ASSEMBLY GE 2015 BELL DRAFT . (TEES IS A DMT AND ES NOT READY FOR 1/26/2016 3:85:50 PM Short Title: Achievement School District. (Public) Sponsors: Representative Bryan. Referred to: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTTON i. Subchapter of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read: "Article 7A. Achievement School District. De?nitions. The following de?nitions applv in this Article: (Q Achievement school. An elementarv school under the supervision of the Achievement School District. - Achievement School District or ASD. The statewide school unit established pursuant to this Article. . Achievement school operator or AS operator. An entitv selected bv the State Board of Education upon the recommendation of the ASD Superintendent to operate an achievement school. ASD Superintendent. The superintendent of the ASD appointed bv the State Board of Education in accordance with GS. 15 Qualifying school. A low-perfonning school, as de?ned in (3.8. 1 150105.37 . that meets one of the following criteria: a. Received a school performance score in the lowest five percent of all schools that include all or part of grades kindergarten through ?fth in the prior school year, unless one of the following applv: That school both exceeded growth in at least one of the prior three school Years and met growth in at least one of the prior . three school years. 2; One of the models established in GS. MSG-105.3713 for continuallv low?performing schools has been adopted for that school. Received a school performance score in the lowest ten percent of all schools that include all or part of grades kindergarten through fifth in the prior school vear and has been designated bv the local board of education for consideration bv the State Board of Education as an achievement school. [9 [9 El}? General reassembly Of North Carolina Session EMS 5.6. Achievement School District. - La) There is established the Achievement School District (ASD) under the administration of the State Board of Education. The ASD shall assume the supervision, management: and operation of elementarv schools that have been selected as achievement schools pursuant to this Article. . An ASD Superintendent Selection Advisorv Committee shall be established to make a recommendation to the State Board of Education on appointment of a superintendent to serve as an executive of?cer of the ASD. The Committee shall ensure that the individual recommended has quali?cations consistent with. G.S. The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as chair of the Committee, and shall appoint the following additional members: Three members of the State Board of Education. One teacher or retired teacher. Q) One principal or retired principal. One superintendent or retired superintendent. The State Board of Education or its designee shall consider the recommendation of . the ASD Superintendent Selection Advisorv Committee and shall appoint a superintendent to serve as the executive of?cer of the ASD. The ASD Superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of the State Board of Education at a salarv established by the State Board within the EMS appropriated for this purpose. The Superintendent of the ASD shall have quali?cations consistent with G.S. 115C-27l(a) and report directh to the State Board. (d1 Bv Janqu 15 annuallv. the State Board and the ASD Superintendent shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on all aspects of operation of ASD. including the selection of achievement schools and their progress. NSC-75.7. Selection of achievement schools. State Board Selection. The State Board of Education is authorized to select. upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of the ASD, no more than ?ve oualifving schools to transfer to the ASD as achievement schools. The ?ve qualifving schools selected for inclusion in the ASD should represent geographic diversitv. including urban and rural schools. The State Board of Education shall select no more than one qualifving school per local school administrative unit. - Selection Process. The selection of qualifving schools shall be based on an analysis of performance over the most recent three?year period. Prior to recommendation of selection of a qualifving school. the ASD Superintendent shall conduct an evaluation of the school to determine the factors contributing to the school's performance and shall confer with the school principal. local board of education members, the local school superintendent. and the local board of countv commissioners to share the ?ndings of the evaluation. The school selection process shall also include a public hearing to allow for parent and communitv input. The ASD Superintendent shall evaluate and identifv the qualifving schools to recommend for selection as prospective achievement schools no later than November 15 priorto the initial school vear in Which the school mav operate as an achievement school. and shall notifv the local boards of education where prospective achievement schools are located bv that date. The State Board of Education shall select the prospective achievement schools no later than anuarv 15. (Q Local Board Response. Upon noti?cation bv the ASD Superintendent of selection bv the State Board of Education of the qualifving school as a prospective achievement school. the local board of education shall determine whether to close the selected qualifying school. (ii) transfer the school into the ASD, or request adoption of the principal turnaround reform model for the qualifving school. as provided in and subiect to G.S. The local board shall not be required to undertake the studv required by GS. before closing the school. Before the adoption of a resolution, the local board of education shall provide for a public hearing in regard to the proposed transfer. closure. or adoption of the principal Page 2 (01/26) General Assemhly Gt" North Carolina Session 2015 turnaround reform model, at which hearing the public