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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 476 as follows: 1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 3 clause and inserting the following: 1 4 "Section 1. INTENT. It is the intent of the 1 5 general assembly to create a student achievement and 1 6 teacher quality program that acknowledges that 1 7 outstanding teachers are a key component in student 1 8 success. The program's goals are to enhance student 1 9 achievement and to redesign compensation strategies 1 10 and teachers' professional development. Such 1 11 compensation strategies are designed to attract and 1 12 retain high performing teachers, to reward teachers 1 13 for improving their skills and knowledge in a manner 1 14 that translates into better student learning, and to 1 15 reward the staff of school attendance centers for 1 16 improvement in student achievement. 1 17 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 284.1 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 1 18 AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM. 1 19 A student achievement and teacher quality program 1 20 is established to promote high student achievement. 1 21 The program shall consist of the following four major 1 22 elements: 1 23 1. Mentoring and induction programs that provide 1 24 support for beginning teachers in accordance with 1 25 sections 284.5 and 284.6. 1 26 2. Career paths with compensation levels that 1 27 strengthen Iowa's ability to recruit and retain 1 28 teachers. 1 29 3. Professional development designed to directly 1 30 support best teaching practices. 1 31 4. Team-based variable pay that provides 1 32 additional compensation when student performance 1 33 improves. 1 34 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 284.2 DEFINITIONS. 1 35 As used in this chapter, unless the context 1 36 otherwise requires: 1 37 1. "Beginning teacher" means an individual serving 1 38 under an initial provisional or conditional license, 1 39 issued by the board of educational examiners under 1 40 chapter 272, who is assuming a position as a classroom 1 41 teacher. 1 42 2. "Classroom teacher" means an individual who 1 43 holds a valid practitioner's license and who is 1 44 employed under a teaching contract with a school 1 45 district or area education agency in this state to 1 46 provide classroom instruction to students. 1 47 3. "Comprehensive evaluation" means a summative 1 48 evaluation of a teacher conducted by an evaluator for 1 49 purposes of performance review, or recommendation for 1 50 licensure based upon models developed pursuant to 2 1 section 256.9, subsection 51, and to determine whether 2 2 the teacher's practice meets the school district 2 3 expectations for a career, career II, or advanced 2 4 level. 2 5 4. "Department" means the department of education. 2 6 5. "Director" means the director of the department 2 7 of education. 2 8 6. "Evaluator" means an administrator or other 2 9 practitioner who successfully completes an evaluator 2 10 training program pursuant to section 284.10. 2 11 7. "Mentor" means an individual employed by a 2 12 school district or area education agency as a 2 13 classroom teacher who holds a valid license issued 2 14 under chapter 272. The individual must have a record 2 15 of four years of successful teaching practice, must be 2 16 employed as a classroom teacher on a nonprobationary 2 17 basis, and must demonstrate professional commitment to 2 18 both the improvement of teaching and learning and the 2 19 development of beginning teachers. 2 20 8. "School board" means the board of directors of 2 21 a school district or a collaboration of boards of 2 22 directors of school districts. 2 23 9. "State board" means the state board of 2 24 education. 2 25 10. "Teacher" means an individual holding a 2 26 practitioner's license issued under chapter 272, who 2 27 is employed as a teacher, librarian, media specialist, 2 28 or counselor in a nonadministrative position by a 2 29 school district or area education agency pursuant to a 2 30 contract issued by a board of directors under section 2 31 279.13. A teacher may be employed in both an 2 32 administrative and a nonadministrative position by a 2 33 board of directors and shall be considered a part-time 2 34 teacher for the portion of time that the teacher is 2 35 employed in a nonadministrative position. "Teacher" 2 36 includes a licensed individual employed on a less than 2 37 full-time basis by a school district through a 2 38 contract between the school district and an 2 39 institution of higher education with a practitioner 2 40 preparation program in which the licensed teacher is 2 41 enrolled. 2 42 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 284.3 IOWA TEACHING 2 43 STANDARDS. 2 44 1. For purposes of this chapter and for developing 2 45 teacher evaluation criteria under chapter 279, the 2 46 Iowa teaching standards are as follows: 2 47 a. Demonstrates ability to enhance academic 2 48 performance in the classroom. 2 49 b. Demonstrates competence in content knowledge 2 50 appropriate to the teaching position. 3 1 c. Demonstrates competence in planning and 3 2 preparing for instruction. 3 3 d. Uses strategies to deliver instruction that 3 4 meets the multiple learning needs of students. 3 5 e. Uses a variety of methods to monitor student 3 6 learning. 3 7 f. Demonstrates competence in classroom 3 8 management. 3 9 g. Engages in professional growth. 3 10 h. Fulfills professional responsibilities 3 11 established by the school district. 3 12 2. The school board and faculty shall collaborate 3 13 to further define good teaching by enhancing the Iowa 3 14 teaching standards in the following manner: 3 15 a. For purposes of comprehensive evaluations for 3 16 beginning teachers, including the comprehensive 3 17 evaluation required for the beginning teacher to 3 18 progress to career teacher, the criteria shall be 3 19 based upon models developed pursuant to section 256.9, 3 20 subsection 51, and established pursuant to chapter 20. 3 21 b. For purposes of comprehensive evaluations for 3 22 teachers other than beginning teachers, the school 3 23 board shall convene the members of the school board 3 24 and representatives of the faculty, elected by the 3 25 faculty, to establish criteria based upon the model 3 26 developed pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 51. 3 27 If the parties are unable to reach agreement by July 3 28 1, 2003, however, the model criteria shall become the 3 29 school district's criteria. These criteria shall be 3 30 in addition to criteria otherwise agreed to under 3 31 chapter 20. 