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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the amendment, S-3583, to Senate File 476 as 1 2 follows: 1 3 #1. By striking page 1, line 1, through page 20, 1 4 line 37, and inserting the following: 1 5 "Amend Senate File 476 as follows: 1 6 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 7 clause and inserting the following: 1 8 "Section 1. INTENT. It is the intent of the 1 9 general assembly to create a teacher quality program 1 10 that acknowledges that outstanding teachers are a key 1 11 component in student success. The program's goals are 1 12 to redesign compensation strategies and teachers' 1 13 professional development. Such compensation 1 14 strategies are designed to attract and retain high 1 15 performing teachers, to reward teachers for improving 1 16 their skills and knowledge in a manner that translates 1 17 into better student learning, and to reward the staff 1 18 of school attendance centers for improvement in 1 19 student achievement. 1 20 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 284.1 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 1 21 AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM. 1 22 A student achievement and teacher quality program 1 23 is established to promote high student achievement. 1 24 The program shall consist of the following four major 1 25 elements: 1 26 1. Mentoring and induction programs that provide 1 27 support for beginning teachers in accordance with 1 28 sections 284.5 and 284.6. 1 29 2. Career paths with compensation levels that 1 30 strengthen Iowa's ability to recruit and retain 1 31 teachers. 1 32 3. Professional development designed to directly 1 33 support best teaching practices. 1 34 4. Team-based variable pay that provides 1 35 additional compensation when student performance 1 36 improves. 1 37 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 284.2 DEFINITIONS. 1 38 As used in this chapter, unless the context 1 39 otherwise requires: 1 40 1. "Beginning teacher" means an individual serving 1 41 under an initial provisional or conditional license, 1 42 issued by the board of educational examiners under 1 43 chapter 272, who is assuming a position as a classroom 1 44 teacher. 1 45 2. "Classroom teacher" means an individual who 1 46 holds a valid practitioner's license and who is 1 47 employed under a teaching contract with a school 1 48 district or area education agency in this state to 1 49 provide classroom instruction to students. 1 50 3. "Comprehensive evaluation" means a summative 2 1 evaluation of a teacher conducted by an evaluator for 2 2 purposes of performance review, or recommendation for 2 3 licensure based upon models developed pursuant to 2 4 section 256.9, subsection 51, and to determine whether 2 5 the teacher's practice meets the school district 2 6 expectations for a career, career II, or advanced 2 7 level. 2 8 4. "Department" means the department of education. 2 9 5. "Director" means the director of the department 2 10 of education. 2 11 6. "Evaluator" means an administrator or other 2 12 practitioner who successfully completes an evaluator 2 13 training program pursuant to section 284.10. 2 14 7. "Mentor" means an individual employed by a 2 15 school district or area education agency as a 2 16 classroom teacher who holds a valid license issued 2 17 under chapter 272. The individual must have a record 2 18 of four years of successful teaching practice, must be 2 19 employed as a classroom teacher on a nonprobationary 2 20 basis, and must demonstrate professional commitment to 2 21 both the improvement of teaching and learning and the 2 22 development of beginning teachers. 2 23 8. "School board" means the board of directors of 2 24 a school district or a collaboration of boards of 2 25 directors of school districts. 2 26 9. "State board" means the state board of 2 27 education. 2 28 10. "Teacher" means an individual holding a 2 29 practitioner's license issued under chapter 272, who 2 30 is employed as a teacher, librarian, media specialist, 2 31 or counselor in a nonadministrative position by a 2 32 school district or area education agency pursuant to a 2 33 contract issued by a board of directors under section 2 34 279.13. A teacher may be employed in both an 2 35 administrative and a nonadministrative position by a 2 36 board of directors and shall be considered a part-time 2 37 teacher for the portion of time that the teacher is 2 38 employed in a nonadministrative position. "Teacher" 2 39 includes a licensed individual employed on a less than 2 40 full-time basis by a school district through a 2 41 contract between the school district and an 2 42 institution of higher education with a practitioner 2 43 preparation program in which the licensed teacher is 2 44 enrolled. 2 45 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 284.3 IOWA TEACHING 2 46 STANDARDS. 2 47 1. For purposes of this chapter and for developing 2 48 teacher evaluation criteria under chapter 279, the 2 49 Iowa teaching standards are as follows: 2 50 a. Demonstrates competence in content knowledge 3 1 appropriate to the teaching position. 3 2 b. Demonstrates competence in planning and 3 3 preparing for instruction. 3 4 c. Uses strategies to deliver instruction that 3 5 meets the multiple learning needs of students. 3 6 d. Uses a variety of methods to monitor student 3 7 learning. 3 8 e. Demonstrates competence in classroom 3 9 management. 3 10 f. Engages in professional growth. 3 11 g. Fulfills professional responsibilities 3 12 established by the school district. 3 13 2. The school board and faculty shall collaborate 3 14 to further define good teaching by enhancing the Iowa 3 15 teaching standards in the following manner: 3 16 a. For purposes of comprehensive evaluations for 3 17 beginning teachers, including the comprehensive 3 18 evaluation required for the beginning teacher to 3 19 progress to career teacher, the criteria shall be 3 20 based upon models developed pursuant to section 256.9, 3 21 subsection 51, and established pursuant to chapter 20. 