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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. INTENT. It is the intent of the general 1 2 assembly to create a teacher quality program that acknowledges 1 3 that outstanding teachers are a key component in student 1 4 success. The program's goals are to redesign compensation 1 5 strategies and teachers' professional development. Such 1 6 compensation strategies are designed to attract and retain 1 7 high performing teachers, to reward teachers for improving 1 8 their skills and knowledge in a manner that translates into 1 9 better student learning, and to reward the staff of school 1 10 attendance centers for improvement in student achievement. 1 11 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 284.1 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND 1 12 TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM. 1 13 A student achievement and teacher quality program is 1 14 established to promote high student achievement. The program 1 15 shall consist of the following four major elements: 1 16 1. Mentoring and induction programs that provide support 1 17 for beginning teachers in accordance with sections 284.5 and 1 18 284.6. 1 19 2. Career paths with compensation levels that strengthen 1 20 Iowa's ability to recruit and retain teachers. 1 21 3. Professional development designed to directly support 1 22 best teaching practices. 1 23 4. Team-based variable pay that provides additional 1 24 compensation when student performance improves. 1 25 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 284.2 DEFINITIONS. 1 26 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 1 27 requires: 1 28 1. "Beginning teacher" means an individual serving under 1 29 an initial provisional or conditional license, issued by the 1 30 board of educational examiners under chapter 272, who is 1 31 assuming a position as a classroom teacher. 1 32 2. "Classroom teacher" means an individual who holds a 1 33 valid practitioner's license and who is employed under a 1 34 teaching contract with a school district or area education 1 35 agency in this state to provide classroom instruction to 2 1 students. 2 2 3. "Department" means the department of education. 2 3 4. "Director" means the director of the department of 2 4 education. 2 5 5. "Evaluator" means an administrator who successfully 2 6 completes an evaluator training program pursuant to section 2 7 284.10. 2 8 6. "Mentor" means an individual employed by a school 2 9 district or area education agency as a classroom teacher who 2 10 holds a valid license issued under chapter 272. The 2 11 individual must have a record of four years of successful 2 12 teaching practice, must be employed as a classroom teacher on 2 13 a nonprobationary basis, and must demonstrate professional 2 14 commitment to both the improvement of teaching and learning 2 15 and the development of beginning teachers. 2 16 7. "School board" means the board of directors of a school 2 17 district or a collaboration of boards of directors of school 2 18 districts. 2 19 8. "State board" means the state board of education. 2 20 9. "Teacher" means an individual holding a practitioner's 2 21 license issued under chapter 272, who is employed as a 2 22 teacher, librarian, media specialist, or counselor in a 2 23 nonadministrative position by a school district or area 2 24 education agency pursuant to a contract issued by a board of 2 25 directors under section 279.13. A teacher may be employed in 2 26 both an administrative and a nonadministrative position by a 2 27 board of directors and shall be considered a part-time teacher 2 28 for the portion of time that the teacher is employed in a 2 29 nonadministrative position. "Teacher" includes a licensed 2 30 individual employed on a less than full-time basis by a school 2 31 district through a contract between the school district and an 2 32 institution of higher education with a practitioner 2 33 preparation program in which the licensed teacher is enrolled. 2 34 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 284.3 IOWA TEACHING STANDARDS. 2 35 1. For purposes of this chapter and for developing teacher 3 1 evaluation criteria under chapter 279, the Iowa teaching 3 2 standards are as follows: 3 3 a. Demonstrates competence in content knowledge 3 4 appropriate to the teaching position. 3 5 b. Demonstrates competence in planning and preparing for 3 6 instruction. 3 7 c. Uses strategies to deliver instruction that meets the 3 8 multiple learning needs of students. 3 9 d. Uses a variety of methods to monitor student learning. 3 10 e. Demonstrates competence in classroom management. 3 11 f. Engages in professional growth. 3 12 g. Fulfills professional responsibilities established by 3 13 the school district. 3 14 2. A school board has the responsibility to enhance 3 15 criteria models developed pursuant to section 256.9, 3 16 subsection 51, based upon the Iowa teaching standards, for 3 17 purposes of creating a professional development program, 3 18 teacher evaluations under chapter 279, and for performance 3 19 review, advancement, and licensure of teachers in accordance 3 20 with chapter 272 and this chapter. Faculty shall be involved 3 21 in establishing criteria consistent with models developed by 3 22 the department and supported by research that demonstrates 3 23 enhanced student achievement. 3 24 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 284.4 PARTICIPATION. 3 25 1. A school district is eligible to receive moneys 3 26 appropriated for purposes specified in this chapter if the 3 27 school board applies to the department to participate in the 3 28 student achievement and teacher quality program and submits a 3 29 written statement declaring the school district's willingness 3 30 to do all of the following: 3 31 a. Commit and expend local moneys to improve student 3 32 achievement and teacher quality. 3 33 b. Implement a beginning teacher mentoring and induction 3 34 program as provided in this chapter. 3 35 c. Provide, beginning in the second year of participation, 4 1 the equivalent of two or more contract days, outside of 4 2 instruction time, than provided in the school year preceding 4 3 the first year of participation, to provide additional time 4 4 for teacher career development that aligns with student 4 5 learning and teacher development needs in order to achieve 4 6 attendance center and districtwide student achievement goals 4 7 outlined in the district comprehensive school improvement 4 8 plan. School districts are encouraged to develop strategies 4 9 for restructuring the school calendar to provide for the most 4 10 effective professional development. A school district that 4 11 provides the equivalent of ten or more contract days for 4 12 career development is exempt from this paragraph. 