281—83.5 (284) Evaluator approval training. The department shall approve eligible providers and their programs to conduct evaluator training. Only individuals certified through programs approved by the department shall qualify for evaluator certification by the board of educational examiners. Approved evaluator training programs shall be designed to align with the Iowa teaching standards and criteria, provide evaluators with the skills to conduct comprehensive evaluations and performance reviews as required by Iowa Code chapter 284, and provide for the evaluation of the progress made on individual professional development plans. This training for evaluators shall incorporate components of theory, demonstration, practice, and application of evaluation knowledge and skills.
	 83.5(1) Application requirements for providers of evaluator approval training. Approved applications for the provision of evaluator approval training shall include, but are not limited to, the following components:
	  a.   	 A curriculum that addresses participant skill development in the areas of:
	 (1) 	 The identification of quality instruction and practices based on the Iowa teaching standards and criteria;
	 (2) 	 The use of multiple forms of data collection for identifying and supporting performance and development;
	 (3) 	 The understanding and development of conferencing and feedback skills; and
	 (4) 	 The development of skills in data-based decision making.
	  b.   	 Demonstration that the evaluator approval training process design provides training as specified in this rule.
	  c.   	 A description of the process used to deliver the training to participants.
	  d.   	 A description of the procedures developed to certify the skill attainment of the evaluator being trained.
	  e.   	 A budget.
	  f.   	 Staff qualifications.
	  g.   	 Evidence of the provider’s expertise in evaluation design and training processes.
	  h.   	 Provisions for leadership to support and implement ongoing professional development focused on student learning.
	  i.   	 A process that evaluates the effectiveness of the implementation of the training process and demonstrates that the trainees have attained the knowledge and skills as described in paragraph “a.” This evaluation shall be conducted on an annual basis and submitted to the department.
	 83.5(2) Process used for the approval of evaluator approval training program applications. Eligible providers shall submit an application on forms prescribed by the department. Applications for new providers will be accepted and reviewed by the department by July 1 of each year. A review panel shall be convened to review applications for evaluator approval training programs based on the requirements listed in subrule 83.5(1). The panel shall recommend for approval and the department shall approve the evaluator approval training programs that meet the requirements listed in subrule 83.5(1). Applicants shall be notified of their status within 30 days of the application deadline. An approved list of private providers shall be maintained on the department Web site with an annual notification to school districts and area education agencies of the Web site address that contains provider information.
Eligible providers may be public or private entities, including, but not limited to, school districts, consortia, and other public or private entities including professional organizations. Applicants shall meet all applicable federal, state, and local health, safety and civil rights laws. Higher education administrative practitioner preparation institutions shall meet the review process through the state board approval and accreditation process for these institutions.
	 83.5(3) Local teacher evaluation plans. Local districts and area education agencies shall develop and implement a teacher evaluation plan that contains the following components:
	  a.   	 The use of the Iowa teaching standards and criteria;
	  b.   	 Provisions for the comprehensive evaluation of beginning teachers that include a review of the teacher’s progress on the Iowa teaching standards as set forth in rule 281—83.4(284) and the use of the comprehensive evaluation instrument developed by the department;
	  c.   	 Provisions for the performance reviews of teachers other than beginning teachers once every three years that include, at a minimum, classroom observation of the teacher, a review of the teacher’s progress on the Iowa teaching standards as set forth in rule 281—83.4(284) and additional standards and criteria if established under subrule 83.4(9), a review of the implementation of the teacher’s individual professional development plan, and supporting documentation from other evaluators, teachers, parents, and students;
	  d.   	 Provisions for individual professional development plans for teachers other than beginning teachers;
	  e.   	 Provisions for an intensive assistance program as provided in Iowa Code section 284.8 that addresses the remediation defined under subrules 83.4(1) through 83.4(8) or any other standards or criteria established by a collective bargaining agreement.
A local school board and its certified bargaining representative shall negotiate, pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 20, evaluation and grievance procedures for beginning teachers and for teachers other than beginning teachers that are not in conflict with Iowa Code chapter 284. If a supervisor or an evaluator determines, at any time, as a result of a teacher’s performance that the teacher is not meeting district expectations under subrules 83.4(1) through 83.4(8) or any other standards or criteria established in the collective bargaining agreement, the evaluator shall, at the direction of the teacher’s supervisor, recommend to the district that the teacher participate in an intensive assistance program. The intensive assistance program and its implementation are subject to negotiation or grievance procedures established pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 20.