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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. There is appropriated 1 2 from the general fund of the state to the department of 1 3 education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and 1 4 ending June 30, 1999, the following amount, or so much thereof 1 5 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 1 6 a. For frontier school and extended year school planning 1 7 grants as provided in section 256.22, if enacted: 1 8 .................................................. $ 500,000 1 9 b. For beginning teacher induction program grants as 1 10 provided in chapter 256E, if enacted: 1 11 .................................................. $ 180,000 1 12 It is the intent of the general assembly that grants 1 13 awarded using moneys appropriated under this section shall 1 14 provide support to a minimum of 100 teams of mentors and 1 15 beginning teachers. 1 16 c. For the establishment and implementation of a 1 17 practitioner recognition award pilot program as provided in 1 18 section 279.59, if enacted: 1 19 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 1 20 By January 15, 1999, the department of education shall 1 21 prepare and submit a proposal for a program for leadership 1 22 development of practitioners and school board members to the 1 23 chairpersons and ranking members of the house and senate 1 24 standing education committees and of the joint subcommittee on 1 25 education appropriations. 1 26 Sec. 2. Section 20.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1997, 1 27 is amended to read as follows: 1 28 The public employer and the employee organization shall 1 29 meet at reasonable times, including meetings reasonably in 1 30 advance of the public employer's budget-making process, to 1 31 negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, 1 32 vacations, insurance, holidays, leaves of absence, shift 1 33 differentials, overtime compensation, supplemental pay, 1 34 seniority, transfer procedures, job classifications, health 1 35 and safety matters, evaluation procedures, procedures for 2 1 staff reduction, in-service training and other matters 2 2 mutually agreed upon. Negotiations shall also include terms 2 3 authorizing dues checkoff for members of the employee 2 4 organization and grievance procedures for resolving any 2 5 questions arising under the agreement, which shall be embodied 2 6 in a written agreement and signed by the parties. If an 2 7 agreement provides for dues checkoff, a member's dues may be 2 8 checked off only upon the member's written request and the 2 9 member may terminate the dues checkoff at any time by giving 2 10 thirty days' written notice. Such obligation to negotiate in 2 11 good faith does not compel either party to agree to a proposal 2 12 or make a concession. If the public employees who are 2 13 represented by a certified employee organization are teachers 2 14 licensed under chapter 272 and are employed by a public 2 15 employer which is a school district or area education agency, 2 16 evaluation criteria shall not be considered a mandatory 2 17 subject of bargaining. 2 18 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 256.22 FRONTIER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED 2 19 YEAR SCHOOL PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM. 2 20 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 2 21 general assembly, the department shall establish a frontier 2 22 school planning grant program to provide for the allocation of 2 23 grants to school districts, or a collaboration of school 2 24 districts, to provide technical assistance for investigating 2 25 the possibility of converting an existing school within a 2 26 district to a frontier school or to an extended school year. 2 27 A district that wants to participate in the program shall 2 28 submit to the department a written request for a planning 2 29 grant by September 1, 1998. The school district or 2 30 collaboration of school districts shall agree to appoint a 2 31 frontier school planning committee composed of parents, 2 32 guardians, teachers, administrators, and individuals 2 33 representing business, and the local community. The school 2 34 district or collaboration shall also indicate in its request 2 35 its intention to use any grant moneys received under this 3 1 section to examine, at a minimum, all of the following: 3 2 a. Mission and instructional focus of the school. 3 3 b. Organizational structure and management of the school. 3 4 c. Impact on labor agreements and contracts on the success 3 5 of the school. 3 6 d. Roles and responsibilities of all involved 3 7 consistencies. 3 8 e. Arrangements for special needs students. 3 9 f. Connection of the school to the district. 3 10 g. Facility and operation costs. 3 11 h. Application of the school within current law and the 3 12 need to apply for waivers or exemptions from one or more of 3 13 the minimum education standards contained in section 256.11 3 14 and rules adopted by the state board of education. 3 15 i. Measurement of results including student achievement 3 16 results. 3 17 2. Grant moneys shall be distributed to qualifying school 3 18 districts by the department no later than October 15, 1998. 3 19 Grant amounts shall be distributed as determined by the 3 20 department. However, a grant awarded to a school district 3 21 under the provisions of this section shall not exceed twenty- 3 22 five thousand dollars. 3 23 3. For purposes of this section, "frontier school" means a 3 24 school that is nonsectarian in its program, admission 3 25 policies, employment practices, and all other operations. The 3 26 school is a public school and is part of the state's system of 3 27 public education. The primary focus of a frontier school 3 28 shall be to provide a comprehensive program of instruction for 3 29 at least one grade or age group from five through eighteen 3 30 years of age. Frontier schools may be designed to allow 3 31 significant autonomy to the schools. However, frontier 3 32 schools shall be accountable for significant results. 3 33 4. By February 15, 1999, a school district or 3 34 collaboration of districts receiving moneys under this section 3 35 shall submit an interim report to the department describing 4 1 the planning activities conducted by the school district or 4 2 the collaboration and providing preliminary conclusions. The 4 3 school district or collaboration shall submit a final report 4 4 by June 1, 1999, to the department. The department shall 4 5 summarize the school district reports in a final report to the 4 6 chairpersons and ranking members of the house and senate 4 7 standing education committees by January 1, 2000. 4 8 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 256.24 MATHEMATICS PILOT PROGRAMS. 4 9 1. The Iowa mathematics and science coalition shall 4 10 administer a two-year mathematics pilot program to help 4 11 teachers become aware of possibilities for mathematics 4 12 instruction other than traditional approaches and discuss 4 13 these approaches with other teachers, employ new problem- 4 14 centered approaches, develop routines that create an 4 15 environment that promotes problem solving and student 4 16 autonomy, and integrate new approaches to teaching mathematics 4 17 in the regular mathematics curriculum. 4 18 2. The Iowa mathematics and science coalition shall locate 4 19 the pilot programs in at least three public schools, at least 4 20 one located in a large school district, at least one located 4 21 in a medium-sized school district, and at least one located in 4 22 a small school district. For purposes of this section, a 4 23 large school district is a district with an actual enrollment 4 24 of five thousand or more pupils; a medium-sized school 4 25 district is a district with an actual enrollment that is 4 26 greater than one thousand one hundred ninety-nine pupils, but 4 27 less than five thousand pupils; and a small school district is 4 28 a district with an actual enrollment of one thousand one 4 29 hundred ninety-nine or fewer pupils. 4 30 3. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 4 31 state to the department of education for allocation to the 4 32 Iowa mathematics and science coalition for each fiscal year of 4 33 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 4 34 2000, the sum of fifty thousand dollars for the mathematics 4 35 pilot program. 5 1 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 256.44 NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION 5 2 AWARD. 5 3 1. A teacher who registers for and achieves a national 5 4 board for professional teaching standards certificate and is 5 5 employed by a school district in Iowa shall be eligible for a 5 6 registration award and an annual award of two thousand dollars 5 7 for each year the certificate is valid. 