shall be afforded an opportunity to express their views. No later than March 1. the local board of education shall adopt a resolution either consenting to transfer of the selected qualifying school to the ASD as an achievement school, (ii) closing that school at the conclusion of that school year or requesting adoption of the principal turnaround reform model for the qualifying school. The State Board of Education may delay the transfer of a selected school to the ASD for one year upon the recommendation of the ASD Superintendent. (1) Public Notification. The list of qualifying schools and selected achievement schools shall be made publically available on a Web site maintained by the ASD. Waivers for AS Schools. The ASD Superintendent may waive State Board of Education rules, regulations, policies, and procedures, or the provisions of this Chapter for achievement schools; however achievement schools shall be required to comply with, at a minimum, the statutory requirements for charter schools as provided in Article 14A of this Chapter. The goal for each waiver shall be improvement of student performance. All achievement schools shall comply with all applicable constitutional and statutory nondiscrimination requirements. "5 NSC-75.8. Selection of AS operators. The State Board of Education may select an AS operator for a prospective achievement school by January 15, and shall select an AS operator for a prospective school no later than February 15. The State Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the ASD Superintendent, shall only select an entity to contract as an AS operator if that entity demonstrates one of the following: Q) The school or schools Operated by the entity in this State or other states have a record of results in imprOving performance of persistently low?performing schools or improving performance of a substantial number of persistently low-performing students attending the school. (21 The entity has a credible and speci?c plan for dramatically improving student achievement in a low?performing school and provides evidence that the entity is currently operating a school or schools in this State that provide a sound, basic education or has demonstrated consistent and substantial growth towards providing a sound, basic education in the prior three school years, or is a contractual af?liate of such an entity. The selected AS operator shall be provided opportunities to hold public informational sessions and other outreach to the community, prOSpective achievement school, and local board of education of a prospective achievement school prior to a local board's adoption of the resolution required by (3.8. Management of achievement schools. g) Direct Management by AS Operator. An achievement school shall be subiect to direct management by an AS operator selected by the State Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the ASD Superintendent, for a ?ve-year contract. (21 Role of AS Operator. The AS operator shall be authorized to have a direct role in making decisions about school ?nance, human capital, and curriculum and instruction for the achievement school while developing the leadership capacity in such schools. (p1 Assignment to Achievement Schools. All achievement schools shall remain open to enrollment in the same manner with the same attendance zone as prior to becoming an achievement school. If a local board of education?s reassignment of students within'the local school administrative unit due to student population changes or openings or closures of other schools impacts the achievement school, the operator may appeal to the ASD Superintendent and request a hearing before the State Board of Education regarding the reassignment. Notwithstanding G.S. 1150?366, the State Board of Education shall, after (01/26) Page 3 General Assembly 8f Nerth ?arelina Session. 2615 hearing from both the local board of education and AS operator, determine whether the reassignment of students impacting the achievement school may proceed. (d1 Facility and Capital Expenditures. Facility and capital expenditures shall be provided as follows: In addition to the transfer of funds as provided in GS. 115075.10, the local board of education shall be responsible for facility and capital expenditures at the qualifying school. [21 All AS operators and local boards of education shall enter into an occupancy agreement establishing the terms of occupancy for the AS operator not otherwise addressed in statute. If the parties are unable toreach agreement, either party may petition the State Board of Education to resolve any issues in dispute. L3) The AS operator shall have ?rst priority in use of the facility for any purpose related" to the Operation of the achievement school. The local board of education, with the consent of the AS operator, may allow use of the facility by governmental, charitable, civic, or other organizations for activities within the community, and'may?retain any funds received for such use. For the purposes of this subsection, facility and capital expenditures includes routine maintenance and repair and capital expenditures includes building repair and maintenance, furniture, furnishings, and eguipment. Transportation. The local board of education shall provide transportation of all students assigned to the achievement school in the same manner as provided for other schools in the local school administrative unit in that school year. Memorandums of Understanding for Alternate Arrangements. Notwithstanding this section, the AS operator, in consultation with the ASD Superintendent, may elect to enter into a memorandum of understanding for alternate arrangements with the local board of education to address any of the following: [l1 Facility and capital expenditures. Q1 TranSportation services. (11 Services for Children with Disabilities. If a AS operator elects to use a memorandum of understanding for alternate arrangements, the AS operator and local board of education