It shall be the policy of the Board to retain teachers and administrators who demonstrate and continue to strive for excellence in the performance of their responsibilities and in their contributions to improved educational outcomes. 

A.    Proficient performance shall be considered the minimum acceptable standard of performance for teachers and administrators in this school system; however, proficient performance shall not constitute any assurance to any teacher or administrator of rights to employment, reemployment, renewal, or career status for teachers.

B.   Subjective and objective appraisals of performance and contributions to improved educational outcomes and the needs of the Wake County Public School System shall be considered in making decisions to reemploy teachers or administrators or to grant career status to teachers.

C.   It is the policy of the Board of Education to award career status to teachers or award contract renewals to school administrators defined by G.S. 115C-287.1 who have exhibited excellence in their performance. A teacher may not be recommended for career status unless the teacher was rated at least “proficient” on all standards of the teacher’s most recent summative rating form.