5 8 2. To receive a partial registration award of one thousand 5 9 dollars, the teacher shall submit documentation as required by 5 10 the department. A teacher must apply to the department within 5 11 one year of registration under this subsection. A teacher 5 12 shall receive a final registration award of one thousand 5 13 dollars if the teacher notifies the department of the 5 14 teacher's certification achievement and submits any 5 15 documentation requested by the department. 5 16 3. To receive a five-year annual award for achieving 5 17 certification by the national board of professional teaching 5 18 standards, a teacher shall apply to the department within one 5 19 year of eligibility. Payment for awards shall be made only 5 20 upon departmental approval of an application or 5 21 recertification of eligibility. A nonrenewable term of 5 22 eligibility shall be for five years or for the years the 5 23 certificate is valid, whichever time period is shorter. In 5 24 order to continue receipt of payments, a recipient shall 5 25 annually recertify eligibility. 5 26 4. A national board for professional teaching standards 5 27 certification fund is established in the office of treasurer 5 28 of state to be administered by the department. Moneys 5 29 appropriated by the general assembly for deposit in the fund 5 30 shall be paid as follows: 5 31 a. Upon receipt of award documentation as provided in 5 32 subsection 2. 5 33 b. On January 15 to teachers whose applications and 5 34 recertifications for rewards as provided in subsection 3 are 5 35 approved by the department. 6 1 The treasurer of state shall act as custodian of the fund 6 2 and may invest the moneys deposited in the fund. The income 6 3 from any investment shall be credited to and deposited in the 6 4 fund. The director of revenue and finance shall issue 6 5 warrants upon the fund pursuant to the order of the department 6 6 and such warrants shall be paid from the fund by the treasurer 6 7 of state. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or 6 8 unobligated moneys remaining in the fund on June 30 of the 6 9 fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated shall not 6 10 revert but shall be available for expenditure for the 6 11 following fiscal year for the purposes of this section. 6 12 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 6 13 state to the office of treasurer of state for the fiscal year 6 14 beginning July 1, 1998, and each succeeding year, the sum of 6 15 two hundred fifty thousand dollars for deposit in the national 6 16 board for professional teaching standards certification fund 6 17 established and administered pursuant to this section. 6 18 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 256D.1 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND 6 19 INTENT. 6 20 The general assembly finds that it is in the best interest 6 21 of the state to encourage and fund early education programs 6 22 focused on kindergarten through grade three in the public 6 23 school districts. The goal of these programs is to improve 6 24 student achievement in the basic educational subject matters, 6 25 such as reading, language arts, and mathematics, and to 6 26 accomplish proficiency in those subjects by grade four. 6 27 Toward that goal, it is the intent of this chapter to 6 28 establish and fund an early education improvement program. 6 29 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 256D.2 EARLY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT 6 30 PROGRAM APPROPRIATION. 6 31 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 6 32 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 6 33 beginning July 1, 1998, and for each succeeding fiscal year, 6 34 the sum of nine million dollars for the early education 6 35 improvement program. 7 1 2. For each fiscal year for which moneys are appropriated 7 2 in subsection 1, the amount of moneys allocated to school 7 3 districts shall be in the proportion that the basic enrollment 7 4 of a district bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all 7 5 school districts in the state for the budget year. However, a 7 6 district shall not receive less than ten thousand dollars in a 7 7 fiscal year. The Iowa braille and sight saving school, the 7 8 state school for the deaf, and the Price laboratory school at 7 9 the university of northern Iowa shall annually certify their 7 10 basic enrollments to the department of education by October 1. 7 11 3. For each year for which an appropriation is made to the 7 12 early education improvement program, the department of 7 13 education shall notify the department of revenue and finance 7 14 of the amount to be paid to each school district based upon 7 15 the distribution plan set forth for the appropriation made 7 16 pursuant to this section. The allocation to each school 7 17 district under this section shall be made in one payment on or 7 18 about October 15 of the fiscal year for which the 7 19 appropriation is made, taking into consideration the relative 7 20 budget and cash position of the state resources. 7 21 4. Moneys received under this section shall not be 7 22 commingled with state aid payments made under section 257.16 7 23 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the school 7 24 district separately from state aid payments. 7 25 5. Payments made to school districts under this section 7 26 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 and are 7 27 considered encumbered. Each school district shall maintain a 7 28 separate listing within their budgets for payments received 7 29 and expenditures made pursuant to this section. 7 30 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be used 7 31 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 7 32 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 7 33 7. For purposes of this chapter, "school district" means a 7 34 public school district, the Iowa braille and sight saving 7 35 school, the state school for the deaf, and the Price 8 1 laboratory school at the university of northern Iowa. 8 2 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 256D.3 EARLY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT 8 3 PROGRAM – REPORTS. 8 4 1. Progress, as determined by school districts through 8 5 appropriate assessments, for children enrolled in kindergarten 8 6 through grade three in attaining or surpassing student 8 7 achievement goals as established under the accreditation 8 8 process in chapter 256, and an accounting of the use of the 8 9 moneys received by the school districts in accordance with 8 10 this chapter, shall be submitted in an annual report to the 8 11 department of education by September 1 in the fiscal year 8 12 beginning July 1, 1999, and in each succeeding year. Each 8 13 school district shall also certify, in the annual report to 8 14 the department, that the school districts used the moneys 8 15 received under this chapter to supplement, and not to 8 16 supplant, the moneys otherwise received and used by the school 8 17 district for kindergarten through grade three education 8 18 purposes. 8 19 2. Progress, as determined individually by the Iowa 8 20 braille and sight saving school, the state school for the 8 21 deaf, and the Price laboratory school at the university of 8 22 northern Iowa, including the progress of children enrolled in 8 23 kindergarten through grade three in attaining or surpassing 8 24 student achievement goals, and an accounting of the use of the 8 25 moneys received by the school districts in accordance with 8 26 this chapter, shall be submitted in an annual report to the 8 27 state board of regents and the department of education by 8 28 September 1 in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and in 8 29 each succeeding year. Each school district shall also 8 30 certify, in the annual report to the board of regents and the 8 31 department, that the school districts used the moneys received 8 32 under this chapter to supplement, and not to supplant, the 8 33 moneys otherwise received and used by the school districts for 8 34 kindergarten through grade three education purposes. 8 35 3. The department shall submit, to the chairpersons and 9 1 ranking members of the house and senate education committees 9 2 by January 1, 2000, a report describing the ways in which the 9 3 school districts are making use of the moneys received under 9 4 this chapter, and including the school districts, if any, that 9 5 used moneys received under this chapter to supplant funds the 9 6 school district was already receiving for kindergarten through 9 7 grade three education purposes. 