House Journal: Page 1931: Monday, May 7, 2001
27 employed at the attendance center.
28 3. The principal, with the participation of a team
29 of licensed practitioners appointed by the principal,
30 at each participating attendance center within a
31 school district shall annually submit district
32 attendance center student performance goals to the
33 school board for approval. The attendance center
34 goals must be aligned with the school improvement
35 goals for the district developed in accordance with
36 section 256.7, subsection 21. The district shall
37 determine the designation of an attendance center for
38 purposes of this section. The attendance center
39 student performance goals may differ from attendance
40 center to attendance center and may contain goals and
41 indicators in addition to the comprehensive school
42 improvement plan. An attendance center shall
43 demonstrate student achievement through the use of
44 multiple measures that are valid and reliable.
45 4. Each participating district shall create its
46 own design for a team-based pay plan linked to the
47 district's comprehensive school improvement plan. The
48 plan must include attendance center student
49 performance goals, student performance levels,
50 multiple indicators to determine progress toward
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1 attendance center goals, and a system for providing
2 financial rewards. The team-based pay plan shall be
3 approved by the local board.
4 5. Each district team-based pay plan shall be
5 reviewed by the department. The department shall
6 include a review of the locally established goals,
7 targeted levels of improvement, assessment strategies,
8 and financial reward system.
9 6. A district electing to initiate a team-based
10 variable pay plan according to this section during the
11 school year beginning July 1, 2001, shall notify the
12 department of its election in writing no later than
13 August 1, 2001. The department shall certify the
14 school district plan by October 1, 2001."
15 17. Page 16, by striking line 11 and inserting
16 the following:
17 "a. Student achievement scores in mathematics and
18 reading at the fourth and eighth grade levels on a
19 district-by-district basis as reported to the local
20 communities pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 21,
21 paragraph "c"."
22 18. Page 16, line 18, by inserting after the word
23 "education," the following: "the legislative
24 education accountability and oversight committee,".
25 19. Page 17, line 11, by striking the word "a".
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