North Carolina § 116-74 - 41A. (Effective until July 1, 2021) Definitions.

§ 116-74. 41A. (Effective until July 1, 2021) Definitions.

For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply: Authority or SEAA. - The State Education Assistance Authority as created in G.S. 116-203. Commission. - The North Carolina Principal Fellows and TP3 Commission. 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. 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. High-need school. - A public school that meets one or more of the following criteria: Is a school identified under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. Is a persistently low-achieving school, as identified by the Department of Public Instruction for purposes of federal accountability. 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. A high school with less than a seventy-five percent (75%) four-year cohort graduation rate. North Carolina Transforming Principal Preparation Program. - The North Carolina Transforming Principal Preparation Program established pursuant to G.S. 116-74.44. 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. Principal Fellows Program. - The Principal Fellows Program established pursuant to G.S. 116-74.42. Program. - The North Carolina Principal Fellows and Transforming Principal Preparation Program, which shall include the Principal Fellows Program and the North Carolina Transforming Principal Preparation Program. 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. School leader. - An individual employed in a school leadership role, including principal or assistant principal roles. Student achievement. - At the whole school level, after three years of leading a school, consistent and methodologically sound measures of: Student academic achievement. Aggregated individual student academic growth. 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. Trust Fund. - The North Carolina Principal Fellows and TP3 Trust Fund established pursuant to G.S. 116-74.41B. Is a school identified under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. Is a persistently low-achieving school, as identified by the Department of Public Instruction for purposes of federal accountability. 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. A high school with less than a seventy-five percent (75%) four-year cohort graduation rate. History (2019-60, s. 1( l ).) Section set out twice. - The section above is effective until July 1, 2021. For the section as amended July 1, 2021, see the following section, also numbered G.S. 116-74.41 A. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-60, s. 1(bb) made this section effective June 27, 2019. § 116-74.41A. (Effective July 1, 2021) Definitions. 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 and TP3 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: (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 and Transforming Principal Preparation 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 and TP3 Trust Fund established pursuant to G.S. 116-74.41 B. History (2019-60, s. 1( l ), (x).) Section set out twice. - The section above is effective July 1, 2021. For the section as in effect until July 1, 2021, see the preceding section, also numbered G.S. 116-74.41 A. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2019-60, s. 1(x), effective July 1, 2021, deleted subdivisions (6) and (8); and subdivision (9), substituted "established pursuant to G.S. 116-74.44 ” for "which shall include the Principal Fellows Program and the North Carolina Transforming Principal Preparation Program.”