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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. There is appropriated 1 2 from the general fund of the state to the department of 1 3 education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and 1 4 ending June 30, 2000, the following amount, or so much thereof 1 5 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 1 6 For grants to school districts for volunteer student 1 7 mentoring pilot projects: 1 8 .................................................. $ 500,000 1 9 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated 1 10 funds remaining on June 30, 2000, shall not revert but shall 1 11 be available for grants to school districts for volunteer 1 12 student mentoring pilot projects in the following fiscal year. 1 13 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 256.24 VOLUNTEER STUDENT MENTORING 1 14 PILOT PROJECTS. 1 15 1. The department shall administer and approve grants to 1 16 school districts to implement proven, research-based 1 17 structured volunteer student mentoring pilot projects, with 1 18 the funds appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of 1 19 volunteer student mentoring pilot project grants. Grant 1 20 moneys shall be allocated on a competitive basis to school 1 21 districts, or to a collaboration of school districts, that 1 22 submit to the department a plan for implementation of a 1 23 volunteer student mentoring program. Grants shall be 1 24 equitably distributed geographically to three large school 1 25 districts, three medium-sized school districts, and three 1 26 small school districts. For purposes of this section, a large 1 27 school district is a district with an actual enrollment of 1 28 five thousand or more pupils; a medium-sized school district 1 29 is a district with an actual enrollment of two thousand or 1 30 more pupils, but less than five thousand pupils; and a small 1 31 school district is a district with an actual enrollment of 1 32 less than two thousand pupils. 1 33 2. Priority shall be given to plans that meet the 1 34 following criteria: 1 35 a. Provide for structured mentoring and systematic 2 1 intervention in a technology-based program that assists 2 2 teachers in addressing accountability issues by aligning 2 3 curriculum and connecting teaching materials to student 2 4 achievement goals, and include a database that organizes and 2 5 manages student and mentor data as well as generating 2 6 individualized lesson plans that address the instructional and 2 7 developmental level, learning style, and learning objectives 2 8 for a specific student or group of students. 2 9 b. Are recognized as promising educational practices for 2 10 accelerating student achievement and increasing a student's 2 11 self-esteem and interest in school. 2 12 c. Include a statement of purpose and a long-range plan. 2 13 d. Include a volunteer recruitment plan targeting, among 2 14 others, parents, retired persons, students, and the local 2 15 business and labor community. 2 16 e. Provide for eligibility screening, orientation, and 2 17 training of mentors. 2 18 f. Include a mentor and student matching strategy, 2 19 monitoring, and evaluation process. 2 20 g. Provide a support, recognition, and retention 2 21 component. 2 22 3. Grant amounts shall be distributed as determined by the 2 23 department. 2 24 4. A school district or collaboration of districts 2 25 receiving moneys under this section shall submit with the 2 26 report to the department required under section 256.7, 2 27 subsection 21, paragraph "c", a report describing the impact 2 28 the volunteer student mentoring pilot project funded under 2 29 this section had on the school district's progress in 2 30 attaining student achievement goals on the academic and other 2 31 core indicators and on districtwide progress made in attaining 2 32 locally established student learning goals. The department 2 33 shall summarize annually the school district reports and 2 34 submit the summary and any recommendations regarding the 2 35 grants and projects to the chairpersons and ranking members of 3 1 the senate and house standing education committees by January 3 2 1 of the school year succeeding the fiscal year in which the 3 3 appropriation is made. 3 4 Sec. 3. EMERGENCY RULES. The department of education may 3 5 adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 2, and 3 6 section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph "b", to implement the 3 7 provisions of this Act and the rules shall be effective 3 8 immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in 3 9 the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section 3 10 shall also be published as a notice of intended action as 3 11 provided in section 17A.4. 3 12 EXPLANATION 3 13 This bill appropriates $500,000 for FY 1999-2000 from the 3 14 general fund of the state to the department of education for 3 15 grants to school districts for volunteer student mentoring 3 16 pilot projects. 3 17 The department of education is directed to administer and 3 18 approve grants on a competitive basis to school districts, or 3 19 collaborations of school districts, for implementation of 3 20 volunteer student mentoring pilot projects. To qualify for 3 21 grant moneys, school districts must submit to the department a 3 22 plan for a volunteer student mentoring pilot project. Grants 3 23 are to be equitably distributed geographically to three large, 3 24 three medium-sized, and three small school districts. 3 25 Priority shall be given to plans that meet the following 3 26 criteria: 3 27 1. Provide for structured mentoring and systematic 3 28 intervention in a technology-based program that assists 3 29 teachers in addressing accountability issues by aligning 3 30 curriculum and connecting teaching materials to student 3 31 achievement goals, and include a database that organizes and 3 32 manages student and mentor data as well as generating 3 33 individualized lesson plans that address the instructional and 3 34 developmental level, learning style, and learning objectives 3 35 for a specific student or group of students. 4 1 2. Are recognized as promising educational practices for 4 2 accelerating student achievement and increasing a student's 4 3 self-esteem and interest in school. 4 4 3. Include a statement of purpose and a long-range plan. 4 5 4. Include a volunteer recruitment plan targeting, among 4 6 others, parents, retired persons, students, and the local 4 7 business and labor community. 4 8 5. Provide for eligibility screening, orientation, and 4 9 training of mentors. 4 10 6. Include a mentor and student matching strategy, 4 11 monitoring, and evaluation process. 4 12 7. Provide a support, recognition, and retention 4 13 component. 4 14 School districts that receive grants are required to 4 15 submit, with their annual student achievement report to the 4 16 department, a report describing the impact the pilot project 4 17 had on the school district's progress in attaining student 4 18 achievement goals on academic and other core indicators and on 4 19 districtwide progress made in attaining locally established 4 20 student learning goals. 4 21 The department must summarize annually the school district 4 22 reports and submit the summary and any recommendations 4 23 regarding the grants and projects to the chairpersons and 4 24 ranking members of the senate and house standing education 4 25 committees. 4 26 The bill permits moneys appropriated for grants that remain 4 27 unencumbered or unobligated on June 30, 2000, to carry over 4 28 and be available for grants in the following fiscal year. 4 29 The bill gives the department of education emergency 4 30 rulemaking authority to implement the provisions of this bill. 4 31 LSB 1745SS 78 4 32 kh/cf/24
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