GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1469

Short Title:  School Admin. Salary Schedule.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Grady; P. Wilson, J. Preston, and Bowman.
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Referred to:  Education.
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May 17, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A NEW SALARY SCHEDULE FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Education, Aid to Local School Administrative Units, the sum of twelve million three hundred nineteen thousand three hundred sixty-one dollars ($12,319,361) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of twelve million sixty-four thousand eight hundred ninety-seven dollars ($12,064,897) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to begin implementation of a new salary schedule for school-based administrators as provided in this act.  These funds shall be used for State-paid employees only.
(b)	The salary schedule for school-based administrators shall apply only to principals and assistant principals.  The salary schedule for the 1993-94 fiscal year is as follows:
1993-94 Fiscal Year
CLASSIFICATION
	   2   	   3   	   4   	  5   	   6   
YEARS	STEP	ASST PRIN	PRIN I	PRIN II	PRIN III	PRIN IV
3-6	1	$2,816	$2,872	$2,929	$2,988	$3,048
7	2	2,858	2,915	2,973	3,033	3,094
8	3	2,901	2,959	3,018	3,078	3,140
9	4	2,945	3,003	3,063	3,124	3,187
10	5	2,989	3,048	3,109	3,171	3,235
11	6	3,034	3,094	3,156	3,219	3,284
12	7	3,080	3,140	3,203	3,267	3,333
13	8	3,126	3,187	3,251	3,316	3,383
14	9	3,173	3,235	3,300	3,366	3,434
15	10	3,221	3,284	3,350	3,416	3,486
16	11	3,269	3,333	3,400	3,467	3,538
17	12	3,318	3,383	3,451	3,519	3,591
18	13	3,368	3,434	3,503	3,572	3,645
19	14	3,419	3,486	3,556	3,626	3,700
20	15	3,470	3,538	3,609	3,680	3,756
21	16	3,522	3,591	3,663	3,735	3,812
22	17	3,575	3,645	3,718	3,791	3,869
23	18	3,629	3,700	3,774	3,848	3,927
24	19	3,683	3,756	3,831	3,906	3,986
25	20	3,738	3,812	3,888	3,965	4,046
26	21	3,794	3,869	3,946	4,024	4,107
27	22	3,851	3,927	4,005	4,084	4,169
28	23	3,909	3,986	4,065	4,145	4,232
29	24	3,968	4,046	4,126	4,207	4,295
30	25	4,028	4,107	4,188	4,270	4,359
31	26	4,088	4,169	4,251	4,334	4,424
32	27	4,149	4,232	4,315	4,399	4,490
33	28	4,211	4,295	4,380	4,465	4,557
34	29	4,274	4,359	4,446	4,532	4,625
35+	30	4,338	4,424	4,513	4,600	4,694

	   7   	   8   	   9   	   10   
YEARS	STEP	PRIN V	PRIN VI	PRIN VII	PRIN VIII
3-6	1	$3,109	$3,202	$3,362	$3,429
7	2	3,156	3,250	3,412	3,480
8	3	3,203	3,299	3,463	3,532
9	4	3,251	3,348	3,515	3,585
10	5	3,300	3,398	3,568	3,639
11	6	3,350	3,449	3,622	3,694
12	7	3,400	3,501	3,676	3,749
13	8	3,451	3,554	3,731	3,805
14	9	3,503	3,607	3,787	3,862
15	10	3,556	3,661	3,844	3,920
16	11	3,609	3,716	3,902	3,979
17	12	3,663	3,772	3,961	4,039
18	13	3,718	3,829	4,020	4,100
19	14	3,774	3,886	4,080	4,162
20	15	3,831	3,944	4,141	4,224
21	16	3,888	4,003	4,203	4,287
22	17	3,946	4,063	4,266	4,351
23	18	4,005	4,124	4,330	4,416
24	19	4,065	4,186	4,395	4,482
25	20	4,126	4,249	4,461	4,549
26	21	4,188	4,313	4,528	4,617
27	22	4,251	4,378	4,596	4,686
28	23	4,315	4,444	4,665	4,756
29	24	4,380	4,511	4,735	4,827
30	25	4,446	4,579	4,806	4,899
31	26	4,513	4,648	4,878	4,972
32	27	4,581	4,718	4,951	5,047
33	28	4,650	4,789	5,025	5,123
34	29	4,720	4,861	5,100	5,200
35+	30	4,791	4,934	5,177	5,278

