House Journal: Page 1922: Monday, May 7, 2001
9 5. The department shall annually report to the
10 legislative education accountability and oversight
11 committee the student achievement scores in
12 mathematics and reading at the fourth and eighth grade
13 levels on a district-by-district basis, as reported to
14 the local communities in accordance with section
15 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph "c".
16 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 284.12 REPORT.
17 1. The department shall annually report the
18 statewide progress on the following:
19 a. Improvement in teacher compensation.
20 b. Evaluator training program.
21 c. Team-based variable pay for student
22 achievement.
23 d. Changes and improvements in the evaluation of
24 teachers under the Iowa teaching standards.
25 2. The report shall be made available to the
26 chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and
27 house committees on education, the state board, the
28 governor, and school districts by January 1. School
29 districts shall provide information as required by the
30 department for the compilation of the report and for
31 accounting and auditing purposes.
32 3. The department shall provide for a
33 comprehensive independent evaluation of all components
34 of the student achievement and teacher quality program
35 and shall submit the results of the evaluation in the
36 report submitted pursuant to subsection 2 by January
37 1, 2007.
38 4. The board of educational examiners shall
39 compile statistical information from the results of
40 the examinations administered pursuant to section
41 272.2, subsection 16. The information compiled shall
42 identify the practitioner preparation programs from
43 which the applicants graduated, but shall not identify
44 applicants individually. The statistical information
45 compiled by the board pursuant to this subsection is a
46 public record. The board shall submit a review of the
47 statistical information to the chairpersons and
48 ranking members of the senate and house committees on
49 education and the state board by December 1, 2003.
50 5. In developing administrative rules for
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1 consideration by the state board, the department shall
2 consult with persons representing teachers,
3 administrators, school boards, approved practitioner
4 preparation institutions, other appropriate education
5 stakeholders, and the legislative education
6 accountability and oversight committee.
7 Sec. 14. Section 256.9, Code 2001, is amended by
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