4 13 d. Adopt a teacher career development program in 4 14 accordance with this chapter. 4 15 e. Adopt a teacher evaluation plan that, at minimum, 4 16 requires a comprehensive evaluation of teachers in the 4 17 participating district at least every five years based upon 4 18 the Iowa teaching standards and requires administrators to 4 19 complete evaluator training in accordance with section 284.10. 4 20 f. Adopt teacher career paths based upon demonstrated 4 21 knowledge and skills in accordance with this chapter. 4 22 g. Adopt a team-based variable pay plan that rewards 4 23 attendance center success when demonstrating improvement in 4 24 meeting attendance center student achievement goals that are 4 25 based upon the district comprehensive school improvement plan. 4 26 2. By July 1, 2003, each school district shall participate 4 27 in the student achievement and teacher quality program. 4 28 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 284.5 BEGINNING TEACHER MENTORING 4 29 AND INDUCTION PROGRAM. 4 30 1. A beginning teacher mentoring and induction program is 4 31 created to promote excellence in teaching, build a supportive 4 32 environment within school districts, increase the retention of 4 33 promising beginning teachers, and promote the personal and 4 34 professional well-being of classroom teachers. A school 4 35 district shall, at a minimum, provide a beginning teacher 5 1 mentoring and induction program for all classroom teachers who 5 2 are beginning teachers. 5 3 2. The state board shall adopt rules to administer this 5 4 section. 5 5 3. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a school district may 5 6 provide a beginning teacher mentoring and induction program 5 7 for all classroom teachers who are beginning teachers in the 5 8 school years beginning July 1, 2001, and July 1, 2002, and, 5 9 notwithstanding section 284.4, subsection 1, a school district 5 10 is eligible to receive moneys under section 284.13, subsection 5 11 2, paragraph "b", for each fiscal year of the fiscal period 5 12 beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2003, to establish 5 13 a beginning teacher mentoring and induction program in 5 14 accordance with this section. 5 15 4. Each participating school district shall develop an 5 16 initial beginning teacher induction plan. The plan shall be 5 17 included in the school district's comprehensive school 5 18 improvement plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, 5 19 subsection 21. The beginning teacher induction plan shall, at 5 20 a minimum, provide for a two-year sequence of induction 5 21 program content and activities to support the Iowa teaching 5 22 standards and beginning teacher professional and personal 5 23 needs; mentor training that includes, at a minimum, skills of 5 24 classroom demonstration and coaching, and district 5 25 expectations for beginning teacher competence on Iowa teaching 5 26 standards; district organizational support for released time 5 27 for mentors and beginning teachers to plan, provide 5 28 demonstration of classroom practices, observe teaching, and 5 29 provide feedback; structure for mentor selection and 5 30 assignment of mentors to beginning teachers; a district 5 31 facilitator; and program evaluation. 5 32 5. Prior to a beginning teacher participating in an 5 33 induction program, the school district shall inform the 5 34 beginning teacher of the criteria upon which the teacher shall 5 35 be evaluated and the evaluation process. 6 1 6. A school district may permit a teacher to complete the 6 2 induction program within three years if circumstances warrant 6 3 an extension for that individual teacher. The board of 6 4 educational examiners shall grant a one-year extension of the 6 5 beginning teacher's provisional license upon notification by 6 6 the school district that the teacher will participate in a 6 7 third year of the school district's program. A school 6 8 district shall grant a teacher in a third year of an induction 6 9 program an additional year of probation under section 279.19. 6 10 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 284.6 TEACHER CAREER DEVELOPMENT. 6 11 1. The department shall coordinate a statewide network of 6 12 career development for Iowa teachers. A participating school 6 13 district or career development provider that offers a career 6 14 development program in accordance with section 256.9, 6 15 subsection 51, shall demonstrate that the program contains the 6 16 following: 6 17 a. Support that meets the career development needs of 6 18 individual teachers and is aligned with the Iowa teaching 6 19 standards. 6 20 b. Research-based instructional strategies aligned with 6 21 the school district's student achievement needs and the long- 6 22 range improvement goals established by the district. 6 23 c. Instructional improvement components including student 6 24 achievement data analysis, theory, classroom demonstration and 6 25 practice, observation, reflection, and peer coaching. 6 26 d. An evaluation component that documents the improvement 6 27 in instructional practice and the effect on student learning. 6 28 2. The department shall identify models of career 6 29 development practices that produce evidence of the link 6 30 between teacher training and improved student learning. 6 31 3. A participating school district shall incorporate a 6 32 district career development plan into the district's 6 33 comprehensive school improvement plan submitted to the 6 34 department in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21. 6 35 The district career development plan shall include a 7 1 description of the means by which the school district will 7 2 provide access to all teachers in the district to career 7 3 development programs or offerings that meet the requirements 7 4 of subsection 1. The plan shall align all career development 7 5 with the school district's long-range student learning goals 7 6 and the Iowa teaching standards. The plan shall indicate the 7 7 school district's approved career development provider or 7 8 providers. 