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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY TYMESON
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution requesting the Legislative
1 4 Council to create a learning technology commission
1 5 to examine options for integrating technology into
1 6 the classroom to prepare students for an economy
1 7 that is increasingly dependent on technology and
1 8 innovation.
1 9 WHEREAS, the General Assembly finds that technology
1 10 has a key role in revolutionizing the state's
1 11 education system, and the integration of technology
1 12 into the school curriculum can motivate and assist
1 13 students to achieve at high levels and prepare them to
1 14 become the knowledge workers of the 21st Century
1 15 workforce by providing them with the skills necessary
1 16 to compete in the global market; and
1 17 WHEREAS, many Iowa schools are implementing
1 18 technology projects and updating technology in their
1 19 classrooms, including projects involving distance
1 20 learning, virtual learning, and laptop computers in
1 21 the classroom; and
1 22 WHEREAS, technology offers this state a significant
1 23 opportunity to improve the performance of its schools
1 24 and to promote a wide range of high-quality
1 25 educational options utilizing technology for children
1 26 enrolled in the schools of this state; NOW THEREFORE,
1 27 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
1 28 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly requests
1 29 that the Legislative Council create a learning
1 30 technology commission, to be charged with developing a
2 1 learning technology plan to achieve the goal of
2 2 preparing students for an economy that is increasingly
2 3 dependent on technology and innovation. The
2 4 commission shall examine the use of technology in
2 5 Iowa's and the nation's elementary and secondary
2 6 classrooms; and
2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the plan developed by
2 8 the commission shall include, but not be limited to,
2 9 the following:
2 10 1. The costs and benefits of each component of the
2 11 plan.
2 12 2. The professional development needed to
2 13 integrate learning technology into classroom
2 14 technology.
2 15 3. Strategies for implementation of the plan,
2 16 including, at a minimum, phasing in the plan over a
2 17 term of years.
2 18 4. Strategies that coordinate the learning
2 19 technology in kindergarten through grade twelve with
2 20 the initiatives and resources of the department of
2 21 education, Iowa communications network, area education
2 22 agencies, higher education institutions providing
2 23 approved practitioner preparation programs, and other
2 24 accredited postsecondary institutions in the state.
2 25 5. Procedures for data tracking and assessment of
2 26 the progress in implementing the goals of the
2 27 initiative and the plan.
2 28 6. Strategies to establish a public-private
2 29 partnership between state government and a private
2 30 sector business having relevant knowledge and
3 1 experience; and
3 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the plan shall be
3 3 consistent with the following guiding principles:
3 4 1. EQUITY. The plan shall promote equal
3 5 opportunity for and provide meaningful access to
3 6 wireless and other learning technology resources for
3 7 all Iowa students regardless of geographic location or
3 8 economic means.
3 9 2. INTEGRATION WITH THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND
3 10 TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN CHAPTER 284.
3 11 The plan shall support student achievement through the
3 12 integration of learning technologies that are content-
3 13 focused and that add value to existing instructional
3 14 methods.
3 15 3. SUSTAINABILITY. The plan shall provide for the
3 16 future sustainability of learning technology resources
3 17 by adapting to future educational needs and
3 18 technological changes.
3 19 4. TEACHER PREPARATION AND PROFESSIONAL
3 20 DEVELOPMENT. The plan shall provide professional
3 21 development and training programs for administrators,
3 22 teachers and other educators in the use and
3 23 integration of learning technology tools in curriculum
3 24 development, instructional methods, and student
3 25 assessment systems.
3 26 5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. The plan shall foster
3 27 economic development across all regions of the state
3 28 and the preparation of students for an economy that
3 29 embraces technology and innovation; and
3 30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the commission shall
4 1 be appointed no later than July 1, 2004.
4 2 1. The commission membership shall consist of the
4 3 following:
4 4 a. Seven voting members from the general public
4 5 who shall be appointed by the Legislative Council.
4 6 b. One nonvoting, ex officio member who is a
4 7 member of the state board of education and is
4 8 appointed by the chairperson of the state board of
4 9 education.
4 10 c. One nonvoting, ex officio member who is the
4 11 state librarian or the state librarian's designee.
4 12 d. One nonvoting, ex officio member representing
4 13 public postsecondary education institutions who is
4 14 employed by a public postsecondary institution and is
4 15 appointed by the Legislative Council.
4 16 e. Three nonvoting, ex officio members
4 17 representing three different school districts and who
4 18 are appointed by the Legislative Council as follows:
4 19 (1) From a list of three names submitted by a
4 20 certified employee organization representing teachers
4 21 licensed under chapter 272, a teacher employed by a
4 22 school district.
4 23 (2) From a list of three names submitted by a
4 24 statewide organization representing administrators
4 25 licensed under chapter 272, an administrator employed
4 26 by a school district.
4 27 (3) From a list of three names submitted by a
4 28 statewide organization representing school boards, a
4 29 member of a board of directors of a school district.
4 30 f. One nonvoting, ex officio member representing
5 1 area education agencies who is appointed by the
5 2 Legislative Council from a list of three names
5 3 submitted by area education administrators.
5 4 g. One nonvoting, ex officio member who is a
5 5 member of the Senate and is appointed by the President
5 6 of the Senate.
5 7 h. One nonvoting, ex officio member who is a
5 8 member of the House of Representatives and is
5 9 appointed by the Speaker of the House of
5 10 Representatives.
5 11 2. Commission members shall be appointed in
5 12 compliance with sections 69.16 and 69.16A.
5 13 Appointments of public members shall be made to
5 14 provide broad representation of the various
5 15 geographical areas of the state insofar as possible.
5 16 3. In appointing members to the commission, proper
5 17 consideration shall be given to persons with
5 18 experience or special knowledge in one or more of the
5 19 following areas: education, business, economic
5 20 development, technology, and finance.
5 21 4. The commission shall elect a chairperson and a
5 22 vice-chairperson from among the voting members of the
5 23 commission; and
5 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the commission shall
5 25 submit its findings, recommendations, and its learning
5 26 technology plan in a report to the General Assembly by
5 27 December 15, 2004.
5 28 LSB 7099HH 80
5 29 kh/sh
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