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1 1 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph b, Code
1 2 Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 b. A set of core academic indicators in mathematics and
1 4 reading in grades four, eight, and eleven, a set of core
1 5 academic indicators in science in grades eight and eleven, and
1 6 another set of core indicators that includes, but is not
1 7 limited to, graduation rate, postsecondary education, and
1 8 successful employment in Iowa. School districts and schools
1 9 shall conduct multiple reading assessments throughout the
1 10 school year and shall implement research-based instructional
1 11 strategies based upon the assessment data. If a school
1 12 district or school fails to meet its local student achievement
1 13 levels in reading for two consecutive years, the department
1 14 shall conduct a comprehensive site visit as soon as possible
1 15 in accordance with section 256.11, subsection 10. Annually,
1 16 the department shall report state data for each indicator in
1 17 the condition of education report.
1 18 Sec. 2. Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2001, is amended by
1 19 adding the following new subsections:
1 20 NEW SUBSECTION. 51. Develop, in collaboration with the
1 21 area education agencies, and using federal assessment funds
1 22 whenever possible, models for measuring student achievement
1 23 levels in reading using multiple assessments. The models
1 24 shall be made available to school districts and accredited
1 25 nonpublic schools upon request.
1 26 NEW SUBSECTION. 52. Allocate any federal assistance
1 27 provided to the department for purposes of teacher training
1 28 and recruiting to accredited elementary and secondary schools
1 29 for purposes of professional development relating to reading
1 30 instruction. The department shall compile and make available
1 31 a list of public and private providers of professional
1 32 development relating to reading instruction that use research-
1 33 based instructional strategies, provide for instructional
1 34 improvement, and utilize evaluation components in accordance
1 35 with section 284.6, subsection 1, paragraphs "b" through "d".
2 1 Schools receiving assistance in accordance with this
2 2 subsection may use the assistance to procure professional
2 3 development for reading instruction from providers appearing
2 4 on the list compiled by the department.
2 5 Sec. 3. Section 256.11, subsection 10, Code Supplement
2 6 2001, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
2 7 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. The deficiencies discovered during a
2 8 comprehensive site visit conducted pursuant to section 256.7,
2 9 subsection 21, paragraph "b", due to failure of the school
2 10 district or school to meet its local student achievement
2 11 levels in reading have not been resolved during the time
2 12 specified by the accreditation team. The accreditation
2 13 committee appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall establish
2 14 a reading remediation plan for the school district or school
2 15 prescribing the procedures that must be taken to correct
2 16 deficiencies in meeting the local student achievement
2 17 standards in reading and shall establish a deadline date for
2 18 correction of the deficiencies.
2 19 Sec. 4. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance
2 20 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring
2 21 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall
2 22 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid
2 23 received by the school district under section 257.16. This
2 24 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed
2 25 to meet all the state funding-related requirements of section
2 26 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be
2 27 necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and
2 28 enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts.
2 29 EXPLANATION
2 30 This bill contains a number of provisions relating to
2 31 professional development for reading instruction, multiple
2 32 assessments to measure student achievement in reading, and use
2 33 of federal assessment assistance for professional development
2 34 relating to reading instruction, and requires the state board
2 35 of education to adopt rules causing the department of
3 1 education to conduct on-site accreditation visits at school
3 2 districts and schools that do not meet local student
3 3 achievement levels in reading.
3 4 The director of the department of education is directed to
3 5 develop, in collaboration with the area education agencies,
3 6 and using federal assessment funds whenever possible, models
3 7 for measuring student achievement levels in reading using
3 8 multiple assessments. The models must be made available to
3 9 schools upon request. The director also must allocate any
3 10 federal assistance provided to the department for purposes of
3 11 teacher training and recruiting to accredited elementary and
3 12 secondary schools for purposes of professional development
3 13 relating to reading instruction. The department shall compile
3 14 and make available a list of public and private professional
3 15 development program providers.
3 16 The bill requires schools to conduct multiple reading
3 17 assessments throughout the school year and implement research-
3 18 based instructional strategies based upon the assessment data.
3 19 If a school district or school fails to meet its local
3 20 student achievement levels in reading for two consecutive
3 21 years, the department must conduct a comprehensive site visit.
3 22 If the deficiencies discovered during the site visit are not
3 23 resolved during the time specified, an accreditation committee
3 24 is appointed to establish a reading remediation plan and a
3 25 deadline date for correction of the deficiencies.
3 26 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code
3 27 section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of any
3 28 state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school
3 29 district from state school foundation aid received by the
3 30 school district under Code section 257.16. The specification
3 31 is deemed to constitute state compliance with any state
3 32 mandate funding-related requirements of Code section 25B.2.
3 33 The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate
3 34 the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any
3 35 state mandates included in the bill.
4 1 LSB 5968YH 79
4 2 kh/pj/5.1
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