7 9 4. In cooperation with the teacher's supervisor, the 7 10 teacher employed by a participating school district shall 7 11 develop an individual teacher career development plan. The 7 12 individual plan shall be based, at minimum, on the needs of 7 13 the teacher, the Iowa teaching standards, and the student 7 14 achievement goals of the attendance center and the school 7 15 district as outlined in the comprehensive school improvement 7 16 plan. The individual plan shall be reviewed by the teacher 7 17 and the teacher's supervisor on a periodic basis to reflect 7 18 the individual teacher's and the school district needs and the 7 19 individual's progress in the plan. 7 20 5. School districts, a consortium of school districts, 7 21 area education agencies, higher education institutions, and 7 22 other public or private entities including professional 7 23 associations may be approved by the state board to provide 7 24 teacher career development. The career development program or 7 25 offering shall, at minimum, meet the requirements of 7 26 subsection 1. The state board shall adopt rules for the 7 27 approval of career development providers and standards for the 7 28 district career development plan. 7 29 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 284.7 IOWA TEACHER CAREER PATH. 7 30 To promote continuous improvement in Iowa's quality 7 31 teaching workforce and to give Iowa teachers the opportunity 7 32 for career recognition that reflects the various roles 7 33 teachers play as educational leaders, an Iowa teacher career 7 34 path is established for teachers employed by participating 7 35 school districts. A participating school district shall use 8 1 funding allocated under section 284.13, subsection 3, to raise 8 2 teacher salaries to meet the requirements of this section. 8 3 The Iowa teacher career path and salary minimums are as 8 4 follows: 8 5 1. a. BEGINNING TEACHER. A beginning teacher is a 8 6 teacher who meets the following requirements: 8 7 (1) Successfully completed an approved practitioner 8 8 preparation program as defined in section 272.1. 8 9 (2) Holds a provisional teacher license issued by the 8 10 board of educational examiners. 8 11 (3) Participates in the beginning teacher mentoring and 8 12 induction program as provided in this chapter. 8 13 b. The participating district shall increase the 8 14 district's minimum salary for a first-year beginning teacher 8 15 by at least one thousand five hundred dollars per year above 8 16 the minimum salary paid to a first-year beginning teacher in 8 17 the previous year unless the minimum salary for a first-year 8 18 beginning teacher exceeds twenty-eight thousand dollars. 8 19 2. a. CAREER TEACHER. A career teacher is a teacher who 8 20 meets the following requirements: 8 21 (1) Successfully completed the beginning teacher mentoring 8 22 and induction program as provided in this chapter. 8 23 (2) Is evaluated by the school district as demonstrating 8 24 the competencies of a career teacher. 8 25 (3) Holds a career teacher license issued by the board of 8 26 educational examiners. 8 27 (4) Participates in teacher career development as set 8 28 forth in this chapter and demonstrates continuous improvement 8 29 in teaching. 8 30 b. The participating district shall provide a two thousand 8 31 dollar difference between the average beginning teacher salary 8 32 and the minimum career teacher salary, unless the school 8 33 district has a minimum career teacher salary that exceeds 8 34 thirty thousand dollars. 8 35 3. a. ADVANCED TEACHER. An advanced teacher is a teacher 9 1 who meets the following requirements: 9 2 (1) Receives the recommendation of the review panel that 9 3 the teacher possesses superior teaching skills and that the 9 4 teacher should be classified as an advanced teacher. 9 5 (2) Holds an advanced designation on a career teacher 9 6 license from the board of educational examiners. 9 7 (3) Participates in teacher career development as outlined 9 8 in this chapter and demonstrates continuous improvement in 9 9 teaching. 9 10 (4) Possesses the skills and qualifications to assume 9 11 leadership roles. 9 12 b. The participating district shall establish, not later 9 13 than July 1, 2003, or one fiscal year after becoming a 9 14 participating district, whichever is later, a minimum salary 9 15 for an advanced teacher that is at least thirteen thousand 9 16 five hundred dollars greater than the minimum career teacher 9 17 salary. 9 18 A teacher employed in a participating district shall not 9 19 receive less compensation in that participating district than 9 20 the teacher received in the school year starting July 1, 2001, 9 21 due to implementation of this chapter. A teacher who achieves 9 22 national board for professional teaching standards 9 23 certification and meets the requirements of section 256.44 9 24 shall continue to receive the award specified in section 9 25 256.44 in addition to the compensation set forth in this 9 26 section. 9 27 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 284.8 EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS. 9 28 1. In addition to evaluations agreed upon under chapter 9 29 20, a teacher shall be comprehensively evaluated based on the 9 30 provisions of section 284.3 at least once every five years. 9 31 Comprehensive evaluations shall be conducted by an 9 32 administrator certified pursuant to section 284.10. The 9 33 evaluation shall include, at minimum, classroom observation of 9 34 the teacher, the teacher's progress and implementation of the 9 35 teacher's individual career development plan, and may include 10 1 supporting documentation from other supervisors, teachers, 10 2 parents, and students. A teacher may be comprehensively 10 3 evaluated for purposes of performance review or licensure. 10 4 2. If a teacher is denied advancement based upon a 10 5 comprehensive evaluation, the teacher may appeal the decision 10 6 to an adjudicator under the process established under section 10 7 279.17. However, the decision of the adjudicator is final. 10 8 If a district does not recommend a teacher for continued 10 9 employment or licensure based upon a comprehensive evaluation, 10 10 the provisions of sections 279.14, 279.17, and 279.18 shall 10 11 apply. A teacher may file one cause of action objecting to 10 12 the contents or procedures of a comprehensive evaluation and 10 13 the objections shall not be subject to the grievance 10 14 procedures negotiated in accordance with chapter 20. 10 15 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 284.9 REVIEW PANEL. 10 16 1. A career teacher seeking to receive an advanced 10 17 designation shall submit a portfolio of work evidence aligned 10 18 with the Iowa teaching standards to a review panel established 10 19 in accordance with subsection 2. A majority of the evidence 10 20 in the portfolio shall be classroom-based. The review panel 10 21 shall evaluate the career teacher's portfolio to determine 10 22 whether the teacher demonstrates superior teaching skills and 10 23 shall make a recommendation to the board of educational 10 24 examiners whether or not the teacher shall receive an advanced 10 25 designation. The standards for recommendation include, but 10 26 are not limited to, meeting the Iowa teaching standards at an 10 27 advanced level. 