Section 115C-325.1 - [See Note] DefinitionsExcept as otherwise provided in G.S. 115C-325, as used in this Part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Day" means calendar day. In computing any period of time, Rule 6 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply.(2) "Demote" means to reduce the salary of a person who is classified or paid by the State Board of Education as a classroom teacher or as a school administrator during the time of the contract. The word "demote" does not include the following: a. A suspension without pay pursuant to G.S. 115C-325.5(a).b. The elimination or reduction of bonus payments, including merit-based supplements or a systemwide modification in the amount of any applicable local supplement.c. Any reduction in salary that results from the elimination of a special duty, such as the duty of an athletic coach or a choral director.d. Any reduction of pay as compared to a prior term of contract.e. Any reduction in a principal's salary resulting from a reduction in State funds due to (i) school growth scores, as provided in the Principal Salary Schedule, or (ii) a decline in the average daily membership of the principal's school.(3) "Disciplinary suspension" means a final decision to suspend a teacher or school administrator without pay for no more than 60 days under G.S. 115C-325.5(b).(4) "Residential school" means a school operated by the Department of Health and Human Services that provides residential services to students pursuant to Part 3A of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes or a school operated pursuant to Article 9C of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes.(5) "School administrator" means a principal, assistant principal, supervisor, or director whose major function includes the direct or indirect supervision of teaching or any other part of the instructional program, as provided in G.S. 115C-287.1(a)(3).(6) "Teacher" means a person meeting each of the following requirements:a. Who holds a current professional educator's license.b. Whose major responsibility is to teach or directly supervise teaching or who is classified by the State Board of Education or is paid either as a classroom teacher or instructional support personnel.c. Who is employed to fill a full-time, permanent position.(7) "Year" means a calendar year beginning July 1 and ending June 30.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-325.1
Amended by 2018 N.C. Sess. Laws 5,s. 8.2-f, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2017 N.C. Sess. Laws 189,s. 6-c, eff. 7/27/2017.Amended by 2017 N.C. Sess. Laws 157,s. 2-h, eff. 7/21/2017.Added by 2013 N.C. Sess. Laws 360,s. 9.6-b, eff. 7/1/2014. See 2017 N.C. Sess. Laws 157, s. 2-m.See 2013 N.C. Sess. Laws 360, s. 9.6-j, as amended, which provides that "G.S. 115C-325.1 through G.S. 115C-325.13, as enacted by this section, shall apply to all teachers on one-, two-, or four-year contracts beginning July 1, 2014."