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(b) 95 percent of the students who complete the fifth grade curriculum will <br />demonstrate mastery of all fifth grade goals identified in the N. C. Competency - <br />based Curriculum in the areas of communication skills, mathematics, social <br />studies and science as measured by district developed or adopted criterion - <br />referenced assessment instruments; <br />(c) 95 percent of the students who complete the eighth grade curriculum will <br />demonstrate mastery of.ali eighth grade goals identified in the N. C. <br />Competency -based Curriculum in the areas of communication skills, <br />mathematics, social studies and science as measured by district developed or <br />adopted criterion- referenced assessment instruments; <br />(d) using the 1990 percentage as the basis, the percentage of students <br />graduating from Chapel Hill High School who meet the requirements for entry to <br />the University of North Carolina System will be increased by five percent. That <br />increase will include increases for Black, White, and other groups. <br />1111. NON - FINANCIAL WAIVER WITHOUT SPECIFIC REQUEST <br />All school systems participating in the Performance -based Accountability <br />Program shall continue to use the Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument <br />(TPAI) for evaluating beginning teachers during the first three years of their <br />employment; they may, however, develop other evaluation approaches for <br />teachers who have attained career status. (G. S. 115C- 238.2 -6) <br />IV. REQUESTS FOR NON - FINANCIAL WAIVERS <br />Waiver requests for the following state laws, regulations and policies are <br />requested: <br />Class Size <br />G. S. 115C -301 Allocation of Teachers <br />Teacher Certification <br />G. S. 115C -295 <br />. Minimum age and certificate prerequisites <br />G. S. 115C -296 <br />• Board sets certification requirements <br />G. S. 115C -297 <br />• Local board of education approves certificate <br />State Adopted Textbooks <br />G. S. 115C -85 <br />- Textbook needs are determined by course of <br />study <br />G. S. 11 SC-86 <br />• State Board of Education to select and adopt <br />textbooks <br />Statewide Testing Program <br />G. S. 115C- 174.10 <br />• Purposes of the Statewide Testing Program <br />G. S. 115C- 174.11 <br />• Components of the Testing Program <br />G. S. 115C- 174.12 <br />- Responsibilities of agencies <br />Teacher Salary and Vacation <br />G. S. 115C-302 <br /># Salary and Vacation <br />10 <br />