115C-295. Minimum age and license prerequisites. (a) All teachers employed in the public schools of the State or in schools receiving public funds, shall be required either to hold or be qualified to hold a license in compliance with the provision of the law or in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of […]
115C-296.1. Expired.
115C-296.2. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification. [Effective until January 1, 2023] (a) State Policy. – It is the goal of the State to provide opportunities and incentives for good teachers to become excellent teachers and to retain them in the teaching profession; to attain this goal, the State shall support the efforts of […]
115C-296.3: Expired June 30, 2004, by operation of Session Laws 2003-284, s. 7.20(h).
115C-296.5. North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching; powers and duties of trustees; reporting requirement. (a) The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (hereinafter called "NCCAT"), through itself or agencies with which it may contract, shall: (1) Provide career teachers with opportunities to study advanced topics in the sciences, arts, and humanities […]
115C-296.6. Composition of board of trustees; terms; officers. (a) The NCCAT Board of Trustees shall be composed of the following membership: (1) Two ex officio members: the Chairman of the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designees; (2) Two members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation […]
115C-296.7. North Carolina Teacher Corps. (a) There is established the North Carolina Teacher Corps (NC Teacher Corps) to recruit and place recent graduates of colleges and universities and mid-career professionals as teachers in high needs public schools. (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Board of Governors of The University of North […]
115C-298.5. Adjunct K-12 instructors in core academic subjects, fine and performing arts, and foreign languages. (a) Adjunct Hiring Criteria for Faculty Members. – The State Board of Education shall develop minimum criteria of relevant education or employment experience for an individual who is currently employed at an institution of higher education as a faculty member […]
115C-299. Hiring of teachers. (a) In the city administrative units, teachers shall be elected by the board of education of such administrative unit upon the recommendation of the superintendent of city schools. Teachers shall be elected by the county and city boards of education upon the recommendation of the superintendent, in accordance with the provisions […]
115C-299.5. Duty to monitor the state of the teaching profession. (a) Definitions. – As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Hard-to-staff school. – Any school identified as low-performing, as provided in G.S. 115C-105.37. (2) Hard-to-staff subject area. – A subject area that is either of the following: a. As defined by the […]
115C-300. In-service training. Local boards of education are authorized to provide for the professional growth of teachers while in service and to pass rules and regulations requiring teachers to cooperate with their superintendent for the improvement of instruction in the classroom and for promoting community improvement. (1955, c. 1372, art. 5, s. 29; 1981, c. […]
115C-300.1. New teacher induction programs. (a) Induction Program. – The State Board of Education shall develop a new teacher induction program to provide ongoing support for teachers entering the profession. (b) New Teacher Guidelines. – For the purpose of helping local boards to support new teachers, the State Board shall develop and distribute guidelines that […]
115C-301. Allocation of teachers; class size. (a) Request for Funds. – The State Board of Education, based upon the reports of local boards of education and such other information as the State Board may require from local boards, shall determine for each local school administrative unit the number of teachers and other instructional personnel to […]
115C-301.1. Duty-free instructional planning time. All full-time assigned classroom teachers shall be provided duty-free instructional planning time during regular student contact hours. The duty-free instructional planning time shall be provided to the maximum extent that (i) the safety and proper supervision of children may allow during regular student contact hours and (ii) insofar as funds […]
115C-302.1. Salary. (a) Prompt Payment. – Teachers shall be paid promptly when their salaries are due provided the legal requirements for their employment and service have been met. All teachers employed by any local school administrative unit who are to be paid from local funds shall be paid promptly as provided by law and as […]
115C-302.10. Qualifications for certain education-based salary supplements. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, only the following teachers and instructional support personnel shall be paid on the "M" salary schedule or receive a salary supplement for academic preparation at the six-year degree level or at the doctoral degree level: (1) Certified school nurses and instructional support […]
115C-302.3. Salary credit for service in the Armed Forces. (a) The State Board of Education shall establish rules for awarding credit for salary purposes to principals, assistant principals, and teachers, who (i) served in the Armed Forces of the United States; (ii) have retired or who have received an Honorable Discharge; and (iii) have not […]
115C-302.4: Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2019-110, s. 6, effective June 30, 2021. (2019-110, s. 1; 2019-212, s. 7(a).)
115C-302.7. Salary supplement for highly qualified teaching graduates. (a) For purposes of this section, a "highly qualified graduate" or "graduate" is an individual entering the teaching profession who has graduated from an approved educator preparation program located in North Carolina who has both of the following: (1) A grade point average of 3.75 or higher […]
115C-303. Withholding of salary. (a) No teacher shall be placed on the payroll of a local school administrative unit unless he holds a certificate as required by law, and unless a copy of the teacher’s contract has been filed with the superintendent. No teacher may be paid more than he is due under the local […]
