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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 1. 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 2. 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 3. 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 4. To the board of educational examiners, for purposes of 1 27 developing and implementing a multi-level voluntary para- 1 28 educator licensing system in accordance with section 272.12, 1 29 if enacted: 1 30 .................................................. $ 25,000 1 31 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 256.22 FRONTIER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED 1 32 YEAR SCHOOL PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM. 1 33 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 1 34 general assembly, the department shall establish a frontier 1 35 school and extended year school planning grant program to 2 1 provide for the allocation of grants to school districts, or a 2 2 collaboration of school districts, to provide technical 2 3 assistance for investigating the possibility of converting an 2 4 existing school within a district to a frontier school or to 2 5 an extended school year. A district that wants to participate 2 6 in the program shall submit to the department a written 2 7 request for a planning grant by September 1, 1998. The school 2 8 district or collaboration of school districts shall agree to 2 9 appoint a frontier school planning committee composed of 2 10 parents, guardians, teachers, administrators, and individuals 2 11 representing business, and the local community. The school 2 12 district or collaboration shall also indicate in its request 2 13 its intention to use any grant moneys received under this 2 14 section to examine, at a minimum, all of the following: 2 15 a. Mission and instructional focus of the school. 2 16 b. Organizational structure and management of the school. 2 17 c. Impact on labor agreements and contracts on the success 2 18 of the school. 2 19 d. Roles and responsibilities of all involved 2 20 constituencies. 2 21 e. Arrangements for special needs students. 2 22 f. Connection of the school to the district. 2 23 g. Facility and operation costs. 2 24 h. Application of the school within current law and the 2 25 need to apply for waivers or exemptions from one or more of 2 26 the minimum education standards contained in section 256.11 2 27 and rules adopted by the state board of education. 2 28 i. Measurement of results including student achievement 2 29 results. 2 30 2. Grant moneys shall be distributed to qualifying school 2 31 districts by the department no later than October 15, 1998. 2 32 Grant amounts shall be distributed as determined by the 2 33 department. However, a grant awarded to a school district 2 34 under the provisions of this section shall not exceed twenty- 2 35 five thousand dollars. 3 1 3. For purposes of this section, "frontier school" means a 3 2 school that is nonsectarian in its program, admission 3 3 policies, employment practices, and all other operations. The 3 4 school is a public school and is part of the state's system of 3 5 public education. The primary focus of a frontier school 3 6 shall be to provide a comprehensive program of instruction for 3 7 at least one grade or age group from five through eighteen 3 8 years of age. Frontier schools may be designed to allow 3 9 significant autonomy to the schools. However, frontier 3 10 schools shall be accountable for significant results. 3 11 4. By February 15, 1999, a school district or 3 12 collaboration of districts receiving moneys under this section 3 13 shall submit an interim report to the department describing 3 14 the planning activities conducted by the school district or 3 15 the collaboration and providing preliminary conclusions. The 3 16 school district or collaboration shall submit a final report 3 17 by June 1, 1999, to the department. The department shall 3 18 summarize the school district reports in a final report to the 3 19 chairpersons and ranking members of the house and senate 3 20 standing education committees by January 1, 2000. 3 21 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 256.24 MATHEMATICS PILOT PROGRAMS. 3 22 1. The Iowa mathematics and science coalition shall 3 23 administer a two-year mathematics pilot program to help 3 24 teachers become aware of possibilities for mathematics 3 25 instruction other than traditional approaches and discuss 3 26 these approaches with other teachers, employ new problem- 3 27 centered approaches, develop routines that create an 3 28 environment that promotes problem solving and student 3 29 autonomy, and integrate new approaches to teaching mathematics 3 30 in the regular mathematics curriculum. 3 31 2. The Iowa mathematics and science coalition shall locate 3 32 the pilot programs in at least three public school districts, 3 33 one located in a large school district, one located in a 3 34 medium-sized school district, and one located in a small 3 35 school district. In the case of a large school district, the 4 1 district may apply for one or more secondary schools in the 4 2 district provided that the middle and elementary schools 4 3 within the secondary school attendance area are represented in 4 4 the application. Districts participating in this program 4 5 shall require all teachers employed by the district who teach 4 6 mathematics to participate in the pilot program. However, in 4 7 the case of a large district, only teachers employed to teach 4 8 mathematics in the secondary schools in the district shall be 4 9 required to participate in the pilot program. For purposes of 4 10 this section, a large school district is a district with an 4 11 actual enrollment of five thousand or more pupils; a medium- 4 12 sized school district is a district with an actual enrollment 4 13 that is greater than one thousand one hundred ninety-nine 4 14 pupils, but less than five thousand pupils; and a small school 4 15 district is a district with an actual enrollment of one 4 16 thousand one hundred ninety-nine or fewer pupils. 4 17 3. Funds appropriated for purposes of this section may be 4 18 used for administrative costs of the program and shall be used 4 19 to provide partial financial assistance to a participating 4 20 school district. The portion of the program costs for which a 4 21 district does not receive financial assistance pursuant to the 4 22 section shall be paid by the district. However, the district 4 23 may use phase III funds to pay this portion of the program 4 24 costs. 4 25 4. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 4 26 state to the department of education for allocation to the 4 27 Iowa mathematics and science coalition for each fiscal year of 4 28 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 4 29 2000, the sum of fifty thousand dollars for the mathematics 4 30 pilot program. 4 31 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 256.44 NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION 4 32 AWARD. 4 33 1. A teacher, as defined in section 272.1, who registers 4 34 for a national board for professional teaching standards 4 35 certificate and is employed by a school district in Iowa shall 5 1 be eligible for a registration award as provided in subsection 5 2 2 and upon achievement of a national board for professional 5 3 teaching standards certificate is eligible for an annual award 5 4 as provided in subsection 3. 5 5 2. To receive a partial registration award of one thousand 5 6 dollars, the teacher shall submit documentation as required by 5 7 the department. A teacher must apply to the department within 5 8 one year of registration under this subsection. A teacher 5 9 shall receive a final registration award of one thousand 5 10 dollars if the teacher notifies the department of the 5 11 teacher's certification achievement within one year of 5 12 achieving certification and submits any documentation 5 13 requested by the department. 