3 22 b. For purposes of comprehensive evaluations for 3 23 teachers other than beginning teachers, the school 3 24 board shall convene the members of the school board 3 25 and representatives of the faculty, elected by the 3 26 faculty, to establish criteria based upon models 3 27 developed pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 51. 3 28 If the parties are unable to reach agreement, however, 3 29 the model criteria shall become the school district's 3 30 criteria. These criteria shall be in addition to 3 31 criteria otherwise agreed to under 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. Adopt a teacher career development program in 3 45 accordance with this chapter. 3 46 d. Adopt a teacher evaluation plan that, at 3 47 minimum, requires a comprehensive evaluation of 3 48 teachers in the participating district at least every 3 49 five years based upon the Iowa teaching standards and 3 50 requires administrators to complete evaluator training 4 1 in accordance with section 284.10. 4 2 e. Adopt teacher career paths based upon 4 3 demonstrated knowledge and skills in accordance with 4 4 this chapter. 4 5 f. Adopt a team-based variable pay plan that 4 6 rewards attendance center success when demonstrating 4 7 improvement in meeting attendance center student 4 8 achievement goals that are consistent with the 4 9 district comprehensive school improvement plan. 4 10 2. By July 1, 2003, each school district shall 4 11 participate in the student achievement and teacher 4 12 quality program. 4 13 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 284.5 BEGINNING TEACHER 4 14 MENTORING AND INDUCTION PROGRAM. 4 15 1. A beginning teacher mentoring and induction 4 16 program is created to promote excellence in teaching, 4 17 enhance student achievement, build a supportive 4 18 environment within school districts, increase the 4 19 retention of promising beginning teachers, and promote 4 20 the personal and professional well-being of classroom 4 21 teachers. Prior to the completion of the 2001-2002 4 22 school year, a school district shall, at a minimum, 4 23 provide an approved beginning teacher mentoring and 4 24 induction program for all classroom teachers who are 4 25 beginning teachers. 4 26 2. The state board shall adopt rules to administer 4 27 this section. 4 28 3. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a school district 4 29 may provide a beginning teacher mentoring and 4 30 induction program for all classroom teachers who are 4 31 beginning teachers in the school years beginning July 4 32 1, 2001, and July 1, 2002, and, notwithstanding 4 33 section 284.4, subsection 1, a school district is 4 34 eligible to receive moneys under section 284.13, 4 35 subsection 1, paragraph "c", for each fiscal year of 4 36 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2001, and ending 4 37 June 30, 2003, to establish a beginning teacher 4 38 mentoring and induction program in accordance with 4 39 this section. 4 40 4. Each participating school district shall 4 41 develop an initial beginning teacher mentoring and 4 42 induction plan. The plan shall be included in the 4 43 school district's comprehensive school improvement 4 44 plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 4 45 21. The beginning teacher induction plan shall, at a 4 46 minimum, provide for a two-year sequence of induction 4 47 program content and activities to support the Iowa 4 48 teaching standards and beginning teacher professional 4 49 and personal needs; mentor training that includes, at 4 50 a minimum, skills of classroom demonstration and 5 1 coaching, and district expectations for beginning 5 2 teacher competence on Iowa teaching standards; 5 3 placement of mentors and beginning teachers; the 5 4 process for dissolving mentor and beginning teacher 5 5 partnerships; district organizational support for 5 6 released time for mentors and beginning teachers to 5 7 plan, provide demonstration of classroom practices, 5 8 observe teaching, and provide feedback; structure for 5 9 mentor selection and assignment of mentors to 5 10 beginning teachers; a district facilitator; and 5 11 program evaluation. 5 12 5. Upon completion of the program, the beginning 5 13 teacher shall be comprehensively evaluated to 5 14 determine if the teacher meets expectations to move to 5 15 the career level. The school district shall recommend 5 16 a beginning teacher who has successfully completed the 5 17 program for an educational license. A school district 5 18 may offer a teacher a third year of participation in 5 19 the program if, after conducting a comprehensive 5 20 evaluation, the school district determines that the 5 21 teacher is likely to successfully complete the 5 22 mentoring and induction program by the end of the 5 23 third year of eligibility. A teacher granted a third 5 24 year of eligibility shall develop a teacher's 5 25 mentoring and induction program plan in accordance 5 26 with this chapter and shall undergo a comprehensive 5 27 evaluation at the end of the third year. The board of 5 28 educational examiners shall grant a one-year extension 5 29 of the beginning teacher's provisional license upon 5 30 notification by the school district that the teacher 5 31 will participate in a third year of the school 5 32 district's program. 5 33 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 284.6 TEACHER CAREER 5 34 DEVELOPMENT. 5 35 1. The department shall coordinate a statewide 5 36 network of career development for Iowa teachers. A 5 37 participating school district or career development 5 38 provider that offers a career development program in 5 39 accordance with section 256.9, subsection 51, shall 5 40 demonstrate that the program contains the following: 5 41 a. Support that meets the career development needs 5 42 of individual teachers and is aligned with the Iowa 5 43 teaching standards. 5 44 b. Research-based instructional strategies aligned 5 45 with the school district's student achievement needs 5 46 and the long-range improvement goals established by 5 47 the district. 5 48 c. Instructional improvement components including 5 49 student achievement data, analysis, theory, classroom 5 50 demonstration and practice, technology integration, 6 1 observation, reflection, and peer coaching. 