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10 43. a. Prepare a plan and a report for ensuring
11 that all Iowa children will be able to satisfy the
12 requirements for high school graduation. The plan and
13 report shall include a statement of the dimensions of
14 the dropout problem in Iowa; a survey of existing
15 programs geared to dropout prevention; a plan for use
16 of competency-based outcome methods and measures;
17 proposals for alternative means for satisfying
18 graduation requirements including alternative high
19 school settings, supervised vocational experiences,
20 education experiences within the correctional system,
21 screening and assessment mechanisms for identifying
22 students who are at risk of dropping out and the
23 development of an individualized education plan for
24 identified students; a requirement that schools
25 provide information to students who drop out of school
26 on options for pursuing education at a later date; the
27 development of basic materials and information for
28 schools to present to students leaving school; a
29 requirement that students notify their school
30 districts of residence when the student discontinues
31 school, including the reasons for leaving school and
32 future plans for career development; a requirement
33 that, unless a student chooses to make the information
34 relating to the student leaving school confidential,
35 schools make the information available to community
36 colleges, area education agencies, and other
37 educational institutions upon request; recommendations
38 for the establishment of pilot projects for the
39 development of model alternative options education
40 programs; a plan for implementation of any recommended
41 courses of action to attain a zero dropout rate by the
42 year 2000; and other requirements necessary to achieve
43 the goals of this subsection. Alternative means for
44 satisfying graduation requirements which relate to the
45 development of individualized education plans for
46 students who have dropped out of the regular school
47 program shall include, but are not limited to, a
48 tracking component that requires a school district to
49 maintain periodic contact with a student, assistance
50 to a dropout in curing any of the student's academic
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1 deficiencies, an assessment of the student's
2 employability skills and plans to improve those
3 skills, and treatment or counseling for a student's
4 social needs. The department shall also prepare a
5 cost estimate associated with implementation of
6 proposals to attain a zero dropout rate, including but
7 not limited to evaluation of existing funding sources
8 and a recommended allocation of the financial burden
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