North Carolina State University's 2022–23 Principal residency handbook documents the program framework and expectations for residents, mentors, and executive coaches. The handbook also includes assessments, reports, website resources, a SMART goal template, and an individual leader learning plan. The handbook contains an assignment list  that connects to a digital portfolio product. Assignments include introducing themselves to their school communities, understanding their contextual communities, understanding school data, understanding their schools’ essential operations, understanding their schools from a people perspective, developing professional proficiency, leveraging human capital for school improvement, understanding the development levels of students, and identifying puzzles of practice. A monthly task calendar and rubrics are also included.