9 8 4. The department shall submit, to the chairpersons and 9 9 ranking members of the house and senate education committees 9 10 by January 1, 2002, a report describing school district 9 11 progress on attaining or surpassing student achievement goals. 9 12 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 256D.4 EARLY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT 9 13 PROGRAM EXPENDITURES. 9 14 School districts shall expend funds received pursuant to 9 15 section 256D.2 to support education practices, programs, or 9 16 assistance for kindergarten through grade three that include, 9 17 but are not limited to, the following: reducing adult to 9 18 student ratios through the hiring of teachers and adult 9 19 teaching assistants; reading instruction in phonics; volunteer 9 20 coordinator programs; implementation of instructional programs 9 21 designed to improve student achievement in the areas of 9 22 reading, language arts, and mathematics; parental involvement 9 23 programs; and contributions toward implementation of an 9 24 extended school day or year program. 9 25 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 256E.1 BEGINNING TEACHER INDUCTION 9 26 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED – GRANTS. 9 27 If the general assembly appropriates moneys for purposes of 9 28 teacher induction, the department of education shall 9 29 coordinate a beginning teacher induction program to promote 9 30 excellence in teaching, build a supportive environment within 9 31 school districts, to increase the retention of promising 9 32 beginning teachers, and promote the personal and professional 9 33 well-being of teachers. The department of education shall 9 34 develop a process for awarding beginning teacher induction 9 35 grants to school districts, and shall adopt rules relating to 10 1 the equitable distribution of grants to school districts to 10 2 reflect diversity geographically and by population. 10 3 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 256E.2 DEFINITIONS. 10 4 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 10 5 requires: 10 6 1. "Beginning teacher" means an individual serving under 10 7 an initial provisional or conditional license, issued by the 10 8 board under chapter 272, who is assuming a position as a 10 9 classroom teacher. 10 10 2. "Board of directors" means the board of directors of a 10 11 school district or a collaboration of boards of directors of 10 12 school districts. 10 13 3. "Classroom teacher" means an individual who holds a 10 14 valid practitioner's license and who is employed by a school 10 15 district under sections 279.13 through 279.19 in a school 10 16 district in this state or area education agency to provide 10 17 instruction to students. 10 18 4. "Department" means the department of education. 10 19 5. "Director" means the director of the department of 10 20 education. 10 21 6. "District facilitator" means a licensed professional 10 22 pursuant to chapter 272 who is appointed by the board of 10 23 directors, or a collaboration of districts, to serve as the 10 24 liaison between the board of directors and the department for 10 25 the beginning teacher induction program. 10 26 7. "Mentor" means an individual employed by a school 10 27 district or area education agency as a classroom teacher and 10 28 who holds a valid license to teach issued under chapter 272. 10 29 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 256E.3 DISTRICT PLAN. 10 30 1. A board of directors of a school district or the boards 10 31 of directors of a collaboration of school districts 10 32 participating in the beginning teacher induction program shall 10 33 appoint a district facilitator, whose duties shall include, 10 34 but are not limited to, overseeing the development of a plan 10 35 for meeting the goals of the program as set forth in section 11 1 256E.1, and composing a district committee pursuant to 11 2 subsection 2. 11 3 2. The membership of the district committee composed by 11 4 the district facilitator shall include, but is not limited to, 11 5 licensed practitioners and an area education agency staff 11 6 development professional. 11 7 3. The district committee shall adopt a plan and written 11 8 procedures for a mentor program consistent with this chapter. 11 9 The plan and the written procedures shall, at a minimum, 11 10 provide the process for the selection of and the number of 11 11 mentors; the mentor training process; the timetable by which 11 12 the plan shall be implemented; placement of mentors and 11 13 beginning teachers; the minimum amount of contact time between 11 14 mentors and beginning teachers; the minimum amount of release 11 15 time for mentors and beginning teachers for meetings for 11 16 planning, demonstration, observation, feedback, and workshops; 11 17 the process for dissolving mentoring partnerships; and the 11 18 process for measuring the results of the program. The 11 19 district committee shall recommend to the board of directors 11 20 or boards of directors of a collaboration the names of 11 21 classroom teachers eligible to be mentors. 11 22 4. The district facilitator shall submit the plan, and the 11 23 proposed costs of implementing the plan, to the board of 11 24 directors or boards of directors of a collaboration, which 11 25 shall consider the plan and, once approved, submit the plan 11 26 and a reasonable cost proposal to the department of education, 11 27 which shall award grants as equitably as possible based on the 11 28 geographic and population diversity of the school districts 11 29 submitting plans. Grants may be awarded in subsequent years 11 30 based upon the most recent plan on file with the department. 11 31 5. The district committee is encouraged to work with area 11 32 education agencies and postsecondary institutions in the 11 33 preparation and implementation of a plan. 11 34 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 256E.4 BEGINNING TEACHER AND 11 35 MENTOR SELECTION AND PLACEMENT. 12 1 1. To be eligible to be a mentor, a licensed practitioner 12 2 shall, at a minimum, be employed by a school district as a 12 3 classroom teacher, have a record of at least five years of 12 4 effective practice, have been employed for one full year in 12 5 the district on a nonprobationary basis, and demonstrate 12 6 professional commitment to the improvement of teaching and 12 7 learning, and the development of beginning teachers. 12 8 2. The district facilitator shall position beginning 12 9 teachers in a manner that provides the greatest opportunity to 12 10 participate with the largest number of mentors. 12 11 Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 256E.5 BEGINNING TEACHER INDUCTION 12 12 STATE SUBSIDY – FUND. 12 13 1. A teacher who is enrolled as a mentor in an approved 12 14 beginning teacher induction program shall be eligible for an 12 15 award of five hundred dollars per semester of participation in 12 16 the program, which shall be paid from moneys received pursuant 12 17 to this section by the school district employing the mentor. 12 18 2. Moneys received by a school district pursuant to this 12 19 chapter shall be expended to provide mentors with awards in 12 20 accordance with subsection 1, to implement the plan, to pay 12 21 the costs of the employer's share of contributions to federal 12 22 social security and the Iowa public employees' retirement 12 23 system or a pension and annuity retirement system established 12 24 under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the district. 12 25 3. Moneys received by a school district under this chapter 12 26 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 or are 12 27 considered encumbered. Each local school district shall 12 28 maintain a separate listing within their budget for payments 12 29 received and expenditures made pursuant to this section. 12 30 4. Moneys received for purposes of this chapter shall not 12 31 be used for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 12 32 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 12 33 5. A beginning teacher induction fund is established in 12 34 the office of the treasurer of state to be administered by the 12 35 department. Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for 13 1 deposit in the fund shall be used to provide funding to school 13 2 districts pursuant to the requirements of this section. 13 3 6. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or 13 4 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal year for 13 5 which the funds were appropriated shall not revert but shall 13 6 be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year for 13 7 the purposes of this section. 