[§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 sections
302A-625 and 302A-626. [L 2001, c 256, pt of §1]