N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-146.1
Mission of schools; definitions
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As of June 1, 2021
(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the mission of the residential school community is to challenge with high expectations each child to learn, to achieve, and to fulfill his or her potential.
(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the mission of the residential school community is to challenge with high expectations each child to learn, to achieve, and to fulfill his or her potential.
(2) The following definitions apply in this Part: Reserved.
(2) The following definitions apply in this Part: Reserved.
(3) Department. - The Department of Health and Human Services.
(3) Department. — The Department of Health and Human Services.
(4) Instructional personnel. - Assistant principals, teachers, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants employed in a residential school.
(4) Instructional personnel. — Assistant principals, teachers, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants employed in a residential school.
(5) Participating school. - A residential school that is required to participate in the Program.
(6) Program. - The School-Based Management and Accountability Program developed by the State Board.
(5) Participating school. — A residential school that is required to participate in the Program. (4a) Program. — The School-Based Management and Accountability Program developed by the State Board. (4b) Residential school. — A school operated by the Department of Health and Human Services that provides residential services to students. For the purposes of this Part, “residential school” does not include a school operated pursuant to Article 9C of Chapter 115C.
(6) Residential school personnel. — The individuals included in G.S. 143B-146.16(a)(2).
(7) Schools. — The residential schools under the control of the Secretary.
(8) Secretary. — The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(9) State Board. — The State Board of Education.
(10) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-247, s. 5, effective July 3, 2013.
History
(1998-131, s. 5; 2005-195, s. 1; 2013-247, s. 4; 2015-65, s. 1.3.)
Transfer of State Residential and Preschools for the Deaf and Blind. - Session Laws 2010-31, s. 10.21A(a), provides: "(a) The General Assembly finds that to improve the educational outcomes for students attending the State's residential schools for the deaf and blind, the State Board of Education shall assume administrative responsibility for the North Carolina School for the Deaf, Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, Governor Morehead School for the Blind, Early Intervention Services - Preschool, and Governor Morehead Preschool programs. Notwithstanding Part 3A of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes, effective June 1, 2011, the Office of Education Services within the Department of Health and Human Services is dissolved, and the North Carolina School for the Deaf, Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, Governor Morehead School for the Blind, Early Intervention Services - Preschool, and Governor Morehead Preschool programs within the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Education Services, are transferred to the Department of Public Instruction. These transfers shall have all of the elements of a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6. Upon transfer, the State Board of Education shall continue the salary supplements authorized by G.S. 143B-146.21, and in effect on June 1, 2011, for teachers, instructional support personnel, and school-based administrators in the residential schools and preschools."
Session Laws 2010-31, s. 10.21A(b)-(g), provided for a transition plan, including the creation of a a search committee to hire a superintendent to oversee the operations of the North Carolina School for the Deaf, Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, and Governor Morehead School for the Blind within the Department of Public Instruction. Pursuant to Session Laws 2011-266, ss. 2 and 2.13, the statutory requirements of the State Board of Education Selection Committee for a Superintendent, have been met and this body is no longer authorized to meet, provide recommendations, or operate in any capacity.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.