10 28 2. The department shall establish up to five regional 10 29 review panels consisting of five members per panel. Each 10 30 panel shall include, at minimum, a nationally board-certified 10 31 teacher and a school district administrator. Panel members 10 32 shall be appointed by the director and shall possess the 10 33 knowledge necessary to determine the quality of the evidence 10 34 submitted in an applicant's portfolio. Panel members shall 10 35 serve a staggered three-year term and may be reappointed to a 11 1 second term. The department shall provide support and 11 2 evaluation training for panel members and convene panels as 11 3 needed. Panel members shall be reimbursed for mileage 11 4 expenses incurred while engaged in the performance of official 11 5 duties and shall receive per diem compensation by the 11 6 department. 11 7 3. A teacher who does not receive a recommendation from a 11 8 review panel may appeal that denial to an administrative law 11 9 judge located in the department of inspections and appeals. 11 10 The state shall not be liable for a teacher's attorney fees, 11 11 costs, or damages that may result from an appeal of a review 11 12 panel's decision. The state board shall adopt rules to 11 13 administer this section. 11 14 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 284.10 EVALUATOR TRAINING PROGRAM. 11 15 1. The department shall establish an evaluator training 11 16 program to improve the skills of school district evaluators in 11 17 making employment decisions, making recommendations for 11 18 licensure, and moving teachers through a career path as 11 19 established under this chapter. The department shall consult 11 20 with persons representing teachers, national board-certified 11 21 teachers, administrators, school boards, higher education 11 22 institutions with approved practitioner and administrator 11 23 preparation programs, and with persons from the private sector 11 24 knowledgeable in employment evaluation and evaluator training 11 25 in order to develop standards and requirements for the 11 26 program. Evaluator training programs offered pursuant to this 11 27 chapter may be provided by a public or private entity. The 11 28 department shall distribute a list of evaluator training 11 29 program providers to each school district. 11 30 2. An administrator licensed under chapter 272 who 11 31 conducts evaluations of teachers for purposes of this chapter 11 32 shall complete the evaluator training program. Upon 11 33 successful completion, the provider shall certify that the 11 34 administrator is qualified to conduct evaluations for 11 35 employment, make recommendations for licensure, and make 12 1 recommendations that a teacher is qualified to advance from 12 2 one career path level to the next career path level pursuant 12 3 to this chapter. Certification is for a period of five years 12 4 and may be renewed. 12 5 3. Effective until July 1, 2004, a school district shall 12 6 be paid, from moneys allocated pursuant to section 284.13, 12 7 subsection 2, paragraph "c", the amount of one thousand 12 8 dollars for each individual who is licensed as an 12 9 administrator under chapter 272 on or after July 1, 2001, and 12 10 who has been certified in accordance with this section. By 12 11 October 1 annually, the school district shall notify the 12 12 department of education of the number of individuals who have 12 13 achieved certification in accordance with this section, and 12 14 shall submit any documentation requested by the department. 12 15 4. By July 1, 2002, a higher education institution 12 16 approved by the state board to provide an administrator 12 17 preparation program shall incorporate the evaluator training 12 18 program into the program offered by the institution. 12 19 5. Beginning July 1, 2002, the board of educational 12 20 examiners shall require certification as a condition of 12 21 issuing or renewing an administrator's license. 12 22 6. By July 1, 2004, the director shall develop and 12 23 implement an evaluator training certification renewal program 12 24 for administrators who need to renew a certificate issued 12 25 pursuant to this section. 12 26 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 284.11 TEAM-BASED VARIABLE PAY FOR 12 27 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. 12 28 1. A participating school district may use moneys 12 29 appropriated for purposes of this chapter to provide a cash 12 30 award to all of the licensed practitioners at an attendance 12 31 center that has demonstrated improvement in student 12 32 achievement as provided in this section. The school district 12 33 is encouraged to extend cash awards to other staff employed at 12 34 the attendance center. 12 35 2. The principal, with the participation of a team of 13 1 licensed practitioners appointed by the principal, at each 13 2 attendance center within a participating school district shall 13 3 annually submit district attendance center student performance 13 4 goals to the school board for approval. The attendance center 13 5 goals must be aligned with the school improvement goals for 13 6 the district developed in accordance with section 256.7, 13 7 subsection 21. The district shall determine the designation 13 8 of an attendance center for purposes of this section. The 13 9 attendance center student performance goals may differ from 13 10 attendance center to attendance center and may contain goals 13 11 and indicators in addition to the comprehensive school 13 12 improvement plan. An attendance center shall demonstrate 13 13 student achievement through the use of multiple measures that 13 14 are valid and reliable. 13 15 3. Each district shall create its own design for a team- 13 16 based pay plan within the parameters of a state model provided 13 17 by the department. The plan shall be linked to the district's 13 18 comprehensive school improvement plan. The plan must include 13 19 attendance center student performance goals, student 13 20 performance levels, multiple indicators to determine progress 13 21 toward attendance goals, and a system for providing financial 13 22 rewards. The districtwide team-based pay plan shall be 13 23 approved by the local board. 13 24 4. Each district team-based pay plan shall be certified by 13 25 the department. The department's certification process shall 13 26 include review of the locally established goals, targeted 13 27 levels of improvement, assessment strategies, and financial 13 28 reward system. 