Amends GS 115C-105.37B, concerning the reform of continually low-performing schools, adding a subsection that provides that the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) must conduct professional development workshops in each region of North Carolina that provide information on the four school reform models as set out in GS 115C-105.37B(a).  Requires particular emphasis to be placed on the restart model. Requires DPI to conduct at least one workshop annually for superintendents and their designees.

Amends GS 115C-105.25 concerning budget flexibility, requiring the DPI to conduct professional development workshops in each region of North Carolina that provide information on the budget flexibility in regards to differentiated pay and other initiatives to improve student achievement. Requires DPI to conduct at least one workshop annually for superintendents and their designees.

Directs the State Board of Education to report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by November 15, 2015, in regards to the five specified recommendations, including efforts to automate the teacher licensing process and changes to the lateral entry process for teachers. 

Effective July 1, 2015.