{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-325.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-325.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 115C-325, as used in this Part, the following definitions apply:\n(1)\t\"Day\" means calendar day. In computing any period of time, Rule 6 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply.\n(2)\t\"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:\na.\tA suspension without pay pursuant to G.S. 115C-325.5(a).\nb.\tThe elimination or reduction of bonus payments, including merit-based supplements or a systemwide modification in the amount of any applicable local supplement.\nc.\tAny reduction in salary that results from the elimination of a special duty, such as the duty of an athletic coach or a choral director.\nd.\tAny reduction of pay as compared to a prior term of contract.\ne.\tAny 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.\n(3)\t\"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).\n(4)\t\"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.\n(5)\t\"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).\n(6)\t\"Teacher\" means a person meeting each of the following requirements:\na.\tWho holds a current professional educator's license.\nb.\tWhose 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.\nc.\tWho is employed to fill a full-time, permanent position.\n(7)\t\"Year\" means a calendar year beginning July 1 and ending June 30. (2013-360, s. 9.6(b); 2017-157, s. 2(h); 2017-189, s. 6(c); 2018-5, s. 8.2(f).)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER V. PERSONNEL.","Article 22. General Regulations.","Part 3. Principal and Teacher Employment Contracts."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-325.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"3a1e20d8fe6efa3ec68c8b159521c2ceabd11ff6e95e8c8dd3e4fad0066dac4d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-325","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-325.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}