1994-95 Fiscal Year
CLASSIFICATION
	   2     	   3   	   4   	  5   	   6   
YEARS	STEP	ASST PRIN	PRIN I	PRIN II	PRIN III	PRIN IV
3-6	1	$2,816	$2,872	$2,929	$2,988	$3,048
7	2	2,865	2,922	2,980	3,040	3,101
8	3	2,915	2,973	3,032	3,093	3,155
9	4	2,966	3,025	3,085	3,147	3,210
10	5	3,018	3,078	3,139	3,202	3,266
11	6	3,071	3,132	3,194	3,258	3,323
12	7	3,125	3,187	4,250	3,315	3,381
13	8	3,180	3,243	3,307	3,373	3,440
14	9	3,236	3,300	3,365	3,432	3,500
15	10	3,293	3,358	3,424	3,492	3,561
16	11	3,351	3,417	3,484	3,553	3,623
17	12	3,410	3,477	3,545	3,615	3,686
18	13	3,470	3,538	3,607	3,678	3,751
19	14	3,531	3,600	3,670	3,742	3,817
20	15	3,593	3,663	3,734	3,807	3,884
21	16	3,656	3,727	3,799	3,874	3,952
22	17	3,720	3,792	3,865	3,942	4,021
23	18	3,785	3,858	3,933	4,011	4,091
24	19	3,851	3,926	4,002	4,081	4,163
25	20	3,918	3,995	4,072	4,152	4,236
26	21	3,987	4,065	4,143	4,225	4,310
27	22	4,057	4,136	4,216	4,299	4,385
28	23	4,128	4,208	4,290	4,374	4,462
29	24	4,200	4,282	4,365	4,451	4,540
30	25	4,274	4,357	4,441	4,529	4,619
31	26	4,349	4,433	4,519	4,608	4,700
32	27	4,425	4,511	4,598	4,689	4,782
33	28	4,502	4,590	4,678	4,771	4,866
34	29	4,581	4,670	4,760	4,854	4,951
35+	30	4,661	4,752	4,843	4,939	5,038