6 2 d. An evaluation component that documents the 6 3 improvement in instructional practice and the effect 6 4 on student learning. 6 5 2. The department shall identify models of career 6 6 development practices that produce evidence of the 6 7 link between teacher training and improved student 6 8 learning. 6 9 3. A participating school district shall 6 10 incorporate a district career development plan into 6 11 the district's comprehensive school improvement plan 6 12 submitted to the department in accordance with section 6 13 256.7, subsection 21. The district career development 6 14 plan shall include a description of the means by which 6 15 the school district will provide access to all 6 16 teachers in the district to career development 6 17 programs or offerings that meet the requirements of 6 18 subsection 1. The plan shall align all career 6 19 development with the school district's long-range 6 20 student learning goals and the Iowa teaching 6 21 standards. The plan shall indicate the school 6 22 district's approved career development provider or 6 23 providers. 6 24 4. In cooperation with the teacher's supervisor, 6 25 the teacher employed by a participating school 6 26 district shall develop an individual teacher career 6 27 development plan. The individual plan shall be based, 6 28 at minimum, on the needs of the teacher, the Iowa 6 29 teaching standards, and the student achievement goals 6 30 of the attendance center and the school district as 6 31 outlined in the comprehensive school improvement plan. 6 32 The individual plan shall be reviewed by the teacher 6 33 and the teacher's supervisor on a periodic basis to 6 34 reflect the individual teacher's and the school 6 35 district needs and the individual's progress in the 6 36 plan. 6 37 5. School districts, a consortium of school 6 38 districts, area education agencies, higher education 6 39 institutions, and other public or private entities 6 40 including professional associations may be approved by 6 41 the state board to provide teacher career development. 6 42 The career development program or offering shall, at 6 43 minimum, meet the requirements of subsection 1. The 6 44 state board shall adopt rules for the approval of 6 45 career development providers and standards for the 6 46 district career development plan. 6 47 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 284.7 IOWA TEACHER CAREER 6 48 PATH. 6 49 To promote continuous improvement in Iowa's quality 6 50 teaching workforce and to give Iowa teachers the 7 1 opportunity for career recognition that reflects the 7 2 various roles teachers play as educational leaders, an 7 3 Iowa teacher career path is established for teachers 7 4 employed by participating school districts. A 7 5 participating school district shall use funding 7 6 allocated under section 284.13, subsection 1, 7 7 paragraph "f", to raise teacher salaries to meet the 7 8 requirements of this section. The Iowa teacher career 7 9 path and salary minimums are as follows: 7 10 1. Effective July 1, 2001, the following career 7 11 path levels are established and shall be implemented 7 12 in accordance with this chapter: 7 13 a. BEGINNING TEACHER. 7 14 (1) A beginning teacher is a teacher who meets the 7 15 following requirements: 7 16 (a) Has successfully completed an approved 7 17 practitioner preparation program as defined in section 7 18 272.1. 7 19 (b) Holds a provisional teacher license issued by 7 20 the board of educational examiners. 7 21 (c) Participates in the beginning teacher 7 22 mentoring and induction program as provided in this 7 23 chapter. 7 24 (2) The participating district shall increase the 7 25 district's minimum salary for a first-year beginning 7 26 teacher by at least one thousand five hundred dollars 7 27 per year above the minimum salary paid to a first-year 7 28 beginning teacher in the previous year unless the 7 29 minimum salary for a first-year beginning teacher 7 30 exceeds twenty-eight thousand dollars. 7 31 b. CAREER TEACHER. 7 32 (1) A career teacher is a teacher who meets the 7 33 following requirements: 7 34 (a) Has successfully completed the beginning 7 35 teacher mentoring and induction program as provided in 7 36 this chapter. 7 37 (b) Is reviewed by the school district as 7 38 demonstrating the competencies of a career teacher. 7 39 (c) Holds a valid license issued by the board of 7 40 educational examiners. 7 41 (d) Participates in teacher career development as 7 42 set forth in this chapter and demonstrates continuous 7 43 improvement in teaching. 7 44 (3) The participating district shall provide a two 7 45 thousand dollar difference between the average 7 46 beginning teacher salary and the minimum career 7 47 teacher salary, unless the school district has a 7 48 minimum career teacher salary that exceeds thirty 7 49 thousand dollars. 7 50 2. It is the intent of the general assembly to 8 1 establish and require the implementation of and 8 2 provide for the implementation of the following 8 3 additional career path levels by July 1, 2003: 8 4 a. CAREER II TEACHER. 8 5 (1) A career II teacher is a teacher who meets the 8 6 requirements of subsection 1, paragraph "b", has met 8 7 the requirements established by the school district 8 8 that employs the teacher, and is evaluated by the 8 9 school district as demonstrating the competencies of a 8 10 career II teacher. The teacher shall have 8 11 successfully completed a comprehensive evaluation in 8 12 order to be classified as a career II teacher. 8 13 (2) It is the intent of the general assembly that 8 14 the participating district shall establish a minimum 8 15 salary for a career II teacher that is at least five 8 16 thousand dollars greater than the minimum career 8 17 teacher salary. It is further intended that the 8 18 district shall adopt a plan that facilitates the 8 19 transition of a career teacher to a career II level. 8 20 b. ADVANCED TEACHER. 8 21 (1) An advanced teacher is a teacher who meets the 8 22 following requirements: 8 23 (a) Receives the recommendation of the review 8 24 panel that the teacher possesses superior teaching 8 25 skills and that the teacher should be classified as an 8 26 advanced teacher. 