1. (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. (1) Keep exemplary principals and vice-principals at the school level;
   2. (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. (3) Encourage exemplary teachers to become vice-principals;
   4. (4) Encourage exemplary vice-principals to become principals; and
   5. (5) Encourage exemplary educational officers to become vice-principals.

2. (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]