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House Journal: Page 1720: Thursday, April 16, 1998

30   proceeding brought before the school board in a
31   hearing held in accordance with section 279.16 or
32   279.27 shall not be subject to the grievance
33   procedures negotiated in accordance with chapter 20.
34   A school district shall not be obligated to process
35   any evaluation grievance after service of a notice and
36   recommendation to terminate an individual's continuing
37   teaching contract in accordance with chapter 279.
38     Sec. ___.   Section 279.14A, subsection 1, if
39   enacted by 1998 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, is
40   amended to read as follows:
41     1.  The department of education shall establish and
42   implement a voluntary practitioner performance
43   improvement program that shall provide technical
44   assistance to teachers and administrators from each
45   public school district and area education agency.
46   Individuals under contract with a school district may
47   receive technical assistance in accordance with this
48   subsection.  The department shall consult with the
49   Iowa state education association, the Iowa association
50   of school boards, the school administrators of Iowa,

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 1   the professional educators of Iowa, and, as
 2   practicable, other entities providing similar
 3   programs, in developing the program.  At a minimum,
 4   the program shall provide administrators with
 5   training, including but not limited to, seminars and
 6   written materials, relating to the areas of employment
 7   policies and procedures, employment documentation,
 8   performance evaluations, corrective performance
 9   techniques, discipline, termination, and support by
10   qualified individuals for implementation of the
11   program.  The program shall not be used to provide
12   consultation or assistance on specific employment
13   situations.  Training received by an administrator in
14   accordance with this section shall apply toward an
15   administrator's evaluator approval renewal.
16     Sec. ___.  Section 279.19, Code 1997, is amended by
17   adding the following new unnumbered paragraph:
18     NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  Notwithstanding any
19   provision to the contrary, the grievance procedures of
20   section 20.18 relating to job performance or job
21   retention shall not apply to a teacher during the
22   first two years of the teacher's probationary period.
23   However, this paragraph shall not apply to a teacher
24   who has successfully completed a probationary period
25   in a school district in Iowa."
26     17.  Page 30, by inserting after line 14 the
27   following:
28     "Sec. ___.  Section 279.60, subsection 5, if
29   enacted by 1998 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, section

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