North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education § 115C-310.13. Advanced teaching roles salary supplements

(a) ATR units may designate up to fifteen percent (15%) of the teachers in each ATR school as adult leadership teachers and five percent (5%) of the teachers in each ATR school as classroom excellence teachers.  To the extent funds are made available for the purpose, teachers serving in an advanced teaching role are eligible to receive salary supplements as follows:

(b) Notwithstanding G.S. 115C-310.5, to the extent funds are made available for this purpose, the State Board of Education shall award funds to ATR units for annual salary supplements for teachers, and the receiving ATR units shall provide the salary supplement to participating teachers in accordance with this section.  If State funds are insufficient to cover the full amount of supplement identified in subsection (a) of this section, the State Board of Education and the ATR unit shall disburse any supplement funds pro rata.  If funds have been disbursed pro rata, ATR units are encouraged but not required to fund the remainder of the supplement from alternate funding sources.

(c) The following additional requirements apply to salary supplements received pursuant to this section:

(d) The Department of Public Instruction shall issue guidance to ATR units on how to effectively develop staffing plans and budgets, including how to maximize resources across multiple funding sources and the reach of teachers in advanced teaching roles to a greater number of students.