5 14 3. To receive a two thousand dollar annual award for 5 15 achieving certification by the national board of professional 5 16 teaching standards, a teacher shall apply to the department 5 17 within one year of eligibility. Payment for awards shall be 5 18 made only upon departmental approval of an application or 5 19 recertification of eligibility. A nonrenewable term of 5 20 eligibility shall be for five years or for the years the 5 21 certificate is valid, whichever time period is shorter. In 5 22 order to continue receipt of payments, a recipient shall 5 23 annually recertify eligibility. 5 24 4. A national board for professional teaching standards 5 25 certification fund is established in the office of treasurer 5 26 of state to be administered by the department. Moneys 5 27 appropriated by the general assembly for deposit in the fund 5 28 shall be paid as follows: 5 29 a. Upon receipt of award documentation as provided in 5 30 subsection 2. 5 31 b. On January 15 to teachers whose applications and 5 32 recertifications for rewards as provided in subsection 3 are 5 33 approved by the department. 5 34 The treasurer of state shall act as custodian of the fund 5 35 and may invest the moneys deposited in the fund. The income 6 1 from any investment shall be credited to and deposited in the 6 2 fund. The director of revenue and finance shall issue 6 3 warrants upon the fund pursuant to the order of the department 6 4 and such warrants shall be paid from the fund by the treasurer 6 5 of state. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or 6 6 unobligated moneys remaining in the fund on June 30 of the 6 7 fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated shall not 6 8 revert but shall be available for expenditure for the 6 9 following fiscal year for the purposes of this section. 6 10 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 6 11 state to the office of treasurer of state for the fiscal year 6 12 beginning July 1, 1998, and each succeeding year, the sum of 6 13 two hundred fifty thousand dollars for deposit in the national 6 14 board for professional teaching standards certification fund 6 15 established and administered pursuant to this section. 6 16 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 256D.1 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND 6 17 INTENT. 6 18 The general assembly finds that it is in the best interest 6 19 of the state to encourage and fund early education programs 6 20 focused on kindergarten through grade three in the public 6 21 school districts. The goal of these programs is to improve 6 22 student achievement in the basic educational subject matters 6 23 of reading, language arts, and mathematics, and to accomplish 6 24 proficiency in those subjects by grade four. Toward that 6 25 goal, it is the intent of this chapter to establish and fund 6 26 an early education improvement program. 6 27 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 256D.2 EARLY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT 6 28 PROGRAM APPROPRIATION. 6 29 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 6 30 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 6 31 beginning July 1, 1998, and for each succeeding fiscal year, 6 32 the sum of nine million dollars for the early education 6 33 improvement program. 6 34 2. For each fiscal year for which moneys are appropriated 6 35 in subsection 1, the amount of moneys allocated to school 7 1 districts shall be in the proportion that the basic enrollment 7 2 of a district bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all 7 3 school districts in the state for the budget year. However, a 7 4 district shall not receive less than ten thousand dollars in a 7 5 fiscal year. The Iowa braille and sight saving school, the 7 6 state school for the deaf, and the Price laboratory school at 7 7 the university of northern Iowa shall annually certify their 7 8 basic enrollments to the department of education by October 1. 7 9 3. For each year for which an appropriation is made to the 7 10 early education improvement program, the department of 7 11 education shall notify the department of revenue and finance 7 12 of the amount to be paid to each school district based upon 7 13 the distribution plan set forth for the appropriation made 7 14 pursuant to this section. The allocation to each school 7 15 district under this section shall be made in one payment on or 7 16 about October 15 of the fiscal year for which the 7 17 appropriation is made, taking into consideration the relative 7 18 budget and cash position of the state resources. 7 19 4. Moneys received under this section shall not be 7 20 commingled with state aid payments made under section 257.16 7 21 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the school 7 22 district separately from state aid payments. 7 23 5. Payments made to school districts under this section 7 24 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 and are 7 25 considered encumbered. Each school district shall maintain a 7 26 separate listing within their budgets for payments received 7 27 and expenditures made pursuant to this section. 7 28 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be used 7 29 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 7 30 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 7 31 7. For purposes of this chapter, "school district" means a 7 32 public school district, the Iowa braille and sight saving 7 33 school, the state school for the deaf, and the Price 7 34 laboratory school at the university of northern Iowa. 7 35 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 256D.3 EARLY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT 8 1 PROGRAM – REPORTS. 8 2 1. Progress, as determined by school districts through 8 3 appropriate assessments, for children enrolled in kindergarten 8 4 through grade three in attaining or surpassing student 8 5 achievement goals as established under the accreditation 8 6 process in chapter 256, and an accounting of the use of the 8 7 moneys received by the school districts in accordance with 8 8 this chapter, shall be submitted in an annual report to the 8 9 department of education by September 1 in the fiscal year 8 10 beginning July 1, 1999, and in each succeeding year. Each 8 11 school district shall also certify, in the annual report to 8 12 the department, that the school districts used the moneys 8 13 received under this chapter to supplement, and not to 8 14 supplant, the moneys otherwise received and used by the school 8 15 district for kindergarten through grade three education 8 16 purposes. 8 17 2. Progress, as determined individually by the Iowa 8 18 braille and sight saving school, the state school for the 8 19 deaf, and the Price laboratory school at the university of 8 20 northern Iowa, including the progress of children enrolled in 8 21 kindergarten through grade three in attaining or surpassing 8 22 student achievement goals, and an accounting of the use of the 8 23 moneys received by the school districts in accordance with 8 24 this chapter, shall be submitted in an annual report to the 8 25 state board of regents and the department of education by 8 26 September 1 in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and in 8 27 each succeeding year. Each school district shall also 8 28 certify, in the annual report to the board of regents and the 8 29 department, that the school districts used the moneys received 8 30 under this chapter to supplement, and not to supplant, the 8 31 moneys otherwise received and used by the school districts for 8 32 kindergarten through grade three education purposes. 8 33 3. The department shall submit, to the chairpersons and 8 34 ranking members of the house and senate education committees 8 35 by January 1, 2000, a report describing the ways in which the 9 1 school districts are making use of the moneys received under 9 2 this chapter, and including the school districts, if any, that 9 3 used moneys received under this chapter to supplant funds the 9 4 school district was already receiving for kindergarten through 9 5 grade three education purposes. 9 6 4. The department shall submit, to the chairpersons and 9 7 ranking members of the house and senate education committees 9 8 by January 1, 2002, a report describing school district 9 9 progress on attaining or surpassing student achievement goals. 