North Carolina General Statutes 116-74.41A. Definitions
For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:
(1) Authority or SEAA. – The State Education Assistance Authority as created in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-203
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 116-74.41A
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(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.
(6) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-60, s. 1(x), effective July 1, 2021.
(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.
(8) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-60, s. 1(x), effective July 1, 2021.
(9) Program. – The North Carolina Principal Fellows Program established pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 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 N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-74.41B. (2019-60, s. 1(l), (x); 2022-71, s. 3.4(c).)