13 8 Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 256E.6 REPORTS. 13 9 The board of directors of a school district or a 13 10 collaboration of school districts implementing an approved 13 11 beginning teacher induction program as provided in this 13 12 chapter shall submit an assessment of the program's results by 13 13 July 1 of the fiscal year succeeding the year in which the 13 14 board or the collaboration of districts received moneys under 13 15 this chapter. The department shall annually report the 13 16 statewide results of the program to the chairpersons and the 13 17 ranking members of the house and senate education committees 13 18 by January 1. 13 19 Sec. 16. Section 257.20, subsection 2, Code 1997, is 13 20 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 13 21 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. If the department of education prorates 13 22 the amount of the instructional support state aid paid to each 13 23 district pursuant to this subsection, the board of directors 13 24 shall be authorized to call an election in the manner provided 13 25 in section 257.18 to impose an additional instructional 13 26 support property tax, or a combination of an additional 13 27 instructional support property tax and an additional 13 28 instructional support income surtax, in an amount calculated 13 29 by the department of management to equal the difference 13 30 between what the district would be entitled to receive if the 13 31 instructional support levy were fully funded pursuant to 13 32 subsection 1, and the amount of the prorated state aid 13 33 calculated pursuant to paragraph "b". 13 34 The additional voter-approved taxing authority pursuant to 13 35 this paragraph shall be granted for each budget year in which 14 1 a prorated state aid payment is received, for a period not to 14 2 exceed the duration of the underlying instructional support 14 3 program. However, the amount of additional voter-approved 14 4 instructional support property tax and voter-approved 14 5 additional instructional support income surtax, if imposed, 14 6 may be determined by the board of directors in a different 14 7 proportion than for the instructional support property tax and 14 8 instructional support income surtax imposed for the underlying 14 9 instructional support program. Certification procedures 14 10 regarding imposition of additional instructional support 14 11 property tax or additional voter-approved instructional 14 12 support income surtax shall be as provided in sections 257.19 14 13 and 257.25. The payments shall be calculated, paid, and 14 14 deposited at the same time and in the same manner as provided 14 15 in sections 257.21 through 257.26. 14 16 Sec. 17. NEW SECTION. 268.6 INTERNSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 14 17 1. The university of northern Iowa shall design and 14 18 implement an internship pilot program to permit the 14 19 integration of theoretical and practical learning. The 14 20 university shall develop the program in consultation with the 14 21 state board of education and the board of educational 14 22 examiners. 14 23 2. The internship pilot program implemented by the 14 24 university shall include all of the following: 14 25 a. Student interns enrolled in the program shall complete 14 26 a one-year teaching experience conducted in a collaborating 14 27 school district. 14 28 b. Application of the best teaching practices in diverse 14 29 settings and in responding to diverse student needs under the 14 30 supervision of selected district teachers and university 14 31 personnel. 14 32 c. Seminars and special projects designed to meet student 14 33 intern needs. 14 34 d. Collaboration and support from a participating school 14 35 district relating to supervision and assessment of the student 15 1 intern's performance. 15 2 e. Collaboration and support from the university in 15 3 developing rigorous graduate coursework and in matters 15 4 relating to supervision, instruction, and evaluation of the 15 5 student intern in conjunction with personnel employed by the 15 6 participating school district. 15 7 3. Student interns who enroll in the program shall receive 15 8 graduate credit for successful completion of internship 15 9 program coursework. 15 10 4. A teacher who is employed by a school district and who 15 11 acts as a clinical supervisor for the internship pilot program 15 12 shall be eligible for a stipend of one thousand dollars per 15 13 semester of participation in the program, which shall be paid 15 14 to participating school districts from moneys received 15 15 pursuant to this section through the university of northern 15 16 Iowa by the school district employing the teacher. Not more 15 17 than five percent of the moneys received by a school district 15 18 under this section for purposes of the internship pilot 15 19 program shall be used for indirect costs, the employer's share 15 20 of federal social security and the Iowa public employees' 15 21 retirement system. Moneys received by a school district under 15 22 this section shall not be commingled with state aid payments 15 23 made under section 257.16 to a school district and shall be 15 24 accounted for by the school district separately from state aid 15 25 payments. 15 26 5. Payments made to school districts under this section 15 27 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 and are 15 28 considered encumbered. A school district shall maintain a 15 29 separate budget listing for payments received and expenditures 15 30 made pursuant to this section. 15 31 6. Moneys received by a school district under this section 15 32 shall not be used for payment of any collective bargaining 15 33 agreement or arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under 15 34 chapter 20. 15 35 7. Annually on or by January 15, the university of 16 1 northern Iowa shall submit a report describing activities 16 2 associated with the program to the chairpersons and ranking 16 3 members of the standing house and senate education committees. 16 4 8. a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 16 5 state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year 16 6 beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the sum of 16 7 two hundred twenty thousand dollars for the internship pilot 16 8 program at the university of northern Iowa. 16 9 b. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 16 10 state to the state board of regents for each fiscal year of 16 11 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 16 12 2002, the sum of five hundred seventy-five thousand dollars 16 13 for the internship pilot program at the university of northern 16 14 Iowa. 16 15 9. This section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 16 16 Sec. 18. Section 272.1, Code 1997, is amended by adding 16 17 the following new subsection: 16 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. "Para-educator" means a person who is 16 19 licensed to assist a teacher in the performance of 16 20 instructional tasks to support and assist classroom 16 21 instruction and related school activities. 16 22 Sec. 19. NEW SECTION. 272.12 PARA-EDUCATOR LICENSES. 16 23 1. The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules 16 24 pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a two-level voluntary 16 25 license for para-educators and outlining the instructional and 16 26 other school activity tasks the individuals licensed under 16 27 this section may perform. The board shall determine whether 16 28 an applicant is qualified to perform the duties for which a 16 29 para-educator license is sought. 16 30 2. Applicants for a para-educator license as a generalist 16 31 must hold a high school diploma from an accredited secondary 16 32 school or a high school equivalency diploma issued in 16 33 accordance with chapter 259A. The applicant must also have 16 34 completed twenty clock hours of in-service training in a 16 35 combination of all of the following areas: 17 1 a. Behavior management. 17 2 b. Ethical responsibilities and behavior. 17 3 c. Exceptional child and at-risk child behavior. 17 4 d. Collaboration skills and interpersonal relations. 17 5 e. Child and youth development. 17 6 3. Applicants for a para-educator license as a specialist 17 7 in early childhood, technology, or activity and recreation 17 8 supervision must meet the requirements of subsection 2. The 17 9 applicant must also have completed an additional thirty clock 17 10 hours of in-service training in the area of specialist 17 11 licensure, for which thirty clock hours of supervised 17 12 experience gained as a licensed generalist may be substituted. 