Subchapter III.  School Districts And Units.

Article 7A.

North Carolina Innovative School District. (Repealed effective June 30, 2023)

§ 115C‑75.5.  (Repealed effective June 30, 2023) Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Innovative school. – A qualifying school selected by the State Board of Education under the supervision of the North Carolina Innovative School District.

(2) Reserved.

(3) Innovative school operator or IS operator. – An entity selected by the State Board of Education upon the recommendation of the ISD Superintendent to operate an innovative school.

(4) ISD Superintendent. – The superintendent of the ISD appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in accordance with G.S. 115C‑75.6.

(4a) North Carolina Innovative School District or ISD. – The statewide school unit established pursuant to this Article.

(5) Qualifying school. – A school with a school performance score in the lowest‑performing five percent (5%) of all schools meeting the following criteria:

a. Receives funds under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.

b. Is governed by a local board of education subject to this Article.

c. Is not one of the following types of schools:

1. An alternative school.

2. A cooperative innovative high school.

3. A school that was in its first or second year of operation in the previous school year.

4. A newcomers school. For the purposes of this subdivision, a newcomers school is a school in which at least ninety percent (90%) of its students are enrolled for no more than one year on the basis of their status as recently arrived English language learners. (2016 110, s. 1; 2016 126, 4th Ex. Sess., s. 14; 2017 57, ss. 7.26(e), 7.26E(a), (f); 2018 5, s. 7.20(a); 2018 145, s. 27(b); 2019 248, s. 1(a); repealed by 2021 180, s. 7.14(c), effective November 18, 2021; repealed by 2021 180, s. 7.14(f), effective June 30, 2023.)