8 27 (b) Holds a valid license from the board of 8 28 educational examiners. 8 29 (c) Participates in teacher career development as 8 30 outlined in this chapter and demonstrates continuous 8 31 improvement in teaching. 8 32 (d) Possesses the skills and qualifications to 8 33 assume leadership roles. 8 34 (2) It is the intent of the general assembly that 8 35 the participating district shall establish a minimum 8 36 salary for an advanced teacher that is at least 8 37 thirteen thousand five hundred dollars greater than 8 38 the minimum career teacher salary. In conjunction 8 39 with the development of the review panel pursuant to 8 40 section 284.9, the department shall make 8 41 recommendations to the general assembly by January 1, 8 42 2002, regarding the appropriate district-to-district 8 43 recognition for advanced teachers and methods that 8 44 facilitate the transition of a teacher to the advanced 8 45 level. 8 46 3. A teacher shall be promoted one level at a time 8 47 and a teacher promoted to the next career level shall 8 48 remain at that level for at least one year before 8 49 requesting promotion to the next career level. 8 50 4. A teacher employed in a participating district 9 1 shall not receive less compensation in that 9 2 participating district than the teacher received in 9 3 the school year starting July 1, 2001, due to 9 4 implementation of this chapter. A teacher who 9 5 achieves national board for professional teaching 9 6 standards certification and meets the requirements of 9 7 section 256.44 shall continue to receive the award 9 8 specified in section 256.44 in addition to the 9 9 compensation set forth in this section. 9 10 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 284.8 EVALUATION 9 11 REQUIREMENTS. 9 12 1. In addition to evaluations agreed upon under 9 13 chapter 20, a teacher shall be comprehensively 9 14 evaluated based on the provisions of section 284.3 at 9 15 least once every five years. Comprehensive 9 16 evaluations shall be conducted by an administrator or 9 17 the administrator's designee certified pursuant to 9 18 section 284.10. The evaluation shall include, at 9 19 minimum, classroom observation of the teacher, the 9 20 teacher's progress and implementation of the teacher's 9 21 individual career development plan, and should include 9 22 supporting documentation from other supervisors, 9 23 teachers, parents, and students. A teacher may be 9 24 comprehensively evaluated for purposes of performance 9 25 review and shall be comprehensively evaluated for 9 26 advancement in the career path established pursuant to 9 27 section 284.7. 9 28 2. If a teacher is denied advancement based upon a 9 29 comprehensive evaluation, the teacher may appeal the 9 30 decision to an adjudicator under the process 9 31 established under section 279.17. However, the 9 32 decision of the adjudicator is final. If a district 9 33 does not recommend a teacher for continued employment 9 34 or licensure based upon a comprehensive evaluation, 9 35 the provisions of sections 279.14, 279.17, and 279.18 9 36 shall apply. A teacher may file one cause of action 9 37 objecting to the contents or procedures of a 9 38 comprehensive evaluation and the objections shall not 9 39 be subject to the grievance procedures negotiated in 9 40 accordance with chapter 20. 9 41 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 284.9 REVIEW PANEL. 9 42 1. A career II teacher seeking to receive an 9 43 advanced designation shall submit a portfolio of work 9 44 evidence aligned with the Iowa teaching standards to a 9 45 review panel established in accordance with subsection 9 46 2. A majority of the evidence in the portfolio shall 9 47 be classroom-based. The review panel shall evaluate 9 48 the career II teacher's portfolio to determine whether 9 49 the teacher demonstrates superior teaching skills and 9 50 shall make a recommendation to the board of 10 1 educational examiners whether or not the teacher shall 10 2 receive an advanced designation. The standards for 10 3 recommendation include, but are not limited to, 10 4 meeting the Iowa teaching standards at an advanced 10 5 level. 10 6 2. The department shall establish up to five 10 7 regional review panels consisting of five members per 10 8 panel. Each panel shall include, at minimum, a 10 9 nationally board-certified teacher and a school 10 10 district administrator. Panel members shall be 10 11 appointed by the director and shall possess the 10 12 knowledge necessary to determine the quality of the 10 13 evidence submitted in an applicant's portfolio. Panel 10 14 members shall serve a staggered three-year term and 10 15 may be reappointed to a second term. The department 10 16 shall provide support and evaluation training for 10 17 panel members and convene panels as needed. Panel 10 18 members shall be reimbursed for mileage expenses 10 19 incurred while engaged in the performance of official 10 20 duties and shall receive per diem compensation by the 10 21 department. 10 22 3. To assure fairness and consistency in the 10 23 evaluation process, the review panels may perform 10 24 random audits of the comprehensive evaluations 10 25 conducted by evaluators throughout the state, and may 10 26 randomly review performance-based evaluation models 10 27 developed by school districts in accordance with 10 28 section 284.3, subsection 2. The review of the 10 29 evaluation models shall ensure that the model is at 10 30 least equivalent to the state model developed pursuant 10 31 to section 256.9, subsection 51. 10 32 4. A teacher who does not receive a recommendation 10 33 from a review panel may appeal that denial to an 10 34 administrative law judge located in the department of 10 35 inspections and appeals. The state shall not be 10 36 liable for a teacher's attorney fees, costs, or 10 37 damages that may result from an appeal of a review 10 38 panel's decision. The state board shall adopt rules 10 39 to administer this section. 10 40 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 284.10 EVALUATOR TRAINING 10 41 PROGRAM. 