shall finalize the memorandum of understanding within 30 days of the initial request by the AS operator. If the parties have not completed the memorandum of understanding within 30 days, the State Board of Education shall resolve any issues in dispute. Student RecOrds. The local board of education shall'make available in a timely fashion all student records to the achievement school at no cost for all students of that school. m) Achievement School Employees. The AS operator shall select and hire the school principal for an achievement school. Within the limits of the school budget, the AS operator or its designee shall select staff members in accordance with guidance from the ASD Superintendent. Before ?nalizing staffing recommendations, the AS operator and the ASD Superintendent shall interview all existing staff members at the qualifying school and review student growth and performance data for those staff members for whom it is available. Notwithstanding Article 21A of this Chapter, the AS operator and the ASD Superintendent shall be permitted to examine personnel files of existing staff members for the qualifying school. The AS operator shall have the authority to decide whether any administrator, teacher, or staff member previously assigned to a qualifying school selected to become an achievement school shall continue as an employee of the achievement school. Any such employees retained shall become employees of the ASD. An employee hired to work in an achievement school shall be an employee of the ASD, and the employees shall be under the exclusiVe control of the ASD. All empleyees of the ASD shall be eligible for enrollment in the Teachers' and State Page 4 (01/26) p?r General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 261$ Employees? Retirement System of North Carolina. State Health Plan. and other bene?ts available to State employees. The AS operator shall provide funds to the ASD in an amount sufficient to provide salary and bene?ts for employees of the ASD working in the achievement school based on the terms of employment established by the AS operator. [1 Employees of Local Board of Education. The transfer of a qualifying school shall be deemed a reorganization of the local school administration unit resulting in a reduction in force. if an employee is not given the option to continue as an employee for the achievement school, the local board of education may, in its discretion. do any of the following: Q) Continue the employee's employment with the local board of education. Q) Dismiss the employee due to a reduction in force as provided in Article 22 of this Chapter. - Q) Dismiss the employee as otherwise provided in Article 22 of this Chapter. Liability Insurance. The AS operator shall maintain reasonable amounts and types of liability insurance as established by the State Board of Education. No civil liability shall attach to the local boars of education, or to any of its members or employees. individually or collectively, for any acts or omissions of the AS operator. School Nutrition Program. The achievement school shall participate in the National School Lunch Program, as provided in 1150264. 111 Cooperation with ASD Superintendent. The local board of education shall cooperate with the ASD Superintendent in carrying out his or her powers and duties as necessary in accordance with this Chapter.? - Achievement schools funds. Funding Allocation Selection. State and local funding for an achievement school shall be allocated as provided in subsection or subsection of this section. The AS operator shall select one of the allocation methods as the method to be used for the achievement school. Designated Funding- Funding shall be allocated to the ASD for the achievement school by the State Board of Education and local board of education as follows: The State Board of Education shall allocate to the ASD for each- achievement school: An amount equal to the average per pupil allocation for average daily membership from the local school administrative unit allotments in which the achievement school was located for each child attending the achievement school except for the allocations for children with disabilities, (ii) children with limited English pro?ciency, and transportation. The State Board shall provide the allocation for transportation to the local school administrative unit in which the achievement school is located. l; An additional amount for each child attending the achievement school who is a child with disabilities. 9, An additional amount for children with limited English proficiency attending the achievement school. based on a formula adopted by the (21 The local school administrative unit in which the achievement school is located shall transfer to the ASD for the achievement school an amount equal to the per pupil share of the local current expense fund of the lecal school administrative unit for the fiscal year. The per pupil share of the local current expense fund shall be transferred to the ASD for the achievement school within 30 days of the receipt of monies into the local current expenSe fund. The local school administrative unit and ASD may use the process for mediation of differences between the State Board and a charter school (01/26) Page 5 General Assembly St North Carolina Session 2015 Page 6 provided in G.S. to resolve differences on calculation and transference of the per pupil share of the local current expense fund. The amount transferred under this subsection that consists of revenue derived from supplemental taxes shall be transferred only to a achievement school located in the tax district for which these taxes are levied and in which the student resides. The local school administrative unit shall also provide the ASD with all of the following information within the 30-dav time period provided in this subsection: a. The total amount of monies the local school administrative unit has in each of the funds listed in GS. The student membership