House Journal: Page 1915: Monday, May 7, 2001
16 learning.
17 3. A participating school district shall
18 incorporate a district career development plan into
19 the district's comprehensive school improvement plan
20 submitted to the department in accordance with section
21 256.7, subsection 21. The district career development
22 plan shall include a description of the means by which
23 the school district will provide access to all
24 teachers in the district to career development
25 programs or offerings that meet the requirements of
26 subsection 1. The plan shall align all career
27 development with the school district's long-range
28 student learning goals and the Iowa teaching
29 standards. The plan shall indicate the school
30 district's approved career development provider or
31 providers.
32 4. In cooperation with the teacher's supervisor,
33 the teacher employed by a participating school
34 district shall develop an individual teacher career
35 development plan. The individual plan shall be based,
36 at minimum, on the needs of the teacher, the Iowa
37 teaching standards, and the student achievement goals
38 of the attendance center and the school district as
39 outlined in the comprehensive school improvement plan.
40 The individual plan shall be reviewed by the teacher
41 and the teacher's supervisor at the teacher's annual
42 review, and shall be modified as necessary to reflect
43 the individual teacher's and the school district's
44 needs and the individual's progress in the plan.
45 5. School districts, a consortium of school
46 districts, area education agencies, higher education
47 institutions, and other public or private entities
48 including professional associations may be approved by
49 the state board to provide teacher career development.
50 The career development program or offering shall, at
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1 minimum, meet the requirements of subsection 1. The
2 state board shall adopt rules for the approval of
3 career development providers and standards for the
4 district career development plan.
5 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 284.7 IOWA TEACHER CAREER
6 PATH.
7 To promote continuous improvement in Iowa's quality
8 teaching workforce and to give Iowa teachers the
9 opportunity for career recognition that reflects the
10 various roles teachers play as educational leaders, an
11 Iowa teacher career path is established for teachers
12 employed by participating school districts. A
13 participating school district shall raise teacher
14 salaries to meet the requirements of this section.
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