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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 294A.3, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1 2 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 An educational excellence fund is established in the office 1 4 of treasurer of state to be administered by the department of 1 5 education. Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for 1 6 deposit in the fund shall be paid to school districts and area 1 7 education agencies pursuant to the requirements of this 1 8 chapter and shall be expended only to pay for increases in the 1 9 regular compensation of teachers and other salary increases 1 10 for teachers, to pay the costs of the employer's share of 1 11 federal social security and Iowa public employees' retirement 1 12 system, or a pension and annuity retirement system established 1 13 under chapter 294, payments on the salary increases, and to 1 14 pay costs associated with providing computer equipment or 1 15 specialized or general training. Moneys received by school 1 16 districts and area education agencies shall not be used for 1 17 pay earned by a teacher for performance of additional 1 18 noninstructional duties. 1 19 Sec. 2. Section 294A.13, Code 1995, is amended to read as 1 20 follows: 1 21 294A.13 PHASE III PROGRAM. 1 22 For the school year beginning July 1, 1987, and succeeding 1 23 school years, each school district and area education agency 1 24 that meets the requirements of thissectiondivision is 1 25 eligible to receive moneys for the implementation under phase 1 26 III of a performance-based pay plan or supplemental pay plan, 1 27 or a combination of the two. 1 28 Sec. 3. Section 294A.14, unnumbered paragraphs 3 and 4, 1 29 Code 1995, are amended to read as follows: 1 30 A plan shall be developed using the procedure specified 1 31 under section 294A.15. The plan shall provide for the 1 32 establishment of a performance-based pay plan, a supplemental 1 33 pay plan, a combination of the two pay plans, or comprehensive 1 34 school transformation programs, and shall include a budget for 1 35 the cost of implementing the plan. In addition to the costs 2 1 of providing additional salary for teachers and the amount 2 2 required to pay the employers' share of the federal social 2 3 security and Iowa public employees' retirement system, or a 2 4 pension and annuity retirement system established under 2 5 chapter 294, and payments on the additional salary, the budget 2 6 may include costs associated with providing computer equipment 2 7 or specialized or general training. Moneys received under 2 8 phase III shall not be used to employ additional employees of 2 9 a school district, except that phase III moneys may be used to 2 10 employ substitute teachers, part-time teachers, and other 2 11 employees needed to implement plans that provide innovative 2 12 staffing patterns or that require that a teacher employed on a 2 13 full-time basis be absent from the classroom for specified 2 14 periods for fulfilling other instructional duties. However, 2 15 all teachers employed are eligible to receive additional 2 16 salary under an approved plan. 2 17 For the purpose of this section, a performance-based pay 2 18 plan shall provide for salary increases for teachers who 2 19 demonstrate superior performance in completing assigned 2 20 duties. In lieu of or in addition to salary increases 2 21 provided under this section, a performance-based pay plan may 2 22 provide, under an agreement with the teacher, computer 2 23 equipment to teachers who demonstrate superior performance in 2 24 completing assigned duties. The value of computer equipment 2 25 provided in lieu of or in addition to salary increases under 2 26 this section shall be the current fair and reasonable market 2 27 value of the equipment when ownership of the equipment is 2 28 transferred to the teacher. The plan shall include the method 2 29 used to determine superior performance of a teacher. For 2 30 school districts, the plan may include assessments of specific 2 31 teaching behavior, assessments of student performance, 2 32 assessments of other characteristics associated with effective 2 33 teaching, or a combination of these criteria. 