Text: HSB00586 Text: HSB00588 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 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 4 31 kh/jl/8
Text: HSB00586 Text: HSB00588 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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