9 10 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 256D.4 EARLY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT 9 11 PROGRAM EXPENDITURES. 9 12 School districts shall expend funds received pursuant to 9 13 section 256D.2 to support education practices, programs, or 9 14 assistance for kindergarten through grade three that may 9 15 include, but are not limited to, the following: reducing 9 16 adult to student ratios through the hiring of teachers and 9 17 adult teaching assistants; reading instruction in phonics; 9 18 volunteer coordinator programs; implementation of 9 19 instructional programs designed to improve student achievement 9 20 in the areas of reading, language arts, and mathematics; 9 21 parental involvement programs; and contributions toward 9 22 implementation of an extended school day or year program. 9 23 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 256E.1 BEGINNING TEACHER INDUCTION 9 24 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED – GRANTS. 9 25 If the general assembly appropriates moneys for purposes of 9 26 teacher induction, the department of education shall 9 27 coordinate a beginning teacher induction program to promote 9 28 excellence in teaching, build a supportive environment within 9 29 school districts, to increase the retention of promising 9 30 beginning teachers, and promote the personal and professional 9 31 well-being of teachers. The department of education shall 9 32 develop a process for awarding beginning teacher induction 9 33 grants to school districts, and shall adopt rules relating to 9 34 the equitable distribution of grants to school districts to 9 35 reflect diversity geographically and by population. 10 1 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 256E.2 DEFINITIONS. 10 2 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 10 3 requires: 10 4 1. "Beginning teacher" means an individual serving under 10 5 an initial provisional or conditional license, issued by the 10 6 board under chapter 272, who is assuming a position as a 10 7 classroom teacher. 10 8 2. "Board of directors" means the board of directors of a 10 9 school district or a collaboration of boards of directors of 10 10 school districts. 10 11 3. "Classroom teacher" means an individual who holds a 10 12 valid practitioner's license and who is employed by a school 10 13 district under sections 279.13 through 279.19 in a school 10 14 district in this state or area education agency to provide 10 15 instruction to students. 10 16 4. "Department" means the department of education. 10 17 5. "Director" means the director of the department of 10 18 education. 10 19 6. "District facilitator" means a licensed professional 10 20 pursuant to chapter 272 who is appointed by the board of 10 21 directors, or a collaboration of districts, to serve as the 10 22 liaison between the board of directors and the department for 10 23 the beginning teacher induction program. 10 24 7. "Mentor" means an individual employed by a school 10 25 district or area education agency as a classroom teacher and 10 26 who holds a valid license to teach issued under chapter 272. 10 27 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 256E.3 DISTRICT PLAN. 10 28 1. A board of directors of a school district or the boards 10 29 of directors of a collaboration of school districts 10 30 participating in the beginning teacher induction program shall 10 31 appoint a district facilitator, whose duties shall include, 10 32 but are not limited to, overseeing the development of a plan 10 33 for meeting the goals of the program as set forth in section 10 34 256E.1, and composing a district committee pursuant to 10 35 subsection 2. 11 1 2. The membership of the district committee composed by 11 2 the district facilitator shall include, but is not limited to, 11 3 licensed practitioners and an area education agency staff 11 4 development professional. 11 5 3. The district committee shall adopt a plan and written 11 6 procedures for an induction program consistent with this 11 7 chapter. The plan and the written procedures shall, at a 11 8 minimum, provide the process for the selection of and the 11 9 number of mentors; the mentor training process; the timetable 11 10 by which the plan shall be implemented; placement of mentors 11 11 and beginning teachers; the minimum amount of contact time 11 12 between mentors and beginning teachers; the minimum amount of 11 13 release time for mentors and beginning teachers for meetings 11 14 for planning, demonstration, observation, feedback, and 11 15 workshops; the process for dissolving mentoring partnerships; 11 16 and the process for measuring the results of the program. The 11 17 district committee shall recommend to the board of directors 11 18 or boards of directors of a collaboration the names of 11 19 classroom teachers eligible to be mentors. 11 20 4. The district facilitator shall submit the plan, and the 11 21 proposed costs of implementing the plan, to the board of 11 22 directors or boards of directors of a collaboration, which 11 23 shall consider the plan and, once approved, submit the plan 11 24 and a reasonable cost proposal to the department of education, 11 25 which shall award grants as equitably as possible based on the 11 26 geographic and population diversity of the school districts 11 27 submitting plans. Grants may be awarded in subsequent years 11 28 based upon the most recent plan on file with the department. 11 29 5. The district committee is encouraged to work with area 11 30 education agencies and postsecondary institutions in the 11 31 preparation and implementation of a plan. 11 32 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 256E.4 BEGINNING TEACHER AND 11 33 MENTOR SELECTION AND PLACEMENT. 11 34 1. To be eligible to be a mentor, a licensed practitioner 11 35 shall, at a minimum, be employed by a school district as a 12 1 classroom teacher, have a record of at least five years of 12 2 effective practice, have been employed for one full year in 12 3 the district on a nonprobationary basis, and demonstrate 12 4 professional commitment to the improvement of teaching and 12 5 learning, and the development of beginning teachers. 12 6 2. The district facilitator shall position beginning 12 7 teachers in a manner that provides the greatest opportunity to 12 8 participate with the largest number of mentors. 12 9 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 256E.5 BEGINNING TEACHER INDUCTION 12 10 STATE SUBSIDY – FUND. 12 11 1. A teacher who is enrolled as a mentor in an approved 12 12 beginning teacher induction program shall be eligible for an 12 13 award of five hundred dollars per semester of participation in 12 14 the program, which shall be paid from moneys received pursuant 12 15 to this section by the school district employing the mentor. 12 16 2. Moneys received by a school district pursuant to this 12 17 chapter shall be expended to provide mentors with awards in 12 18 accordance with subsection 1, to implement the plan, to pay 12 19 the costs of the employer's share of contributions to federal 12 20 social security and the Iowa public employees' retirement 12 21 system or a pension and annuity retirement system established 12 22 under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the district. 12 23 3. Moneys received by a school district under this chapter 12 24 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 or are 12 25 considered encumbered. Each local school district shall 12 26 maintain a separate listing within their budget for payments 12 27 received and expenditures made pursuant to this section. 12 28 4. Moneys received for purposes of this chapter shall not 12 29 be used for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 12 30 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 12 31 5. A beginning teacher induction fund is established in 12 32 the office of the treasurer of state to be administered by the 12 33 department. Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for 12 34 deposit in the fund shall be used to provide funding to school 12 35 districts pursuant to the requirements of this section. 13 1 6. