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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 268.6 IOWA STUDIES –
1 2 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS – CURRICULUM – COMMITTEE.
1 3 1. The general assembly finds that Iowa students should
1 4 have an appreciation for Iowa through the study of Iowa's
1 5 history and government, and Iowa citizens' long and
1 6 distinguished record of civic responsibility. There is a
1 7 fundamental need for Iowa's students to be provided with
1 8 learning opportunities that assist the students to succeed in
1 9 society and confer upon them the ability to make their own
1 10 valuable contributions to Iowa's history.
1 11 2. The university of northern Iowa shall develop an Iowa
1 12 studies professional development plan that shall include
1 13 professional development materials and training measures to
1 14 provide Iowa's teachers with effective ways to infuse Iowa
1 15 studies into their classrooms. The materials developed shall
1 16 include an active and innovative Iowa studies learning
1 17 curriculum designed to be incorporated into the social studies
1 18 requirement under section 256.11, subsections 4 and 5, for
1 19 Iowa's secondary students. The curriculum shall include
1 20 lesson plans covering Iowa history, civics, Iowa government,
1 21 and Iowa heritage studies. The curriculum developed shall be
1 22 at least one-eighth of a unit of credit.
1 23 3. a. The dean of the college of education at the
1 24 university shall establish an Iowa studies committee to do the
1 25 following:
1 26 (1) Work to inform Iowa's accredited schools and area
1 27 education agencies of the Iowa studies professional
1 28 development plan, including how to effectively utilize the
1 29 curriculum developed pursuant to subsection 2.
1 30 (2) Develop partnerships with organizations such as
1 31 nonprofit history or humanities organizations, civic
1 32 organizations, libraries, and the business community to
1 33 support and promote Iowa studies statewide.
1 34 (3) Establish evaluation criteria for the Iowa studies
1 35 professional development plan, including but not limited to
2 1 teacher and student evaluation, student tracking, and
2 2 curriculum and plan effectiveness, which may include a survey
2 3 of student participation in civic activities and involvement
2 4 in the election process.
2 5 b. The committee membership shall be comprised of the
2 6 following:
2 7 (1) The dean of the college of education or the dean's
2 8 designee.
2 9 (2) The secretary of state or the secretary's designee.
2 10 (3) The administrator of an area education agency or the
2 11 administrator's designee.
2 12 (4) The director of the department of education or the
2 13 director's designee.
2 14 (5) An individual employed as an Iowa social studies
2 15 teacher at an accredited school.
2 16 4. The university of northern Iowa shall cooperate and
2 17 work in conjunction with the Iowa studies committee.
2 18 5. The department of education shall do the following:
2 19 a. Conduct an evaluation of the Iowa studies professional
2 20 development plan using the evaluation criteria established by
2 21 the committee.
2 22 b. Submit, until June 30, 2007, an annual status report on
2 23 the utilization of the Iowa studies professional development
2 24 plan in Iowa's accredited schools to the chairpersons and
2 25 ranking members of the senate and house committees on
2 26 education by January 15. The annual report shall include the
2 27 number of schools utilizing the plan, including how the
2 28 fractional unit of credit was integrated into each school's
2 29 social studies coursework.
2 30 c. Submit its findings and recommendations in a final
2 31 report based upon the evaluation data compiled in accordance
2 32 with subsection 3 to the chairpersons and ranking members of
2 33 the senate and house committees on education by January 15,
2 34 2008.
2 35 EXPLANATION
3 1 This bill establishes the general assembly's findings with
3 2 regard to the need for Iowa's students to have an appreciation
3 3 for the state through the study of its history, government,
3 4 and long and distinguished record of civic activities and
3 5 contributions. The bill requires the university of northern
3 6 Iowa to develop an Iowa studies professional development plan
3 7 that includes a professional development curriculum and
3 8 supporting materials and training measures to provide Iowa's
3 9 teachers with effective ways to infuse Iowa studies into their
3 10 secondary school classrooms.
3 11 The bill directs the dean of the college of education at
3 12 the university to establish an Iowa studies committee to work
3 13 to inform Iowa's accredited schools and area education
3 14 agencies of the Iowa studies professional development plan,
3 15 develop partnerships to support and promote Iowa studies
3 16 statewide, and establish evaluation criteria for the Iowa
3 17 studies professional development plan.
3 18 The department of education is directed to conduct an
3 19 evaluation of the Iowa studies professional development plan.
3 20 The department must also submit an annual status report on the
3 21 utilization of the Iowa plan in Iowa's accredited schools and,
3 22 by January 15, 2008, a final report, to the chairpersons and
3 23 ranking members of the senate and house committees on
3 24 education.
3 25 LSB 6661SC 80
3 26 kh/cf/24.1
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