined in G.S. 115C-407.55(3), that establish a
				  system of demerits that includes reprimands, probations, suspensions,
				  forfeitures of contests, forfeitures of titles, and disqualifications,
				  consistent with Rule .0209 of this Section.
(5) Adopt, apply, and enforce administrative
				  rules, as defined in G.S. 115C-407.55(5).
(6) Adopt, apply, and enforce gameplay rules,
				  as defined in G.S. 115C-407.55(6).
(7) Collect from all its members a uniform
				  membership fee of either:
(A) one thousand
				  dollars ($1,000) for each participating school, or
(B) one dollar ($1.00) for each student
				  enrolled in a participating school.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0200 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS › Section 06E .0204 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS AND ADMINISTERING ORGANIZATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS

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(a)
				  Definitions:
(1) "Administering organization"
				  is defined in
				  G.S.
				  115C-407.50(1).
(2) "Participating school" is defined in
				  G.S.
				  115C-407.50(7).
(3) "Public school unit" (PSU) is defined in
				  G.S.
				  115C-5(7a).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0200 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS › Section 06E .0205 - STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COMPETITION

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(a) For
				  purposes of this Rule, a concussion is defined as a traumatic brain injury
				  caused by a direct or indirect impact to the head that results in disruption of
				  normal brain function, which may or may not result in loss of
				  consciousness.
(b) An administering
				  organization shall, on an annual basis, provide a concussion and head injury
				  information sheet to all coaches, school nurses, athletic directors, first
				  responders, volunteers, and students who participate interscholastic athletic
				  activities, and the parents or legal guardians of those students. The
				  information shall include:
(1) The
				  definitions and symptoms of concussions and head injuries;
(2) A description of the physiology and the
				  potential short-term and long-term effects of concussions and other head
				  injuries;
(3) The medical
				  return-to-play protocol for post-concussion participation in interscholastic
				  athletic activities; and
(4) Any
				  other information deemed necessary by the PSU.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0200 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS › Section 06E .0205 - EXPIRED - CONCUSSION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COMPETITION

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 115C-12(12);
					 115C-12(23);
					 N.C. Constitution, Article IX, Sec. 5;
Interim Rule status
					 conferred Eff. June 27, 2018, pursuant to S.L. 2018-114, sec.
					 27.(b);
Emergency Rule Eff. August 20, 2019
Emergency
					 Rule Expired Eff. August 20, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0200 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS › Section 06E .0206 - ATHLETIC TRAINERS

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(a) Each PSU
				  shall designate for each participating high school within its jurisdiction
				  either a licensed athletic trainer who is qualified pursuant to Chapter 90,
				  Article 34 of the General Statutes or a first responder. These persons may be
				  employed on a full-time or part-time basis or may serve as a
				  volunteer.
(b) If not a licensed
				  athletic trainer, a first responder shall:
(1)
				  Complete and maintain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation as
				  certified by an organization such as the American Red Cross or the American
				  Heart Association;
(2) Complete and
				  maintain certification in first aid as certified by an organization such as the
				  American Red Cross or the American Heart Association;
(3) Complete and maintain training in
				  concussion management as offered by an organization such as the National
				  Federation of State High School Associations ("NFHS");
(4) Complete and maintain continuing
				  education in injury prevention and management as offered by an organization
				  such as the NFHS; and
(5) Complete
				  10 hours total of staff development each school year specific to first aid and
				  injury recognition and prevention. The 10 hours may include hours necessary for
				  recertifications or renewals.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0200 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS › Section 06E .0206 - ATHLETIC TRAINERS

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(a) Each
				  Local Education Agency (LEA) shall designate for each high school within its
				  jurisdiction either a licensed athletic trainer who is qualified pursuant to
				  Article 34 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes of North Carolina or a first
				  responder. These persons may be employed on a full-time or part-time basis or
				  may serve as a volunteer.
(b) If
				  not a licensed athletic trainer, a first responder shall:
(1) have completed and continue to maintain
				  certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation as certified by an organization
				  such as the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association;
(2) have completed and continue to maintain
				  certification in first aid as certified by an organization such as the American
				  Red Cross or the American Heart Association;
(3) have completed and continue to maintain
				  training in concussion management as offered by an organization such as the
				  National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).
(4) have completed and continue to maintain
				  continuing education in injury prevention and management as offered by an
				  organization such as the National Federation of State High School Associations
				  (NFHS); and
(5) complete 10 hours
				  total of staff development each school year specific to first aid and injury
				  recognition and prevention. The 10 hours may include hours necessary for
				  recertifications or renewals.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter E - STUDENTS › Section .0200 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS › Section 06E .0207 - STUDENT PARTICIPATION RULES FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATLETICS

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(a) A student
				  shall not participate in interscholastic athletics on behalf of a North
				  Carolina public school unless the student has satisfied the eligibility
				  requirements set forth in this Rule. PSUs are authorized to determine whether
				  and to what extent students under their jurisdiction may participate in
				  interscholastic athletics, not inconsistent with the requirements of this
				  Rule.
(b) Each PSU shall require
				  the principal of a participating school to sign and date a list of eligible
				  students for each sport. The PSU shall maintain a copy of the most current list
				  in the principal's office and the office of the superintendent.
(c) Residency Requirements
(1) For purposes of this Rule, a student's
				  primary residence shall be determined as follows:
(A) If the student lives with both parents,
				  the residence of both parents.
(B)
				  If the student lives with a single parent, the residence of that
				  parent.
(C) If the student's
				  parents are separated or divorced, the residence of the parent to whom a court
				  of competent jurisdiction has awarded primary custody of the student. If no
				  custody order has been entered, the student's primary residence shall be deemed
				  to be that at which the student is residing more than half-time at the
				  beginning of the school year.
(D)
				  If a student lives with an individual to whom a court of competent jurisdiction
				  has awarded legal guardianship of the student, the residence of that
				  individual.
(E) If a student has
				  been emancipated in accordance with Chapter 7B, Article 35 of the General
				  Statutes, the student's residence at the time of emancipation.
(F) If a student is a foreign national
				  participating in a foreign exchange program authorized by federal and state
				  law, the residence to which the student is assigned by the program or host
				  PSU.