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or 13 2 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal year for 13 3 which the funds were appropriated shall not revert but shall 13 4 be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year for 13 5 the purposes of this section. 13 6 Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 256E.6 REPORTS. 13 7 The board of directors of a school district or a 13 8 collaboration of school districts implementing an approved 13 9 beginning teacher induction program as provided in this 13 10 chapter shall submit an assessment of the program's results by 13 11 July 1 of the fiscal year succeeding the year in which the 13 12 board or the collaboration of districts received moneys under 13 13 this chapter. The department shall annually report the 13 14 statewide results of the program to the chairpersons and the 13 15 ranking members of the house and senate education committees 13 16 by January 1. 13 17 Sec. 15. Section 257.20, subsection 2, Code 1997, is 13 18 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 13 19 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. If the department of education prorates 13 20 the amount of the instructional support state aid paid to each 13 21 district pursuant to this subsection, the board of directors 13 22 shall be authorized to call an election in the manner provided 13 23 in section 257.18 to impose an additional instructional 13 24 support property tax, or a combination of an additional 13 25 instructional support property tax and an additional 13 26 instructional support income surtax, in an amount calculated 13 27 by the department of management to equal the difference 13 28 between what the district would be entitled to receive if the 13 29 instructional support levy were fully funded pursuant to 13 30 subsection 1, and the amount of the prorated state aid 13 31 calculated pursuant to paragraph "b". 13 32 The additional voter-approved taxing authority pursuant to 13 33 this paragraph shall be granted for each budget year in which 13 34 a prorated state aid payment is received, for a period not to 13 35 exceed the duration of the underlying instructional support 14 1 program. However, the amount of additional voter-approved 14 2 instructional support property tax and voter-approved 14 3 additional instructional support income surtax, if imposed, 14 4 may be determined by the board of directors in a different 14 5 proportion than for the instructional support property tax and 14 6 instructional support income surtax imposed for the underlying 14 7 instructional support program. Certification procedures 14 8 regarding imposition of additional instructional support 14 9 property tax or additional voter-approved instructional 14 10 support income surtax shall be as provided in sections 257.19 14 11 and 257.25. The payments shall be calculated, paid, and 14 12 deposited at the same time and in the same manner as provided 14 13 in sections 257.21 through 257.26. 14 14 Sec. 16. NEW SECTION. 268.6 TEACHER INTERNSHIP PILOT 14 15 PROGRAM. 14 16 1. The university of northern Iowa shall design and 14 17 implement a teacher internship pilot program to permit the 14 18 integration of theoretical and practical learning. The 14 19 university shall develop the program in consultation with the 14 20 state board of education and the board of educational 14 21 examiners. 14 22 2. The teacher internship pilot program implemented by the 14 23 university shall include all of the following: 14 24 a. Student interns enrolled in the program shall complete 14 25 a one-year teaching experience conducted in a collaborating 14 26 school district. A student intern shall be an employee of the 14 27 participating school district. The amount of money a school 14 28 district shall pay to a student intern shall be negotiated by 14 29 the school district and the university in consultation with 14 30 the department of education. 14 31 b. Application of the best teaching practices in diverse 14 32 settings and in responding to diverse student needs under the 14 33 supervision of selected district teachers and university 14 34 personnel. 14 35 c. Seminars and special projects designed to meet student 15 1 intern needs. 15 2 d. Collaboration and support from a participating school 15 3 district relating to supervision and assessment of the student 15 4 intern's performance. 15 5 e. Collaboration and support from the university in 15 6 developing rigorous graduate coursework and in matters 15 7 relating to supervision, instruction, and evaluation of the 15 8 student intern in conjunction with personnel employed by the 15 9 participating school district. 15 10 3. Student interns who enroll in the program shall receive 15 11 graduate credit for successful completion of teacher 15 12 internship program coursework. The successful completion of a 15 13 one-year teacher internship under the program shall be 15 14 recognized as the equivalent of one year of teaching 15 15 experience. 15 16 4. A teacher who is employed by a school district and who 15 17 acts as a clinical supervisor for the teacher internship pilot 15 18 program shall be eligible for a stipend of one thousand 15 19 dollars per semester of participation in the program. The 15 20 stipend and the costs of the employer's share of contributions 15 21 to federal social security and the Iowa public employees' 15 22 retirement system established under chapter 294, for such 15 23 amounts by the district, shall be paid from moneys received by 15 24 the participating school district from moneys allocated to the 15 25 university of northern Iowa pursuant to this section. 15 26 5. Moneys received by a school district under this section 15 27 shall not be commingled with state aid payments made under 15 28 section 257.16 to a school district and shall be accounted for 15 29 by the school district separately from state aid payments. 15 30 6. Payments made to school districts under this section 15 31 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 and are 15 32 considered encumbered. A school district shall maintain a 15 33 separate budget listing for payments received and expenditures 15 34 made pursuant to this section. 15 35 7. Moneys received by a school district under this section 16 1 shall not be used for payment of any collective bargaining 16 2 agreement or arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under 16 3 chapter 20. 16 4 8. Annually on or by January 15, the university of 16 5 northern Iowa shall submit a report describing activities 16 6 associated with the program to the chairpersons and ranking 16 7 members of the standing house and senate education committees. 16 8 9. a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 16 9 state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year 16 10 beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the sum of 16 11 two hundred twenty thousand dollars for the teacher internship 16 12 pilot program at the university of northern Iowa. 16 13 b. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 16 14 state to the state board of regents for each fiscal year of 16 15 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 16 16 2002, the sum of five hundred seventy-five thousand dollars 16 17 for the teacher internship pilot program at the university of 16 18 northern Iowa. 16 19 10. This section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 16 20 Sec. 17. Section 272.1, Code 1997, is amended by adding 16 21 the following new subsection: 16 22 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. "Para-educator" means a person who is 16 23 licensed to assist a teacher in the performance of 16 24 instructional tasks to support and assist classroom 16 25 instruction and related school activities. 16 26 Sec. 18. NEW SECTION. 272.12 PARA-EDUCATOR LICENSES. 16 27 1. The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules 16 28 pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a multi-level voluntary 16 29 licensing system ranging from para-educator generalist to 16 30 para-educator specialist. The rules shall outline the 16 31 instructional and other school activity tasks the individuals 16 32 licensed under this section may perform. The board shall 16 33 determine whether an applicant is qualified to perform the 16 34 duties for which a para-educator license is sought. 