[§302A-703]  Educational officers, salaryincentives.  (a)  The salary ranges for principal and vice-principalpositions shall be determined by the board, based on the positionclassification/compensation plan approved by the board and salary incentives designedto:

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

(2)  Encourage exemplary principals andvice-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 becomevice-principals;

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

(5)  Encourage exemplary educational officers tobecome vice-principals.

(b)  The department shall develop a definitionof "exemplary" in consultation with the appropriate collectivebargaining representative.

Salary ranges and salary incentives foreducational officer positions shall be subject to the requirements of sections302A-625 and 302A-626. [L 2001, c 256, pt of §1]