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House Journal: Page 1995: Tuesday, April 30, 1996

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 1   program delivery.
 2     The rules developed by the state board of education
 3   for the accreditation process shall include provisions
 4   for removal of accreditation, including provisions for
 5   proper notice to the administrator of the area
 6   education agency, each member of the board of
 7   directors of the area education agency, and the
 8   superintendents and administrators of the schools of
 9   the districts served by the area education agency.
10     Sec. 50.  NEW SECTION.  273.11  STANDARDS FOR
11   ACCREDITING AREA EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
12     1.  The state board of education shall develop
13   standards and rules for the accreditation of area
14   education agencies by July 1, 1997.  Standards shall
15   be general in nature, but at a minimum shall identify
16   requirements addressing the services provided by each
17   division, as well as identifying indicators of quality
18   that will permit area education agencies, school
19   districts, the department of education, and the
20   general public to judge accurately the effectiveness
21   of area education agency services.
22     2.  Standards developed shall include, but are not
23   limited to, the following:
24     a.  Support for school-community planning,
25   including a means of assessing needs, establishing
26   shared direction and implementing program plans and
27   reporting progress.
28     b.  Professional development programs that respond
29   to current needs.
30     c.  Support for curriculum development,
31   instruction, and assessment for reading, language
32   arts, math and science, using research-based
33   methodologies.
34     d.  Special education compliance and support.
35     e.  Management services, including financial
36   reporting and purchasing as requested and funded by
37   local districts.
38     f.  Support for instructional media services that
39   supplement and support local district media centers
40   and services.
41     g.  Support for school technology planning and
42   staff development for implementing instructional
43   technologies.
44     h.  A program and services evaluation and reporting
45   system.
46     Sec. 51.  Section 282.4, subsection 3, Code
47   Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows:
48     3.  Notwithstanding section 282.6, if a student has
49   been expelled or suspended from school and has not met
50   the conditions of the expulsion or suspension and if

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