10 42 1. The department shall establish an evaluator 10 43 training program to improve the skills of school 10 44 district evaluators in making employment decisions, 10 45 making recommendations for licensure, and moving 10 46 teachers through a career path as established under 10 47 this chapter. The department shall consult with 10 48 persons representing teachers, national board- 10 49 certified teachers, administrators, school boards, 10 50 higher education institutions with approved 11 1 practitioner and administrator preparation programs, 11 2 and with persons from the private sector knowledgeable 11 3 in employment evaluation and evaluator training in 11 4 order to develop standards and requirements for the 11 5 program. Evaluator training programs offered pursuant 11 6 to this chapter may be provided by a public or private 11 7 entity. The department shall distribute a list of 11 8 evaluator training program providers to each school 11 9 district. 11 10 2. An administrator licensed under chapter 272 who 11 11 conducts evaluations of teachers for purposes of this 11 12 chapter shall complete the evaluator training program. 11 13 A practitioner licensed under chapter 272 who is not 11 14 an administrator may enroll in the evaluator training 11 15 program. Enrollment preference shall be given to 11 16 administrators. Upon successful completion, the 11 17 provider shall certify that the administrator or other 11 18 practitioner is qualified to conduct evaluations for 11 19 employment, make recommendations for licensure, and 11 20 make recommendations that a teacher is qualified to 11 21 advance from one career path level to the next career 11 22 path level pursuant to this chapter. Certification is 11 23 for a period of five years and may be renewed. 11 24 3. Effective until July 1, 2004, a school district 11 25 shall be paid, from moneys allocated pursuant to 11 26 section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "d", the 11 27 amount of one thousand dollars for each individual who 11 28 is licensed as an administrator under chapter 272 on 11 29 or after July 1, 2001, and who has been certified in 11 30 accordance with this section. The district shall 11 31 compensate the administrator who achieves 11 32 certification not less than one thousand dollars. If 11 33 funds are available from moneys appropriated for 11 34 purposes of this subsection, practitioners other than 11 35 administrators who are certified in accordance with 11 36 this section are eligible to be compensated in an 11 37 amount determined by the department, which shall not 11 38 exceed one thousand dollars and shall be prorated 11 39 based upon the amount appropriated that remains after 11 40 the amount needed for distribution to the 11 41 administrators pursuant to this section has been 11 42 determined by the department. By October 1 annually, 11 43 the school district shall notify the department of 11 44 education of the number of individuals who have 11 45 achieved certification in accordance with this 11 46 section, and shall submit any documentation requested 11 47 by the department. 11 48 4. By July 1, 2002, a higher education institution 11 49 approved by the state board to provide an 11 50 administrator preparation program shall incorporate 12 1 the evaluator training program into the program 12 2 offered by the institution. 12 3 5. Beginning July 1, 2002, the board of 12 4 educational examiners shall require certification as a 12 5 condition of issuing or renewing an administrator's 12 6 license. 12 7 6. By July 1, 2004, the director shall develop and 12 8 implement an evaluator training certification renewal 12 9 program for administrators who need to renew a 12 10 certificate issued pursuant to this section. 12 11 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 284.11 PILOT PROGRAM FOR 12 12 TEAM-BASED VARIABLE PAY FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. 12 13 1. It is the intent of the general assembly to 12 14 create a statewide team-based variable pay program to 12 15 reward individual attendance centers for improvement 12 16 in student achievement. A pilot program is 12 17 established to give Iowa school districts with one or 12 18 more participating attendance centers the opportunity 12 19 to explore and demonstrate successful methods to 12 20 implement team-based variable pay. 12 21 2. A participating school district may use moneys 12 22 appropriated for purposes of this chapter to provide a 12 23 cash award to all of the licensed practitioners at a 12 24 participating attendance center that has demonstrated 12 25 improvement in student achievement as provided in this 12 26 section. The school district is encouraged to extend 12 27 cash awards to other staff employed at the attendance 12 28 center. 12 29 3. The principal, with the participation of a team 12 30 of licensed practitioners appointed by the principal, 12 31 at each participating attendance center within a 12 32 school district shall annually submit district 12 33 attendance center student performance goals to the 12 34 school board for approval. The attendance center 12 35 goals must be aligned with the school improvement 12 36 goals for the district developed in accordance with 12 37 section 256.7, subsection 21. The district shall 12 38 determine the designation of an attendance center for 12 39 purposes of this section. The attendance center 12 40 student performance goals may differ from attendance 12 41 center to attendance center and may contain goals and 12 42 indicators in addition to the comprehensive school 12 43 improvement plan. An attendance center shall 12 44 demonstrate student achievement through the use of 12 45 multiple measures that are valid and reliable. 12 46 4. Each participating district shall create its 12 47 own design for a team-based pay plan linked to the 12 48 district's comprehensive school improvement plan. The 12 49 plan must include attendance center student 12 50 performance goals, student performance levels, 13 1 multiple indicators to determine progress toward 13 2 attendance center goals, and a system for providing 13 3 financial rewards. The team-based pay plan shall be 13 4 approved by the local board. 13 5 5. Each district team-based pay plan shall be 13 6 reviewed by the department. The department shall 13 7 include a review of the locally established goals, 13 8 targeted levels of improvement, assessment strategies, 13 9 and financial reward system. 