{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-83.8","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-83.8","heading":"Successful reading development for retained students.","body":"(a)\tParents or guardians of students not demonstrating reading proficiency shall be encouraged to enroll their student in a reading camp provided by the local school administrative unit. Parents or guardians of a student not demonstrating reading proficiency shall make the final decision regarding a student's reading camp attendance. Local school administrative units shall provide at least one opportunity for students not participating in a reading camp to demonstrate reading proficiency appropriate for third grade students on an alternative assessment or through a student reading portfolio process approved by the State Board of Education prior to retaining the student.\n(b)\t(Applicable before the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year) Students retained under G.S. 115C-83.7(a) shall be provided with a teacher selected based on demonstrated student outcomes in reading proficiency and placed in an accelerated reading class or a transitional third and fourth grade class combination, as appropriate. Classroom instruction shall include at least 90 minutes of daily, uninterrupted, evidence-based reading instruction, not to include independent reading time, and other appropriate instructional supports and services and reading interventions.\n(b)\t(Applicable beginning with the 2022-2023 school year) Students retained under G.S. 115C-83.7(a) shall be provided with a teacher selected based on demonstrated student outcomes in reading proficiency and placed in an accelerated reading class or a transitional third and fourth grade class combination, as appropriate. Classroom instruction shall include at least 90 minutes of daily, uninterrupted, Science of Reading-based instruction, not to include independent reading time, and other appropriate literacy interventions, as outlined in each student's Individual Reading Plan.\n(c)\tThe State Board of Education shall establish a midyear promotion policy for any student retained under G.S. 115C-83.7(a) who, by November 1, demonstrates reading proficiency through administration of the alternative assessment of reading comprehension or student reading portfolio review. Principals shall use the provisions under G.S. 115C-288(a) to grade and classify students demonstrating reading proficiency after the November 1 midyear promotion deadline.\n(d)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 8.30, effective July 1, 2013.\n(e)\t(Applicable before the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year) Parents or guardians of students who have been retained twice under the provisions of G.S. 115C-83.7(a) shall be offered supplemental tutoring for the retained student in evidence-based reading services outside the instructional day.\n(e)\t(Applicable beginning with the 2022-2023 school year) Parents or guardians of students who have been retained twice under the provisions of G.S. 115C-83.7(a) shall be offered supplemental tutoring grounded in the Science of Reading for the retained student outside the instructional day. (2012-142, s. 7A.1(b); 2013-360, s. 8.30; 2014-5, s. 6; 2021-8, s. 6(g).)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER IV. EDUCATION PROGRAM.","Article 8. General Education.","Part 1A. North Carolina Read to Achieve Program."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-83.8.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"845b01403edd2fbaeaae1d5d5f44f5352fcc2340f60b1a869aea08134ee0037f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-83.7a","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-83.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}