GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1099

Short Title:  Alternative Schools Within Schools.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Carter.

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Referred to:  Education/Higher Education.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAMS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR THE CREATION OF ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS WITHIN SCHOOLS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-105.27 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C-105.27.  Development and approval of school improvement plans.
In order to improve student performance, each school shall develop a school improvement plan that takes into consideration the annual performance goal for that school that is set by the State Board under G.S. 115C-105.35. The principal of each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. Unless the local board of education has adopted an election policy, parents shall be elected by parents of children enrolled in the school in an election conducted by the parent and teacher organization of the school or, if none exists, by the largest organization of parents formed for this purpose. Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and socioeconomic composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff. Parental involvement is a critical component of school success and positive student achievement; therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that parents, along with teachers, have a substantial role in developing school improvement plans. To this end, school improvement team meetings shall be held at a convenient time to assure substantial parent participation. The strategies for improving student performance shall include a plan for the use of staff development funds that may be made available to the school by the local board of