13 29 5. A team-based performance award program fund is 13 30 established in the state treasury under the control of the 13 31 department. The districtwide team-based pay plan shall 13 32 specify how the funding received by the district for purposes 13 33 of this section is to be awarded to eligible staff in 13 34 attendance centers that meet or exceed their goals. The 13 35 district shall provide all attendance centers equal access to 14 1 the available funds. Moneys shall be released by the 14 2 department to the district only upon certification by the 14 3 school board that an attendance center has met or exceeded its 14 4 goals. 14 5 6. Moneys received for purposes of this section shall not 14 6 be used for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 14 7 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 14 8 7. A district electing to initiate a team-based variable 14 9 pay plan according to this section during the school year 14 10 beginning July 1, 2001, shall notify the department of its 14 11 election in writing no later than August 1, 2001. The 14 12 department shall certify the school district plan by October 14 13 1, 2001. 14 14 8. Notwithstanding section 284.4, subsection 1, a school 14 15 district is eligible to receive moneys under section 284.13, 14 16 subsection 1, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and 14 17 ending June 30, 2002, for purposes of providing team-based 14 18 variable pay in accordance with this section. 14 19 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 284.12 REPORT. 14 20 1. The department shall annually report the statewide 14 21 progress on the following: 14 22 a. Beginning teacher mentoring and induction program. 14 23 b. Improvement in teacher compensation. The department 14 24 shall submit recommendations to reset the compensation levels 14 25 established in section 284.7, as needed, in the report 14 26 submitted pursuant to subsection 2. 14 27 c. Evaluator training program. 14 28 d. Team-based variable pay for student achievement. 14 29 e. Impact on attracting and retaining teachers in the 14 30 profession. 14 31 2. The report shall be made available to the chairpersons 14 32 and ranking members of the senate and house committees on 14 33 education, the state board, the governor, and school districts 14 34 by January 1. School districts shall provide information as 14 35 required by the department for the compilation of the report 15 1 and for accounting and auditing purposes. 15 2 3. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 15 3 general assembly, the department shall provide for a 15 4 comprehensive independent evaluation of all components of the 15 5 student achievement and teacher quality program and shall 15 6 submit the results of the evaluation in the report submitted 15 7 pursuant to subsection 2 on January 1, 2007. 15 8 4. The board of educational examiners shall compile 15 9 statistical information from the results of the examinations 15 10 administered pursuant to section 272.2, subsection 16. The 15 11 information compiled shall identify the practitioner 15 12 preparation programs from which the applicants graduated, but 15 13 shall not identify applicants individually. The statistical 15 14 information compiled by the board pursuant to this subsection 15 15 is a public record. The board shall submit a review of the 15 16 statistical information to the chairpersons and ranking 15 17 members of the senate and house committees on education and 15 18 the state board by December 1, 2003. 15 19 5. In developing administrative rules for consideration by 15 20 the state board, the department shall consult with persons 15 21 representing teachers, administrators, school boards, approved 15 22 practitioner preparation institutions, and other appropriate 15 23 education stakeholders. 15 24 Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 284.13 STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION. 15 25 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending 15 26 June 30, 2002, the department shall reserve up to one million 15 27 dollars of any moneys appropriated for purposes of this 15 28 chapter. For each fiscal year in which moneys are 15 29 appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of team- 15 30 based variable pay pursuant to section 284.11, the amount of 15 31 moneys allocated to school districts shall be in the 15 32 proportion that the basic enrollment of a school district 15 33 bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all participating 15 34 school districts for the budget year. However, the per pupil 15 35 amount distributed to a school district shall not exceed one 16 1 hundred dollars. 16 2 2. Except as provided in subsection 1, for each fiscal 16 3 year in which moneys are appropriated by the general assembly 16 4 for purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality 16 5 program, the moneys shall be allocated as follows: 16 6 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending 16 7 June 30, 2002, to the department of education, the amount of 16 8 one million nine hundred thousand dollars for the issuance of 16 9 national board certification awards in accordance with section 16 10 256.44. 16 11 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending 16 12 June 30, 2002, an amount up to two million four hundred 16 13 thousand dollars, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 16 14 2002, and ending June 30, 2003, an amount up to four million 16 15 seven hundred thousand dollars, to the department of education 16 16 for distribution to school districts for purposes of the 16 17 beginning teacher mentoring and induction programs. A school 16 18 district shall receive one thousand three hundred dollars per 16 19 beginning teacher participating in the program. If the funds 16 20 appropriated for the program are insufficient to pay mentors 16 21 and school districts as provided in this paragraph, the 16 22 department shall prorate the amount distributed to school 16 23 districts based upon the amount appropriated. Moneys received 16 24 by a school district pursuant to this paragraph shall be 16 25 expended to provide each mentor with an award of five hundred 16 26 dollars per semester, at a minimum, for participation in the 16 27 school district's beginning teacher mentoring and induction 16 28 program; to implement the plan; and to pay any applicable 16 29 costs of the employer's share of contributions to federal 16 30 social security and the Iowa public employees' retirement 16 31 system or a pension and annuity retirement system established 16 32 under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the district. 