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House Journal: Page 1717: Thursday, April 16, 1998

30   develop routines that create an environment that
31   promotes problem solving and student autonomy, and
32   integrate new approaches to teaching mathematics in
33   the regular mathematics curriculum.
34     2.  The Iowa mathematics and science coalition
35   shall locate the pilot programs in at least four
36   public school districts, one located in a large school
37   district, one located in a medium-sized school
38   district, and two located in small school districts.
39   In the case of a large school district, the district
40   shall apply for a secondary school in the district
41   provided that the middle and elementary schools within
42   the secondary school attendance area shall be
43   represented in the application.  Districts
44   participating in the program shall require all
45   teachers employed by the district who teach
46   mathematics to participate in the pilot program.
47   However, in the case of a large district, only
48   teachers employed to teach mathematics in the
49   secondary school for which the application was made,
50   and the teachers employed to teach mathematics in the

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 1   middle and elementary schools within the secondary
 2   school attendance area, shall be required to
 3   participate in the pilot program.  For purposes of
 4   this section, a large school district is a district
 5   with an actual enrollment of five thousand or more
 6   pupils; a medium-sized school district is a district
 7   with an actual enrollment that is greater than one
 8   thousand one hundred ninety-nine pupils, but less than
 9   five thousand pupils; and a small school district is a
10   district with an actual enrollment of one thousand one
11   hundred ninety-nine or fewer pupils.
12     3.  Funds appropriated for purposes of this section
13   may be used for administrative costs of the program
14   and shall be used to provide partial financial
15   assistance to a participating school district.  The
16   portion of the program costs for which a district does
17   not receive financial assistance pursuant to this
18   section shall be paid by the district.  However, the
19   district may use phase III funds to pay this portion
20   of the program costs.
21     Sec. ___.  Section 256.44, subsection 3, if enacted
22   by 1998 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, section 5, is
23   amended to read as follows:
24     3.  To receive a five-year annual award for
25   achieving certification by the national board of
26   professional teaching standards, a teacher shall apply
27   to the department within one year of eligibility.
28   Payment for awards shall be made only upon
29   departmental approval of an application or

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