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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2267, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 4 clause and inserting the following: 1 5 "Section 1. Section 256D.1, subsection 1, 1 6 paragraph b, subparagraph (1), Code Supplement 1999, 1 7 is amended to read as follows: 1 8 (1) A school district shall at a minimum 1 9 biannually inform parents of their individual child's 1 10 performance on the diagnostic assessments in 1 11 kindergarten through grade three. If intervention is 1 12 appropriate, the school district shallinformprovide 1 13 written notice to the parents of the actions the 1 14 school district intends to take to improve the child's 1 15 reading skills and provide the parents with strategies 1 16 to enable the parents to improve their child's skills. 1 17 If a school district determines that a child is 1 18 failing to adequately master the school district's 1 19 reading curriculum in kindergarten through grade 1 20 three, the school district shall establish a compact 1 21 with the parent of the child which shall include a 1 22 requirement that the parent meet face-to-face with the 1 23 child's teacher. However, if the teacher makes a good 1 24 faith effort to meet face-to-face with the parent but 1 25 the effort is unsuccessful, the teacher and the school 1 26 district have no further obligation with respect to 1 27 face-to-face intervention strategies under this 1 28 subparagraph. Theboard of directors of each school1 29district shall adopt apolicyindicatingadopted 1 30 pursuant to section 256D.1A shall indicate the methods 1 31 the school district will use to inform parents of 1 32 their individual child's performance. 1 33 Sec. 2. Section 256D.1, subsection 1, Code 1 34 Supplement 1999, is amended by adding the following 1 35 new paragraph: 1 36 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. ENCOURAGING IOWA FAMILY READING 1 37 NIGHT – INTENT. It is the intent of the general 1 38 assembly to encourage each family in Iowa to set aside 1 39 Tuesday night, from seven to eight p.m., for reading 1 40 by the family. School districts, the department of 1 41 education, and the media are encouraged to promote 1 42 Iowa family reading night in mailings, on websites, 1 43 and in public service announcements, billboards, print 1 44 and broadcast media services, and other appropriate 1 45 means. 1 46 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 256D.1A STUDENT PROMOTION 1 47 POLICY – KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE THREE. 1 48 1. The board of directors of each school district 1 49 shall adopt a school promotion policy that facilitates 1 50 collaborations among teachers, parents of the 2 1 students, and the school district to support student 2 2 reading proficiency. The student promotion policy 2 3 adopted shall include, but shall not be limited to, 2 4 the provisions set forth in this section. By the end 2 5 of the first week of school, the school district shall 2 6 notify the parents of students in kindergarten through 2 7 grade three of the district's student promotion 2 8 policy. The school district may include with this 2 9 notification a list of suggested reference materials, 2 10 such as books, computer programs, or other study aids, 2 11 that enable parents to assist the school district in 2 12 educating their children during the school year. 2 13 2. A parent of a student in kindergarten through 2 14 grade three shall be notified in writing if the 2 15 student is failing to adequately master the school 2 16 district's reading curriculum. Notices shall include 2 17 a copy of the school district's student promotion 2 18 policy and shall be sent by mail. Notices shall be 2 19 written in clear, understandable language. In lieu of 2 20 notice by mail, the school district may provide a 2 21 written notice required pursuant to this section to a 2 22 parent at a parent-teacher conference occurring in the 2 23 same week in which a notice would have been required 2 24 to be sent by mail pursuant to this section. 2 25 3. The individualized education program assigned 2 26 to a child requiring special education shall determine 2 27 whether the child is expected to meet the school 2 28 district's student promotion policy, which must be 2 29 documented in the student's individualized education 2 30 program. 2 31 Sec. 4. Section 256D.3, Code Supplement 1999, is 2 32 amended by adding the following new subsection: 2 33 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The director of the department 2 34 of education shall conduct a review of school district 2 35 student promotion policies, the number of kindergarten 2 36 through grade three level students retained or 2 37 promoted, and the success of the interventions 2 38 implemented by school districts to improve the 2 39 students' reading skills. The director shall submit a 2 40 report of the findings and recommendations resulting 2 41 from the review to the senate and house standing 2 42 committees on education and the joint appropriations 2 43 subcommittee on education by December 1, 2002, and 2 44 biennially thereafter." 2 45 #2. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the 2 46 word "for" the following: "kindergarten through". 2 47 SF 2267H 2 48 kh/jg/25
Text: S05369 Text: S05371 Text: S05300 - S05399 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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