16 33 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending 16 34 June 30, 2002, up to one million five hundred thousand dollars 16 35 to the department of education for purposes of establishing 17 1 the evaluator training program, including but not limited to 17 2 the development of criteria models; an evaluation process; the 17 3 training of providers; development of a provider approval 17 4 process; training materials and costs; for payment to 17 5 practitioners under section 284.10, subsection 3, and to pay 17 6 any applicable costs of the employer's share of contributions 17 7 to federal social security and the Iowa public employees' 17 8 retirement system or a pension and annuity retirement system 17 9 established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the 17 10 district; and for subsidies to school districts for training 17 11 costs. 17 12 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending 17 13 June 30, 2002, up to one million five hundred thousand dollars 17 14 to the department of education for purposes of implementing 17 15 the career development program requirements of section 284.6, 17 16 and the review panel requirements of section 284.9. 17 17 e. For each fiscal year in the fiscal period beginning 17 18 July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2003, up to five hundred 17 19 thousand dollars to the board of educational examiners for the 17 20 fees and costs incurred in administering the Praxis II 17 21 examination in accordance with section 272.2, subsection 16. 17 22 3. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending 17 23 June 30, 2002, the amount of moneys remaining after 17 24 distribution as provided in subsections 2 and 4, but no less 17 25 than thirty-one million two hundred thousand dollars, shall be 17 26 allocated to school districts in accordance with the following 17 27 formula: 17 28 a. Fifty percent of the allocation shall be in the 17 29 proportion that the basic enrollment of a school district 17 30 bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all school 17 31 districts in the state for the budget year. 17 32 b. Fifty percent of the allocation shall be based upon the 17 33 proportion that the number of full-time equivalent teachers 17 34 employed by a school district bears to the sum of the number 17 35 of full-time equivalent teachers who are employed by all 18 1 school districts in the state for the base year. 18 2 4. From moneys available under subsection 3, the 18 3 department shall allocate to area education agencies an amount 18 4 per teacher employed by an area education agency that is 18 5 approximately equivalent to the average per teacher amount 18 6 allocated to the districts. The average per teacher amount 18 7 shall be calculated by dividing the total number of teachers 18 8 in school districts and area education agencies into the total 18 9 amount of moneys available under subsection 3. 18 10 5. If a school district does not choose to participate in 18 11 the student achievement and teacher quality program during the 18 12 school year beginning July 1, 2001, the amount of moneys to be 18 13 allocated to the school district pursuant to subsection 3 18 14 shall be held for the school district by the department until 18 15 June 30, 2003, or until the school district participates in 18 16 the program, whichever occurs earlier. Notwithstanding 18 17 section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated funds remaining on 18 18 June 30, 2002, shall not revert but shall be available for 18 19 expenditure for the following fiscal year for the purposes of 18 20 this chapter. 18 21 6. Moneys received by a school district under this chapter 18 22 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 or are 18 23 considered encumbered. A school district shall maintain a 18 24 separate listing within its budget for payments received and 18 25 expenditures made pursuant to this section. 18 26 Sec. 15. Section 256.9, Code 2001, is amended by adding 18 27 the following new subsection: 18 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 51. Develop models of core knowledge and 18 29 skill criteria, based upon the Iowa teaching standards, for 18 30 the evaluation, the advancement, and for teacher career 18 31 development purposes pursuant to chapter 284. The model 18 32 criteria shall further define the characteristics of quality 18 33 teaching as established by the Iowa teaching standards. 18 34 Sec. 16. Section 272.2, subsection 1, Code 2001, is 18 35 amended to read as follows: 19 1 1. a. License practitioners,who do not hold or receive a 19 2 license from another professional licensing board, and19 3professional development programs, except for programs19 4developed and offered by practitioner preparation institutions19 5or area education agencies and approved by the state board of19 6education. Licensing authority includes the authority to 19 7 establish criteria for the licenses,including but not limited19 8to,establish issuance and renewal requirements,creation of19 9 create application and renewal forms,creation ofcreate 19 10 licenses that authorize different instructional functions or 19 11 specialties,development ofdevelop a code of professional 19 12 rights and responsibilities, practice, and ethics, andthe19 13authority todevelop any other classifications, distinctions, 19 14 and procedures which may be necessary to exercise licensing 19 15 duties. A code of professional rights and responsibilities, 19 16 practice, and ethics shall address but not be limited to the 19 17 habitual failure of a practitioner to fulfill contractual 19 18 obligations under section 279.13. 19 19 b. License teachers beginning July 1, 2002, in accordance 19 20 with the requirements of section 284.7, as provisional or 19 21 career teachers, and provide an advanced designation for a 19 22 career teacher license. A school district shall submit in a 19 23 timely manner, on forms provided by the board, evidence that a 19 24 teacher employed by the district has met the career path 19 25 requirements of section 284.7. A license issued to a career 19 26 teacher, pursuant to this paragraph, shall be valid for not 19 27 less than five years. An educational license issued under 19 28 rules adopted pursuant to chapter 272, Code 2001, shall be 19 29 considered a career license until renewed by the practitioner. 19 30 A teacher who holds a permanent license which remains in force 19 31 shall retain that licensure status. 19 32 c. Notwithstanding section 272.28, subsection 1, a teacher 19 33 shall be licensed in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to 19 34 chapter 272, Code 2001, if the teacher successfully completes 19 35 a beginning teacher mentoring program approved pursuant to 20 1 chapter 256E on or before June 30, 2002, or is employed by a 20 2 school district that does not offer a beginning teacher 20 3 mentoring and induction program approved in accordance with 20 4 this chapter during the school year beginning July 1, 2001. 