17 13 4. Applicants shall be disqualified for any of the 17 14 following reasons: 17 15 a. The applicant is less than eighteen years of age. 17 16 b. The applicant has a record of founded child abuse. 17 17 c. The applicant has been convicted of a felony. 17 18 d. The applicant's application is fraudulent. 17 19 e. The applicant's license or certification from another 17 20 state is suspended or revoked. 17 21 f. The applicant fails to meet board standards for 17 22 application for an initial or renewed license. 17 23 5. Qualifications or criteria for the granting or 17 24 revocation of a license or the determination of an 17 25 individual's professional standing shall not include 17 26 membership or nonmembership in any teachers' organization. 17 27 Sec. 20. Section 279.12, Code 1997, is amended by adding 17 28 the following new unnumbered paragraph: 17 29 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Notwithstanding section 20.9, a 17 30 school board may work with parties involved in collective 17 31 bargaining to jointly develop evaluation criteria. However, 17 32 the criteria as established by the board is final. 17 33 Sec. 21. NEW SECTION. 279.14B PRACTITIONER PERFORMANCE 17 34 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 17 35 1. The department of education shall establish and 18 1 implement a practitioner performance improvement program that 18 2 shall provide technical assistance to teachers and 18 3 administrators at each public school district and area 18 4 education agency. The department shall consult with the Iowa 18 5 state education association, the Iowa association of school 18 6 boards, and the school administrators of Iowa in developing 18 7 the program. The program shall do the following: 18 8 a. At a minimum, the program shall provide administrators 18 9 with training, including but not limited to, seminars and 18 10 written materials, relating to the areas of employment 18 11 policies and procedures, employment documentation, performance 18 12 evaluations, corrective performance techniques, discipline, 18 13 termination, and support by qualified individuals for 18 14 implementation of the program. Training received by an 18 15 administrator in accordance with this section shall apply 18 16 toward an administrator's evaluator approval renewal. 18 17 b. The program shall include the establishment and 18 18 implementation of a regional system to provide technical 18 19 assistance to teachers and administrators who are performing 18 20 inadequately. 18 21 2. The program shall not be used to provide consultation 18 22 or assistance on specific employment situations, except that 18 23 the program can answer questions of general application even 18 24 in the context of a specific employment dispute. 18 25 3. The department shall submit an annual report to the 18 26 chairpersons and ranking members of the house and senate 18 27 standing education committees summarizing program activities 18 28 and describing the department's plans for improving or 18 29 changing the program. 18 30 4. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 18 31 state to the department of education for each fiscal year the 18 32 sum of three hundred thousand dollars for purposes of the 18 33 practitioner performance improvement program. 18 34 Of the funds appropriated, the sum of two hundred thousand 18 35 dollars shall be used for purposes of subsection 1, paragraph 19 1 "a", and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars shall be used 19 2 for purposes of subsection 1, paragraph "b". 19 3 Sec. 22. Section 279.19, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 19 4 1997, is amended to read as follows: 19 5 In the case of the termination of a probationary teacher's 19 6 contract, the provisions of sections 279.15 and 279.16 shall 19 7 apply. However, notwithstanding any provision to the 19 8 contrary, the grievance procedures of section 20.18 shall not 19 9 apply in the case of the termination of the contract of a 19 10 teacher serving a probationary period. 19 11 Sec. 23. NEW SECTION. 279.59 PRACTITIONER RECOGNITION 19 12 AWARD PILOT PROGRAM. 19 13 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 19 14 general assembly, the department shall design and implement a 19 15 practitioner recognition award pilot program for recognizing 19 16 superior teaching and learning and rewarding excellence in 19 17 teaching practices and results, or for administrative 19 18 leadership. 19 19 2. The practitioner recognition award pilot program 19 20 implemented by the department shall include, but shall not be 19 21 limited to, all of the following: 19 22 a. A nomination procedure that permits nominations to be 19 23 made by the practitioner, other practitioners, or parents. 19 24 b. Award distribution to individuals or to nominated teams 19 25 of practitioners. 19 26 c. Award eligibility based upon completion of one full 19 27 school year in the district as a licensed practitioner, a 19 28 satisfactory or higher ranking on a performance evaluation by 19 29 the practitioner's administrator or a recommendation from the 19 30 board of directors of the district, and certification that the 19 31 practitioner improved student achievement in the year of award 19 32 eligibility. Eligibility may be for more than one year, if 19 33 appropriate. 19 34 d. Voluntary participation by a nominee. 19 35 e. Use of objective methods for measuring improvement in 20 1 student achievement. Multiple measurement and assessment 20 2 tools may be used. However, if a standard, objective method 20 3 for measuring improvement in a subject area is unavailable, 20 4 the practitioner or the school district may request approval 20 5 from the director of education to use an alternative, 20 6 objective method for measuring improvement in student 20 7 achievement. The director's decision shall be final. 20 8 3. The department shall determine the minimum criteria 20 9 necessary for eligibility in the program, and shall utilize 20 10 and distribute to school districts a weighting system for 20 11 criteria evaluation that ranks the criteria in the following 20 12 order of priority: improvement in student achievement, 20 13 practitioner advancement through education or professional 20 14 designation achievement, practitioner participation as a 20 15 member or leader of a team, initiative in student achievement, 20 16 and community involvement. 20 17 4. To nominate an individual for an award, an individual 20 18 shall submit a one-page application and report, on a form 20 19 designed and distributed to school districts by the department 20 20 of education, to a local school district coordinator who shall 20 21 be designated by the board of directors of the school 20 22 district. The form shall be completed by the practitioner, 20 23 two colleagues, and three parents selected by the 20 24 practitioner. The district coordinator shall tabulate the 20 25 totals of all nominations according to the minimum criteria 20 26 determined by the department under subsection 2. The district 20 27 may judge a nominee by criteria in addition to the criteria 20 28 established by the department. 20 29 5. The ranked list of nominees shall be submitted to the 20 30 board of directors of the school district for review and 20 31 approval. The board of directors shall be responsible for 20 32 determining the number of awards and the amount of the awards 20 33 based upon the moneys received by the school district pursuant 20 34 to section 279.60. The board of directors shall also consult 20 35 with practitioners to plan appropriate recognition events 21 1 within the district for presentation of the awards. 21 2 Sec. 24. NEW SECTION. 279.60 PRACTITIONER RECOGNITION 21 3 AWARD – FUNDING. 21 4 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 21 5 general assembly, and the establishment of a practitioner 21 6 recognition award pilot program, by September 15, each school 21 7 district willing to participate in the practitioner 21 8 recognition award pilot program shall notify the department of 21 9 education of the intent to participate in the program. 21 10 2. From the moneys appropriated for purposes of this 21 11 program, the amount of moneys allocated to school districts 21 12 that have notified the department of the intent to participate 21 13 in the program shall be in the proportion that the basic 21 14 enrollment of a district bears to the sum of the basic 21 15 enrollments of all school districts in the state for the 21 16 budget year that are willing to participate in the program. 21 17 If the Iowa braille and sight saving school, the state school 21 18 for the deaf, and the Price laboratory school at the 21 19 university of northern Iowa notify the department of the 21 20 intent to participate, they shall annually certify their basic 21 21 enrollments to the department of education by October 1. 