GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 3

Short Title:  School Improvement Act.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Conder; Daniel, Marvin, Plyler, and Tally.
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Referred to:  Education.
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January 30, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1991.
Whereas, the economic prosperity of the State of North Carolina depends greatly upon having an educated and skilled work force; and
Whereas, because student success is the essential goal of the State's educational system and the means of attaining it is the fundamental goal of schooling, the 1989 General Assembly enacted the School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1989; and
Whereas, the School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1989 introduced innovation and change into the State's educational system in order to achieve the goal of greater student success; and
Whereas, the School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1989 provided greater local flexibility combined with accountability for results in order to make possible system-wide innovation and change; and
Whereas, under the School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1989, the State Board of Education adopted a set of indicators of student success so as to assure accountability for student success; and
Whereas, the School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1989 provided a system of salary incentives rewarding educators at schools and school systems with outstanding student performance; and
Whereas, all 134 local school administrative units participated in local school improvement plans during the 1990-91 school year under the School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1989; and
Whereas, the General Assembly appropriated thirty-nine million dollars ($39,000,000) for the 1990-91 fiscal year for the implementation of differentiated pay plans under the School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1989; and
Whereas, implementation of the School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1989 has raised new issues that need to be addressed by the 1991 General Assembly;  Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  This act may be cited as the School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1991.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.