20 5 d. Notwithstanding section 272.28, subsection 1, a teacher 20 6 shall be licensed as a career teacher if the teacher meets the 20 7 licensing requirements of this chapter and, prior to July 1, 20 8 2003, successfully completes a two-year beginning teacher 20 9 mentoring and induction program approved pursuant to this 20 10 chapter. 20 11 Sec. 17. Section 272.2, Code 2001, is amended by adding 20 12 the following new subsection: 20 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 16. a. Administer the Praxis II 20 14 examination for knowledge of pedagogies and for not more than 20 15 one content area to each applicant for a provisional license 20 16 prior to issuance of the license. Examination fees for the 20 17 examination required under this subsection shall be paid from 20 18 moneys appropriated to the board for this purpose. 20 19 b. This subsection is repealed effective June 30, 2003. 20 20 Sec. 18. NEW SECTION. 272.28 MENTORING AND INDUCTION 20 21 REQUIREMENT. 20 22 1. Effective July 1, 2003, requirements for teacher 20 23 licensure beyond a provisional license shall include 20 24 successful completion of a beginning teacher mentoring and 20 25 induction program approved by the state board of education. 20 26 2. A teacher from an accredited nonpublic school or 20 27 another state or country is exempt from the requirement of 20 28 subsection 1 if the teacher can document three years of 20 29 successful teaching experience within the past five years and 20 30 meet or exceed the requirements contained in rules adopted 20 31 under this chapter for endorsement and licensure. 20 32 Sec. 19. Section 279.19, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2, 20 33 Code 2001, are amended to read as follows: 20 34 The firstthreetwo consecutive years of employment of a 20 35 teacher in the same school district are a probationary period. 21 1 However, if the teacher has successfully completed a 21 2 probationary period of employment for another school district 21 3 located in Iowa, the probationary period in the current 21 4 district of employment shall not exceed one year. A board of 21 5 directors may waive the probationary period for any teacher 21 6 who previously has served a probationary period in another 21 7 school district and the board may extend the probationary 21 8 period for an additional year with the consent of the teacher. 21 9 Notwithstanding the two-year probationary period otherwise 21 10 provided for in this section, if a school district offers a 21 11 beginning teacher a third year of a beginning teacher 21 12 mentoring and induction program, and the teacher accepts the 21 13 school district's offer, the teacher's probationary period 21 14 shall continue through the teacher's third year of employment. 21 15 In the case of the termination of a probationary teacher's 21 16 contract, the provisions of sections 279.15 and 279.16 shall 21 17 apply. However, if the probationary teacher is a beginning 21 18 teacher who fails to successfully complete a beginning teacher 21 19 mentoring and induction program in accordance with chapter 21 20 284, the provisions of sections 279.17 and 279.18 shall also 21 21 apply. 21 22 Sec. 20. Chapter 256E, Code 2001, is repealed. 21 23 Sec. 21. Section 272.33, Code 2001, is repealed effective 21 24 July 1, 2002. 21 25 Sec. 22. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance 21 26 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring 21 27 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall 21 28 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid 21 29 received by the school district under section 257.16. This 21 30 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed 21 31 to meet all the state funding-related requirements of section 21 32 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be 21 33 necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and 21 34 enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts. 21 35 EXPLANATION 22 1 This bill establishes a student achievement and teacher 22 2 quality program to improve student achievement and teacher 22 3 quality in Iowa. The program has four major elements: 22 4 providing teachers with a career path, a team-based variable 22 5 pay plan that rewards teachers when student performance 22 6 improves, professional development designed to support best 22 7 teaching practices, and beginning teacher mentoring and 22 8 induction programs. Each school district must participate in 22 9 the program by July 1, 2003. 22 10 SCHOOL DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES. A school district is 22 11 eligible for state program assistance if the district applies 22 12 to the department of education and agrees to commit and expend 22 13 local moneys, implement a beginning teacher mentoring and 22 14 induction program, provide more contract days for professional 22 15 development, adopt teacher career paths and a teacher career 22 16 development program, establish and implement a teacher 22 17 evaluation plan, and adopt a team-based variable pay plan to 22 18 reward attendance center success in improving student 22 19 achievement. School districts are encouraged to develop 22 20 strategies for restructuring the school calendar to provide 22 21 for career development. 22 22 The bill requires a school district to establish a district 22 23 teacher career development plan linked to Iowa's teaching 22 24 standards, the criteria its school board develops, and the 22 25 district's comprehensive school improvement plan. The 22 26 district plan is to focus teaching practices on the indicators 22 27 and goals specified in the comprehensive school improvement 22 28 plan and focus on an individual teacher's professional 22 29 development plan. The district must provide access to staff 22 30 development. 22 31 MENTORING AND INDUCTION. The bill repeals Code chapter 22 32 256E, but provides for the statewide expansion of the program 22 33 it established. The bill extends the one-year program to two 22 34 years, and permits a district to offer a beginning teacher a 22 35 third year of the program and a third year of probationary 23 1 status. A school district may provide a mentoring and 23 2 induction program for all beginning classroom teachers in FY 23 3 2001-2002 and FY 2002-2003 and may receive state funding for 23 4 the program. 23 5 The bill provides for the development of the mentoring and 23 6 induction plan by the school district. 