16 NCAC 06G .0320         turnaround model

(a)  A local school administrative unit that wants to implement a Turnaround Model in a continually low-performing school shall apply to the State Board of Education by February 28^th of the preceding the school year in which the LSAU wants to implement the model. The application shall include the following:

(1)           A description of the new governance structure to be implemented in the school.

(2)           Specific goals for increasing the achievement score, growth score, and subgroup growth scores in the school.

(3)           A description of the procedures that the LSAU will use when removing staff, including due process protections where required by law.

(4)           A proposed budget outlining the revenues and expenditures necessary to implement the Turnaround Model.

(5)           A timeline for implementing the Turnaround Model.

(b)  An LSAU that has been authorized to implement a Turnaround Model shall submit an annual report to the SBE by December 1st of each year describing and documenting how the LSAU has implemented the Turnaround Model to improve the school's growth score and achievement score within the preceding school year.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115C-105.37B;

Eff. June 1, 2026.