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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 295.4A TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE FOR
1 2 ACCREDITED NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS.
1 3 1. Technology adopted and purchased by a school district
1 4 as provided in this chapter may, and shall to the extent funds
1 5 are appropriated by the general assembly and allocated as
1 6 provided in this chapter, be made available to students of
1 7 accredited nonpublic schools located within the boundaries of
1 8 the school district upon the written request of the
1 9 authorities in charge of the nonpublic school on behalf of the
1 10 school's students as provided in this section.
1 11 2. From the moneys allocated to a public school district
1 12 under section 295.2, subsection 2, the department of education
1 13 shall ascertain a maximum annual amount the school district
1 14 shall be required to use for the purchase of technology for
1 15 accredited nonpublic schools. The amount shall be based upon
1 16 the percentage of a school district's allocation that is
1 17 equivalent to the proportion that the basic enrollment of an
1 18 accredited nonpublic school bears to the basic enrollment of
1 19 the school district. For each school year in which the
1 20 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school
1 21 request technology as provided in this section, the nonpublic
1 22 school shall annually certify its actual enrollment for the
1 23 prior school year to the department of education by October 1.
1 24 By October 15, the department shall notify the board of
1 25 directors of each school district of the maximum amount of its
1 26 allocation that shall be made available for purchasing
1 27 technology for accredited nonpublic schools in accordance with
1 28 this section. The technology made available to accredited
1 29 nonpublic schools in accordance with this section shall be
1 30 comparable to the technology of the district of attendance and
1 31 the amount expended for technology in accordance with this
1 32 section cannot exceed the per pupil cost of the program of the
1 33 district of attendance.
1 34 3. The costs of providing technology to nonpublic schools
1 35 as provided in this section shall not be included in the
2 1 computation of district cost under chapter 257, but shall be
2 2 shown in the budget as an expense from miscellaneous income.
2 3 4. Prior to receiving technology under this section, the
2 4 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall
2 5 adopt a technology plan that supports school improvement
2 6 technology efforts and includes an evaluation component. The
2 7 plan shall be developed by licensed professional staff of the
2 8 school, including both teachers and administrators. The plan
2 9 shall, at a minimum, focus on the attainment of goals
2 10 determined in accordance with section 280.12 and shall
2 11 demonstrate how the school will utilize technology to improve
2 12 student achievement. An accredited nonpublic school needs to
2 13 develop only one plan while this section is effective. The
2 14 technology plan shall be kept on file in the school and a copy
2 15 of the plan, and any subsequent amendments to the plan, shall
2 16 be sent to the department of education. Progress made under
2 17 the plan shall be included as part of the annual report
2 18 submitted to the department of education in compliance with
2 19 section 280.12.
2 20 5. Notwithstanding section 295.2, subsection 8, for
2 21 purposes of this section, "school district" does not mean the
2 22 Iowa braille and sight saving school, the state school for the
2 23 deaf, the Price laboratory school at the university of
2 24 northern Iowa, and the institutions under the control of the
2 25 department of human services as provided in section 218.1,
2 26 subsections 1 through 3, 5, 7, and 8.
2 27 EXPLANATION
2 28 This bill expands the school improvement technology program
2 29 by requiring that a certain amount of the moneys allocated
2 30 under the program to a school district be used to make
2 31 technology comparable to that which is purchased by a school
2 32 district available to students of accredited nonpublic
2 33 schools.
2 34 The bill requires the department of education to ascertain
2 35 the maximum annual amount the school district shall be
3 1 required to use for the purchase of technology for accredited
3 2 nonpublic schools. The amount is based upon the percentage of
3 3 a school district's allocation that is equivalent to the
3 4 proportion that the basic enrollment of an accredited
3 5 nonpublic school bears to the basic enrollment of the school
3 6 district. The authorities in charge of an accredited
3 7 nonpublic school that is requesting technology must annually
3 8 certify its actual enrollment to the department of education
3 9 by October 1. By October 15, the department shall notify the
3 10 board of directors of each school district of the maximum
3 11 amount of its allocation that shall be made available for
3 12 purchasing technology for accredited nonpublic schools. The
3 13 amount expended for technology for nonpublic schools cannot
3 14 exceed the per pupil cost of the program of the district of
3 15 attendance.
3 16 Prior to receiving technology, the authorities in charge of
3 17 an accredited nonpublic school must adopt, and file with the
3 18 department of education, a technology plan that supports
3 19 school improvement technology efforts and includes an
3 20 evaluation component. The plan shall be developed by licensed
3 21 professional staff of the school, including both teachers and
3 22 administrators. The plan shall, at a minimum, focus on the
3 23 attainment of student achievement goals under Code sections
3 24 280.12 and 280.18 and shall demonstrate how the school will
3 25 utilize technology to improve student achievement. An
3 26 accredited nonpublic school needs to develop only one plan
3 27 until Code chapter 295 is repealed, which is July 1, 2001.
3 28 Though the current definition of "school district", for
3 29 purposes of the program, includes the Iowa braille and sight
3 30 saving school, the state school for the deaf, the Price
3 31 laboratory school at the university of northern Iowa, and the
3 32 institutions under the control of the department of human
3 33 services as provided in Code section 218.1, subsections 1
3 34 through 3, 5, 7, and 8, this bill specifically exempts those
3 35 special schools and institutions.
4 1 LSB 1633YH 78
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