	   7   	   8   	   9   	   10   
YEARS	STEP	PRIN V	PRIN VI	PRIN VII	PRIN VIII
3-6	1	$3,109	$3,202	$3,362	$3,429
7	2	3,163	3,258	3,421	3,489
8	3	3,218	3,315	3,481	3,550
9	4	3,274	3,373	3,542	3,612
10	5	3,331	3,432	3,604	3,675
11	6	3,389	3,492	3,667	3,739
12	7	3,448	3,553	3,731	3,804
13	8	3,508	3,615	3,796	3,871
14	9	3,569	3,678	3,862	3,939
15	10	3,631	3,742	3,930	4,008
16	11	3,695	3,807	3,999	4,078
17	12	3,760	3,874	4,069	4,149
18	13	3,826	3,942	4,140	4,222
19	14	3,893	4,011	4,212	4,296
20	15	3,961	4,081	4,286	4,371
21	16	4,030	4,152	4,361	4,447
22	17	4,101	4,225	4,437	4,525
23	18	4,173	4,299	4,515	4,604
24	19	4,246	4,374	4,594	4,685
25	20	4,320	4,451	4,674	4,767
26	21	4,396	4,529	4,756	4,850
27	22	4,473	4,608	4,839	4,935
28	23	4,551	4,689	5,924	5,021
29	24	4,631	4,771	5,010	5,109
30	25	4,712	4,854	5,098	5,198
31	26	4,794	4,939	5,187	5,289
32	27	4,878	5,025	5,278	5,382
33	28	4,963	5,113	5,370	5,476
34	29	5,050	5,202	5,464	5,572
35+	30	5,138	5,293	5,560	5,670
(c)	The appropriate classification for placement of principals and assistant principals on the salary schedule shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
Number of Staff
Grade	Classification	Supervised
2	Assistant Principal
3	Principal I	Less than 11
4	Principal II	11-21
5	Principal III	22-32
6	Principal IV	33-43
7	Principal V	44-54
8	Principal VI	55-65
9	Principal VII	66-79
10	Principal VIII	More than 79.
The number of staff supervised includes all State-funded teachers and federally funded vocational education teachers and fifty percent (50%) of all teacher assistants, regardless of funding source.  Principals shall maintain a staffing level for at least five months to qualify for a higher classification.
(d) Principals and assistant principals shall be placed on the step on the salary schedule that reflects total years of experience as teachers or administrators in the public schools.
(e) Principals and assistant principals with certification based on academic preparation at the six-year degree level shall be paid an additional two and one-half percent (2½%) of State-funded salary.  Principals and assistant principals with certification based on academic preparation at the doctoral degree level shall be paid an additional five percent (5%) of State-funded salary.
(f)(1)	A differentiated salary supplement shall be phased in over a three-year period for the following administrators:
	Monthly Pay
	1993-94	1994-95
Assistant Principal (Middle School)	$13  	$25
Assistant Principal (Secondary School)	25  	50
Principal (Middle School)	63  	125
Principal (Secondary School)	125  	250
(2)	School level distinctions for elementary, middle, and secondary schools are as follows:
	ELEMENTARY  	MIDDLE	SECONDARY
K-01	01-03	05-06	03-08 	08-08	K-12  
K-02	01-06	04-07 	08-09	01-12  
K-03	02-03	04-08 	09-09	04-12  
K-04	02-05	05-07 	K-07	06-12  
K-05	02-06	05-08 	K-08	07-12  
K-06	03-04	05-09 	K-09	08-12  
KI-ND	03-05	06-06 	09-12  
PK-PK	03-06	06-07 	10-12  
PK-05	04-04	06-08 
PK-06	04-05	06-09 
SP-ED	04-06	07-08 
UN-GR	05-05	07-09 

(g) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for placing principals and assistant principals who have experience in other states on the salary schedule.
(h) Longevity pay for principals and assistant principals shall be as provided for State employees.
(i)(1)	If a principal is reassigned to a higher job classification because the principal is transferred to a school within a local school administrative unit with a larger number of State-allotted teachers, the principal shall be placed on the salary schedule as if the principal had served the principal's entire career as a principal at the higher job classification.
   (2)	If a principal is reassigned to a lower job classification because the principal is transferred to a school within a local school administrative unit with a smaller number of State-allotted teachers, the principal shall be placed on the salary schedule as if the principal had served the principal's entire career as a principal at the lower job classification.
		This subdivision applies to all transfers on or after the ratification date of this act, except transfers in school systems that have been created, or will be created, by merging two or more school systems.  Transfers in these merged systems are exempt from the provisions of this subdivision for one calendar year following the date of the merger.
(j)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, for the 1993-94 fiscal year, no principal or assistant principal shall receive a State-paid salary increment of more than sixteen and one-half percent (16 1/2%) as a result of placement on the salary schedule unless the principal or assistant principal is promoted.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, for the 1994-95 fiscal year, no principal or assistant principal shall receive a State-paid salary increment of more than sixteen and three-fourths percent (16 3/4%) as a result of placement on the salary schedule unless the principal or assistant principal is at the top of the range for the classification or is promoted.  State-funded salary increment includes funds for advanced certificates and doctoral degrees.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.