Section 116-74.41A - DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:
(1) Authority or SEAA.- The State Education Assistance Authority as created in G.S. 116-203.(2) Commission. - The North Carolina Principal Fellows Commission. (3) Eligible entity.- A for-profit or nonprofit organization or an institution of higher education that has an evidence-based plan for preparing school leaders who implement school leadership practices linked to increased student achievement.(4) High-need local school administrative unit.- A local school administrative unit with the majority of its schools deemed to be high-need schools as defined in subdivision (5) of this subsection.(5) High-need school.- A public school that meets one or more of the following criteria: a. Is a school identified under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.b. Is a persistently low-achieving school, as identified by the Department of Public Instruction for purposes of federal accountability.c. A middle school containing any of grades five through eight that feeds into a high school with less than a seventy-five percent (75%) four-year cohort graduation rate.d. A high school with less than a seventy-five percent (75%) four-year cohort graduation rate.(7) Principal.- The highest administrative official in a public school building with primary responsibility for the instructional leadership, talent management, and organizational development of the school.(9) Program. - The North Carolina Principal Fellows Program established pursuant to G.S. 116-74.44. (10) Public school.- An elementary or secondary school located in North Carolina that is operated by a local board of education, charter school board of directors, regional school board of directors, chancellor for a University of North Carolina laboratory school, an innovative school operator, or the United States government.(11) School leader.- An individual employed in a school leadership role, including principal or assistant principal roles.(12) Student achievement.- At the whole school level, after three years of leading a school, consistent and methodologically sound measures of:a. Student academic achievement.b. Aggregated individual student academic growth.c. Additional outcomes, such as high school graduation rates, the percentage of students taking advanced-level coursework, or the percentage of students who obtain a career-related credential through a national business certification exam.(13) Trust Fund. - The North Carolina Principal Fellows Trust Fund established pursuant to G.S. 116-74.41B.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-74.41A
Amended by 2022 N.C. Sess. Laws 71,s. 3.4-c, eff. 7/8/2022.Amended by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 60,s. 1-x, eff. 7/1/2021.Added by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 60,s. 1-l, eff. 6/27/2019.