numbers used to calculate the per pupil share of the local current expense fund. How the per pupil share of the local current expense fund was calculated. EL Anv additional records requested bv the ASD from the local school administrative unit in order for the ASD to audit and verifv the calculation and transfer of the per pupil share of the local current expense fund. (Q1 Funding Memorandum of Understanding. The AS operator. in consultation with the A81) Superintendent. may enter into a funding memorandum of understanding with the local board of education of the local school administrative unit where the achievement school is located for all student support and operational services and instructional services to be provided by the local board of education in the same manner and degree as in the prior school vear or funding in an amount equivalent to the amount the local board of education would have expended on those services if provided. For the purposes of this subsection, student support and operational services include cafeteria services. custodial services. broadband and utilities. and student information services. and instructional services includes alternative education. special education services, test administration services, textbooks, technology. media resources. instructional equipment, and other resources. The A8 operator and 100al board of education shall ?nalize the funding memorandum of understanding within 30 davs of the initial request for the memorandum bv the AS operator. If the parties have not completed the funding memorandum of understanding within 30 days. the State Board of Education shall resolve anv issues in dispute. The ASD mav seek. manage and expend federal monev and grants. State funding and other funding with the same authoritv as a local school administrative unit. including decisionslrelated to allocation of State funds among achievement schools.? and guvernanee for achievement schoois. The AS operator shall set clear goals, empower and equip teachers and school leaders to meet the goals. and hold such teachers and school leaders accountable to meet the goals. The AS operator 'shall applv to the ASD Superintendent for appropriate waivers for the achievement school pursuant to GS. The AS operator shall select. approve. or remove the school principal of an achievement school that it is managing in accordance with this Article. (31 The AS operator shall enter into an agreement with the school principal regarding specific goals for the achievement school related to higher academic outcomes for students. safe and positive learning environments for children. parent and communitv engagementrand the ef?cient and effective use of taxpaver dollars. The agreement shall be made publicallv available on the ASD website. An achievement school shall not be included in any Stateevaluation or performance models used for the local school administrative unit in which the sonnet is located. but shall be considered a part of the ASD for all evaluation pugposes. - 2015-TC436 [v.33 . (01/26) General Assembiy Oi? Nerth Catalina Sessi-en 2,815 "5 115675.12. Term of supervision for an achievement school. (al An achievement school shall remain under the supervision of the ASD for a minimum of five consecutive years through a contract with an AS operator. The following shall apply to the term of a contract with an AS operator of an achievement school: Q) Early Termination of Contract Based on Performance. A If during the five-year contract. the achievement school's annual percentage growth does not exceed the averag_e annual percentage growth of other qualifying schools for three consecutive years. the State Board of Education. upon the recommendation of the ASD Superintendent. may terminate the contract at the conclusion of the academic year and select another AS operator in accordance with G.S. NSC-75 .8 to assume the remainder of the ?ve~vear contract and any occupancy agreements or memorandums of understanding with the local board of education at the beginning of the next academic year. Q) Closure of Achievement School Based on Performancethe five-year contract. the achievement school's average annual percentage growth during the term of the contract does not exceed the average annual percentage growth of other qualifying schools during the same term. the State Board of Education shall close the achievement school and develop a transition plan to return the school to the local school administrative unit. Q) State Board Optional Extension of Contract for Three Years. If by the end of the ?ve-year contract. the achievement school remains a qualifying school. but has exceeded the average annual percentage growth of other qualifying schools. the State Board of Education. upon the recommendation of the ASD Superintendent in his or her discretion. may continue the contract with the AS operator for an additional three-year term. The ASD Superintendent and AS operator shall engage the school. the school community. and the school?s local board of education in developing a transition plan for the school to leave the supervision of the ASD at the conclusion of the three-year extension of the contract. If the State Board does not elect to continue the contract. the State Board may do any of the following: Select another AS operator for a three-year contract. Close the school as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection. Develop a transition plan to return the school to the local school administrative unit for the next school year. AS Operator Option to Extend Contract for Three Years. If by the end of the ?ve?year contract. the achievement school receives a grade of or higher under GS. the AS operator shall have the option to extend the contract for another three-year term. The ASD Superintendent and AS operator shall engage the school. the school cemmunity. and the school's local board of education in developing a transition plan for the school to leave the supervision