3 32 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 284.4 PARTICIPATION. 3 33 1. A school district is eligible to receive moneys 3 34 appropriated for purposes specified in this chapter if 3 35 the school board applies to the department to 3 36 participate in the student achievement and teacher 3 37 quality program and submits a written statement 3 38 declaring the school district's willingness to do all 3 39 of the following: 3 40 a. Commit and expend local moneys to improve 3 41 student achievement and teacher quality. 3 42 b. Implement a beginning teacher mentoring and 3 43 induction program as provided in this chapter. 3 44 c. Provide, beginning in the second year of 3 45 participation, the equivalent of two or more contract 3 46 days, outside of instruction time, than provided in 3 47 the school year preceding the first year of 3 48 participation, to provide additional time for teacher 3 49 career development that aligns with student learning 3 50 and teacher development needs in order to achieve 4 1 attendance center and districtwide student achievement 4 2 goals outlined in the district comprehensive school 4 3 improvement plan. School districts are encouraged to 4 4 develop strategies for restructuring the school 4 5 calendar to provide for the most effective 4 6 professional development. A school district that 4 7 provides the equivalent of ten or more contract days 4 8 for career development is exempt from this paragraph. 4 9 d. Adopt a teacher career development program in 4 10 accordance with this chapter. 4 11 e. Adopt a teacher evaluation plan that, at 4 12 minimum, requires a comprehensive evaluation of 4 13 teachers in the participating district at least every 4 14 five years based upon the Iowa teaching standards and 4 15 requires administrators to complete evaluator training 4 16 in accordance with section 284.10. 4 17 f. Adopt teacher career paths based upon 4 18 demonstrated knowledge and skills in accordance with 4 19 this chapter. 4 20 g. Adopt a team-based variable pay plan that 4 21 rewards attendance center success upon the 4 22 implementation of a statewide variable pay plan. 4 23 2. By July 1, 2003, each school district shall 4 24 participate in the student achievement and teacher 4 25 quality program. 4 26 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 284.5 BEGINNING TEACHER 4 27 MENTORING AND INDUCTION PROGRAM. 4 28 1. A beginning teacher mentoring and induction 4 29 program is created to promote excellence in teaching, 4 30 enhance student achievement, build a supportive 4 31 environment within school districts, increase the 4 32 retention of promising beginning teachers, and promote 4 33 the personal and professional well-being of classroom 4 34 teachers. Prior to the completion of the 2001-2002 4 35 school year, a school district shall, at a minimum, 4 36 provide an approved beginning teacher mentoring and 4 37 induction program for all classroom teachers who are 4 38 beginning teachers. 4 39 2. The state board shall adopt rules to administer 4 40 this section. 4 41 3. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a school district 4 42 may provide a beginning teacher mentoring and 4 43 induction program for all classroom teachers who are 4 44 beginning teachers in the school years beginning July 4 45 1, 2001, and July 1, 2002. 4 46 4. Each participating school district shall 4 47 develop an initial beginning teacher mentoring and 4 48 induction plan. The plan shall be included in the 4 49 school district's comprehensive school improvement 4 50 plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 5 1 21. The beginning teacher induction plan shall, at a 5 2 minimum, provide for a two-year sequence of induction 5 3 program content and activities to support the Iowa 5 4 teaching standards and beginning teacher professional 5 5 and personal needs; mentor training that includes, at 5 6 a minimum, skills of classroom demonstration and 5 7 coaching, and district expectations for beginning 5 8 teacher competence on Iowa teaching standards; 5 9 placement of mentors and beginning teachers; the 5 10 process for dissolving mentor and beginning teacher 5 11 partnerships; district organizational support for 5 12 released time for mentors and beginning teachers to 5 13 plan, provide demonstration of classroom practices, 5 14 observe teaching, and provide feedback; structure for 5 15 mentor selection and assignment of mentors to 5 16 beginning teachers; a district facilitator; and 5 17 program evaluation. 5 18 5. Upon completion of the program, the beginning 5 19 teacher shall be comprehensively evaluated to 5 20 determine if the teacher meets expectations to move to 5 21 the career level. The school district shall recommend 5 22 a beginning teacher who has successfully completed the 5 23 program for an educational license. A school district 5 24 may offer a teacher a third year of participation in 5 25 the program if, after conducting a comprehensive 5 26 evaluation, the school district determines that the 5 27 teacher is likely to successfully complete the 5 28 mentoring and induction program by the end of the 5 29 third year of eligibility. A teacher granted a third 5 30 year of eligibility shall develop a teacher's 5 31 mentoring and induction program plan in accordance 5 32 with this chapter and shall undergo a comprehensive 5 33 evaluation at the end of the third year. The board of 5 34 educational examiners shall grant a one-year extension 5 35 of the beginning teacher's provisional license upon 5 36 notification by the school district that the teacher 5 37 will participate in a third year of the school 5 38 district's program. 5 39 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 284.6 TEACHER CAREER 5 40 DEVELOPMENT. 5 41 1. The department shall coordinate a statewide 5 42 network of career development for Iowa teachers. A 5 43 participating school district or career development 5 44 provider that offers a career development program in 5 45 accordance with section 256.9, subsection 51, shall 5 46 demonstrate that the program contains the following: 5 47 a. Support that meets the career development needs 5 48 of individual teachers and is aligned with the Iowa 5 49 teaching standards. 5 50 b. Research-based instructional strategies aligned 6 1 with the school district's student achievement needs 6 2 and the long-range improvement goals established by 6 3 the district. 