2 34 Sec. 4. Section 294A.14, unnumbered paragraph 9, Code 2 35 1995, is amended to read as follows: 3 1 For school districts, additional instructional work 3 2 assignments may include but are not limited to general 3 3 curriculum planning and development, vertical articulation of 3 4 curriculum, horizontal curriculum coordination, development of 3 5 educational measurement practices for the school district, 3 6 participation in assessment activities leading to 3 7 certification by the national board for professional teaching 3 8 standards, attendance at workshops and other programs for 3 9 service as cooperating teachers for student teachers, 3 10 development of plans for assisting beginning teachers during 3 11 their first year of teaching, attendance at summer staff 3 12 development programs, development of staff development 3 13 programs for other teachers to be presented during the school 3 14 year, participation in family support programs, development of 3 15 programs which provide instruction in conflict resolution and 3 16 mediation techniques for staff and students, development of 3 17 anger management instructional programs for students, 3 18 participation in school technology improvement plans, and 3 19 other plans locally determined in the manner specified in 3 20 section 294A.15 and approved by the department of education 3 21 under section 294A.16 that are of equal importance or more 3 22 appropriately meet the educational needs of the school 3 23 district. 3 24 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 295.1 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND 3 25 INTENT. 3 26 The general assembly finds that it is in the public 3 27 interest to develop and equitably fund instructional 3 28 technology within the public schools of this state to ensure 3 29 that school students, teachers, and administrators are 3 30 equipped and prepared to excel in the twenty-first century. 3 31 Toward that goal, it is the intent of this chapter to 3 32 establish and fund a school improvement technology program. 3 33 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 295.2 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY 3 34 APPROPRIATION. 3 35 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 4 1 state to the department of education for each fiscal year the 4 2 sum of thirty million dollars for the school improvement 4 3 technology program. 4 4 2. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, the 4 5 amount of moneys allocated to school districts shall be in the 4 6 proportion that the basic enrollment of a district bears to 4 7 the sum of the basic enrollment of all districts in the state 4 8 for the budget year. However, for the fiscal years beginning 4 9 July 1, 1996, and July 1, 1997, a district shall not receive 4 10 less than fifteen thousand dollars in a fiscal year. 4 11 3. For each year in which an appropriation is made to the 4 12 school improvement technology program, the department of 4 13 education shall notify the department of revenue and finance 4 14 of the amount to be paid to each school district based upon 4 15 the distribution plan set forth for the appropriation made 4 16 pursuant to this section. The allocation to each school 4 17 district under this section shall be made in one payment on or 4 18 about October 15 of the fiscal year in which the appropriation 4 19 is made, taking into consideration the relative budget and 4 20 cash position of the state resources. Prior to the receipt of 4 21 funds, school districts shall provide to the department of 4 22 education adequate assurance that they have developed or are 4 23 developing a technology plan as required by section 295.3 and 4 24 that funds received under this section will be used in 4 25 accordance with the required technology plan. However, 4 26 approval of the plan by the department is not required. 4 27 4. Moneys received under this section shall not be 4 28 commingled with state aid payments made under section 257.16 4 29 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the local 4 30 school district separately from state aid payments. 4 31 5. Payments made to school districts under this section 4 32 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257. Each 4 33 local school district shall maintain a separate technology 4 34 fund account within its budget for payments received and 4 35 expenditures made pursuant to this section. 5 1 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be used 5 2 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 5 3 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 5 4 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 295.3 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY 5 5 PLANNING. 5 6 1. Not later than July 1 of each school year, the board of 5 7 directors of a school district shall adopt a technology plan 5 8 that supports school improvement technology efforts and 5 9 includes an evaluation component. The plan shall focus on the 5 10 attainment of student achievement goals under sections 280.12 5 11 and 280.18 and shall demonstrate the manner in which the 5 12 board, over a four-year period, will utilize technology to 5 13 improve student achievement. The plan shall be developed by 5 14 licensed professional staff of the district, including both 5 15 teachers and administrators. The advisory committee appointed 5 16 by the board pursuant to section 280.12, subsection 2, shall 5 17 advise the board concerning the development of goals and the 5 18 assessment process and measurements to be used under the plan. 5 19 Technology plans shall be kept on file in the district and a 5 20 copy sent to the appropriate area education agency. Progress 5 21 made under these plans shall be included as part of the annual 5 22 report submitted to the department of education in compliance 5 23 with sections 280.12 and 280.18. 