of the ASD at the conclusion of the three-year extension of the contract. Options at the conclusion of the contract shall include the following: a Conversion to Charter. If. in the development of the transition plan. a local board of education indicates by resolution to the State Board of Education that the local board elects to not receive the transfer of the achievement school back to the local school administrative unit. the AS operator may apply to convert the school to a charter school under Article 14A of this Chapter. If a charter is awarded. the charter board of directors may request to use the facility as provided in LG 2015?Tc?36 (01/26) rage 7 General Assembly 0t? North Carolina Sessian 201$ 1 GS. NSC-218.35. Ifthe AS operator does not seek conversion to a 2 charter school or fails to receive a charter, the State Board may close 3 the school as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection. I 4 Alternate AS Operator or Return to Local School Administrative 5 Unit. If the AS operator does not elect to continue the contract, the 6 State Board may select another AS operator for a three?year contract 7 or may develop a transition plan toreturn the to the local 8 school administrative unit for the next school vear. 9 Termination of Contract on Other Grounds. The State Board of Education, 10 upon the recommendation of the ASD Superintendent, may terminate a ll' contract with an AS operator at any time during the centract for ?nancial 12 mismanagement, noncompliance with federal or State laws, failure to 13 comply with the terms of the contract, or evidence of criminal activity. The 14 State Board of Education shall develop a transition plan to return the school 15 to the local school administrative unit. 16 An achievement school shall remain under the supervision of the ASD for no more 17 than eight years. 18 L9) The State Board of Education shall make all decisions related to contracts for AS 19 operators no later than May 20 2.. GS. is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 21 The State Board shall report annually to the Superintendent of the Achievement 22 School District on any schools identi?ed under this section as qualifying schools as de?ned in 23 GS. for consideration to be selected as achievement schools in accordance with 24 Article 7A of this Chapter.? 25 SECTION 3.. GS. reads as rewritten: 26 Notwithstanding any other provision of this melamArticle or Article 7A of this 27 Chapter, the State Board of Education is authorized to approve a local board of education's 28 request to reform any school in its administrative unit which the State Board of Education has 29 identi?ed as (iLone of the continually low-performing schools in North GarehnaTCarolina or 30 (ii) as a qualifying school that is not selected as an achievement school under G.S. NSC-75.7. 31 If the State-Board of Education approves a local board of education?s request to reform. a 32 school, the State Board of Education may authorize the local board of education to adept one of 33 the following models in accordance with State Board of Education requirements: 34 (1) Transformation model, which would address the following four speci?c 35 areas critical to transforming a continually low-performing school: 36 I a. Developing and increasing teacher and school leader effectiveness. 37 b. Comprehensive instructional reform strategies. 38 0. Increasing learning time and creating community~oriented schools. 39 d. Providing operational ?exibility and sustained support. 40 (2) Restart model, in which the State Board of Education would authorize the 41 local board of education to operate the school with the same exemptions . 42 from statutes and rules as a charter school authorized under Article 14A of 43 this Chapter, or under the management of an educational management 44 organization that has been selected through a rigorous review process. A 45 school operated under this subdivision remains under the control of the local 46 board of education, and employees?assigned to the school are employees?of 47 the local school administrative unit with the protections provided by Part 3 48 of Article 22 of this Chapter. 49' (3) Turnaround model, which would involve, among other actions, replacing the 50 principal, if the principal has been in that positicn for at least three years, 51 and rehiring no more than ?fty percent of the school?s staff, adopting Page 8 2015-TC-36 (01/26) General Assembly 0f Nerth Saralina Session 2915 a) (all a new governance structure at the school consistent with this Article, and implementing an instructional program aligned with the Standard Course of Study. - School closure model, in which a local school administrative unit would close the school consistent with G.S. 115C-72 and enroll the students who attended the school in other, higher-achieving schools in the local school administrative unit consistent with Article 25 of this Chapter. Principal Turnaround model, which would require the following: Replacing the current principal with a turnaround principal. The local board of education, after consultation with the Superintendent of the Achievement School District. shall select an individual with a proven record of success as a principal or superintendent as a turnaround principal. The local board of education's selection shall be approved hi the State Board of Education to serve as a turnaround principal. Notwithstanding GS. 115 0287.1, hiring the turnaround principal on a ?ve year contract that shall include signi?cant compensation and other incentives, as determined bv the local board Of education. The turnaround principal shall be required as a term of the contract to develop a written plan with clear goals for dramatically improving student achievement at the school. including empowering and equipping teachers and school leaders to meet the goals. and holding such teachers and school leaders accountable to meet the goals. The local board of education shall consider all