13 10 6. A district electing to initiate a team-based 13 11 variable pay plan according to this section during the 13 12 school year beginning July 1, 2001, shall notify the 13 13 department of its election in writing no later than 13 14 August 1, 2001. The department shall certify the 13 15 school district plan by October 1, 2001. 13 16 7. A team-based performance award program fund is 13 17 established in the state treasury under the control of 13 18 the department. The district team-based pay plan 13 19 shall specify how the funding received by the district 13 20 for purposes of this section is to be awarded to 13 21 eligible staff in attendance centers that meet or 13 22 exceed their goals. The district shall provide all 13 23 attendance centers equal access to the available 13 24 funds. Moneys shall be released by the department to 13 25 the district only upon certification by the school 13 26 board that an attendance center has met or exceeded 13 27 its goals. 13 28 8. Moneys received for purposes of this section 13 29 shall not be used for payment of any collective 13 30 bargaining agreement or arbitrator's decision 13 31 negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 13 32 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 284.12 REPORT. 13 33 1. The department shall annually report the 13 34 statewide progress on the following: 13 35 a. Students achievement scores in mathematics and 13 36 reading at the fourth and eighth grade levels on a 13 37 district-by-district basis. 13 38 b. Improvement in teacher compensation. 13 39 c. Evaluator training program. 13 40 d. Team-based variable pay for student 13 41 achievement. 13 42 e. Changes and improvements in the evaluation of 13 43 teachers under the Iowa teaching standards. 13 44 2. The report shall be made available to the 13 45 chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and 13 46 house committees on education, the state board, the 13 47 governor, and school districts by January 1. School 13 48 districts shall provide information as required by the 13 49 department for the compilation of the report and for 13 50 accounting and auditing purposes. 14 1 3. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds 14 2 by the general assembly, the department shall provide 14 3 for a comprehensive independent evaluation of all 14 4 components of the student achievement and teacher 14 5 quality program and shall submit the results of the 14 6 evaluation in the report submitted pursuant to 14 7 subsection 2 on January 1, 2007. 14 8 4. In developing administrative rules for 14 9 consideration by the state board, the department shall 14 10 consult with persons representing teachers, 14 11 administrators, school boards, approved practitioner 14 12 preparation institutions, and other appropriate 14 13 education stakeholders. 14 14 Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 284.13 STATE PROGRAM 14 15 ALLOCATION. 14 16 1. For each fiscal year in which moneys are 14 17 appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of 14 18 the student achievement and teacher quality program, 14 19 the moneys shall be allocated as follows: 14 20 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and 14 21 ending June 30, 2002, the department shall reserve up 14 22 to one million dollars of any moneys appropriated for 14 23 purposes of this chapter. For each fiscal year in 14 24 which moneys are appropriated by the general assembly 14 25 for purposes of team-based variable pay pursuant to 14 26 section 284.11, the amount of moneys allocated to 14 27 school districts shall be in the proportion that the 14 28 basic enrollment of a school district bears to the sum 14 29 of the basic enrollments of all participating school 14 30 districts for the budget year. However, the per pupil 14 31 amount distributed to a school district shall not 14 32 exceed one hundred dollars. 14 33 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and 14 34 ending June 30, 2002, to the department of education, 14 35 the amount of one million nine hundred thousand 14 36 dollars for the issuance of national board 14 37 certification awards in accordance with section 14 38 256.44. 14 39 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and 14 40 ending June 30, 2002, an amount up to two million four 14 41 hundred thousand dollars for first-year beginning 14 42 teachers, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 14 43 2002, and succeeding fiscal years, an amount up to 14 44 four million seven hundred thousand dollars for first- 14 45 year and second-year beginning teachers, to the 14 46 department of education for distribution to school 14 47 districts for purposes of the beginning teacher 14 48 mentoring and induction programs. A school district 14 49 shall receive one thousand three hundred dollars per 14 50 beginning teacher participating in the program. If 15 1 the funds appropriated for the program are 15 2 insufficient to pay mentors and school districts as 15 3 provided in this paragraph, the department shall 15 4 prorate the amount distributed to school districts 15 5 based upon the amount appropriated. Moneys received 15 6 by a school district pursuant to this paragraph shall 15 7 be expended to provide each mentor with an award of 15 8 five hundred dollars per semester, at a minimum, for 15 9 participation in the school district's beginning 15 10 teacher mentoring and induction program; to implement 15 11 the plan; and to pay any applicable costs of the 15 12 employer's share of contributions to federal social 15 13 security and the Iowa public employees' retirement 15 14 system or a pension and annuity retirement system 15 15 established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid 15 16 by the district. 