5 24 2. If the board of directors of a school district elects 5 25 to employ a technology director, the qualifications for the 5 26 position shall be determined by the board. 5 27 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 295.4 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND 5 28 TECHNOLOGY EXPENDITURES. 5 29 1. Funds received by a school district pursuant to section 5 30 295.2 shall be expended for the acquisition, lease, or lease- 5 31 purchase, installation, and maintenance of instructional 5 32 technology equipment, including hardware and software, 5 33 materials and supplies related to instructional technology, 5 34 and staff development and training. Priorities for the use of 5 35 the funds shall be made by the school district. 6 1 2. Funds received by a school district pursuant to section 6 2 295.2 shall be used to supplement, not supplant, funds 6 3 otherwise budgeted by a school district for technology 6 4 planning and equipment, including hardware and software, 6 5 materials, and supplies related to instructional technology 6 6 and staff development and training. 6 7 3. Not more than ten percent of the total funds received 6 8 by a school district pursuant to section 295.2 during the 6 9 fiscal period beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 6 10 2000, shall be used for staff development and training in the 6 11 use of instructional technology. 6 12 EXPLANATION 6 13 This bill establishes a school improvement technology 6 14 program and appropriates $30 million annually for the purposes 6 15 of the program. The bill also provides for the use of phase 6 16 III funds for the provision of instructional technology to 6 17 teachers in lieu of or in addition to a salary increase under 6 18 phase III. 6 19 The funds are appropriated to the department of education 6 20 to be allocated to school districts in the proportion that the 6 21 basic enrollment of a district bears to the sum of the basic 6 22 enrollment of all districts in the state for the budget year. 6 23 However, for the first two years of the appropriation, a 6 24 district shall not receive less than $15,000. The funds are 6 25 to be used by the districts to acquire, lease, lease-purchase, 6 26 install, and maintain instructional technology equipment, 6 27 which the bill defines as including hardware and software, 6 28 materials and related supplies, and staff development and 6 29 training. 6 30 Under the bill, funds received under the program shall not 6 31 be used for payment of collective bargaining agreements or 6 32 arbitrator's decisions. Fund received under the program shall 6 33 be used to supplement, not supplant, funds otherwise budgeted 6 34 by a school district for instructional technology. Not more 6 35 than 10 percent of the total funds received in the first four 7 1 years of the program shall be used for staff development and 7 2 training in the use of instructional technology. 7 3 The bill also provides that if the board of directors of a 7 4 school district elects to employ a technology director, the 7 5 qualifications for the job shall be determined by the board. 7 6 Not later than July 1 of each school year, the board of 7 7 directors of a school district is required to develop a 7 8 technology plan that supports school improvement efforts, 7 9 focuses on the attainment of student achievement goals, and 7 10 demonstrates how technology will be used to improve student 7 11 achievement and includes an evaluation component. The plan 7 12 shall be developed by the district's licensed professional 7 13 staff, including both teachers and administrators. The 7 14 advisory committee in each district appointed pursuant to 7 15 section 280.12, is directed to advise the board concerning the 7 16 development of goals and the assessment process and 7 17 measurements to be used under the plan. The district is to 7 18 keep a copy on file and send a copy to its area education 7 19 agency. Progress made under the plan shall be submitted to 7 20 the department of education as part of the report currently 7 21 required under sections 280.12 and 280.18. 7 22 The bill also amends section 294A.13, which states that 7 23 each school district and area education agency that meets the 7 24 requirements of the section is eligible for phase III funds. 7 25 However, the requirements are set forth in the division, and 7 26 not in the section. A technical correction is included in the 7 27 bill to replace the word "section" with the word "division". 7 28 The bill provides that participation by a teacher in a 7 29 school improvement technology plan is an "additional work 7 30 assignment", which would permit the payment of additional 7 31 salary to the teacher under phase III. 7 32 LSB 4215YC 76 7 33 kh/cf/24
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