16 35 2. Applicants for a para-educator license as a generalist 17 1 must hold a high school diploma from an accredited secondary 17 2 school or a high school equivalency diploma issued in 17 3 accordance with chapter 259A. The applicant must also have 17 4 completed additional in-service training in at least all of 17 5 the following areas: 17 6 a. Behavior management. 17 7 b. Ethical responsibilities and behavior. 17 8 c. Exceptional child and at-risk child behavior. 17 9 d. Collaboration skills and interpersonal relations. 17 10 e. Child and youth development. 17 11 3. Applicants for a para-educator license as a specialist 17 12 must meet the requirements of subsection 2 and additional 17 13 requirements as prescribed by rule. 17 14 4. A public school district, area education agency, 17 15 community college, institution of higher education under the 17 16 state board of regents, or an accredited private institution 17 17 as defined in section 261.9, subsection 1, with a program 17 18 approved by the state board of education, may train and 17 19 recommend individuals for board licensure. 17 20 5. Applicants shall be disqualified for any of the 17 21 following reasons: 17 22 a. The applicant is less than eighteen years of age. 17 23 b. The applicant has a record of founded child abuse. 17 24 c. The applicant has been convicted of a felony. 17 25 d. The applicant's application is fraudulent. 17 26 e. The applicant's license or certification from another 17 27 state is suspended or revoked. 17 28 f. The applicant fails to meet board standards for 17 29 application for an initial or renewed license. 17 30 6. Qualifications or criteria for the granting or 17 31 revocation of a license or the determination of an 17 32 individual's professional standing shall not include 17 33 membership or nonmembership in any teachers' organization. 17 34 Sec. 19. NEW SECTION. 279.12A EVALUATION CRITERIA AND 17 35 PROCEDURES. 18 1 A board of directors of a school district shall establish 18 2 evaluation procedures and evaluation criteria for all 18 3 personnel. If an exclusive bargaining representative has been 18 4 certified, a school board shall negotiate in good faith with 18 5 respect to evaluation procedures pursuant to chapter 20. 18 6 However, the determination of the substantive criteria for 18 7 evaluations and the standards of performance expected of 18 8 district personnel shall be reserved as an exclusive 18 9 management right of the school board, and shall not be subject 18 10 to mandatory negotiations in accordance with section 20.9. 18 11 The determination of the substantive criteria for evaluations 18 12 and standards of performance as established by the board is 18 13 final. Objections to the use or content of an evaluation in a 18 14 teacher termination proceeding shall be brought before the 18 15 school board in the hearing held in accordance with section 18 16 279.16 and shall not be subject to grievance procedures 18 17 negotiated in accordance with section 20.18. 18 18 Sec. 20. NEW SECTION. 279.14B PRACTITIONER PERFORMANCE 18 19 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 18 20 1. The department of education shall establish and 18 21 implement a voluntary practitioner performance improvement 18 22 program that shall provide technical assistance to teachers 18 23 and administrators from each public school district and area 18 24 education agency. The department shall consult with the Iowa 18 25 state education association, the Iowa association of school 18 26 boards, the school administrators of Iowa, and, as 18 27 practicable, other entities providing similar programs, in 18 28 developing the program. The program shall do the following: 18 29 a. At a minimum, the program shall provide administrators 18 30 with training, including but not limited to, seminars and 18 31 written materials, relating to the areas of employment 18 32 policies and procedures, employment documentation, performance 18 33 evaluations, corrective performance techniques, discipline, 18 34 termination, and support by qualified individuals for 18 35 implementation of the program. Training received by an 19 1 administrator in accordance with this section shall apply 19 2 toward an administrator's evaluator approval renewal. The 19 3 program shall not be used to provide consultation or 19 4 assistance on specific employment situations. 19 5 b. The program shall include the establishment and 19 6 implementation of a regional system to provide technical 19 7 assistance to teachers and administrators who are performing 19 8 inadequately. 19 9 2. The department shall submit an annual report to the 19 10 chairpersons and ranking members of the house and senate 19 11 standing education committees summarizing program activities 19 12 and describing the department's plans for improving or 19 13 changing the program. 19 14 3. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 19 15 state to the department of education for each fiscal year the 19 16 sum of three hundred thousand dollars for purposes of the 19 17 practitioner performance improvement program. 19 18 Of the funds appropriated, the sum of two hundred thousand 19 19 dollars shall be used for purposes of subsection 1, paragraph 19 20 "a", and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars shall be used 19 21 for purposes of subsection 1, paragraph "b". 19 22 Sec. 21. Section 279.19, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 19 23 1997, is amended to read as follows: 19 24 In the case of the termination of a probationary teacher's 19 25 contract, the provisions of sections 279.15 and 279.16 shall 19 26 apply. However, notwithstanding any provision to the 19 27 contrary, the grievance procedures of section 20.18 shall not 19 28 apply in the case of the termination of the contract of a 19 29 teacher serving a probationary period. 19 30 Sec. 22. NEW SECTION. 279.59 PRACTITIONER RECOGNITION 19 31 AWARD PILOT PROGRAM. 19 32 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 19 33 general assembly, the department shall design and implement a 19 34 practitioner recognition award pilot program for recognizing 19 35 superior teaching and learning and rewarding excellence in 20 1 teaching practices and results, or for administrative 20 2 leadership. 20 3 2. The practitioner recognition award pilot program 20 4 implemented by the department shall include, but shall not be 20 5 limited to, all of the following: 20 6 a. A nomination procedure that permits nominations to be 20 7 made by the practitioner, other practitioners, or parents. 20 8 b. Award distribution to individuals or to nominated teams 20 9 of practitioners. 20 10 c. Award eligibility based upon completion of one full 20 11 school year in the district as a licensed practitioner, a 20 12 satisfactory or higher ranking on a performance evaluation by 20 13 the practitioner's administrator or a recommendation from the 20 14 board of directors of the district, and certification that the 20 15 practitioner improved student achievement in the year of award 20 16 eligibility. Eligibility may be for more than one year, if 20 17 appropriate. 20 18 d. Voluntary participation by a nominee. 20 19 e. Use of objective methods for measuring improvement in 20 20 student achievement. Multiple measurement and assessment 20 21 tools may be used. However, if a standard, objective method 20 22 for measuring improvement in a subject area is unavailable, 20 23 the practitioner or the school district may request approval 20 24 from the director of education to use an alternative, 20 25 objective method for measuring improvement in student 20 26 achievement. The director's decision shall be final. 20 27 3. The department shall determine the minimum criteria 20 28 necessary for eligibility in the program, and shall utilize 20 29 and distribute to school districts a weighting system for 20 30 criteria evaluation that ranks the criteria in the following 20 31 order of priority: improvement in student achievement, 20 32 practitioner advancement through education or professional 20 33 designation achievement, practitioner participation as a 20 34 member or leader of a team, initiative in student achievement, 20 35 and community involvement. 