6 4 c. Instructional improvement components including 6 5 student achievement data, analysis, theory, classroom 6 6 demonstration and practice, technology integration, 6 7 observation, reflection, and peer coaching. 6 8 d. An evaluation component that documents the 6 9 improvement in instructional practice and the effect 6 10 on student learning. 6 11 2. The department shall identify models of career 6 12 development practices that produce evidence of the 6 13 link between teacher training and improved student 6 14 learning. 6 15 3. A participating school district shall 6 16 incorporate a district career development plan into 6 17 the district's comprehensive school improvement plan 6 18 submitted to the department in accordance with section 6 19 256.7, subsection 21. The district career development 6 20 plan shall include a description of the means by which 6 21 the school district will provide access to all 6 22 teachers in the district to career development 6 23 programs or offerings that meet the requirements of 6 24 subsection 1. The plan shall align all career 6 25 development with the school district's long-range 6 26 student learning goals and the Iowa teaching 6 27 standards. The plan shall indicate the school 6 28 district's approved career development provider or 6 29 providers. 6 30 4. In cooperation with the teacher's supervisor, 6 31 the teacher employed by a participating school 6 32 district shall develop an individual teacher career 6 33 development plan. The individual plan shall be based, 6 34 at minimum, on the needs of the teacher, the Iowa 6 35 teaching standards, and the student achievement goals 6 36 of the attendance center and the school district as 6 37 outlined in the comprehensive school improvement plan. 6 38 The individual plan shall be reviewed by the teacher 6 39 and the teacher's supervisor at the teacher's annual 6 40 review, and shall be modified as necessary to reflect 6 41 the individual teacher's and the school district's 6 42 needs and the individual's progress in the plan. 6 43 5. School districts, a consortium of school 6 44 districts, area education agencies, higher education 6 45 institutions, and other public or private entities 6 46 including professional associations may be approved by 6 47 the state board to provide teacher career development. 6 48 The career development program or offering shall, at 6 49 minimum, meet the requirements of subsection 1. The 6 50 state board shall adopt rules for the approval of 7 1 career development providers and standards for the 7 2 district career development plan. 7 3 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 284.7 IOWA TEACHER CAREER 7 4 PATH. 7 5 To promote continuous improvement in Iowa's quality 7 6 teaching workforce and to give Iowa teachers the 7 7 opportunity for career recognition that reflects the 7 8 various roles teachers play as educational leaders, an 7 9 Iowa teacher career path is established for teachers 7 10 employed by participating school districts. A 7 11 participating school district shall raise teacher 7 12 salaries to meet the requirements of this section. 7 13 The Iowa teacher career path and salary minimums are 7 14 as follows: 7 15 1. Effective July 1, 2001, the following career 7 16 path levels are established and shall be implemented 7 17 in accordance with this chapter: 7 18 a. BEGINNING TEACHER. 7 19 (1) A beginning teacher is a teacher who meets the 7 20 following requirements: 7 21 (a) Has successfully completed an approved 7 22 practitioner preparation program as defined in section 7 23 272.1. 7 24 (b) Holds a provisional teacher license issued by 7 25 the board of educational examiners. 7 26 (c) Participates in the beginning teacher 7 27 mentoring and induction program as provided in this 7 28 chapter. 7 29 (2) The participating district shall increase the 7 30 district's minimum salary for a first-year beginning 7 31 teacher by at least one thousand five hundred dollars 7 32 per year above the minimum salary paid to a first-year 7 33 beginning teacher in the previous year unless the 7 34 minimum salary for a first-year beginning teacher 7 35 exceeds twenty-eight thousand dollars. 7 36 b. CAREER TEACHER. 7 37 (1) A career teacher is a teacher who meets the 7 38 following requirements: 7 39 (a) Has successfully completed the beginning 7 40 teacher mentoring and induction program and has 7 41 successfully completed a comprehensive evaluation as 7 42 provided in this chapter. 7 43 (b) Is reviewed by the school district as 7 44 demonstrating the competencies of a career teacher. 7 45 (c) Holds a valid license issued by the board of 7 46 educational examiners. 7 47 (d) Participates in teacher career development as 7 48 set forth in this chapter and demonstrates continuous 7 49 improvement in teaching. 7 50 (3) The participating district shall provide a two 8 1 thousand dollar difference between the average 8 2 beginning teacher salary and the minimum career 8 3 teacher salary, unless the school district has a 8 4 minimum career teacher salary that exceeds thirty 8 5 thousand dollars. 8 6 2. It is the intent of the general assembly to 8 7 establish and require the implementation of and 8 8 provide for the implementation of the following 8 9 additional career path levels by July 1, 2003: 8 10 a. CAREER II TEACHER. 8 11 (1) A career II teacher is a teacher who meets the 8 12 requirements of subsection 1, paragraph "b", has met 8 13 the requirements established by the school district 8 14 that employs the teacher, and is evaluated by the 8 15 school district as demonstrating the competencies of a 8 16 career II teacher. The teacher shall have 8 17 successfully completed a comprehensive evaluation in 8 18 order to be classified as a career II teacher. 8 19 (2) It is the intent of the general assembly that 8 20 the participating district shall establish a minimum 8 21 salary for a career II teacher that is at least five 8 22 thousand dollars greater than the minimum career 8 23 teacher salary. It is further intended that the 8 24 district shall adopt a plan that facilitates the 8 25 transition of a career teacher to a career II level. 8 26 b. ADVANCED TEACHER. 8 27 (1) An advanced teacher is a teacher who meets the 8 28 following requirements: 8 29 (a) Receives the recommendation of the review 8 30 panel that the teacher possesses superior teaching 8 31 skills and that the teacher should be classified as an 8 32 advanced teacher. 8 33 (b) Holds a valid license from the board of 8 34 educational examiners. 