21 22 However, the amount of an award to a school district shall not 21 23 exceed the sum of fifty thousand dollars. 21 24 3. For each year in which an appropriation is made to the 21 25 practitioner recognition award pilot program, the department 21 26 of education shall notify the department of revenue and 21 27 finance of the amount to be paid to each school district based 21 28 upon the distribution plan set forth for the appropriation 21 29 made pursuant to this section. The allocation to each school 21 30 district under this section shall be made in one payment on or 21 31 about January 15 of the fiscal year in which the appropriation 21 32 is made, taking into consideration the relative budget and 21 33 cash position of the state resources. 21 34 4. Moneys received under this section shall not be 21 35 commingled with state aid payments made under sections 257.16 22 1 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the local 22 2 school district separately from state aid payments. 22 3 5. Payments made to school districts under this section 22 4 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 or are 22 5 considered encumbered. Each local school district shall 22 6 maintain a separate listing within their budget for payments 22 7 received and expenditures made pursuant to this section. 22 8 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be used 22 9 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 22 10 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 22 11 7. For purposes of this section, "school district" means a 22 12 school district, the Iowa braille and sight saving school, the 22 13 state school for the deaf, and the Price laboratory school at 22 14 the university of northern Iowa. 22 15 8. Awards to practitioners under this program shall not be 22 16 built into the base pay for the practitioner, but shall be 22 17 included in the calculation to determine pension contributions 22 18 in the year in which the award is received. 22 19 Sec. 25. Section 294A.5, Code 1997, is amended to read as 22 20 follows: 22 21 294A.5 MINIMUM SALARY SUPPLEMENT. 22 22 1. For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, and 22 23 succeeding school years, the minimum annual salary paid to a 22 24 full-time teacher as regular compensation shall beeighteen22 25 twenty-one thousand dollars. 22 26 2. The minimum salary supplement shall be the sum of the 22 27 following, as applicable: 22 28 a. For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, for 22 29 phase I, each school district and area education agency shall 22 30 certify to the department of education by the third Friday in 22 31 September the names of all teachers employed by the district 22 32 or area education agency whose regular compensation is less 22 33 thaneighteentwenty-one thousand dollars per year for that 22 34 year and the amounts needed as minimum salary supplements. 22 35 The minimum salary supplement for each eligible teacher is the 23 1 total of the difference betweeneighteentwenty-one thousand 23 2 dollars and the teacher's regular compensation plus the amount 23 3 required to pay the employer's share of the federal social 23 4 security and Iowa public employees' retirement system, or a 23 5 pension and annuity retirement system established under 23 6 chapter 294, payments on the additional salary moneys. 23 7 However, for purposes of this paragraph, a teacher's regular 23 8 compensation for the school year beginning July 1, 1998, shall 23 9 not be lower than twenty-one thousand dollars. 23 10 b. The total minimum salary supplement paid to a school 23 11 district under phase I for the school year beginning July 1, 23 12 1997. 23 13 Sec. 26. Section 294A.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 23 14 1997, is amended to read as follows: 23 15 1. For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, the 23 16 department of education shall notify the department of revenue 23 17 and finance of the total minimum salary supplement, as 23 18 described in section 294A.5, subsection 2, paragraphs "a" and 23 19 "b", to be paid to each school district and area education 23 20 agency under phase I and the department of revenue and finance 23 21 shall make the payments. For school years after the school 23 22 year beginning July 1,19871998, if a school district or area 23 23 education agency reduces the number of its full-time 23 24 equivalent teachers below the number employed during the 23 25 school year beginning July 1,19871998, the department of 23 26 revenue and finance shall reduce the total minimum salary 23 27 supplement payable to that school district or area education 23 28 agency so that the amount paid is equal to the ratio of the 23 29 number of full-time equivalent teachers employed in the school 23 30 district or area education agency for that school year divided 23 31 by the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed in the 23 32 school district or area education agency for the school year 23 33 beginning July 1,19871998, and multiplying that fraction by 23 34 the total minimum salary supplement paid to that school 23 35 district or area education agency for the school year 24 1 beginning July 1,19871998. 24 2 Sec. 27. Section 294A.25, subsection 1, Code Supplement 24 3 1997, is amended to read as follows: 24 4 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19901998, and 24 5 for each succeeding year, there is appropriated from the 24 6 general fund of the state to the department of education the 24 7 amount ofninety-twoeighty-one milliononesix hundred 24 8 ninety-one thousandeighty-fivethree hundred thirty-six 24 9 dollars to be used to improve teacher salaries.For each24 10fiscal year in the fiscal period commencing July 1, 1991, and24 11ending June 30, 1993, there is appropriated an amount equal to24 12the amount appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,24 131990, plus an amount sufficient to pay the costs of the24 14additional funding provided for school districts and area24 15education agencies under sections 294A.9 and 294A.14. For24 16each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 1995, there is24 17appropriated the sum which was appropriated for the previous24 18fiscal year, including supplemental payments.The moneys 24 19 shall be distributed as provided in this section. 24 20 Sec. 28. CURRENT NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATE HOLDERS. In 24 21 order to receive payment under section 256.44, as enacted by 24 22 this Act, a teacher who by July 1, 1998, meets the 24 23 qualifications for an award under section 256.44, shall apply 24 24 to the department for payment under section 256.44 by June 30, 24 25 1999. 24 26 Sec. 29. INITIAL YEAR. 24 27 1. The board of directors of a school district, or the 24 28 boards of directors of a collaboration, determined to 24 29 participate in the beginning teacher induction program in 24 30 fiscal year 1998-1999, shall submit the plan required under 24 31 section 256E.3, if enacted in this Act, to the department of 24 32 education by October 15, 1998. 24 33 2. By January 15, 1999, the department of education shall 24 34 award grants as provided in accordance with section 256E.3, if 24 35 enacted in this Act. 25 1 Sec. 30. APPLICABILITY. Sections 2 and 20 of this Act, 25 2 relating to evaluation criteria, take effect July 1, 1998, for 25 3 contracts entered into on or after July 1, 1998, by teachers 25 4 and the boards of directors of school districts. 25 5 EXPLANATION 25 6 This bill relates to teachers contracts and the grievance 25 7 procedures and scope of negotiations under chapter 20, to 25 8 frontier schools, a beginning teachers induction program, a 25 9 practitioner recognition award pilot program, mathematics 25 10 pilot programs, awards to teachers for national board 25 11 certification, an early education improvement program, 25 12 instructional support, state aid, an internship pilot program 25 13 at the university of northern Iowa, para-education licenses, a 25 14 practitioner performance improvement program, and an increase 25 15 in the minimum teachers' salary. 25 16 Code section 20.9, unnumbered paragraph 1: Provides that 25 17 evaluation criteria shall not be considered a mandatory 25 18 subject of bargaining under Code chapter 20 if the public 25 19 employees who are represented by a certified employee 25 20 organization are teachers licensed under Code chapter 272 and 25 21 are employed by a public employer which is a school district 25 22 or area education agency. In Applington Community School 25 23 District v. Iowa Public Employment Relations Board, 392 N.W.2d 25 24 495 (Iowa 1986), the Iowa supreme court concluded that 25 25 evaluation criteria are considered evaluation procedures and 25 26 are therefore a mandatory subject of bargaining pursuant to 25 27 Code section 20.9. 