15 17 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and 15 18 ending June 30, 2002, up to one million five hundred 15 19 thousand dollars to the department of education for 15 20 purposes of establishing the evaluator training 15 21 program, including but not limited to the development 15 22 of criteria models; an evaluation process; the 15 23 training of providers; development of a provider 15 24 approval process; training materials and costs; for 15 25 payment to practitioners under section 284.10, 15 26 subsection 3, and to pay any applicable costs of the 15 27 employer's share of contributions to federal social 15 28 security and the Iowa public employees' retirement 15 29 system or a pension and annuity retirement system 15 30 established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid 15 31 by the district; and for subsidies to school districts 15 32 for training costs. 15 33 e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and 15 34 ending June 30, 2002, up to one million five hundred 15 35 thousand dollars to the department of education for 15 36 purposes of implementing the career development 15 37 program requirements of section 284.6, and the review 15 38 panel requirements of section 284.9. 15 39 f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and 15 40 ending June 30, 2002, the amount of moneys remaining 15 41 from funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter 15 42 after distribution as provided in paragraphs "a" 15 43 through "e" and "g" shall be allocated to school 15 44 districts in accordance with the following formula: 15 45 (1) Fifty percent of the allocation shall be in 15 46 the proportion that the basic enrollment of a school 15 47 district bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of 15 48 all school districts in the state for the budget year. 15 49 (2) Fifty percent of the allocation shall be based 15 50 upon the proportion that the number of full-time 16 1 equivalent teachers employed by a school district 16 2 bears to the sum of the number of full-time equivalent 16 3 teachers who are employed by all school districts in 16 4 the state for the base year. 16 5 g. From moneys available under paragraph "f", the 16 6 department shall allocate to area education agencies 16 7 an amount per classroom teacher employed by an area 16 8 education agency that is approximately equivalent to 16 9 the average per teacher amount allocated to the 16 10 districts. The average per teacher amount shall be 16 11 calculated by dividing the total number of classroom 16 12 teachers employed by school districts and the 16 13 classroom teachers employed by area education agencies 16 14 into the total amount of moneys available under 16 15 subsection 3. 16 16 2. A school district that is unable to meet the 16 17 provisions of section 284.7, subsection 1, with funds 16 18 allocated pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph "f", may 16 19 request a waiver from the department to use funds 16 20 appropriated under chapter 256D to meet the provisions 16 21 of section 284.7, subsection 1, if the difference 16 22 between the funds allocated to the school district 16 23 pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph "f", and the 16 24 amount required to comply with section 284.7, 16 25 subsection 1, is not less than ten thousand dollars. 16 26 The department shall consider the average class size 16 27 of the school district, the school district's actual 16 28 unspent balance from the preceding year, and the 16 29 school district's current financial position. 16 30 3. If a school district does not choose to 16 31 participate in the student achievement and teacher 16 32 quality program during the school year beginning July 16 33 1, 2001, the amount of moneys to be allocated to the 16 34 school district pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph 16 35 "f", shall be held for the school district by the 16 36 department until June 30, 2003, or until the school 16 37 district participates in the program, whichever occurs 16 38 earlier. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered 16 39 or unobligated funds remaining on June 30, 2002, shall 16 40 not revert but shall be available for expenditure for 16 41 the following fiscal year for the purposes of this 16 42 chapter. 16 43 4. Moneys received by a school district under this 16 44 chapter are miscellaneous income for purposes of 16 45 chapter 257 or are considered encumbered. A school 16 46 district shall maintain a separate listing within its 16 47 budget for payments received and expenditures made 16 48 pursuant to this section. 16 49 Sec. 15. Section 256.9, Code 2001, is amended by 16 50 adding the following new subsection: 17 1 NEW SUBSECTION. 51. Develop models of core 17 2 knowledge and skill criteria, based upon the Iowa 17 3 teaching standards, for the evaluation, the 17 4 advancement, and for teacher career development 17 5 purposes pursuant to chapter 284. The model criteria 17 6 shall further define the characteristics of quality 17 7 teaching as established by the Iowa teaching 17 8 standards. 17 9 Sec. 16. Section 272.2, subsection 1, Code 2001, 17 10 is amended to read as follows: 17 11 1. a. License practitioners,who do not hold or 17 12 receive a license from another professional licensing 17 13 board, and professional development programs, except17 14for programs developed and offered by practitioner17 15preparation institutions or area education agencies17 16and approved by the state board of education. 17 17 Licensing authority includes the authority to 17 18 establish criteria for the licenses,including but not17 19limited to,establish issuance and renewal 17 20 requirements,creation ofcreate application and 17 21 renewal forms,creation ofcreate licenses that 17 22 authorize different instructional functions or 17 23 specialties,development ofdevelop a code of 17 24 professional rights and responsibilities, practice, 17 25 and ethics, andthe authority todevelop any other 17 26 classifications, distinctions, and procedures which 17 27 may be necessary to exercise licensing duties. A code 17 28 of professional rights and responsibilities, practice, 17 29 and ethics shall address but not be limited to the 17 30 habitual failure of a practitioner to fulfill 17 31 contractual obligations under section 279.13. 