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1 1 Section 1. Section 272.1, Code 2001, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. "Dean of students" or "headmaster"
1 4 means a licensed member of a school's instructional staff who
1 5 coordinates the process and substance of the student
1 6 activities program; assists the principal in the operation of
1 7 the school, including but not limited to resolving discipline
1 8 problems in accordance with the law, school district policy,
1 9 and administrative regulations and policies; maintains
1 10 consistency in the application of policy and practice; acts as
1 11 a liaison between the administration and the student body;
1 12 evaluates or assesses student progress; and develops and
1 13 maintains positive standards of student contact. A dean of
1 14 students or headmaster is not an administrator for purposes of
1 15 collective bargaining under chapter 20.
1 16 EXPLANATION
1 17 This bill authorizes the board of educational examiners to
1 18 license a person as a "dean of students" or "headmaster". The
1 19 terms are defined in the bill to mean an individual who is a
1 20 licensed member of a school's instructional staff authorized
1 21 to coordinate the process and substance of the student
1 22 activities program; assist the principal in the operation of
1 23 the school, including but not limited to resolving discipline
1 24 problems in accordance with the law, school district policy,
1 25 and administrative regulations and policies; maintain
1 26 consistency in the application of policy and practice; act as
1 27 a liaison between the administration and the student body;
1 28 evaluate or assess student progress; and develop and maintain
1 29 positive standards of student contact. A dean of students or
1 30 headmaster cannot participate in collective bargaining as an
1 31 administrator.
1 32 The board of educational examiners has authority under
1 33 current Code section 272.2, subsection 1, paragraph "a", to
1 34 license practitioners by establishing criteria for licenses
1 35 and by creating licenses that authorize different
2 1 instructional functions or specialties.
2 2 LSB 5875XS 79
2 3 kh/cls/14.2
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