recommendations of the turnaround principal with regard to personnel assigned to the school, and shall, to the extent possible, implement those recommendations. Annually reporting bv the turnaround principal on the principal?s methods and the school?s progress and performance to the local board of education. The turnaround principal?s report shall be provided to I the State Board of Education. Sharing of information with other turnaround principals on a regular basis. The Achievement School District shall also serve as a resource for turnaround principals. Authority for the turnaround principal to select staff assigned to the school. I g. Provision of additional discretionary funds by the local board of education to the turnaround principal to address specific issues in the school. including but not limited to professional development, extended school davs, or parent academies. h, Authorization by the State Board of Education to operate the school with the same exemptions from statutes and rules as a charter school authorized under Article 14A of this Chapter. I The State Board of Education shall authorize the adoption of the principal turnaround model in no more than 10 schools statewide." IP IP- If?? SECTTON GS. 115C~321(a) reads as rewritten: All information contained in a personnel file, except as ptherwise provided in this Chapter, is con?dential and shall not be open for inspection and examination except to any of (1) (01/26) the following persons: The employee, applicant for employment, former employee, or his properly authorized agent, who may examine his own personnel ?learall reasonable Page 9 General Assembly Gt" North Garelina Session 2015 times in its entirety except for letters of reference solicited prior to employment. (2) The superintendent and other supervisory personnel. (3) Members of the local board of education and the board's attorney. (4) A party by authority of a subpoena or proper court order may inspect and examine a particular con?dential portion of an employee?s personnel file. (2) An achievement school operator and the Superintend of the Achievement School District if the school where the individual is employed has been selected as an achievement school as provided in Article 7A of this Chapter." SECTIGN 5. Evaluation of the Achievement School District. The State Board of Education shall contract with an independent research organization to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Achievement School District in turning around low-achieving schools at the conclusion of the initial five?year contracts in 2022. The independent research organization shall include an analysis on the impact of public versus private funding in the effectiveness of the Achievement School District. The independent research organization shall report its findings to the State Board of Education no later than February 15, 2023. The State Board of Education shall provide the report of the independent research commission to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee no later than March 1, 2023, along with any recommended legislative changes. It is the intent of the General Assembly to appropriate funding for the evaluation of the Achievement School District in 2022. SECTION e. It is the intent of the General Assembly to appropriate to the Department of Public Instruction two hundred thousand ($200,000) for the 2016?2017 ?scal year for salary and bene?ts for the ASD Superintendent, staff, and other expenses associated with the ASD. It is the intent of the General Assembly to appropriate to the Department of Public Instruction three hundred seventy ?ve thousand ($375,000) for the 2017?2018 fiscal year and annually thereafter for salary and benefits for the ASD Superintendent, staff, and other expenses associated with the ASD. I SEQTEON It is the intent of the General. Assembly to appr0priate to the Department of Public Instruction three hundred seventy five thousand ($375,000) for the 2017-2018 fiscal year and annually thereafter for principal turnaround reform model grants. Upon appropriation of funds, the State Board of Education shall award principal turnaround reform model grants of up to seventy five thousand ($75,000) per ?scal year for five years to local boards of education who have been authorized to adopt the principal turnaround reform model by the State Board for a school, and (ii) provide a dollar-for?dollar match with non?State funding for the requested grant amount. Principal turnaround reform model grants shall be used by local boards of education to provide substantial incentives for turnaround principals and to provide additional discretionary funds for use by the turnaround principal to address specific issues in the school. SECTION 8. This act becomes effective only if funds are appropriated by the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2016 for the Achievement SchoolDistrict. SECTION 9.. This act is effective when it becomes law, and supervision of achievement schools by the Achievement School District shall begin with the 2017~2018 school year. In the discretion of the State Board of Education the ASD Superintendent may not be required during the 2016?2017 school year to recommend qualifying schools for inclusion in the ASD for the 2017?2018 school year and (ii) the timeline for selection of achievement schools for the 2017?2018 school year provided in GS. NSC-75.7 {nay be?varied, but in no event may the local board of education's decision occur later than April 1, 2017. The State Board of Education may select up to five qualifying schools to transfer to the ASD beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, but shall select at least two qualifying schoolsto Page 10 20153311336 (01/26) . General Assembly 01" North Semi?na Session 2015' 1 transfer to the A81) no later than the 2018?2019 school year and shall have selected ?ve 2 qualifying schools for transfer to the ASD no later than the 2019-2020, school year. (01/26) "Pagan