North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education § 115C-310.3. Definitions

(1) Adult leadership teacher.--An ATR team lead who meets the following criteria:

(2) Advanced teaching role.--A teaching assignment that includes either (i) teaching an increased number of students or (ii) becoming an ATR team lead.

(3) ATR plan.--A local board of education's plan to implement advanced teaching roles under this Article.

(4) ATR school.--A school that is included in an ATR unit's ATR plan.

(5) ATR team lead.--A teaching assignment that includes leading one or more teachers and being responsible for the student performance of all students taught by teachers on that lead teacher's team.

(6) ATR unit.--A local school administrative unit operating under an ATR plan approved by the State Board of Education.

(7) Classroom excellence teacher.--A classroom teacher serving in an advanced teaching role who assumes and maintains responsibility for at least twenty percent (20%) of additional students as compared to the most recent prior school year in which the teacher did not receive a salary supplement pursuant to this section.

(8) Classroom teacher.--A teacher who works in the classroom providing instruction to students at least seventy percent (70%) of the instructional day and who is not instructional support personnel.