21 1 4. To nominate an individual for an award, an individual 21 2 shall submit a one-page application and report, on a form 21 3 designed and distributed to school districts by the department 21 4 of education, to a local school district coordinator who shall 21 5 be designated by the board of directors of the school 21 6 district. The form shall be completed by the practitioner, 21 7 two colleagues, and three parents selected by the 21 8 practitioner. The district coordinator shall tabulate the 21 9 totals of all nominations according to the minimum criteria 21 10 determined by the department under subsection 2. The district 21 11 may judge a nominee by criteria in addition to the criteria 21 12 established by the department. 21 13 5. The ranked list of nominees shall be submitted to the 21 14 board of directors of the school district for review and 21 15 approval. The board of directors shall be responsible for 21 16 determining the number of awards and the amount of the awards 21 17 based upon the moneys received by the school district pursuant 21 18 to section 279.60. The board of directors shall also consult 21 19 with practitioners to plan appropriate recognition events 21 20 within the district for presentation of the awards. 21 21 Sec. 23. NEW SECTION. 279.60 PRACTITIONER RECOGNITION 21 22 AWARD – FUNDING. 21 23 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 21 24 general assembly, and the establishment of a practitioner 21 25 recognition award pilot program, by September 15, each school 21 26 district willing to participate in the practitioner 21 27 recognition award pilot program shall notify the department of 21 28 education of the intent to participate in the program. 21 29 2. From the moneys appropriated for purposes of this 21 30 program, the amount of moneys allocated to school districts 21 31 that have notified the department of the intent to participate 21 32 in the program shall be in the proportion that the basic 21 33 enrollment of a district bears to the sum of the basic 21 34 enrollments of all school districts in the state for the 21 35 budget year that are willing to participate in the program. 22 1 If the Iowa braille and sight saving school, the state school 22 2 for the deaf, and the Price laboratory school at the 22 3 university of northern Iowa notify the department of the 22 4 intent to participate, they shall annually certify their basic 22 5 enrollments to the department of education by October 1. 22 6 However, the amount of an award to a school district shall not 22 7 exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. 22 8 3. For each year in which an appropriation is made to the 22 9 practitioner recognition award pilot program, the department 22 10 of education shall notify the department of revenue and 22 11 finance of the amount to be paid to each school district based 22 12 upon the distribution plan set forth for the appropriation 22 13 made pursuant to this section. The allocation to each school 22 14 district under this section shall be made in one payment on or 22 15 about January 15 of the fiscal year in which the appropriation 22 16 is made, taking into consideration the relative budget and 22 17 cash position of the state resources. 22 18 4. Moneys received under this section shall not be 22 19 commingled with state aid payments made under sections 257.16 22 20 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the local 22 21 school district separately from state aid payments. 22 22 5. Payments made to school districts under this section 22 23 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 or are 22 24 considered encumbered. Each local school district shall 22 25 maintain a separate listing within their budget for payments 22 26 received and expenditures made pursuant to this section. 22 27 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be used 22 28 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 22 29 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 22 30 7. For purposes of this section, "school district" means a 22 31 school district, the Iowa braille and sight saving school, the 22 32 state school for the deaf, and the Price laboratory school at 22 33 the university of northern Iowa. 22 34 8. Awards to practitioners under this program shall not be 22 35 built into the base pay for the practitioner, but shall be 23 1 included in the calculation to determine pension contributions 23 2 in the year in which the award is received. 23 3 Sec. 24. Section 294A.5, Code 1997, is amended to read as 23 4 follows: 23 5 294A.5 MINIMUM SALARY SUPPLEMENT. 23 6 1. For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, and 23 7 succeeding school years, the minimum annual salary paid to a 23 8 full-time teacher as regular compensation shall beeighteen23 9 twenty-one thousand dollars. 23 10 2. The minimum salary supplement shall be the sum of the 23 11 following, as applicable: 23 12 a. For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, for 23 13 phase I, each school district and area education agency shall 23 14 certify to the department of education by the third Friday in 23 15 September the names of all teachers employed by the district 23 16 or area education agency whose regular compensation is less 23 17 thaneighteentwenty-one thousand dollars per year for that 23 18 year and the amounts needed as minimum salary supplements. 23 19 The minimum salary supplement for each eligible teacher is the 23 20 total of the difference betweeneighteentwenty-one thousand 23 21 dollars and the teacher's regular compensation plus the amount 23 22 required to pay the employer's share of the federal social 23 23 security and Iowa public employees' retirement system, or a 23 24 pension and annuity retirement system established under 23 25 chapter 294, payments on the additional salary moneys. 23 26 However, for purposes of this paragraph, a teacher's regular 23 27 compensation for the school year beginning July 1, 1998, shall 23 28 not be lower than twenty-one thousand dollars. 23 29 b. The total minimum salary supplement paid to a school 23 30 district under phase I for the school year beginning July 1, 23 31 1997. 23 32 Sec. 25. Section 294A.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 23 33 1997, is amended to read as follows: 23 34 1. For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, the 23 35 department of education shall notify the department of revenue 24 1 and finance of the total minimum salary supplement, as 24 2 described in section 294A.5, subsection 2, paragraphs "a" and 24 3 "b", to be paid to each school district and area education 24 4 agency under phase I and the department of revenue and finance 24 5 shall make the payments. For school years after the school 24 6 year beginning July 1,19871998, if a school district or area 24 7 education agency reduces the number of its full-time 24 8 equivalent teachers below the number employed during the 24 9 school year beginning July 1,19871998, the department of 24 10 revenue and finance shall reduce the total minimum salary 24 11 supplement payable to that school district or area education 24 12 agency so that the amount paid is equal to the ratio of the 24 13 number of full-time equivalent teachers employed in the school 24 14 district or area education agency for that school year divided 24 15 by the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed in the 24 16 school district or area education agency for the school year 24 17 beginning July 1,19871998, and multiplying that fraction by 24 18 the total minimum salary supplement paid to that school 24 19 district or area education agency for the school year 24 20 beginning July 1,19871998. 