23 7 STATE BOARD AND DEPARTMENT DUTIES. The bill directs the 23 8 state board to adopt rules to administer beginning teacher 23 9 mentoring and induction programs, prescribing standards and 23 10 procedures for the approval of career development providers 23 11 and standards for the district career development plan, 23 12 establishing a review process for career teachers seeking to 23 13 become teachers designated as advanced, providing for an 23 14 approval process for evaluator training program providers, 23 15 and, by July 1, 2004, approving an evaluator training 23 16 certification renewal program. The state board is also 23 17 directed to approve an evaluator training program established 23 18 by the department. 23 19 The director of the department of education is required to 23 20 develop models of core knowledge and skill criteria, and to 23 21 coordinate a statewide network of career development programs, 23 22 coursework, and models. The department is also directed to 23 23 provide models of career development practices that produce 23 24 evidence of the link between teacher training and improved 23 25 student learning, establish an evaluator training program, and 23 26 provide a state model for a school district team-based pay 23 27 plan and certify school district plans. 23 28 STATEWIDE TEACHING STANDARDS. The bill establishes 23 29 teaching standards for career development and evaluation 23 30 purposes. 23 31 LICENSURE. Under the bill, licensure beyond a beginning 23 32 license is tied to successful completion of a mentoring and 23 33 induction program for teachers applying for licensure beyond a 23 34 beginning license on or after July 1, 2003. The bill exempts 23 35 teachers from accredited nonpublic schools and other states or 24 1 countries who can document three recent years of successful 24 2 teaching experience. The bill requires that the board of 24 3 educational examiners administer a Praxis II examination to 24 4 all provisional license applicants. The fees and costs of the 24 5 examination are to be paid from moneys appropriated by the 24 6 general assembly for that purpose. 24 7 CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLANNING/CAREER PATH COMPENSATION. Each 24 8 teacher, with the cooperation of the teacher's supervisor, 24 9 must develop an individual teacher career development plan 24 10 based upon the Iowa teaching standards, the needs of the 24 11 teacher, students, the attendance center, and the school 24 12 district as described in the district's comprehensive school 24 13 improvement plan. 24 14 The bill also sets forth the requirements a teacher must 24 15 meet along a career path to be classified as a provisional or 24 16 career teacher, and to be designated an advanced teacher. The 24 17 bill directs the board of educational examiners to license and 24 18 designate teachers at these levels when a district submits 24 19 evidence that the teacher has met the requirements. Teachers 24 20 must be comprehensively evaluated by an administrator at least 24 21 once every five years. 24 22 The bill requires that a participating district pay a 24 23 salary of $1,500 more to a beginning teacher than was paid to 24 24 a first-year beginning teacher in the previous year, up to 24 25 $28,000; requires at least a $2,000 difference between a 24 26 beginning teacher salary and a career teacher salary, up to 24 27 $30,000; and requires that an advanced teacher be paid at 24 28 least $13,500 more than the minimum career teacher salary. 24 29 REVIEW PANEL. The bill also provides for the establishment 24 30 of five regional review panels charged with determining 24 31 whether a teacher demonstrates superior teaching skills. 24 32 VARIABLE PAY TEAM-BASED PLAN. The bill permits a 24 33 participating school district to use any state moneys 24 34 appropriated for the program to provide a cash award to all of 24 35 the licensed practitioners employed at an attendance center 25 1 that has demonstrated exceptional improvement in student 25 2 achievement. Other staff may also receive a cash award. A 25 3 school district may be eligible for program funds in the 2001- 25 4 2002 school year if the department certifies its plan by 25 5 October 1, 2001. 25 6 REPORT. The bill requires the department to report 25 7 statewide program progress to the senate and house education 25 8 committees, the state board, and the school districts 25 9 annually. 25 10 PROGRAM ALLOCATION FORMULA. The bill provides for the 25 11 allocation of any moneys the general assembly would 25 12 appropriate for purposes set forth in the bill. Up to $1 25 13 million of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for 25 14 purposes of the program are to be reserved for cash awards 25 15 under the team-based variable pay plan in FY 2002-2003. Those 25 16 moneys are to be distributed on a per pupil basis. For FY 25 17 2001-2002 and each succeeding fiscal year, $1.9 million is 25 18 allocated to the department of education for national board 25 19 certification awards. For FY 2001-2002, up to $2.4 million 25 20 and for FY 2002-2003, up to $4.7 million is allocated to the 25 21 department for beginning teacher mentoring and induction 25 22 programs. For FY 2001-2002, up to $1.5 million to the 25 23 department for establishment of an evaluator training program; 25 24 $1.5 million for career development program requirements; and 25 25 up to $500,000 to the board of educational examiners for 25 26 administration of the Praxis exam. No less than $31.2 million 25 27 of the remaining moneys appropriated by the general assembly 25 28 for the program are to be allocated to school districts and 25 29 area education agencies, with 50 percent allocated on the 25 30 basis of the number of teachers employed, and the other 50 25 31 percent allocated based on enrollment. If a school district 25 32 chooses not to participate in the first year of the program, 25 33 its allocations for career path purposes and team-based pay 25 34 will carry over and be available for allocation to the school 25 35 district in FY 2002-2003. 26 1 STATE MANDATE. The bill may include a state mandate as 26 2 defined in Code section 25B.3. The bill requires that the 26 3 state cost of any state mandate included in the bill be paid 26 4 by a school district from state school foundation aid received 26 5 by the school district under Code section 257.16. The 26 6 specification is deemed to constitute state compliance with 26 7 any state mandate funding-related requirements of Code section 26 8 25B.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to 26 9 reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply 26 10 with any state mandates included in the bill. 26 11 LSB 1501XS 79 26 12 kh/cf/24.1
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