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17 mentor selection and assignment of mentors to
18 beginning teachers; a district facilitator; and
19 program evaluation.
20 5. Upon completion of the program, the beginning
21 teacher shall be comprehensively evaluated to
22 determine if the teacher meets expectations to move to
23 the career level. The school district shall recommend
24 a beginning teacher who has successfully completed the
25 program for an educational license. A school district
26 may offer a teacher a third year of participation in
27 the program if, after conducting a comprehensive
28 evaluation, the school district determines that the
29 teacher is likely to successfully complete the
30 mentoring and induction program by the end of the
31 third year of eligibility. A teacher granted a third
32 year of eligibility shall develop a teacher's
33 mentoring and induction program plan in accordance
34 with this chapter and shall undergo a comprehensive
35 evaluation at the end of the third year. The board of
36 educational examiners shall grant a one-year extension
37 of the beginning teacher's provisional license upon
38 notification by the school district that the teacher
39 will participate in a third year of the school
40 district's program.
41 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 284.6 TEACHER CAREER
42 DEVELOPMENT.
43 1. The department shall coordinate a statewide
44 network of career development for Iowa teachers. A
45 participating school district or career development
46 provider that offers a career development program in
47 accordance with section 256.9, subsection 51, shall
48 demonstrate that the program contains the following:
49 a. Support that meets the career development needs
50 of individual teachers and is aligned with the Iowa
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1 teaching standards.
2 b. Research-based instructional strategies aligned
3 with the school district's student achievement needs
4 and the long-range improvement goals established by
5 the district.
6 c. Instructional improvement components including
7 student achievement data, analysis, theory, classroom
8 demonstration and practice, technology integration,
9 observation, reflection, and peer coaching.
10 d. An evaluation component that documents the
11 improvement in instructional practice and the effect
12 on student learning.
13 2. The department shall identify models of career
14 development practices that produce evidence of the
15 link between teacher training and improved student
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