24 21 Sec. 26. Section 294A.25, subsection 1, Code Supplement 24 22 1997, is amended to read as follows: 24 23 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19901998, and 24 24 for each succeeding year, there is appropriated from the 24 25 general fund of the state to the department of education the 24 26 amount ofninety-twoeighty-one milliononefour hundred 24 27 seventy-six thousandeighty-fivesix hundred sixty-six dollars 24 28 to be used to improve teacher salaries.For each fiscal year24 29in the fiscal period commencing July 1, 1991, and ending June24 3030, 1993, there is appropriated an amount equal to the amount24 31appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1990, plus24 32an amount sufficient to pay the costs of the additional24 33funding provided for school districts and area education24 34agencies under sections 294A.9 and 294A.14. For each fiscal24 35year beginning on or after July 1, 1995, there is appropriated25 1the sum which was appropriated for the previous fiscal year,25 2including supplemental payments.The moneys shall be 25 3 distributed as provided in this section. 25 4 Sec. 27. Section 294A.25, subsection 7, Code Supplement 25 5 1997, is amended to read as follows: 25 6 7. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1990, 25 7 the amount ofsixtyseventy-five thousand dollars for the 25 8 ambassador to education program under section 256.43. 25 9 Sec. 28. CURRENT NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATE HOLDERS. In 25 10 order to receive payment under section 256.44, as enacted by 25 11 this Act, a teacher who by July 1, 1998, meets the 25 12 qualifications for an award under section 256.44, shall apply 25 13 to the department for payment under section 256.44 by June 30, 25 14 1999. 25 15 Sec. 29. INITIAL YEAR. 25 16 1. The board of directors of a school district, or the 25 17 boards of directors of a collaboration, determined to 25 18 participate in the beginning teacher induction program in 25 19 fiscal year 1998-1999, shall submit the plan required under 25 20 section 256E.3, if enacted in this Act, to the department of 25 21 education by October 15, 1998. 25 22 2. By January 15, 1999, the department of education shall 25 23 award grants as provided in accordance with section 256E.3, if 25 24 enacted in this Act. 25 25 Sec. 30. APPLICABILITY. Section 20 of this Act, relating 25 26 to evaluation criteria, takes effect July 1, 1998, for 25 27 collective bargaining agreements or contracts entered into on 25 28 or after July 1, 1998, between teachers and the boards of 25 29 directors of school districts. 25 30 EXPLANATION 25 31 This bill relates to teachers contracts and the 25 32 establishment of evaluation criteria, frontier schools, a 25 33 beginning teachers induction program, a practitioner 25 34 recognition award pilot program, mathematics pilot programs, 25 35 awards to teachers for national board certification, an early 26 1 education improvement program, instructional support state 26 2 aid, a teacher internship pilot program at the university of 26 3 northern Iowa, para-educator licenses, a practitioner 26 4 performance improvement program, and an increase in the 26 5 minimum teachers' salary. 26 6 Code section 256.22: Establishes a frontier and extended 26 7 year school planning grant program to provide for the 26 8 allocation of grants to school districts, or a collaboration 26 9 of school districts, ready to investigate the possibility of 26 10 converting of an existing school within a district to a 26 11 frontier or to an extended school year. The bill defines a 26 12 "frontier school" to mean a school that is nonsectarian in its 26 13 program, admission policies, employment practices, and all 26 14 other operations. The school is a public school and shall not 26 15 charge admission or tuition. The primary focus of a frontier 26 16 school shall be to provide a comprehensive program of 26 17 instruction for at least one grade or age group from five 26 18 through 18 years of age. The school district or collaboration 26 19 of school districts shall agree to appoint a frontier school 26 20 planning committee composed of parents, teachers, 26 21 administrators, and individuals representing business, and the 26 22 local community. The bill describes the issues a planning 26 23 grant must be used to examine. 26 24 The bill appropriates $500,000 from the general fund of the 26 25 state to the department of education for grant awards, the 26 26 amounts of which shall be determined by the department. 26 27 However, a grant awarded to a school district under the 26 28 provisions of this section shall not exceed $25,000. 26 29 Code section 256.24: Appropriates $50,000 from the general 26 30 fund of the state to the department of education for each of 26 31 the next two years and directs the Iowa mathematics and 26 32 science coalition to administer a two-year mathematics pilot 26 33 program to help teachers become aware of possibilities for 26 34 mathematics instruction other than traditional approaches. 26 35 The pilot programs shall be located in at least three public 27 1 schools districts, one located in a large school district, one 27 2 located in a medium-sized school district, and one located in 27 3 a small school district. 27 4 Code section 256.44: Provides for a $2,000 registration 27 5 award and an annual payment of $2,000 for up to five years to 27 6 each teacher employed by a school district in Iowa who holds a 27 7 national board for professional teaching standards 27 8 certificate. Individuals must provide certification as 27 9 required by the department of education and apply to the 27 10 department within one year of achieving certification. The 27 11 bill also establishes a national board for professional 27 12 teaching standards certification fund to be administered by 27 13 the department of education and appropriates $250,000 annually 27 14 to the fund. 27 15 New Code chapter 256D: Establishes an early education 27 16 improvement program, focused on kindergarten through grade 27 17 three, with an annual appropriation of $9 million from the 27 18 state general fund to the department of education. 27 19 The general assembly finds, according to the bill, that it 27 20 is in the best interest of the state to encourage and fund 27 21 early education programs in public school districts. The bill 27 22 defines the goals of an eligible early education improvement 27 23 program and lists the components of early education practices 27 24 and programs for which state funding may be expended. 27 25 The bill provides for a per pupil annual distribution of 27 26 the funds appropriated, but stipulates that a school district 27 27 shall receive no less than $10,000. The bill defines the term 27 28 "school district" to include public school districts, the Iowa 27 29 braille and sight saving school, the state school for the 27 30 deaf, and the Price laboratory school at the university of 27 31 northern Iowa. 27 32 The bill requires that school districts report to the 27 33 appropriate state agencies progress made in attaining or 27 34 surpassing student achievement goals. The bill also requires 27 35 the department of education to submit to the chairpersons and 28 1 ranking members of the house and senate committees on 28 2 education reports describing the ways school districts are 28 3 using early education moneys, whether any are using the moneys 28 4 to supplant other funding, and describing district progress on 28 5 attaining or surpassing student achievement goals. 28 6 New Code chapter 256E: Creates a beginning teacher 28 7 induction program to promote excellence in teaching, build a 28 8 supportive environment in school districts to increase the 28 9 retention of promising beginning teachers, and promote the 28 10 personal and professional well-being of teachers. The bill 28 11 appropriates $180,000 for the first year of the program, 28 12 fiscal year 1998-1999. 28 13 The bill directs the department of education to develop a 28 14 process to be used in awarding beginning teacher grants. 28 15 A teacher serving as a mentor under the program is eligible 28 16 for an award of $500 per semester of participation. Moneys 28 17 received by a district shall be expended for awards to 28 18 mentors, for the costs of the employer's share of 28 19 contributions to federal social security and the Iowa public 28 20 employees' retirement system or a pension and annuity 28 21 retirement system established under chapter 294, for such 28 22 amounts paid by the districts. 