House Journal: Page 1739: Thursday, May 1, 2003
8 subsection 50.
9 Sec. . Section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraphs
10 c and d, Code 2003, are amended to read as follows:
11 c. Provide, beginning in the fourth fifth year of
12 participation, the equivalent of two additional
13 contract days, outside of instruction time, than were
14 provided in the school year preceding the first year
15 of participation, to provide additional time for
16 teacher career development that aligns with student
17 learning and teacher development needs, including the
18 integration of technology into curriculum development,
19 in order to achieve attendance center and district-
20 wide student achievement goals outlined in the
21 district comprehensive school improvement plan.
22 School districts are encouraged to develop strategies
23 for restructuring the school calendar to provide for
24 the most effective professional development, evaluate
25 their current career development alignment with their
26 student achievement goals and research-based
27 instructional strategies, and implement district
28 career development plans. A school district that
29 provides the equivalent of ten or more contract days
30 for career development is exempt from this paragraph.
31 d. Adopt a district and teacher career development
32 program plans in accordance with this chapter.
33 Sec. . Section 284.5, subsection 6, Code 2003,
34 is amended to read as follows:
35 6. Upon completion of the program, the beginning
36 teacher shall be comprehensively evaluated to
37 determine if the teacher meets expectations to move to
38 the career level. The school district or area
39 education agency that employs the beginning teacher
40 shall recommend for an educational a standard license
41 a beginning teacher who is determined through a
42 comprehensive evaluation to demonstrate competence in
43 the Iowa teaching standards. A school district or
44 area education agency may offer a beginning teacher a
45 third year of participation in the program if, after
46 conducting a comprehensive evaluation, the school
47 district determines that the teacher is likely to
48 successfully complete the mentoring and induction
49 program by the end of the third year of eligibility.
50 A teacher granted a third year of eligibility shall
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1 develop a teacher's mentoring and induction program
2 plan in accordance with this chapter and shall undergo
3 a comprehensive evaluation at the end of the third
4 year. The board of educational examiners shall grant
5 a one-year extension of the beginning teacher's
6 provisional initial license upon notification by the
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