House Journal: Page 1897: Wednesday, April 26, 2000
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1 $ 90,000
2 16. EDUCATION INNOVATION PROJECT GRANTS
3 To support innovative research-based K-12 education
4 projects:
5 $ 425,000
6 a. From the funds appropriated in this subsection,
7 the sum of $225,000 shall be used by the department of
8 education for a study of methods to improve teacher
9 compensation and to award education innovation project
10 grants. Eligible projects shall demonstrate research-
11 based innovative methods to improve the quality of
12 teaching or promote attraction and retention of
13 teachers in the teaching profession, identify
14 measurable performance indicators and annually report
15 results, and demonstrate how the project can be self-
16 supporting within a three-year to five-year period.
17 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or
18 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal
19 year from funds allocated in this paragraph shall not
20 revert but shall be available for expenditure for the
21 following fiscal year for the purposes of this
22 paragraph.
23 b. The department shall establish pilot regional
24 academies in cooperation with school districts, area
25 education agencies, and postsecondary institutions.
26 From the funds appropriated in this subsection, not
27 more than $200,000 shall be used to plan and implement
28 pilot regional academies to provide high school
29 students with advanced level courses and technical
30 courses not currently available within the curriculum
31 in their district of attendance.
32 c. The department shall submit a report on the
33 status of the projects receiving grants under this
34 subsection to the senate and house standing committees
35 on education and the joint appropriations subcommittee
36 on education by December 1, 2000.
37 17. LOCAL ARTS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL
38 STRATEGIES PROGRAM (LACES)
39 For contracting with the Iowa alliance for arts
40 education to execute their local arts comprehensive
41 educational strategies:
42 $ 25,000
43 18. CONNECTING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
44 For purposes of providing support to statewide
45 school-to-work implementation through professional
46 development opportunities, employability skill
47 revalidation, partnership capacity building,
48 connecting to the department of workforce
49 development's making connections system
50 implementation, and the integration of academic and
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