17 32 b. Notwithstanding section 272.28, subsection 1, a 17 33 teacher shall be licensed in accordance with rules 17 34 adopted pursuant to chapter 272, Code 2001, if the 17 35 teacher successfully completes a beginning teacher 17 36 mentoring program approved pursuant to chapter 256E on 17 37 or before June 30, 2002, or is employed by a school 17 38 district that does not offer a beginning teacher 17 39 mentoring and induction program approved in accordance 17 40 with this chapter during the school year beginning 17 41 July 1, 2001. 17 42 c. Notwithstanding section 272.28, subsection 1, a 17 43 teacher shall receive an educational license if the 17 44 teacher meets the licensing requirements of this 17 45 chapter and, prior to July 1, 2003, successfully 17 46 completes a two-year beginning teacher mentoring and 17 47 induction program approved pursuant to this chapter. 17 48 Sec. 17. NEW SECTION. 272.28 MENTORING AND 17 49 INDUCTION REQUIREMENT. 17 50 1. Effective July 1, 2003, requirements for 18 1 teacher licensure beyond a provisional license shall 18 2 include successful completion of a beginning teacher 18 3 mentoring and induction program approved by the state 18 4 board of education. 18 5 2. A teacher from an accredited nonpublic school 18 6 or another state or country is exempt from the 18 7 requirement of subsection 1 if the teacher can 18 8 document three years of successful teaching experience 18 9 within the past five years and meet or exceed the 18 10 requirements contained in rules adopted under this 18 11 chapter for endorsement and licensure. 18 12 Sec. 18. Section 279.19, unnumbered paragraphs 1 18 13 and 2, Code 2001, are amended to read as follows: 18 14 The firstthreetwo consecutive years of employment 18 15 of a teacher in the same school district are a 18 16 probationary period. However, if the teacher has 18 17 successfully completed a probationary period of 18 18 employment for another school district located in 18 19 Iowa, the probationary period in the current district 18 20 of employment shall not exceed one year. A board of 18 21 directors may waive the probationary period for any 18 22 teacher who previously has served a probationary 18 23 period in another school district and the board may 18 24 extend the probationary period for an additional year 18 25 with the consent of the teacher. 18 26 Notwithstanding the two-year probationary period 18 27 otherwise provided for in this section, if a school 18 28 district offers a beginning teacher a third year of a 18 29 beginning teacher mentoring and induction program, and 18 30 the teacher accepts the school district's offer, the 18 31 teacher's probationary period shall continue through 18 32 the teacher's third year of employment. 18 33 In the case of the termination of a probationary 18 34 teacher's contract, the provisions of sections 279.15 18 35 and 279.16 shall apply. 18 36 Sec. 19. Chapter 256E, Code 2001, is repealed. 18 37 Sec. 20. Section 272.33, Code 2001, is repealed 18 38 effective July 1, 2002. 18 39 Sec. 21. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In 18 40 accordance with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state 18 41 cost of requiring compliance with any state mandate 18 42 included in this Act shall be paid by a school 18 43 district from state school foundation aid received by 18 44 the school district under section 257.16. This 18 45 specification of the payment of the state cost shall 18 46 be deemed to meet all the state funding-related 18 47 requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no 18 48 additional state funding shall be necessary for the 18 49 full implementation of this Act by and enforcement of 18 50 this Act against all affected school districts. 19 1 Sec. 22. LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE. 19 2 The legislative council is requested to establish a 19 3 two-year legislative implementation committee to study 19 4 and make recommendations regarding the implementation 19 5 of chapter 284, as enacted by this Act, including, but 19 6 not limited to, valid, reliable measures that school 19 7 districts can use to determine growth in student 19 8 achievement and performance on locally determined 19 9 indicators; development of a process to review 19 10 district level and building level student achievement 19 11 goals and goal-setting; the appropriate level of 19 12 funding for team-based variable pay; and an ongoing 19 13 evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the 19 14 student achievement and teacher quality program. The 19 15 committee shall recommend a team-based variable pay 19 16 plan model and a timeline for implementation of the 19 17 plan. The legislative council is also requested to 19 18 authorize up to $25,000 for the expenses of the 19 19 committee. The committee shall monitor the progress 19 20 of team-based variable pay pilot programs. 19 21 The committee shall submit preliminary 19 22 recommendations to the general assembly by December 19 23 15, 2001, and shall make its final recommendations to 19 24 the general assembly by December 15, 2002. 19 25 The committee shall be composed of eleven members 19 26 and shall include the following: 19 27 1. Three members appointed by the president of the 19 28 senate after consultation with the majority leader of 19 29 the senate and the minority leader of the senate. 19 30 2. Three members appointed by the speaker of the 19 31 house of representatives after consultation with the 19 32 majority and minority leaders of the house of 19 33 representatives. 19 34 3. The director of the department of education or 19 35 the director's designee. 19 36 4. One member who shall be appointed by the Iowa 19 37 association of school boards. 19 38 5. One member who shall be appointed by the school 19 39 administrators of Iowa. 19 40 6. One member who shall be appointed by the Iowa 19 41 state education association. 19 42 7. One member who shall be appointed by the 19 43 governor to represent the office of the governor. 19 44 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 19 45 legislative implementation committee oversee the 19 46 implementation of the policies established pursuant to 19 47 this Act."" 19 48 19 49 19 50 20 1 MIKE CONNOLLY 20 2 JOHN P. KIBBIE 20 3 SF 476.303 79 20 4 kh/cf
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