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1 1 Section 1. Section 284.2, subsection 10, Code Supplement
1 2 2001, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 10. "Teacher" means an individual holding a practitioner's
1 4 license issued under chapter 272, who is employed as a teacher
1 5 at any grade level from prekindergarten through grade twelve,
1 6 librarian, media specialist, or counselor in a
1 7 nonadministrative position by a school district or area
1 8 education agency pursuant to a contract issued by a board of
1 9 directors under section 279.13. A teacher may be employed in
1 10 both an administrative and a nonadministrative position by a
1 11 board of directors and shall be considered a part-time teacher
1 12 for the portion of time that the teacher is employed in a
1 13 nonadministrative position. "Teacher" includes a licensed
1 14 individual employed on a less than full-time basis by a school
1 15 district through a contract between the school district and an
1 16 institution of higher education with a practitioner
1 17 preparation program in which the licensed teacher is enrolled.
1 18 EXPLANATION
1 19 This bill includes licensed teachers at the prekindergarten
1 20 level for purposes of the student achievement and teacher
1 21 quality program.
1 22 The program's primary components include statewide
1 23 beginning teacher mentoring and induction programs, career
1 24 paths with compensation levels that strengthen the state's
1 25 ability to recruit and retain teachers, and professional
1 26 development designed to support best teaching practices. If a
1 27 school district employing a prekindergarten teacher fully
1 28 participates in the program, the teacher may be required to
1 29 participate in the mentoring and induction program, and will
1 30 be required to meet the statewide teaching standards and
1 31 develop an individual teacher career development plan based
1 32 upon the Iowa teaching standards and the needs of the teacher,
1 33 students, attendance center, and the school district. The
1 34 program also requires that a teacher be comprehensively
1 35 evaluated prior to advancing to the next career level.
2 1 LSB 5901YH 79
2 2 kh/hk/91
Text: HF02197 Text: HF02199 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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