§302A-703  Educational officers, salary incentives.  (a)  The salary ranges for principal and vice-principal positions shall be determined by the board, based on the position classification/compensation plan approved by the board and salary incentives designed to:

     (1)  Keep exemplary principals and vice-principals at the school level;

     (2)  Encourage exemplary principals and vice-principals to accept long-term assignments to hard-to-staff schools, special needs schools, and schools with high teacher turnover;

     (3)  Encourage exemplary teachers to become vice-principals;

     (4)  Encourage exemplary vice-principals to become principals; and

     (5)  Encourage exemplary educational officers to become vice-principals.

     (b)  The department shall develop a definition of "exemplary" in consultation with the appropriate collective bargaining representative.

     Salary ranges and salary incentives for educational officer positions shall be subject to the requirements of section 302A-625. [L 2001, c 256, pt of §1; am L 2016, c 87, §3]