28 23 The bill establishes a beginning teacher induction fund in 28 24 the office of the treasurer of state to be administered by the 28 25 department of education. 28 26 A school district shall appoint a district facilitator who 28 27 acts as a liaison between the board and the department of 28 28 education who shall appoint a district committee. The 28 29 district committee membership shall include, but is not 28 30 limited to, licensed teachers and an area education agency 28 31 staff development professional. The district committee must 28 32 adopt a plan and written procedures for a mentor program which 28 33 shall, at a minimum, address the application, mentor 28 34 selection, and mentor training processes; the timetable for 28 35 plan implementation; placement; minimum release time; 29 1 measurement of results; and dissolving mentoring partnerships. 29 2 District committees are encouraged to collaborate with area 29 3 education agencies and postsecondary institutions in the 29 4 preparation of plans. The district committee shall recommend 29 5 to the board of directors the names of classroom teachers 29 6 eligible to be mentors. 29 7 The board of directors shall submit the plan and a 29 8 reasonable cost proposal to the department, which shall award 29 9 grants to school districts, selecting from the school 29 10 districts submitting plans based solely upon equitability and 29 11 geographic and population diversity. 29 12 The bill also requires that a licensed teacher, to be 29 13 eligible to be a mentor, be employed by a school district as a 29 14 classroom teacher, have a record of at least five years of 29 15 effective practice, have been employed for one full year in 29 16 the district on a nonprobationary basis, and demonstrate 29 17 professional commitment to the improvement of teaching and 29 18 learning, and the development of beginning teachers. 29 19 Code section 257.20: Permits school districts receiving a 29 20 prorated instructional support state aid payment to call an 29 21 election to receive voter-approval for additional taxing 29 22 authority to fully fund the instructional support program. 29 23 The bill provides that the board of directors of a school 29 24 district shall be authorized to call an election in the manner 29 25 provided in Code section 257.18 to impose an additional voter- 29 26 approved instructional support property tax, or a combination 29 27 of an additional voter-approved instructional support property 29 28 tax and an additional voter-approved instructional support 29 29 income surtax, in an amount calculated by the department of 29 30 management to equal the difference between what the district 29 31 would be entitled to receive if the instructional support levy 29 32 were fully funded pursuant to Code section 257.20, subsection 29 33 1, and the amount of the prorated state aid calculated 29 34 pursuant to Code section 257.20, subsection 2, paragraph "b". 29 35 The bill provides that the additional voter-approved taxing 30 1 authority shall be granted for each budget year in which a 30 2 prorated state aid payment is received, for a period not to 30 3 exceed the duration of the underlying instructional support 30 4 program, and that the amount of additional voter-approved 30 5 instructional support property tax and additional voter- 30 6 approved instructional support income surtax, if imposed, may 30 7 be determined by the board of directors in a different 30 8 proportion than the underlying instructional support property 30 9 tax and income surtax amounts. The bill provides that 30 10 certification procedures regarding imposition of the 30 11 additional voter-approved tax shall be as provided in Code 30 12 sections 257.19 and 257.25, and that the payments shall be 30 13 calculated, paid, and deposited as provided in Code sections 30 14 257.21 through 257.26. 30 15 New Code section 268.6: Establishes a teacher internship 30 16 pilot program at the university of northern Iowa. The bill 30 17 appropriates $220,000 from the general fund of the state to 30 18 the state board of regents to support the program in the 1998- 30 19 1999 fiscal year, and $575,000 for each of the next two years. 30 20 The bill directs the university to design and implement an 30 21 internship pilot program to continue the professional growth 30 22 of beginning practitioners. The university must submit the 30 23 program to the state board of education for approval. 30 24 The program, as described in the bill, will provide student 30 25 interns with graduate credit for the successful completion of 30 26 coursework and requires student interns enrolled in the 30 27 program to complete a one-year teaching experience in a 30 28 collaborating school district. 30 29 The university is required to apply the best teaching 30 30 practices in diverse settings and in responding to diverse 30 31 student needs under the supervision of selected school 30 32 district teachers and university personnel; provide seminars 30 33 and special projects designed to meet student intern needs; 30 34 develop rigorous graduate coursework and to collaborate with 30 35 and support participating school districts in matters relating 31 1 to supervision, instruction, and evaluation of the student 31 2 intern in conjunction with personnel employed by the 31 3 participating school district. 31 4 School districts participating in the program are required 31 5 to collaborate with the university and provide support 31 6 relating to supervision and assessment of the student intern's 31 7 performance. 31 8 From moneys appropriated for purposes of the program, the 31 9 university shall pay teachers employed by school districts 31 10 participating in the program as clinical supervisors a stipend 31 11 of $1,000 per semester. 31 12 The bill also requires annual reporting by the university, 31 13 to describe the activities associated with the program to the 31 14 chairpersons and ranking members of the standing house and 31 15 senate education committees. 31 16 Code section 272.1 and new Code section 272.12: Require 31 17 the board of educational examiners to adopt rules relating to 31 18 a multi-level voluntary licensing system for para-educators, 31 19 which the bill defines as a person who is licensed to assist a 31 20 teacher in the performance of instructional tasks to support 31 21 and assist classroom instruction and related school 31 22 activities. The bill appropriates $25,000 to the board for 31 23 developing and implementing the system. 31 24 A school district, area education agency, community 31 25 college, regents university, or accredited private university, 31 26 with programs approved by the state board of education, may 31 27 train and recommend individuals for board licensure. 31 28 The bill lists a number of reasons why an applicant shall 31 29 be disqualified from being issued or holding a license. 31 30 Code section 279.12A: Provides that a school board shall 31 31 negotiate with respect to evaluation procedures but the 31 32 board's substantive evaluation criteria are final, 31 33 notwithstanding the scope of negotiations as provided for in 31 34 the collective bargaining chapter, Code chapter 20. 31 35 Objections to the use or content of an evaluation in a teacher 32 1 termination proceeding is not subject to the grievance 32 2 procedures of Code section 20.18. 32 3 New Code section 279.14B: Provides for the establishment 32 4 and implementation, within the department of education, of a 32 5 voluntary practitioner performance improvement program to 32 6 provide technical assistance to teachers and administrators 32 7 from each 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, the school 32 12 administrators of Iowa and others in developing the program. 32 13 The 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 $81,476,666 annually to 33 30 pay for increased teachers' salaries. 33 31 Code section 294A.25, subsection 7: Increases the amount 33 32 of educational excellence moneys to the ambassador to 33 33 education program from $60,000 to $75,000. 33 34 LSB 4359SC 77 33 35 kh/cf/24.2
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