(a)There is established the North Carolina Principal Fellows Commission. The Commission shall exercise its powers and duties independently in its administration of the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program in accordance with this Article. The Director of the Program shall staff the Commission in accordance with G.S. 116-74.49. The State Education Assistance Authority as created in G.S. 116-203 shall be responsible for awarding grants upon selection of the recipients by the Commission in accordance with G.S. 116-74.46 and executing agreements for forgivable scholarship loans, cancelling through service, collecting, and otherwise enforcing the agreements under G.S. 116-74.48.
(a1) Repealed by Session Laws 2018-5, s. 10A.3(a), effective July 1, 2018.
(b)The Commission shall consist of 15
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(a) There is established the North Carolina Principal Fellows Commission. The Commission shall exercise its powers and duties independently in its administration of the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program in accordance with this Article. The Director of the Program shall staff the Commission in accordance with G.S. 116-74.49. The State Education Assistance Authority as created in G.S. 116-203 shall be responsible for awarding grants upon selection of the recipients by the Commission in accordance with G.S. 116-74.46 and executing agreements for forgivable scholarship loans, cancelling through service, collecting, and otherwise enforcing the agreements under G.S. 116-74.48.
(a1) Repealed by Session Laws 2018-5, s. 10A.3(a), effective July 1, 2018.
(b) The Commission shall consist of 15 members appointed as follows:
(1) One member of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina appointed by the chair of that board, notwithstanding G.S. 116-7(b).
(2) One member of the State Board of Education appointed by the State Board chair.
(3) One dean of a school of education appointed by the President of The University of North Carolina.
(3a) One dean of a school of education appointed by the President of the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.
(4) One public school teacher appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(5) One public school principal appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(6) A local superintendent chosen by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(7) One member to represent business and industry appointed by the Governor.
(8) One local school board member appointed by the chair of the State Board of Education.
(9) One human resources expert from the private sector appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(10) The chair of the Board of the State Education Assistance Authority, or the chair's designee.
(11) The director of the Program. The director shall chair the Commission.
(12) The Executive Director of the North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principals' Association or his or her designee.
(13) The President of the Personnel Administrators of North Carolina or his or her designee.
(14) The President and Chief Executive Officer of North Carolina Business Leaders for Education (BEST NC) or his or her designee.
(c) All appointments to the Commission shall be for four-year terms.
(d) Except as otherwise provided, if a vacancy occurs in the membership, the appointing authority shall appoint another person to serve for the balance of the unexpired term. In the discretion of the appointing authority, a State Board of Education member or a member of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina may complete a term on the Commission after the member's appointment from the appointing board has expired.
(e) Commission members shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances in accordance with G.S. 138-5 or G.S. 138-6, as appropriate.
(f) The initial meeting of the Commission shall be called by the member of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina appointed under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and the director shall be appointed by the Commission at the initial meeting. Thereafter, the Commission shall meet regularly, at times and places deemed necessary by the chair. (1993, c. 321, s. 85(a); 2006-203, s. 51.2; 2018-5, s. 10A.3(a); 2019-60, s. 1(l), (w); 2022-71, s. 3.4(b).)
§ 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 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. (2019-60, s. 1(l), (x); 2022-71, s. 3.4(c).)
§ 116-74.41B. The North Carolina Principal Fellows Trust Fund.
(a) Trust Fund Established. - The North Carolina Principal Fellows Trust Fund shall be an institutional trust fund established pursuant to G.S. 116-36.1. All funds appropriated to, or otherwise received by, (i) the Program for the award of grants pursuant to G.S. 116-74.44, (ii) all funds received as repayment of scholarship loans, including under the former Principal Fellows Program administered under G.S. 116-74.42 and the Transforming Principal Preparation Program under G.S. 116-209.77, and (iii) all interest earned on these funds shall be placed in the Trust Fund.
(b) Use of Monies in the Trust Fund. - The monies in the Trust Fund may be used only for the purposes set forth in this subsection, including the award of grants pursuant to G.S. 116-74.44, administrative costs, and costs associated with Program operations in accordance with this Article. The Authority may use up to two percent (2%) of the funds appropriated for the Program or one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) from the Trust Fund, whichever is greater, each fiscal year for administrative costs, including recovery of funds advanced under the Program, and may allocate to the Commission up to eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) from the Trust Fund each fiscal year for the following:
(1) The salary and benefits of the director and staff of the Program.
(2) The expenses of the Commission to administer the Program.
(3) Program monitoring and evaluation.
(4) Extracurricular enhancement activities for the Program.
(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-60, s. 1(y), effective July 1, 2021. (2019-60, s. 1(l), (y); 2022-71, s. 3.4(d).)