25 28 Code section 256.22: Establishes a frontier and extended 25 29 year school planning grant program to provide for the 25 30 allocation of grants to school districts, or a collaboration 25 31 of school districts, ready to investigate the possibility of 25 32 converting of an existing school within a district to a 25 33 frontier or to an extended school year. The bill defines a 25 34 "frontier school" to mean a school that is nonsectarian in its 25 35 program, admission policies, employment practices, and all 26 1 other operations. The school is a public school and shall not 26 2 charge admission or tuition. The primary focus of a frontier 26 3 school shall be to provide a comprehensive program of 26 4 instruction for at least one grade or age group from five 26 5 through 18 years of age. The school district or collaboration 26 6 of school districts shall agree to appoint a frontier school 26 7 planning committee composed of parents, teachers, 26 8 administrators, and individuals representing business, and the 26 9 local community. The bill describes the issues a planning 26 10 grant must be used to examine. 26 11 The bill appropriates $500,000 from the general fund of the 26 12 state to the department of education for grant awards, the 26 13 amounts of which shall be determined by the department. 26 14 However, a grant awarded to a school district under the 26 15 provisions of this section shall not exceed $25,000. 26 16 Code section 256.24: Appropriates $50,000 from the general 26 17 fund of the state to the department of education for each of 26 18 the next two years and directs the Iowa mathematics and 26 19 science coalition to administer a two-year mathematics pilot 26 20 program to help teachers become aware of possibilities for 26 21 mathematics instruction other than traditional approaches. 26 22 The pilot programs shall be located in at least three 26 23 public schools, one located in a large school district, one 26 24 located in a medium-sized school district, and one located in 26 25 a small school district. For purposes of this section a large 26 26 school district is a district with an actual enrollment of 26 27 5,000 or more pupils; a medium-sized school district is a 26 28 district with an actual enrollment that is greater than 1,199 26 29 pupils, but less than 5,000 pupils; and a small school 26 30 district is a district with an actual enrollment of 1,199 or 26 31 fewer pupils. 26 32 Code section 256.44: Provides for a $2,000 registration 26 33 award and an annual payment of $2,000 for up to five years to 26 34 each teacher employed by a school district in Iowa who holds a 26 35 national board for professional teaching standards 27 1 certificate. Individuals must provide certification as 27 2 required by the department of education and apply to the 27 3 department within one year of eligibility. The bill also 27 4 establishes a national board for professional teaching 27 5 standards certification fund to be administered by the 27 6 department of education and appropriates $250,000 annually to 27 7 the fund. 27 8 New Code chapter 256D: Establishes an early education 27 9 improvement program, focused on kindergarten through grade 27 10 three, with an annual appropriation of $9 million from the 27 11 state general fund to the department of education. 27 12 The general assembly finds, according to the bill, that it 27 13 is in the best interest of the state to encourage and fund 27 14 early education programs in public school districts. The bill 27 15 defines the goals of an eligible early education improvement 27 16 program and lists the components of early education practices 27 17 and programs for which state funding may be expended. 27 18 The bill provides for a per pupil annual distribution of 27 19 the funds appropriated, but stipulates that a school district 27 20 shall receive no less than $10,000. The bill defines the term 27 21 "school district" to include public school districts, the Iowa 27 22 braille and sight saving school, the state school for the 27 23 deaf, and the Price laboratory school at the university of 27 24 northern Iowa. 27 25 The bill requires that school districts report to the 27 26 appropriate state agencies progress made in attaining or 27 27 surpassing student achievement goals. The bill also requires 27 28 the department of education to submit to the chairpersons and 27 29 ranking members of the house and senate committees on 27 30 education reports describing the ways school districts are 27 31 using early education moneys, whether any are using the moneys 27 32 to supplant other funding, and describing district progress on 27 33 attaining or surpassing student achievement goals. 27 34 New Code chapter 256E: Creates a beginning teacher 27 35 induction program to promote excellence in teaching, build a 28 1 supportive environment in school districts to increase the 28 2 retention of promising beginning teachers, and promote the 28 3 personal and professional well-being of teachers. The bill 28 4 appropriates $180,000 for the first year of the program, 28 5 fiscal year 1998-1999. 28 6 The bill directs the department of education to develop a 28 7 process to be used in awarding beginning teacher grants. 28 8 A teacher serving as a mentor under the program is eligible 28 9 for an award of $500 per semester of participation. Moneys 28 10 received by a district shall be expended for awards to 28 11 mentors, for the costs of the employer's share of 28 12 contributions to federal social security and the Iowa public 28 13 employees' retirement system or a pension and annuity 28 14 retirement system established under chapter 294, for such 28 15 amounts paid by the districts. 28 16 The bill establishes a beginning teacher induction fund in 28 17 the office of the treasurer of state to be administered by the 28 18 department of education. 28 19 A school district shall appoint a district facilitator who 28 20 acts as a liaison between the board and the department of 28 21 education who shall appoint a district committee. The 28 22 district committee membership shall include, but is not 28 23 limited to, licensed teachers and an area education agency 28 24 staff development professional. The district committee must 28 25 adopt a plan and written procedures for a mentor program which 28 26 shall, at a minimum, address the application, mentor 28 27 selection, and mentor training processes; the timetable for 28 28 plan implementation; placement; minimum release time; 28 29 measurement of results; and dissolving mentoring partnerships. 28 30 District committees are encouraged to collaborate with area 28 31 education agencies and postsecondary institutions in the 28 32 preparation of plans. The district committee shall recommend 28 33 to the board of directors the names of classroom teachers 28 34 eligible to be mentors. 28 35 The board of directors shall submit the plan and a 29 1 reasonable cost proposal to the department, which shall award 29 2 grants to school districts, selecting from the school 29 3 districts submitting plans based solely upon equitability and 29 4 geographic and population diversity. 29 5 The bill also requires that a licensed teacher, to be 29 6 eligible to be a mentor, be employed by a school district as a 29 7 classroom teacher, have a record of at least five years of 29 8 effective practice, have been employed for one full year in 29 9 the district on a nonprobationary basis, and demonstrate 29 10 professional commitment to the improvement of teaching and 29 11 learning, and the development of beginning teachers. 29 12 Code section 257.20: Permits school districts receiving a 29 13 prorated instructional support state aid payment to call an 29 14 election to receive voter-approval for additional taxing 29 15 authority to fully fund the instructional support program. 29 16 The bill provides that the board of directors of a school 29 17 district shall be authorized to call an election in the manner 29 18 provided in Code section 257.18 to impose an additional voter- 29 19 approved instructional support property tax, or a combination 29 20 of an additional voter-approved instructional support property 29 21 tax and an additional voter-approved instructional support 29 22 income surtax, in an amount calculated by the department of 29 23 management to equal the difference between what the district 29 24 would be entitled to receive if the instructional support levy 29 25 were fully funded pursuant to Code section 257.20, subsection 29 26 1, and the amount of the prorated state aid calculated 29 27 pursuant to Code section 257.20, subsection 2, paragraph "b". 