North Carolina General Statutes 115C-302.7. Salary supplement for highly qualified teaching graduates
(a) For purposes of this section, a “highly qualified graduate” or “graduate” is an individual entering the teaching profession who has graduated from an approved educator preparation program located in North Carolina who has both of the following:
(1) A grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 115C-302.7
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Local school administrative unit: means a subdivision of the public school system which is governed by a local board of education. See North Carolina General Statutes 115C-5
- month: shall be construed to mean a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) A score of the following or higher on an edTPA assessment or an equivalent score on a nationally normed and valid pedagogy assessment used to determine clinical practice performance:
a. A score of 42 for the World Languages and Classical Languages edTPA assessment.
b. A score of 57 for the Elementary Education edTPA assessment.
c. A score of 48 for all other edTPA assessments.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent funds are made available for this purpose, a highly qualified graduate who is employed by a local board of education shall receive a salary supplement each month at the highest level for which the graduate qualifies as follows:
(1) A graduate who accepts initial employment at a school identified as low-performing by the State Board of Education pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-105.37 shall receive a salary supplement during the graduate’s first three years of employment as a teacher, without a break in service, equivalent to the difference between the State-funded salary of the graduate and the State-funded salary of a similarly situated teacher with three years of experience on the “A” Teachers Salary Schedule, as long as the graduate (i) remains teaching at the same school or (ii) accepts subsequent employment at another low-performing school or local school administrative unit identified as low-performing.
(2) A graduate licensed and employed to teach in the areas of special education, science, technology, engineering, or mathematics shall receive a salary supplement during the graduate’s first two years of employment as a teacher, without a break in service, equivalent to the difference between the State-funded salary of the graduate and the State-funded salary of a similarly situated teacher with two years of experience on the “A” Teachers Salary Schedule, as long as the graduate continues teaching in one of those areas.
(3) All other graduates shall receive a salary supplement during the graduate’s first year of employment as a teacher, without a break in service, equivalent to the difference between the State-funded salary of the graduate and the State-funded salary of a similarly situated teacher with one year of experience on the “A” Teachers Salary Schedule. (2021-180, s. 7A.2(a).)