8 35 (c) Participates in teacher career development as 8 36 outlined in this chapter and demonstrates continuous 8 37 improvement in teaching. 8 38 (d) Possesses the skills and qualifications to 8 39 assume leadership roles. 8 40 (2) It is the intent of the general assembly that 8 41 the participating district shall establish a minimum 8 42 salary for an advanced teacher that is at least 8 43 thirteen thousand five hundred dollars greater than 8 44 the minimum career teacher salary. In conjunction 8 45 with the development of the review panel pursuant to 8 46 section 284.9, the department shall make 8 47 recommendations to the general assembly by January 1, 8 48 2002, regarding the appropriate district-to-district 8 49 recognition for advanced teachers and methods that 8 50 facilitate the transition of a teacher to the advanced 9 1 level. 9 2 3. A teacher shall be promoted one level at a time 9 3 and a teacher promoted to the next career level shall 9 4 remain at that level for at least one year before 9 5 requesting promotion to the next career level. 9 6 4. If a comprehensive evaluation for a teacher is 9 7 conducted in the fifth year of the teacher's status at 9 8 the career level, and indicates that the teacher's 9 9 practice no longer meets the standards for that level, 9 10 a comprehensive evaluation shall be conducted in the 9 11 next following school year. If the comprehensive 9 12 evaluation establishes that the teacher's practice 9 13 fails to meet the standards for that level, the 9 14 teacher shall be ineligible for any additional pay 9 15 increase. 9 16 5. A teacher employed in a participating district 9 17 shall not receive less compensation in that 9 18 participating district than the teacher received in 9 19 the school year starting July 1, 2001, due to 9 20 implementation of this chapter. A teacher who 9 21 achieves national board for professional teaching 9 22 standards certification and meets the requirements of 9 23 section 256.44 shall continue to receive the award as 9 24 specified in section 256.44 in addition to the 9 25 compensation set forth in this section. 9 26 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 284.8 EVALUATION 9 27 REQUIREMENTS. 9 28 1. A teacher's supervisor shall annually review 9 29 the teacher for purposes of continuous improvement 9 30 unless the teacher has been comprehensively reviewed 9 31 during the same school year. The supervisor may 9 32 designate another certified evaluator to conduct the 9 33 annual review of a teacher. The review shall include 9 34 classroom observation of the teacher and may include 9 35 supporting documentation from other supervisors, 9 36 parents, and students. 9 37 2. In addition to evaluations agreed upon under 9 38 chapter 20, a teacher shall be comprehensively 9 39 evaluated based on the provisions of section 284.3 at 9 40 least once every five years. Comprehensive 9 41 evaluations shall be conducted by an administrator or 9 42 the administrator's designee certified pursuant to 9 43 section 284.10. The evaluation shall include, at 9 44 minimum, classroom observation of the teacher, the 9 45 teacher's progress and implementation of the teacher's 9 46 individual career development plan, and should include 9 47 supporting documentation from other supervisors, 9 48 teachers, parents, and students. A teacher may be 9 49 comprehensively evaluated for purposes of performance 9 50 review or recommendation for licensure, and shall be 10 1 comprehensively evaluated for advancement in the 10 2 career path established pursuant to section 284.7. 10 3 3. If a teacher is denied advancement based upon a 10 4 comprehensive evaluation, the teacher may appeal the 10 5 decision to an adjudicator under the process 10 6 established under section 279.17. However, the 10 7 decision of the adjudicator is final. If a district 10 8 does not recommend a teacher for continued employment 10 9 or licensure based upon a comprehensive evaluation, 10 10 the provisions of sections 279.14, 279.17, and 279.18 10 11 shall apply. A teacher may file one cause of action 10 12 objecting to the contents or procedures of a 10 13 comprehensive evaluation and the objections shall not 10 14 be subject to the grievance procedures negotiated in 10 15 accordance with chapter 20. 10 16 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 284.9 REVIEW PANEL. 10 17 1. A career II teacher seeking to receive an 10 18 advanced designation shall submit a portfolio of work 10 19 evidence aligned with the Iowa teaching standards to a 10 20 review panel established in accordance with subsection 10 21 2. A majority of the evidence in the portfolio shall 10 22 be classroom-based. The review panel shall evaluate 10 23 the career II teacher's portfolio to determine whether 10 24 the teacher demonstrates superior teaching skills and 10 25 shall make a recommendation to the board of 10 26 educational examiners whether or not the teacher shall 10 27 receive an advanced designation. The standards for 10 28 recommendation include, but are not limited to, 10 29 meeting the Iowa teaching standards at an advanced 10 30 level. 10 31 2. The department shall establish up to five 10 32 regional review panels consisting of five members per 10 33 panel. Each panel shall include, at a minimum, a 10 34 nationally board-certified teacher and a school 10 35 district administrator. Panel members shall be 10 36 appointed by the director and shall possess the 10 37 knowledge necessary to determine the quality of the 10 38 evidence submitted in an applicant's portfolio. Panel 10 39 members shall serve a staggered three-year term and 10 40 may be reappointed to a second term. The department 10 41 shall provide support and evaluation training for 10 42 panel members and convene panels as needed. 10 43 3. To assure fairness and consistency in the 10 44 evaluation process, the review panels may perform 10 45 random audits of the comprehensive evaluations 10 46 conducted by evaluators throughout the state, and may 10 47 randomly review performance-based evaluation models 10 48 developed by school districts in accordance with 10 49 section 284.3, subsection 2. The review of the 10 50 evaluation models shall ensure that the model is at 11 1 least equivalent to the state model developed pursuant 11 2 to section 256.9, subsection 51. 11 3 4. A teacher who does not receive a recommendation 11 4 from a review panel may appeal that denial to an 11 5 administrative law judge located in the department of 11 6 inspections and appeals. The state shall not be 11 7 liable for a teacher's attorney fees, costs, or 11 8 damages that may result from an appeal of a review 11 9 panel's decision. The state board shall adopt rules 11 10 to administer this section. 