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House Journal: Page 926: Wednesday, March 25, 1998

20   programs in practitioner preparation approved by the
21   state board.
22     2.  To be eligible to receive a grant under this
23   section, an eligible institution shall submit to the
24   department of education a plan for an internship
25   program that, at a minimum, includes the following:
26     a.  Student interns enrolled in the program shall
27   complete a one-year teaching experience conducted in a
28   collaborating school district.  A student intern shall
29   be an employee of the participating school district.
30   The amount of money a school district shall pay to a
31   student intern shall be negotiated by the school
32   district and the eligible institution in consultation
33   with the department of education.
34     b.  Application of the best teaching practices in
35   diverse settings and in responding to diverse student
36   needs under the supervision of selected district
37   teachers and personnel employed by the eligible
38   institution.
39     c.  Seminars and special projects designed to meet
40   student intern needs.
41     d.  Collaboration and support from a participating
42   school district relating to supervision and assessment
43   of the student intern's performance.
44     e.  Collaboration and support from the eligible
45   institution in developing rigorous graduate coursework
46   and in matters relating to supervision, instruction,
47   and evaluation of the student intern in conjunction
48   with personnel employed by the participating school
49   district.
50     3.  Student interns who enroll in the program shall

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 1   receive graduate credit for successful completion of
 2   teacher internship program coursework.  The successful
 3   completion of a one-year teacher internship under the
 4   program shall be recognized as the equivalent of one
 5   year of teaching experience.
 6     4.  A teacher who is employed by a school district
 7   and who acts as a clinical supervisor for the teacher
 8   internship pilot program shall be eligible for a
 9   stipend of one thousand dollars per semester of
10   participation in the program.  The stipend and the
11   costs of the employer's share of contributions to
12   federal social security and the Iowa public employees'
13   retirement system established under chapter 294, for
14   such amounts by the district, shall be paid from
15   moneys received by the participating school district
16   from moneys appropriated to the department of
17   education pursuant to this section.
18     5.  Moneys received by a school district under this
19   section shall not be commingled with state aid

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