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5 participate in the pilot program. Preference shall be
6 given to school districts that were previously
7 approved to participate in a pilot program
8 administered by the department in accordance with this
9 section. Each school district approved by the
10 department to participate in the pilot program shall
11 administer valid and reliable standardized assessments
12 at the beginning and end of the school year to
13 demonstrate growth in student achievement.
14 6. A district electing to initiate a team-based
15 variable pay plan according to this section during the
16 school year beginning July 1, 2001 2003, shall notify
17 the department of its election in writing no later
18 than August 1, 2001 2003. The department shall
19 certify the school district plan by October 1, 2001
20 2003."
21 10. Page 18, by inserting before line 27 the
22 following:
23 "Sec. . Section 285.5, subsection 9, Code 2003,
24 is amended to read as follows:
25 9. All bus drivers, except substitute and part-
26 time bus drivers, for school-owned equipment shall be
27 under contract with the board. The director of the
28 department of education shall prepare a uniform
29 contract containing provision not in conflict with
30 this chapter which shall be used by all school boards
31 in contracting with drivers of school-owned vehicles."
32 11. Page 19, by inserting after line 7 the
33 following:
34 "Sec. . Section 294A.1, unnumbered paragraph 1,
35 Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
36 The purpose of this chapter is to promote
37 excellence in education. In order to maintain and
38 advance the educational excellence in the state of
39 Iowa, this chapter establishes the Iowa educational
40 excellence program. The program shall consist of
41 three two major phases addressing the following:
42 Sec. . Section 294A.1, subsection 3, Code 2003,
43 is amended by striking the subsection.
44 Sec. . Section 294A.3, unnumbered paragraph 2,
45 Code 2003, is amended by striking the unnumbered
46 paragraph.
47 Sec. . Section 294A.22, unnumbered paragraph 3,
48 Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
49 Payments made to a teacher by a school district or
50 area education agency under this chapter are wages for
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1 the purposes of chapter 91A except for payments made
2 under an approved phase III plan where a modified
3 payment plan has either been mutually agreed upon by
4 the board of directors and the certified bargaining
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