11 11 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 284.10 EVALUATOR TRAINING 11 12 PROGRAM. 11 13 1. The department shall establish an evaluator 11 14 training program to improve the skills of school 11 15 district evaluators in making employment decisions, 11 16 making recommendations for licensure, and moving 11 17 teachers through a career path as established under 11 18 this chapter. The department shall consult with 11 19 persons representing teachers, national board- 11 20 certified teachers, administrators, school boards, 11 21 higher education institutions with approved 11 22 practitioner and administrator preparation programs, 11 23 and with persons from the private sector knowledgeable 11 24 in employment evaluation and evaluator training in 11 25 order to develop standards and requirements for the 11 26 program. Evaluator training programs offered pursuant 11 27 to this chapter may be provided by a public or private 11 28 entity. The department shall distribute a list of 11 29 evaluator training program providers to each school 11 30 district. 11 31 2. An administrator licensed under chapter 272 who 11 32 conducts evaluations of teachers for purposes of this 11 33 chapter shall complete the evaluator training program. 11 34 A practitioner licensed under chapter 272 who is not 11 35 an administrator may enroll in the evaluator training 11 36 program. Enrollment preference shall be given to 11 37 administrators. Upon successful completion, the 11 38 provider shall certify that the administrator or other 11 39 practitioner is qualified to conduct evaluations for 11 40 employment, make recommendations for licensure, and 11 41 make recommendations that a teacher is qualified to 11 42 advance from one career path level to the next career 11 43 path level pursuant to this chapter. Certification is 11 44 for a period of five years and may be renewed. 11 45 3. Effective until July 1, 2004, a school district 11 46 shall pay the amount of one thousand dollars for each 11 47 individual who is licensed as an administrator under 11 48 chapter 272 on or after July 1, 2001, and who has been 11 49 certified in accordance with this section. By October 11 50 1 annually, the school district shall notify the 12 1 department of education of the number of individuals 12 2 who have achieved certification in accordance with 12 3 this section, and shall submit any documentation 12 4 requested by the department. 12 5 4. By July 1, 2002, a higher education institution 12 6 approved by the state board to provide an 12 7 administrator preparation program shall incorporate 12 8 the evaluator training program into the program 12 9 offered by the institution. 12 10 5. Beginning July 1, 2002, the board of 12 11 educational examiners shall require certification as a 12 12 condition of issuing or renewing an administrator's 12 13 license. 12 14 6. By July 1, 2004, the director shall develop and 12 15 implement an evaluator training certification renewal 12 16 program for administrators and other practitioners who 12 17 need to renew a certificate issued pursuant to this 12 18 section. 12 19 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 284.11 PILOT PROGRAM FOR 12 20 TEAM-BASED VARIABLE PAY FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. 12 21 1. It is the intent of the general assembly to 12 22 develop and implement by July 1, 2003, a statewide 12 23 team-based variable pay program and approval process 12 24 to reward individual attendance centers for 12 25 improvement in student achievement. The department 12 26 shall develop and administer a pilot team-based 12 27 variable pay program. A pilot program is established 12 28 to give Iowa school districts with one or more 12 29 participating attendance centers the opportunity to 12 30 explore and demonstrate successful methods to 12 31 implement team-based variable pay. Each school 12 32 district approved by the department to participate in 12 33 the pilot program shall administer a valid and 12 34 reliable standardized assessment at the beginning and 12 35 end of the school year to demonstrate growth in 12 36 student achievement. 12 37 2. A participating school district may provide a 12 38 cash award to all of the licensed practitioners at a 12 39 participating attendance center that has demonstrated 12 40 improvement in student achievement as provided in this 12 41 section. The school district is encouraged to extend 12 42 cash awards to other staff employed at the attendance 12 43 center. 12 44 3. The team-based pay plan shall be approved by 12 45 the local board. 12 46 4. A district electing to initiate a team-based 12 47 variable pay plan according to this section during the 12 48 school year beginning July 1, 2001, shall notify the 12 49 department of its election in writing no later than 12 50 August 1, 2001. The department shall certify the 13 1 school district plan by October 1, 2001. 13 2 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 284.12 REPORT. 13 3 1. The department shall annually report the 13 4 statewide progress on the following: 13 5 a. Students achievement scores in mathematics and 13 6 reading at the fourth and eighth grade levels on a 13 7 district-by-district basis. 13 8 b. Improvement in teacher compensation. 13 9 c. Evaluator training program. 13 10 d. Team-based variable pay for student 13 11 achievement. 13 12 e. Changes and improvements in the evaluation of 13 13 teachers under the Iowa teaching standards. 13 14 2. The report shall be made available to the 13 15 chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and 13 16 house committees on education, the state board, the 13 17 governor, and school districts by January 1. School 13 18 districts shall provide information as required by the 13 19 department for the compilation of the report and for 13 20 accounting and auditing purposes. 13 21 3. The department shall provide for a 13 22 comprehensive independent evaluation of all components 13 23 of the student achievement and teacher quality program 13 24 and shall submit the results of the evaluation in the 13 25 report submitted pursuant to subsection 2 by January 13 26 1, 2007. 