[§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]