16 NCAC 07 .0101. DEFINITIONS

(a)  Charter School. - A public charter school approved by the SBE within an LEA:

(1)           consisting of at least 65 students and at least 3 teachers;

(2)           operated by a private nonprofit corporation which is nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations and which does not charge tuition; and

(3)           meets student performance standards adopted by the SBE.

(b)  IHE. ‑ Institution of Higher Education.

(c)  LEA. ‑ Local Education Agency.

(d)  NCAC. ‑ North Carolina Administrative Code.

(e)  SBE. ‑ The North Carolina State Board of Education.

(f)  School. ‑ An organizational subdivision of a school system:

(1)           consisting of 100 or more students in average daily membership (ADM), or staffed by a minimum seven full-time teachers (or the equivalent);

(2)           composed of one or more grade groups;

(3)           organized as one unit with an assigned principal, or person acting in the capacity of a principal; and

(4)           housed in a school plant of one or more buildings.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115C-290.5(a)(6);

Eff. January 1, 1998.