13 27 4. The board of educational examiners shall 13 28 compile statistical information from the results of 13 29 the examinations administered pursuant to section 13 30 272.2, subsection 16. The information compiled shall 13 31 identify the practitioner preparation programs from 13 32 which the applicants graduated, but shall not identify 13 33 applicants individually. The statistical information 13 34 compiled by the board pursuant to this subsection is a 13 35 public record. The board shall submit a review of the 13 36 statistical information to the chairpersons and 13 37 ranking members of the senate and house committees on 13 38 education and the state board by December 1, 2003. 13 39 5. In developing administrative rules for 13 40 consideration by the state board, the department shall 13 41 consult with persons representing teachers, 13 42 administrators, school boards, approved practitioner 13 43 preparation institutions, and other appropriate 13 44 education stakeholders. 13 45 Sec. 14. Section 256.7, Code 2001, is amended by 13 46 adding the following new subsection: 13 47 NEW SUBSECTION. 25. Prescribe standards and 13 48 procedures for the approval of a nontraditional 13 49 practitioner preparation program to be offered by 13 50 practitioner preparation institutions in this state in 14 1 accordance with section 272.2, subsection 13. 14 2 Sec. 15. Section 256.9, Code 2001, is amended by 14 3 adding the following new subsection: 14 4 NEW SUBSECTION. 51. Develop a core knowledge and 14 5 skill criteria model, based upon the Iowa teaching 14 6 standards, for the evaluation, the advancement, and 14 7 for teacher career development purposes pursuant to 14 8 chapter 284. The model criteria shall further define 14 9 the characteristics of quality teaching as established 14 10 by the Iowa teaching standards. 14 11 Sec. 16. Section 256.16, Code 2001, is amended by 14 12 adding the following new subsection: 14 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. The state board shall adopt 14 14 rules requiring that all higher education institutions 14 15 providing nontraditional practitioner preparation, at 14 16 a minimum, meet the standards and comply with the 14 17 standards established pursuant to section 256.7, 14 18 subsection 25. A nontraditional practitioner 14 19 preparation instruction program is exempt from the 14 20 student teaching or field experience requirements of 14 21 section 272.25. A nontraditional practitioner 14 22 preparation instruction program shall include 14 23 coursework in education theory, instructional methods, 14 24 classroom management, and practice teaching. The 14 25 program shall consist of two twelve-semester-hour, or 14 26 the trimester or quarter equivalent, courses of study, 14 27 the first of which a student shall successfully 14 28 complete prior to receiving a nontraditional 14 29 conditional license pursuant to section 272.2, 14 30 subsection 13, paragraphs "a" and "b". Prior to 14 31 licensure as an administrator or a provisional 14 32 teacher, a student shall successfully complete the 14 33 second twelve-semester-hour, or the trimester or 14 34 quarter equivalent, course of study in accordance with 14 35 section 272.2, subsection 13. The institution that 14 36 delivers the coursework to a practitioner pursuant to 14 37 this subsection shall include as a component of its 14 38 program supervision of a practitioner during the 14 39 practitioner's year of employment under a 14 40 nontraditional conditional license, and shall, in 14 41 consultation with the practitioner's evaluator at the 14 42 school district or accredited nonpublic school of 14 43 employment, submit to the board of educational 14 44 examiners a comprehensive evaluation of the 14 45 practitioner's performance by July 1 following the 14 46 practitioner's year of employment under a 14 47 nontraditional conditional license. 14 48 Sec. 17. Section 272.1, Code 2001, is amended by 14 49 adding the following new subsection: 14 50 NEW SUBSECTION. 5A. "Nontraditional conditional 15 1 license" means the authority that is given to allow a 15 2 person to legally serve as a practitioner on a 15 3 temporary basis while the person completes a 15 4 nontraditional practitioner preparation program. 15 5 Sec. 18. Section 272.2, subsection 1, Code 2001, 15 6 is amended to read as follows: 15 7 1. a. License practitioners,who do not hold or 15 8 receive a license from another professional licensing 15 9 board, and professional development programs, except15 10for programs developed and offered by practitioner15 11preparation institutions or area education agencies15 12and approved by the state board of education. 15 13 Licensing authority includes the authority to 15 14 establish criteria for the licenses,including but not15 15limited to,establish issuance and renewal 15 16 requirements,creation ofcreate application and 15 17 renewal forms,creation ofcreate licenses that 15 18 authorize different instructional functions or 15 19 specialties,development ofdevelop a code of 15 20 professional rights and responsibilities, practice, 15 21 and ethics, andthe authority todevelop any other 15 22 classifications, distinctions, and procedures which 15 23 may be necessary to exercise licensing duties. A code 15 24 of professional rights and responsibilities, practice, 15 25 and ethics shall address but not be limited to the 15 26 habitual failure of a practitioner to fulfill 15 27 contractual obligations under section 279.13. 15 28 b. Notwithstanding section 272.28, subsection 1, a 15 29 teacher shall be licensed in accordance with rules 15 30 adopted pursuant to chapter 272, Code 2001, if the 15 31 teacher successfully completes a beginning teacher 15 32 mentoring program approved pursuant to chapter 256E on 15 33 or before June 30, 2002, or is employed by a school 15 34 district that does not offer a beginning teacher 15 35 mentoring and induction program approved in accordance 15 36 with this chapter during the school year beginning 15 37 July 1, 2001. 15 38 c. Notwithstanding section 272.28, subsection 1, a 15 39 teacher shall receive an educational license if the 15 40 teacher meets the licensing requirements of this 15 41 chapter and, prior to July 1, 2003, successfully 15 42 completes a two-year beginning teacher mentoring and 15 43 induction program approved pursuant to this chapter. 