29 28 The bill provides that the additional voter-approved taxing 29 29 authority shall be granted for each budget year in which a 29 30 prorated state aid payment is received, for a period not to 29 31 exceed the duration of the underlying instructional support 29 32 program, and that the amount of additional voter-approved 29 33 instructional support property tax and additional voter- 29 34 approved instructional support income surtax, if imposed, may 29 35 be determined by the board of directors in a different 30 1 proportion than the underlying instructional support property 30 2 tax and income surtax amounts. The bill provides that 30 3 certification procedures regarding imposition of the 30 4 additional voter-approved tax shall be as provided in Code 30 5 sections 257.19 and 257.25, and that the payments shall be 30 6 calculated, paid, and deposited as provided in Code sections 30 7 257.21 through 257.26. 30 8 New Code section 268.6: Establishes a pilot program for 30 9 internship established at the state university of Iowa. The 30 10 bill appropriates $220,000 from the general fund of the state 30 11 to the state board of regents to support the program in the 30 12 1998-1999 fiscal year, and $575,000 for each of the next two 30 13 years. 30 14 The bill directs the university to design and implement an 30 15 internship pilot program to continue the professional growth 30 16 of beginning practitioners. The university must submit the 30 17 program to the state board of education for approval. 30 18 The program, as described in the bill, will provide student 30 19 interns with graduate credit for the successful completion of 30 20 coursework and requires student interns enrolled in the 30 21 program to complete a one-year teaching experience in a 30 22 collaborating school district. Student interns may receive 30 23 payment of expenses related to the program as determined by 30 24 the university. 30 25 The university is required to apply the best teaching 30 26 practices in diverse settings and in responding to diverse 30 27 student needs under the supervision of selected school 30 28 district teachers and university personnel; provide seminars 30 29 and special projects designed to meet student intern needs; 30 30 develop rigorous graduate coursework and to collaborate with 30 31 and support participating school districts in matters relating 30 32 to supervision, instruction, and evaluation of the student 30 33 intern in conjunction with personnel employed by the 30 34 participating school district. 30 35 School districts participating in the program are required 31 1 to collaborate with the university and provide support 31 2 relating to supervision and assessment of the student intern's 31 3 performance. 31 4 From moneys appropriated for purposes of the program, the 31 5 university shall pay teachers employed by school districts 31 6 participating in the program as clinical supervisors a subsidy 31 7 of $1,000 per semester. 31 8 The bill also requires annual reporting by the university, 31 9 to describe the activities associated with the program to the 31 10 chairpersons and ranking members of the standing house and 31 11 senate education committees. 31 12 Code sections 272.1 and 272.12: Require the state board of 31 13 educational examiners to adopt rules relating to a two-level 31 14 voluntary license for para-educators, which the bill defines 31 15 as a person who is licensed to assist a teacher in the 31 16 performance of instructional tasks to support and assist 31 17 classroom instruction and related school activities. 31 18 Applicants for a para-educator license as a generalist must 31 19 hold a high school diploma from an accredited secondary school 31 20 or a high school equivalency diploma. The applicant must also 31 21 have completed 20 hours of in-service training in a 31 22 combination of areas described in the bill. 31 23 Applicants for a para-educator license as a specialist in 31 24 early childhood, technology, or activity and recreation 31 25 supervision must meet the requirements for a license as a 31 26 generalist, and must also have completed an additional 30 31 27 hours of in-service training the area of specialist licensure, 31 28 for which 30 clock hours of supervised experience gained as a 31 29 licensed generalist may be substituted. 31 30 The bill lists a number of reasons why an applicant shall 31 31 be disqualified from being issued or holding a license. 31 32 Code section 279.12: Provides that a school board may work 31 33 with parties involved in collective bargaining to jointly 31 34 develop evaluation criteria, but the board criteria 31 35 established by the board is final, notwithstanding the scope 32 1 of negotiations as provided for in the collective bargaining 32 2 chapter, Code chapter 20. 32 3 New Code section 279.14B: Provides for the establishment 32 4 and implementation, within the department of education, of a 32 5 practitioner performance improvement program to provide 32 6 technical assistance to teachers and administrators of each 32 7 public school district and area education agency. 32 8 Administrators will be assisted in the areas of employee 32 9 performance evaluation and termination. The department is 32 10 also required to consult with the Iowa state education 32 11 association, the Iowa association of school boards, and the 32 12 school administrators of Iowa in developing the program. The 32 13 bill appropriates $300,000 for the program. 32 14 An annual report summarizing program activities and 32 15 describing the department's plans for improving or changing 32 16 the program is required to be submitted to the chairpersons 32 17 and ranking members of the house and senate standing education 32 18 committees by the department. 32 19 Code section 279.19, unnumbered paragraph 2: Denies the 32 20 application of the grievance procedures of Code chapter 20, 32 21 the public employment relations Act governing collective 32 22 bargaining, to a probationary teacher whose contract is 32 23 terminated. 32 24 Code sections 279.59 and 279.60: Provide for the 32 25 establishment and implementation of a practitioner recognition 32 26 award pilot program for recognizing superior teaching and 32 27 learning and rewarding excellence in teaching practices and 32 28 results, or for administrative leadership. The bill 32 29 appropriates $1,000,000 to the department of education for the 32 30 program for fiscal year 1998-1999. 32 31 The program is to include a nomination procedure that 32 32 permits nominations to be made by the practitioner, other 32 33 practitioners, or parents; award distribution to individuals 32 34 or to nominated teams of practitioners; award eligibility 32 35 based upon completion of one full school year in the district 33 1 as a licensed practitioner, a satisfactory or higher ranking 33 2 on a performance evaluation by the practitioner's 33 3 administrator, or a recommendation from the board of directors 33 4 of the district; eligibility for more than one year, if 33 5 applicable; voluntary participation by a nominee; and use of 33 6 objective methods for measuring improvement in student 33 7 achievement. 33 8 The department shall determine the minimum criteria 33 9 necessary for eligibility in the program based upon a 33 10 weighting system for criteria evaluation. 33 11 The board of directors of the school district is 33 12 responsible for determining the number of awards and the 33 13 amount of the awards based upon the moneys received by the 33 14 school district. 33 15 To receive program moneys, a school district must notify 33 16 the department of its intent to participate in the program by 33 17 September 15. The bill provides for the moneys to be divided 33 18 on a per pupil basis among the school district that have 33 19 indicated their intent to participate. The Iowa braille and 33 20 sight saving school, the state school for the deaf, and the 33 21 Price laboratory school at the university of northern Iowa are 33 22 considered school districts under the bill and are therefore 33 23 eligible to participate if they notify the department of the 33 24 intent to participate. 33 25 Code sections 294A.5; 294A.6, unnumbered paragraph 1; and 33 26 294A.25, subsection 1: Increase the minimum annual teachers' 33 27 salary from $18,000 to $21,000. The bill also provides for 33 28 the payment of a minimum salary supplement to school 33 29 districts. The bill also appropriates $81,691,336 annually to 33 30 pay for the increased minimum teachers' salaries. 33 31 LSB 4315XC 77 33 32 kh/cf/24.1
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