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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256E.1 IOWA EARLY INTERVENTION 1 2 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED INTENT GOALS. 1 3 1. An Iowa early intervention program is established 1 4 within the department of education. The program's goals are 1 5 to provide the resources needed to reduce class sizes in basic 1 6 skills instruction to the state goal of seventeen students for 1 7 every one teacher in kindergarten through grade three; provide 1 8 direction and resources for early intervention efforts by 1 9 school districts to achieve a higher level of student success 1 10 in the basic skills, especially reading skills; and increase 1 11 communication and accountability regarding student 1 12 performance. In determining uses for program moneys received 1 13 by a school district, it is the intent of the general assembly 1 14 that the school district use program funds first and foremost 1 15 to reduce class sizes in basic skills instruction in 1 16 kindergarten through grade three to the state goal. The Iowa 1 17 early intervention program shall consist of the following: 1 18 a. Class size management. School districts shall develop 1 19 a class size management strategy to work toward, or to 1 20 maintain, class sizes in basic skills instruction for 1 21 kindergarten through grade three that are at the state goal of 1 22 seventeen students for every one teacher. 1 23 b. Improving instruction in the basics. The department 1 24 shall identify diagnostic assessment methods that can be used 1 25 to assess and improve the reading skills of students enrolled 1 26 in kindergarten through grade three. The department shall 1 27 provide a list of appropriate assessment methods to school 1 28 districts and area education agencies. In addition, the 1 29 department, in collaboration with the area education agencies, 1 30 school districts, and institutions with approved practitioner 1 31 preparation programs, shall identify and serve as a 1 32 clearinghouse on intensive, research-based strategies and 1 33 programs for training teachers in both diagnosis and 1 34 appropriate instruction interventions to improve kindergarten 1 35 through grade three reading instruction. 2 1 (1) A school district shall at a minimum biennially inform 2 2 parents of their individual child's performance on the 2 3 diagnostic assessments in kindergarten through grade three. 2 4 If intervention is appropriate, the school district shall 2 5 inform the parents of the actions the school district intends 2 6 to take to improve the child's reading skills and provide the 2 7 parents with strategies to enable the parents to improve their 2 8 child's skills. 2 9 (2) The department shall also identify for school 2 10 districts programs and materials by which parents may support 2 11 classroom reading instruction. 2 12 2. A school district shall integrate its specific early 2 13 intervention program goals and activities into the 2 14 comprehensive school improvement plan required under section 2 15 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph "a". 2 16 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 256E.2 PROGRAM EXPENDITURES. 2 17 A school district shall expend funds received pursuant to 2 18 section 256E.4 to support efforts in basic skills instruction 2 19 at the kindergarten through grade three levels to reach the 2 20 state goal of not more than seventeen students for every one 2 21 teacher, as well as for the following: to support instruction 2 22 and student learning goals in the basic skill of reading, 2 23 including but not limited to additional support for students 2 24 such as before and after school programs, tutoring, and 2 25 intensive summer programs; acquire and administer diagnostic 2 26 reading assessments; implement research-based instructional 2 27 intervention programs for students needing additional support; 2 28 and provide classroom teachers with intensive training 2 29 programs to improve reading instruction and professional 2 30 development in best practices. 2 31 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 256E.3 ANNUAL REPORTS. 2 32 1. A school district shall report annually to its school 2 33 community the proportion of fourth grade students who are 2 34 proficient in reading in accordance with section 256.7, 2 35 subsection 21, paragraph "c". 3 1 2. The annual report submitted to the department of 3 2 education in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21, 3 3 paragraph "c", shall include the district's current class size 3 4 for kindergarten through grade three, and the district's 3 5 progress toward achieving early intervention goals. 3 6 3. Beginning January 15, 2001, the department shall submit 3 7 an annual report to the chairpersons and ranking members of 3 8 the senate and house education committees that includes the 3 9 statewide average school district class size in basic skills 3 10 instruction in kindergarten through grade three, by grade 3 11 level and by district size, and describes school district 3 12 progress toward achieving early intervention program goals and 3 13 the ways in which school districts are using moneys received 3 14 under this chapter. 3 15 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 256E.4 PROGRAM ALLOCATION. 3 16 1. For each fiscal year in which moneys are appropriated 3 17 for purposes of this chapter, the amount of moneys allocated 3 18 to school districts shall be determined in accordance with the 3 19 following formula: 3 20 a. Fifty percent of the allocation shall be based upon the 3 21 proportion that the kindergarten through grade three 3 22 enrollment of a district bears to the sum of the kindergarten 3 23 through grade three enrollments of all school districts in the 3 24 state as reported for the base year. 3 25 b. Fifty percent of the allocation shall be based upon the 3 26 proportion that the number of children who are eligible for 3 27 free or reduced price meals under the federal National School 3 28 Lunch Act and the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 3 29 U.S.C. } 1751-1785, in the kindergarten through grade three 3 30 enrollment of a school district bears to the sum of the number 3 31 of children who are eligible for free or reduced price meals 3 32 under the federal National School Lunch Act and the federal 3 33 Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. } 1751-1785, in the 3 34 kindergarten through grade three enrollments of all school 3 35 districts in the state for the base year. 4 1 2. For each year in which an appropriation is made to the 4 2 Iowa early intervention program, the department of education 4 3 shall notify the department of revenue and finance of the 4 4 amount of the allocation to be paid to each school district as 4 5 provided in subsection 1. The allocation to each school 4 6 district shall be made in one payment on or about October 15 4 7 of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, taking 4 8 into consideration the relative budget and cash position of 4 9 the state resources. Moneys received under this section shall 4 10 not be commingled with state aid payments made under section 4 11 257.16 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the 4 12 local school district separately from state aid payments. 