15 44 Sec. 19. Section 272.2, subsection 13, Code 2001, 15 45 is amended to read as follows: 15 46 13. Adopt rules to provide for nontraditional 15 47 preparation and licensing options for licensing 15 48 persons who hold, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree 15 49 from an accredited college or university, but who do 15 50 not meet other requirements for licensure. At a 16 1 minimum, the rules shall provide for the following: 16 2 a. An individual who possesses at least a master's 16 3 degree in business administration, public 16 4 administration, or a comparable degree, or who 16 5 possesses at least a bachelor's degree from an 16 6 accredited postsecondary institution and life 16 7 experience equivalent to a master's degree in a 16 8 management field as determined by rule, and who has 16 9 been employed for at least ten of the last fifteen 16 10 years in a management position, may be issued a one- 16 11 year, nonrenewable nontraditional conditional 16 12 administrator's license if the individual successfully 16 13 completes a nontraditional practitioner preparation 16 14 instruction program in accordance with section 256.16, 16 15 subsection 3. An individual may be issued an 16 16 administrator's license if the individual successfully 16 17 completes one year of employment as an administrator 16 18 under a nontraditional conditional license and 16 19 successfully completes the second course of study set 16 20 forth in section 256.16, subsection 3. However, an 16 21 individual licensed pursuant to this paragraph shall 16 22 be licensed only to serve as an administrator in a 16 23 school district with an actual enrollment of five 16 24 thousand five hundred or more pupils. 16 25 b. An individual who possesses at least a 16 26 bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary 16 27 institution, has been employed for at least five 16 28 consecutive years in an area requiring knowledge and 16 29 practical application of the individual's 16 30 postsecondary academic background, and can document, 16 31 to the satisfaction of the state board of educational 16 32 examiners, successful experience working with 16 33 children, may be issued a one-year, nonrenewable 16 34 nontraditional conditional license to teach students 16 35 in grades nine through twelve in the area of the 16 36 individual's academic background and employment 16 37 experience if the individual successfully completes a 16 38 nontraditional practitioner preparation instruction 16 39 program, in accordance with section 256.16, subsection 16 40 3. In addition to these requirements, an individual 16 41 seeking a nontraditional conditional license to teach 16 42 special education students in grades nine through 16 43 twelve shall document, to the satisfaction of the 16 44 state board of educational examiners, five years of 16 45 successful experience working with children requiring 16 46 special education. An individual may be issued a 16 47 provisional license to teach students in grades nine 16 48 through twelve in the area of the individual's 16 49 academic background and employment experience if the 16 50 individual successfully completes one year of teaching 17 1 under a nontraditional conditional license and 17 2 successfully completes the second course of study set 17 3 forth in section 256.16, subsection 3. A person 17 4 issued a nontraditional conditional or provisional 17 5 teaching license pursuant to this paragraph shall 17 6 successfully complete, at a minimum, a two-year 17 7 beginning teacher mentoring and induction program. 17 8 Sec. 20. Section 272.2, Code 2001, is amended by 17 9 adding the following new subsection: 17 10 NEW SUBSECTION. 16. a. Administer the Praxis II 17 11 examination for knowledge of pedagogies and for not 17 12 more than one content area to the following: 17 13 (1) Each individual traditionally prepared in 17 14 accordance with section 272.25 who is applying for a 17 15 provisional license prior to issuance of the license. 17 16 (2) Each individual who is applying for a 17 17 nontraditional license in accordance with subsection 17 18 13, paragraph "b". 17 19 b. Examination fees for the examination required 17 20 under this subsection shall be paid by the board. 17 21 Costs incurred for additional content area 17 22 examinations shall be paid by the applicant. 17 23 c. The results of the examinations administered 17 24 pursuant to paragraph "a", subparagraphs (1) and (2), 17 25 shall be separately maintained from the results of 17 26 examinations administered to traditionally prepared 17 27 students. 17 28 d. This subsection is repealed effective June 30, 17 29 2003. 17 30 Sec. 21. NEW SECTION. 272.28 MENTORING AND 17 31 INDUCTION REQUIREMENT. 17 32 1. Effective July 1, 2003, requirements for 17 33 teacher licensure beyond a provisional license shall 17 34 include successful completion of a beginning teacher 17 35 mentoring and induction program approved by the state 17 36 board of education. 17 37 2. A teacher from an accredited nonpublic school 17 38 or another state or country is exempt from the 17 39 requirement of subsection 1 if the teacher can 17 40 document three years of successful teaching experience 17 41 within the past five years and meet or exceed the 17 42 requirements contained in rules adopted under this 17 43 chapter for endorsement and licensure. 17 44 Sec. 22. Section 279.19, unnumbered paragraphs 1 17 45 and 2, Code 2001, are amended to read as follows: 17 46 The firstthreetwo consecutive years of employment 17 47 of a teacher in the same school district are a 17 48 probationary period. However, if the teacher has 17 49 successfully completed a probationary period of 17 50 employment for another school district located in 18 1 Iowa, the probationary period in the current district 18 2 of employment shall not exceed one year. A board of 18 3 directors may waive the probationary period for any 18 4 teacher who previously has served a probationary 18 5 period in another school district and the board may 18 6 extend the probationary period for an additional year 18 7 with the consent of the teacher. 18 8 Notwithstanding the two-year probationary period 18 9 otherwise provided for in this section, if a school 18 10 district offers a beginning teacher a third year of a 18 11 beginning teacher mentoring and induction program, and 18 12 the teacher accepts the school district's offer, the 18 13 teacher's probationary period shall continue through 18 14 the teacher's third year of employment. 18 15 In the case of the termination of a probationary 18 16 teacher's contract, the provisions of sections 279.15 18 17 and 279.16 shall apply. 18 18 Sec. 23. Chapter 256E, Code 2001, is repealed. 18 19 Sec. 24. Section 272.33, Code 2001, is repealed 18 20 effective July 1, 2002. 