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House File 2329

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Bill Introduced: H.J. 324
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 256.9, subsection 50, Code Supplement
  1  2 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    50.  Develop core knowledge and skill criteria models,
  1  4 based upon the Iowa teaching standards, for the evaluation,
  1  5 the advancement, and for teacher career development purposes
  1  6 pursuant to chapter 284.  The model criteria shall further
  1  7 define the characteristics of quality teaching as established
  1  8 by the Iowa teaching standards.  The director shall consult
  1  9 with school administrators, teachers, school board members,
  1 10 and professional organizations representing the majority of
  1 11 school nurses, counselors, and media specialists when
  1 12 developing evaluation, advancement, and career development
  1 13 models for school nurses, counselors, and media specialists.
  1 14    Sec. 2.  Section 284.2, subsections 1, 2, and 10, Code
  1 15 Supplement 2001, are amended to read as follows:
  1 16    1.  "Beginning teacher" means an individual serving under
  1 17 an initial provisional license, issued by the board of
  1 18 educational examiners under chapter 272, who is assuming a
  1 19 position as a classroom teacher.  For purposes of the
  1 20 beginning teacher mentoring and induction program created
  1 21 pursuant to section 284.5, "beginning teacher" also includes
  1 22 school nurses, media specialists, and counselors employed by a
  1 23 school district or area education agency.
  1 24    2.  "Classroom teacher" means an individual who holds a
  1 25 valid practitioner's license and who is employed under a
  1 26 teaching contract with a school district or area education
  1 27 agency in this state issued by a board of directors under
  1 28 section 279.13 to provide classroom instruction to students,
  1 29 or as a school nurse, media specialist, or a counselor.
  1 30    10.  "Teacher" means an individual holding a practitioner's
  1 31 license issued under chapter 272, who is employed as a
  1 32 teacher, librarian, media specialist, school nurse, or
  1 33 counselor in a nonadministrative position by a school district
  1 34 or area education agency pursuant to a contract issued by a
  1 35 board of directors under section 279.13.  A teacher may be
  2  1 employed in both an administrative and a nonadministrative
  2  2 position by a board of directors and shall be considered a
  2  3 part-time teacher for the portion of time that the teacher is
  2  4 employed in a nonadministrative position.  "Teacher" includes
  2  5 a licensed individual employed on a less than full-time basis
  2  6 by a school district through a contract between the school
  2  7 district and an institution of higher education with a
  2  8 practitioner preparation program in which the licensed teacher
  2  9 is enrolled.  
  2 10                           EXPLANATION
  2 11    This bill adds school nurse to the definition of "teacher",
  2 12 and school nurse, media specialist, and counselor to the
  2 13 definitions of "beginning teacher" and "classroom teacher".
  2 14 for purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
  2 15 program.
  2 16    The program's primary components include statewide
  2 17 beginning teacher mentoring and induction programs, career
  2 18 paths with compensation levels that strengthen the state's
  2 19 ability to recruit and retain teachers, and professional
  2 20 development designed to support best teaching practices.
  2 21    Including media specialists and counselors in the
  2 22 definitions of "beginning teacher" and "classroom teacher"
  2 23 means they will be required to participate in the mentoring
  2 24 and induction program, and schools and area education agencies
  2 25 are eligible to receive state assistance for their
  2 26 participation.
  2 27    Media specialists and counselors are currently included in
  2 28 the program's definition of teacher, which means that these
  2 29 individuals are required under the student achievement and
  2 30 teacher quality program to meet statewide standards, develop
  2 31 an individual career development plan, and to be
  2 32 comprehensively evaluated.
  2 33    By including school nurses in the definition of "teacher",
  2 34 if a school district employing a school nurse fully
  2 35 participates in the student achievement and teacher quality
  3  1 program, the school nurse will also be required to meet the
  3  2 statewide teaching standards and develop an individual career
  3  3 development plan based upon the Iowa teaching standards and
  3  4 the needs of the school nurse, students, attendance center,
  3  5 and the school district.  The program also requires that a
  3  6 school nurse be comprehensively evaluated prior to advancing
  3  7 to the next career level.
  3  8    The bill also requires the director of the department of
  3  9 education to consult with school administrators, teachers,
  3 10 school board members, and professional organizations
  3 11 representing the majority of school nurses, counselors, and
  3 12 media specialists when developing student achievement and
  3 13 teacher quality program evaluation, advancement, and career
  3 14 development models for school nurses, counselors, and media
  3 15 specialists.  
  3 16 LSB 6068YH 79
  3 17 kh/pj/5.1

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