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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 279.14A TEACHING PERFORMANCE
1 2 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
1 3 1. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for the
1 4 establishment and ongoing administration of a regional
1 5 teaching technical assistance system, the department of
1 6 education shall establish and implement a regional system to
1 7 provide technical assistance to each public school district
1 8 and area education agency for the development and
1 9 implementation of a plan of assistance to teachers who are
1 10 performing inadequately. The department shall consult with
1 11 the Iowa state education association, the Iowa association of
1 12 school boards, and the school administrators of Iowa in
1 13 developing the system.
1 14 2. The department of education shall establish model
1 15 evaluation criteria for teacher performance and a model
1 16 assistance plan a school district may implement to assist
1 17 teachers who are performing inadequately. Evaluation criteria
1 18 developed by the department may be used by a district as
1 19 specified in section 279.14. The board of directors of a
1 20 school district shall adopt an assistance plan for teachers
1 21 employed by the district who are performing inadequately. The
1 22 district plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:
1 23 a. Criteria for teachers in areas such as instruction,
1 24 communication, and classroom environment and management.
1 25 b. Adequate notification procedures for failure to meet
1 26 criteria.
1 27 c. Measures to provide assistance and resources for
1 28 improvement.
1 29 d. A reasonable, specified amount of time for a teacher to
1 30 show improvement.
1 31 e. Consequences for failure to meet expectations, up to
1 32 and including termination of contract.
1 33 3. Moneys received under this section by a school district
1 34 shall be expended to provide training in the areas of policy
1 35 and procedures, development of district and area education
2 1 agency plans of assistance, and coordination of trained
2 2 individuals to serve on intensive assistance teams for
2 3 teachers performing inadequately. Support is to be provided
2 4 through regional coordinators for the provision of training
2 5 and expertise in the areas of assistance and termination
2 6 provided for in section 279.15. Training may be coordinated
2 7 with the evaluator training for district administrators
2 8 required under section 279.14B, and shall be made available to
2 9 local school districts and area education agencies. Training
2 10 shall also be provided to individuals serving on regional
2 11 assistance teams. The regional system may coordinate or
2 12 assist in the coordination of an assistance team that would be
2 13 provided to a school district or area education agency upon
2 14 receipt of a request for assistance which presents
2 15 satisfactory documentation of inadequate teacher performance
2 16 based on established criteria.
2 17 4. The use of the regional system of assistance
2 18 established under this section is not a prerequisite to use of
2 19 the termination procedures provided under section 279.15.
2 20 5. This section does not apply to a person discharged
2 21 under section 279.27.
2 22 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 279.14B ADMINISTRATOR PERFORMANCE
2 23 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
2 24 1. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for the
2 25 establishment and ongoing administration of a regional
2 26 administration technical assistance system, the department of
2 27 education shall establish and implement a regional system to
2 28 provide technical assistance to each public school district
2 29 and area education agency for the development and
2 30 implementation of a plan of assistance to administrators who
2 31 are performing inadequately. The department shall consult
2 32 with the Iowa state education association, school
2 33 administrators of Iowa, and the Iowa association of school
2 34 boards in developing the system.
2 35 2. The department of education shall establish model
3 1 evaluation criteria for administrator performance and a model
3 2 assistance plan a school district may implement to assist
3 3 administrators who are performing inadequately. Evaluation
3 4 criteria developed by the department may be used by a district
3 5 as specified in section 279.23A. The board of directors of a
3 6 school district shall adopt an assistance plan for
3 7 administrators employed by the district who are performing
3 8 inadequately. The district plan shall include, at a minimum,
3 9 the following:
3 10 a. Criteria for administrators in areas such as school and
3 11 district environment, maintenance and promotion of effective
3 12 programs, effective management, and communication and
3 13 collaboration with staff, parents, and community.
3 14 b. Adequate notification procedures for failure to meet
3 15 criteria.
3 16 c. Measures to provide assistance and resources for
3 17 improvement.
3 18 d. A reasonable, specified amount of time for an
3 19 administrator to show improvement.
3 20 e. Consequences for failure to meet expectations, up to
3 21 and including termination of contract.
3 22 3. Moneys received under this section by a school district
3 23 shall be expended to provide training in the areas of policy
3 24 and procedures, development of district and area education
3 25 agency plans of assistance, and coordination of trained
3 26 individuals to serve on intensive assistance teams for
3 27 administrators performing inadequately. Support is to be
3 28 provided through regional coordinators for the provision of
3 29 training and expertise in the areas of assistance and
3 30 termination provided for in section 279.24. Training may be
3 31 coordinated with the evaluator training for teachers required
3 32 under section 279.14A, and shall be made available to local
3 33 school districts and area education agencies. Training shall
3 34 also be provided to individuals serving on regional assistance
3 35 teams. The regional system may coordinate or assist in the
4 1 coordination of an assistance team that would be provided to a
4 2 school district or area education agency upon receipt of a
4 3 request for assistance which presents satisfactory
4 4 documentation of inadequate administrator performance based on
4 5 established criteria.
4 6 4. The use of the regional system of assistance
4 7 established under this section is not a prerequisite to the
4 8 use of the termination procedures provided under section
4 9 279.24.
4 10 5. This section does not apply to a person discharged
4 11 under section 279.25.
4 12 EXPLANATION
4 13 This bill, subject to an appropriation by the general
4 14 assembly, requires the department of education to establish
4 15 regional systems to provide technical assistance to each
4 16 public school district and area education agency for the
4 17 development and implementation of a plan of assistance to
4 18 teachers and administrators determined to be performing the
4 19 duties of teaching or administration inadequately. Under the
4 20 systems, the department is to establish model evaluation
4 21 criteria for teacher and administrator performance and a model
4 22 assistance plan that may be used by school districts. School
4 23 districts are required under the bill to adopt an assistance
4 24 plan for teachers and administrators who are performing
4 25 inadequately. The bill lists the minimum criteria each
4 26 district plan is required to include. The bill also provides
4 27 that funds are to be expended to provide training in specified
4 28 areas, the development of plans of assistance, and
4 29 coordination of intensive assistance teams.
4 30 LSB 4202HC 77
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