18 21 Sec. 25. DEPARTMENTAL STUDIES. The department of 18 22 education shall do the following: 18 23 1. Compile and report, in consultation with the 18 24 board of educational examiners, information relating 18 25 to nontraditional practitioner preparation programs, 18 26 including the number of programs available and 18 27 geographic areas in which they are available, the 18 28 number of individuals who apply for a nontraditional 18 29 conditional license, the number of individuals 18 30 possessing a nontraditional conditional license who 18 31 apply for a provisional license, the subject areas in 18 32 which persons who possess nontraditional conditional 18 33 licenses are teaching and where they are teaching. 18 34 The department shall submit its findings and 18 35 recommendations in a report to the senate and house of 18 36 representatives standing committees on education by 18 37 December 1, 2002. 18 38 2. Analyze and compare, in consultation with the 18 39 board of educational examiners, the requirements for 18 40 practitioner licensure or endorsement that require a 18 41 master's degree and the master's degree requirements 18 42 established by approved practitioner preparation 18 43 graduate programs. The institutions offering approved 18 44 practitioner preparation programs shall submit 18 45 information to the department as requested by the 18 46 department. The department shall submit its findings 18 47 and recommendations in a report to the senate and 18 48 house of representatives standing committees on 18 49 education by December 1, 2001. 18 50 Sec. 26. PRACTITIONER PREPARATION CREDIT TRANSFER 19 1 STUDY. The state board of regents shall conduct a 19 2 study of the transfer of credits between practitioner 19 3 preparation institutions, both in-state and out-of- 19 4 state, to determine whether the transfer of credits by 19 5 practitioner preparation institutions is fair and 19 6 consistent. The state board shall collect information 19 7 relating to the transfer and acceptance of credits 19 8 from a representative sample of in-state and out-of- 19 9 state practitioner preparation institutions. The 19 10 state board shall identify actions that may be taken 19 11 to improve the ability of a student to transfer 19 12 credits earned in one practitioner preparation 19 13 institution to another. The state board shall submit 19 14 its findings and recommendations in a report to the 19 15 senate and house of representatives standing 19 16 committees on education by December 1, 2001. 19 17 Sec. 27. LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERSIGHT 19 18 COMMITTEE. The legislative council is requested to 19 19 establish a two-year legislative implementation and 19 20 oversight committee to conduct a comprehensive study 19 21 of team-based variable pay and make recommendations 19 22 for the implementation of a team-based variable pay 19 23 plan component of the student achievement and teacher 19 24 quality program. 19 25 The committee shall establish the manner in which 19 26 standards of performance are to be determined, the 19 27 level of expected growth, the development of a student 19 28 academic database, the timeline and procedure for the 19 29 collection of student achievement data, identification 19 30 of the structures of a team for purposes of equitable 19 31 operation of the plan, and a timeline for 19 32 implementation of the plan. The committee shall 19 33 select an assessment model for use in accurately 19 34 measuring student achievement. The committee may 19 35 recommend additional measures and reviews for the 19 36 purpose of strengthening comprehensive school 19 37 improvement plans through the implementation of team- 19 38 based variable pay plans. The committee shall monitor 19 39 the progress of team-based variable pay pilot 19 40 programs. 19 41 The committee shall recommend a means of evaluation 19 42 designed to determine the effect of the student 19 43 achievement and teacher quality plan on raising 19 44 student achievement. The committee shall submit 19 45 preliminary recommendations to the general assembly by 19 46 December 15, 2001, and shall make its final 19 47 recommendations to the general assembly by December 19 48 15, 2002. 19 49 The committee shall be composed of six voting 19 50 members representing both political parties and both 20 1 houses of the general assembly. Three members shall 20 2 be appointed by the president of the senate, after 20 3 consultation with the majority leader of the senate 20 4 and the minority leader of the senate. The remaining 20 5 three members shall be appointed by the speaker of the 20 6 house of representatives after consultation with the 20 7 majority and minority leaders of the house of 20 8 representatives. 20 9 The committee shall also include the following ex 20 10 officio, nonvoting members: 20 11 1. The director of the department of education or 20 12 the director's designee. 20 13 2. One member who shall be appointed by the Iowa 20 14 association of school boards. 20 15 3. One member who shall be appointed by the school 20 16 administrators of Iowa. 20 17 4. Two members who shall be appointed 20 18 independently by the state's two largest professional 20 19 teachers associations. 20 20 5. One member who shall be appointed by the 20 21 governor to represent the office of the governor. 20 22 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 20 23 legislative implementation committee oversee the 20 24 implementation of the policies established pursuant to 20 25 this Act. 20 26 Sec. 28. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In 20 27 accordance with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state 20 28 cost of requiring compliance with any state mandate 20 29 included in this Act shall be paid by a school 20 30 district from state school foundation aid received by 20 31 the school district under section 257.16. This 20 32 specification of the payment of the state cost shall 20 33 be deemed to meet all the state funding-related 20 34 requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no 20 35 additional state funding shall be necessary for the 20 36 full implementation of this Act by and enforcement of 20 37 this Act against all affected school districts." 20 38 20 39 20 40 20 41 MARY E. KRAMER 20 42 NANCY BOETTGER 20 43 PAUL McKINLEY 20 44 JoANN JOHNSON 20 45 JOHN W. JENSEN 20 46 RICHARD F. DRAKE 20 47 KITTY REHBERG 20 48 E. THURMAN GASKILL 20 49 JEFF LAMBERTI 20 50 MARK ZIEMAN 21 1 LARRY McKIBBEN 21 2 ANDY McKEAN 21 3 JERRY BEHN 21 4 NEAL SCHUERER 21 5 JEFF ANGELO 21 6 KEN VEENSTRA 21 7 STEWART IVERSON, Jr. 21 8 O. GENE MADDOX 21 9 DAVID MILLER 21 10 SF 476.503 79 21 11 kh/pj
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