115C-100. Rental fees for textbooks prohibited; damage fees authorized. No local board of education may charge any pupil a rental fee for the use of textbooks. A pupil’s parents or legal guardians may be charged damage fees for abuse or loss of textbooks under rules adopted by the State Board of Education. All money collected […]
115C-101. Duties and authority of superintendents of local school administrative units. The superintendent of each local school administrative unit, as an official agent of the State Board of Education, shall administer the provisions of this Part and the rules and regulations of the Board insofar as they apply to his unit. The superintendent of each […]
115C-102. Right to purchase; disposal of textbooks and materials. (a) Any parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis may purchase any instructional material needed for any child in the public schools of the State from the board of education of the local school administrative unit in which the child is enrolled or, in the case […]
115C-102.6. Duty to propose a State school technology plan. The State Board of Education shall propose a State school technology plan that ensures the effective use of technology is built into the North Carolina Public School System for the purpose of preparing a globally competitive workforce and citizenry for the 21st century. (1993, c. 321, […]
115C-102.6A. Elements of the State school technology plan. (a) The State school technology plan shall be a comprehensive State implementation plan for using funds from the State School Technology Fund and other sources to improve student performance in the public schools through the use of learning and instructional management technologies. The purpose of the plan […]
115C-102.6B. Approval of State school technology plan. (a) The State Board of Education shall review, revise as needed, and approve the State School Technology Plan at a minimum every two years in the odd-numbered year, beginning in 2011. The plan shall be updated more often, as required, as in cases where significant changes occur related […]
115C-102.6D. Establishment of the State School Technology Fund; allocation and use of funds. (a) There is established under the control and direction of the State Board of Education the State School Technology Fund. This fund shall be a nonreverting special revenue fund consisting of any monies appropriated to it by the General Assembly and any […]
115C-102.7. Monitoring and evaluation of State and local school system technology plans; reports. (a) The Department of Public Instruction shall monitor and evaluate the development and implementation of the State technology plan. The evaluation shall consider the effects of technology on student learning, the effects of technology on students’ workforce readiness, the effects of technology […]
115C-102.9. Digital learning dashboard. (a) The State Board of Education shall establish and maintain an electronic dashboard to publicly display information related to digital learning. The State Board shall include in the dashboard, at a minimum, the following categories of information to be reported: (1) In-school digital device access, including the following information disaggregated by […]
115C-103. Fees. Fees, charges and costs may be collected from students, their parents or guardians, and school personnel in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 115C-47(6). (1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1985, c. 581, s. 2.)
115C-104. Enactment of Compact. The Compact for Education is hereby entered into and enacted into law, with all jurisdictions legally joining therein. Pursuant to Article III(9) of the Compact, the commission shall file a copy of its bylaws and any amendment thereto with the Secretary of State of North Carolina. The form of the Compact […]
115C-81.10. Career and technical education. Instruction in career and technical education shall include the following: (1) The integration of academic and career and technical education. (2) A sequential course of study leading to career and college readiness. (3) Increased student work skill attainment and job placement. (4) Increased linkages, where geographically feasible, between public schools […]
115C-81.15. Conflict resolution and mediation models. The State Board of Education shall develop a list of recommended conflict resolution and mediation materials, models, and curricula that address responsible decision making, the causes and effects of school violence and harassment, cultural diversity, and nonviolent methods for resolving conflict, including peer mediation, and shall make the list […]
115C-81.20. Alcohol and drug use prevention education. (a) Instruction shall be provided in alcohol and drug use prevention education from kindergarten through high school. (b) The State Board of Education shall develop and maintain a recommended list of alcohol and drug use prevention education materials that include components for teacher training and ongoing assessment and […]
115C-81.25. Health education. (a) Comprehensive health education instruction shall be developed and taught to students from kindergarten through ninth grade. (b) The State Board of Education shall do all of the following: (1) Supervise the development and operation of the statewide comprehensive school health education program, including curriculum development, teacher professional development, promotion of training […]
115C-81.30. Reproductive health and safety education provided by local school administrative units. (a) Each local school administrative unit shall provide a reproductive health and safety education program commencing in the seventh grade. Materials used in this instruction shall be age-appropriate for use with students. Law enforcement agencies, criminal justice agencies, and nongovernmental organizations with experience […]
115C-81.35. Honors-level courses in healthful living education. The State Board of Education shall develop or identify academically rigorous honors-level courses in healthful living education that can be offered at the high school level. These honors-level courses shall be more rigorous than standard-level courses, include advanced content, provide multiple opportunities for students to take greater responsibility […]
115C-81.36. Advanced courses in mathematics. (a) When practicable, local boards of education shall offer advanced learning opportunities in mathematics in grades three through five, and advanced courses in mathematics in all grades six and higher. For the purposes of this section, advanced learning opportunities are those services and curricular modifications in mathematics for academically or […]
115C-81.40. North Carolina history and geography. The standard course of study shall include the requirement that the public schools provide to all students one yearlong course of instruction on North Carolina history and geography in elementary school and one yearlong course of instruction in middle school on North Carolina history with United States history integrated […]
115C-81.45. Classes conducted in English; citizenship; and civic literacy. (a) Except when a board authorizes teaching in a foreign language in order to comply with federal law, local boards of education shall require all teachers and principals to conduct classes except foreign language classes in English. Any teacher or principal who refuses to do so […]
