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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. K-12 ICN MASTER VIDEO SCHEDULING. The public 1 2 broadcasting division of the department of education shall 1 3 convene a working group to study and develop an Iowa 1 4 communications network (ICN) master video schedule and 1 5 calendar for kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) that 1 6 encourage school districts to integrate telecommunications 1 7 into the curriculum, support the development of distance 1 8 learning instructional activities that can be shared by 1 9 districts regionally or statewide via the ICN, and expand the 1 10 educational community user base. 1 11 The working group shall consist of representatives of 1 12 school district and area education agency administrators and 1 13 curriculum directors, regional schedulers and regional 1 14 telecommunications council coordinators, and the education 1 15 telecommunications council, along with the administrator of 1 16 the division or the administrator's designee, the director of 1 17 the department of education or the director's designee, and 1 18 the executive director of the Iowa telecommunications and 1 19 technology commission or the executive director's designee. 1 20 The working group shall conduct a statewide K-12 distance 1 21 learning needs assessment that examines the current status of 1 22 course and class sharing and determines the impact of future 1 23 teacher shortages and declining enrollment trends, and the 1 24 potential of integrating ICN distance learning activities with 1 25 regional academies. The working group shall also seek and 1 26 evaluate examples of scheduling agreements and arrangements 1 27 for ICN use entered into by school districts. 1 28 The working group shall submit its recommendations to the 1 29 education telecommunications council for consideration. Any 1 30 recommendations for legislation proposed by the working group 1 31 shall be submitted to the general assembly by January 15, 1 32 2002. 1 33 EXPLANATION 1 34 This bill directs the public broadcasting division (Iowa 1 35 public television) to convene a working group to study and 2 1 develop a kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) Iowa 2 2 communications network (ICN) master video schedule and 2 3 calendar that encourages school districts to voluntarily move 2 4 to class and course scheduling that results in increased usage 2 5 of the ICN for distance learning and learning activities. 2 6 The working group is made up of representatives from school 2 7 districts, area education agencies, the regional 2 8 telecommunications councils, the education telecommunications 2 9 council, the Iowa telecommunications and technology 2 10 commission, the public broadcasting division, and the 2 11 department of education. 2 12 The working group is to conduct a statewide K-12 distance 2 13 learning needs assessment and seek and evaluate examples of 2 14 scheduling agreements and arrangements for ICN use entered 2 15 into by school districts. 2 16 The working group must submit its recommendation to the 2 17 education telecommunications council for consideration. The 2 18 working group must submit any proposals for legislation to the 2 19 general assembly by January 15, 2002. 2 20 LSB 1064XS 79 2 21 kh/cf/24
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