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3273
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The 1995 School Health Education Act provides for more parental involvement in their child's education. However, the law's lack of clarity makes interpretation and application difficult for local school boards.
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3464
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The use of volunteers in the state's public schools is increasing, but a number of school systems do not have policies governing their use. An official policy is a necessity to define the volunteers' responsibilities and things they could be liable for.
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3465
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Prior to the 1950s, school construction was handled by the local school agency. Now construction projects require review by the State Board of Education, and the local unit receives assistance from state and local agencies in carrying out the project.
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3621
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Educational legislation passed by the 1997 General Assembly affects appropriations, charter schools, budgeting and expenditure of funds, student conduct and discipline, curriculum, and teacher standards on the K-12 level.
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3627
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Legislation passed by the 1997 General Assembly pertains to appropriations and salaries, student aid, and spending directives for the community college and university systems.
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3632
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Legislation dealing with public school employment was passed by the 1997 General Assembly. Areas affected include teacher certification, performance evaluation, tenure, procedures for teacher dismissal, and charter school employment.
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3658
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The Teacher Tenure Act provides that public school employees can only be dismissed or demoted for actions that fall under categories including job performance, conduct and character, and physical or mental capacity.
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4166
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Rather than pass any new educational reform measures, the 1998 General Assembly amended a number of educational programs already in place. Programs modified include the state's testing program, the accountability program, and discipline statutes. Other modifications affect the Juvenile Code which has been completely rewritten and which becomes effective July 1, 1999.
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4170
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Significant changes, including new criteria for performance evaluations and tenure, were made in public school employment in 1997 when the General Assembly passed the Excellent Schools Act. The 1998 legislature modified some of the innovations of 1997, including changing a general knowledge test for teachers at low-performing schools and adding some new provisions, such as establishing new ways to hire teachers who do not have certification.
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4241
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Public schools gather a considerable amount of personal information about students and school personnel. Such information is sometimes needed in proceedings where the school is not involved, and a court will issue a subpoena for the material. Things a school must consider include knowing the mechanics of a subpoena, such as issuance and serving; how to respond to a subpoena, such as compliance or contesting one; and how to respond to a subpoena for confidential records.
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4243
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The Excellent Schools Act of 1997 mandated changes in the licensing, or certification, of teachers. The North Carolina State Board of Education, in responding in 1998 to the mandate, made changes in areas including initial teacher certification, certificate renewal, and lateral entry.
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4351
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Declining public school enrollments for most school units appear at an end, as enrollments increased in the 1990-1991 school year. Enrollment statistics are gathered from the average daily membership, or ADM. The State Department of Public Instruction projects continuing increases during the next decade. Tables of projected changes in average daily membership of the state's 129 school units are included.
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4355
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Higher education laws passed by the 1996 North Carolina General Assembly include appropriations, funding, and spending; fire safety; and student aid.
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4356
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 24, 1992, in the case of Lee v. Weisman, that asking a member of the clergy to say a prayer at a public school graduation is in violation of the U.S. Constitution's Establishment Clause. Johansen discusses school prayer law prior to the Lee decision; discusses the decision; and examines implications the ruling has for school law in North Carolina, such as prayers at graduation, at extracurricular activities, and at school board, PTA, and faculty meetings.
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4357
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The State Department of Public Instruction projects school enrollment mostly to increase over the next decade, 1992-93 to 2002-03. Of the state's 121 school units, 94 units can expect higher enrollment. Fifty-six of the 94 units can expect increases of 10 percent or more. Another 22 units can expect increases of 20 percent or more. Twenty-six units can expect some decline during the same period.
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