§ 116‑239.6.  Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Advisory board. – An advisory board established by a chancellor under G.S. 116‑239.8.

(2) Board of trustees. – The board of trustees of a constituent institution.

(2a) Chancellor. – The chancellor of a constituent institution who operates a laboratory school approved by the Subcommittee on Laboratory Schools under G.S. 116‑239.7 or the chancellor's designee.

(3) Constituent institution. – A constituent institution of The University of North Carolina with an educator preparation program that has a laboratory school operated in accordance with this Article.

(4) Laboratory school. – A public school created under G.S. 116‑239.7 that (i) except as otherwise provided in G.S. 116‑239.7(a2), is located in a qualifying local school administrative unit that has twenty five percent (25%) or more of the schools located in the unit identified as low‑performing under G.S. 115C‑105.37 and (ii) serves students in at least three consecutive grade levels in the range of kindergarten through eighth grade.

(4a) President. – The President of The University of North Carolina.

(5) Principal. – The principal of a laboratory school.

(6) Subcommittee. – The Subcommittee on Laboratory Schools. (2016‑94, s. 11.6(a); 2017‑117, s. 1.)