4 13 Payments made to school districts under this section are 4 14 miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257. A school 4 15 district shall maintain a separate listing within its budget 4 16 for payments received and expenditures made pursuant to this 4 17 section. A school district shall certify to the department of 4 18 education that moneys received under this chapter were used to 4 19 supplement, not supplant, moneys otherwise received and used 4 20 by the school district. 4 21 3. For purposes of this section, unless the context 4 22 otherwise requires, "kindergarten through grade three 4 23 enrollment" means the enrollment as reported in the basic 4 24 educational data survey for the base year. 4 25 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 256E.5 APPROPRIATIONS. 4 26 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 4 27 the department of education, for the early intervention 4 28 program, the following amounts for the following fiscal years: 4 29 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending 4 30 June 30, 2000, the sum of ten million dollars. 4 31 2. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending 4 32 June 30, 2001, the sum of twenty million dollars. 4 33 3. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending 4 34 June 30, 2002, the sum of thirty million dollars. 4 35 4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, and ending 5 1 June 30, 2003, the sum of forty million dollars. 5 2 5. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and ending 5 3 June 30, 2004, the sum of fifty million dollars. 5 4 EXPLANATION 5 5 This bill establishes an Iowa early intervention program 5 6 within of the department of education and makes appropriations 5 7 of $10 million in FY 1999-2000, $20 million in FY 2000-2001, 5 8 $30 million in FY 2001-2002, $40 million in FY 2002-2003, and 5 9 $50 million in FY 2003-2004 from the general fund of the state 5 10 for that purpose. The program includes the following: 5 11 GOALS. The program's goals are to provide the resources 5 12 needed to reduce class sizes in basic skills instruction to 5 13 the state goal of 17 students to one teacher; provide 5 14 direction and resources for early intervention efforts by 5 15 school districts to achieve a higher level of student success 5 16 in the basic skills, especially reading skills; and increase 5 17 communication and accountability regarding student 5 18 performance. 5 19 DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The department is 5 20 directed to identify a collection of diagnostic assessment 5 21 methods that can be used to assess and improve the reading 5 22 skills of students in kindergarten through grade three. The 5 23 department must provide a list of appropriate diagnostic 5 24 assessment tools to school districts and area education 5 25 agencies. In addition, the department, in collaboration with 5 26 the area education agencies, school districts, and 5 27 institutions with approved practitioner preparation programs, 5 28 is required to identify and serve as a clearinghouse on 5 29 intensive, research-based strategies and programs for training 5 30 teachers in both diagnosis and appropriate instruction 5 31 interventions to improve K-3 reading instruction. 5 32 CLASS SIZE MANAGEMENT. School districts shall develop a 5 33 class size management strategy to work toward, or to maintain, 5 34 class sizes in basic instruction for K-3 at the state goal of 5 35 17:1. 6 1 COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. A school district 6 2 shall integrate its specific early intervention program goals 6 3 and activities into its comprehensive school improvement plan. 6 4 INFORMATION TO PARENTS. School districts must biennially 6 5 inform parents of their child's performance on the diagnostic 6 6 assessment and of any actions the school district intends to 6 7 take to improve the child's reading skills. Districts must 6 8 also provide the parents with strategies to enable the parents 6 9 to improve their child's skills. 6 10 ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES. A school district can expend 6 11 program funds only to support K-3 efforts in basic skills 6 12 instruction to reach the state class size goal of 17 to 6 13 support instruction and student learning goals in the basic 6 14 skill of reading, including but not limited to additional 6 15 support for students such as before and after school programs, 6 16 tutoring, and intensive summer programs; to acquire and 6 17 administer diagnostic reading assessments; to implement 6 18 research-based instructional intervention programs for 6 19 students needing additional support; and to provide classroom 6 20 teachers with professional development in best practices. 6 21 PROGRAM REPORTS. Each school district will be required to 6 22 report annually to its school community the proportion of 6 23 fourth grade students who are proficient in reading. In 6 24 addition, each school district shall include in its 6 25 comprehensive school improvement report to the department, the 6 26 district's current K-3 class size and the district's progress 6 27 toward achieving early intervention goals. Districts shall 6 28 certify their use of program moneys to the department. 6 29 Beginning January 15, 2001, the department is required to 6 30 submit an annual report to the chairpersons and ranking 6 31 members of the senate and house education committees that 6 32 includes the statewide average school district class size in 6 33 basic instruction in K-3, by grade level and by district size, 6 34 and describes school district progress toward achieving early 6 35 intervention program goals and the ways in which school 7 1 districts are using program moneys. 7 2 PROGRAM ALLOCATION. Program moneys are allocated to school 7 3 districts according to a formula in which 50 percent of the 7 4 allocation is based upon K-3 per pupil enrollment and 50 7 5 percent is based upon the proportion of K-3 children who are 7 6 eligible for free or reduced price meals under the federal 7 7 National School Lunch Act and the federal Child Nutrition Act 7 8 of 1966. 7 9 LSB 1527XL 78 7 10 kh/cf/24.1
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