House Journal: Page 1917: Monday, May 7, 2001
14 requirements of subsection 1, paragraph "b", has met
15 the requirements established by the school district
16 that employs the teacher, and is evaluated by the
17 school district as demonstrating the competencies of a
18 career II teacher. The teacher shall have
19 successfully completed a comprehensive evaluation in
20 order to be classified as a career II teacher.
21 (2) It is the intent of the general assembly that
22 the participating district shall establish a minimum
23 salary for a career II teacher that is at least five
24 thousand dollars greater than the minimum career
25 teacher salary. It is further intended that the
26 district shall adopt a plan that facilitates the
27 transition of a career teacher to a career II level.
28 b. ADVANCED TEACHER.
29 (1) An advanced teacher is a teacher who meets the
30 following requirements:
31 (a) Receives the recommendation of the review
32 panel that the teacher possesses superior teaching
33 skills and that the teacher should be classified as an
34 advanced teacher.
35 (b) Holds a valid license from the board of
36 educational examiners.
37 (c) Participates in teacher career development as
38 outlined in this chapter and demonstrates continuous
39 improvement in teaching.
40 (d) Possesses the skills and qualifications to
41 assume leadership roles.
42 (2) It is the intent of the general assembly that
43 the participating district shall establish a minimum
44 salary for an advanced teacher that is at least
45 thirteen thousand five hundred dollars greater than
46 the minimum career teacher salary. In conjunction
47 with the development of the review panel pursuant to
48 section 284.9, the department shall make
49 recommendations to the general assembly by January 1,
50 2002, regarding the appropriate district-to-district
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1 recognition for advanced teachers and methods that
2 facilitate the transition of a teacher to the advanced
3 level.
4 3. A teacher shall be promoted one level at a time
5 and a teacher promoted to the next career level shall
6 remain at that level for at least one year before
7 requesting promotion to the next career level.
8 4. If a comprehensive evaluation for a teacher is
9 conducted in the fifth year of the teacher's status at
10 the career level, and indicates that the teacher's
11 practice no longer meets the standards for that level,
12 a comprehensive evaluation shall be conducted in the
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