This section defines terms used in the Article, including the Authority, Commission, eligible entity, high-need schools and units, principal, program, public school, school leader, student achievement, and trust fund.
For 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. (6)Repealed by Session Laws 2019-60, s. 1(x), effective July 1, 2021.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 (8)Repealed by Session Laws 2019-60, s. 1(x), effective July 1, 2021.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 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. History: History.2019-60, s. 1(l), (x); 2022-71, s. 3.4(c).