SECTION .0200 – Organization and Administration

16 NCAC 06A .0201         DEFINITIONS

As used in this Chapter, the following definitions apply unless otherwise specified:

(1)           "Board," "SBE," or "NCSBE" means the State Board of Education.

(2)           "Charter school" means a public school organized and operated under Chapter 115, Article 14A of the General Statutes.

(3)           "Department," "DPI," or "NCDPI" means the Department of Public Instruction.

(4)           "High school" means a public school offering education in Grades 9 through 12 or 10 through 12.

(5)           "Institution of higher education" or "IHE" means a community college, two-year college, four-year college, or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education to be a reliable authority on accreditation.

(6)           "Junior high school" means a public school offering education in Grades 6 through 9 or 7 through 9.

(7)           "Local education agency" or "LEA" means a local school administrative unit.

(8)           "Local board of education" or "local board" is defined in G.S. 115C-5(5).

(9)           "Local school administrative unit" or "LSAU" is defined in G.S. 115C-5(6).

(10)         "Local superintendent" means the superintendent of a local school administrative unit, as provided in Chapter 115C, Article 18 of the General Statutes.

(11)         "Middle school" means a public school offering education in Grades 6 through 8.

(12)         "Principal" means a school administrator employed as the principal of a school, as provided in Chapter 115C, Article 19 of the General Statutes.

(13)         "Professional educator" is defined in G.S. 115C-270.1(2).

(14)         "Public school" or "school" means a public institution offering tuition-free education at any level from Kindergarten through Grade 12 and that is under the jurisdiction of a public school unit.

(15)         "Public school unit" or "PSU" is defined in G.S. 115C-5(7a).

(16)         "PSU governing body" or "governing body of a public school unit" is defined in G.S. 115C-5(3a).

(17)         "Regional school" is defined in G.S. 115C-238.61(4).

(18)         "School district" is defined in G.S. 115C-5(4).

(19)         "School for the blind" is defined in G.S. 115C-150.10(6).

(20)         "School for the deaf" is defined in G.S. 115C-150.10(7).

(21)         "School year" or "academic year" means a calendar year beginning on July 1 of one year and ending on June 30 of the following year.

(22)         "Student" means a person enrolled in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, or in Grade 1 through Grade 12 in any public school unit.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115C-5; 115C-12; 115C-150.10; 115C-218; 115C-238.61; 115C-270.1;

Eff. January 1, 2025.