Senate File 2284 S-5166 Amend Senate File 2284 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, line 8, by striking < a > and inserting 2 < an enrolled > 3 2. Page 2, after line 1 by inserting: 4 < Sec. ___. COMPETENCY-BASED INSTRUCTION TASK FORCE. 5 1. The superintendents of the school districts 6 that have been approved by the department of education 7 to implement competency-based instruction shall 8 appoint a task force to conduct a study regarding 9 competency-based instruction standards and options 10 and the integration of competency-based instruction 11 with the Iowa core curriculum, and to develop related 12 assessment models and professional development focused 13 on competency-based instruction. 14 2. At a minimum, the task force shall do all of the 15 following: 16 a. Redefine the Carnegie unit into competencies. 17 b. Construct personal learning plans and templates. 18 c. Develop student-centered accountability and 19 assessment models. 20 d. Empower learning through technology. 21 e. Develop supports and professional development 22 for educators to transition to a competency-based 23 system. 24 3. The task force shall be comprised of at least 25 twelve members, nine of whom shall represent education 26 stakeholders and practitioners knowledgeable about 27 the Iowa core curriculum; one of whom shall be the 28 deputy director and administrator of the division of 29 learning and results of the department of education 30 or the deputy director’s designee; one of whom shall 31 represent the area education agencies; and one of whom 32 shall represent the Iowa state education association. 33 4. The person representing the area education 34 agency shall convene the initial meeting. The task 35 force shall elect one of its members as chairperson. 36 After the initial meeting, the task force shall 37 meet at the time and place specified by call of the 38 chairperson. The department of education shall provide 39 staffing services for the task force. 40 5. a. The task force shall submit a preliminary 41 report that includes but is not limited to its 42 findings and recommendations relating to subsection 2, 43 paragraphs “b”, “d”, and “e”, by January 15, 2013. 44 b. The task force shall submit its plan, findings, 45 models, and recommendations in a final report to the 46 state board of education, the governor, and the general 47 assembly by November 15, 2013. 48 Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The 49 section of this division of this Act relating to a 50 -1- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 1/ 12 #1. #2.

competency-based task force, being deemed of immediate 1 importance, takes effect upon enactment. > 2 3. Page 2, after line 3 by inserting: 3 < Sec. ___. Section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph 4 b, Code Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows: 5 b. A set of core academic indicators in mathematics 6 and reading in grades four, eight, and eleven, a set 7 of core academic indicators in science in grades eight 8 and eleven, and another set of core indicators that 9 includes, but is not limited to, graduation rate, 10 postsecondary education, and successful employment in 11 Iowa. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection shall 12 specify that the approved district-wide assessment of 13 student progress administered for purposes of this 14 paragraph shall be the assessment utilized by school 15 districts statewide in the school year beginning July 16 1, 2011. Annually, the department shall report state 17 data for each indicator in the condition of education 18 report. > 19 4. Page 2, line 6, by striking < curriculum > and 20 inserting < curriculum , if funds are appropriated by the 21 general assembly for that purpose, > 22 5. Page 2, lines 29 and 30, by striking < character 23 education, > 24 6. Page 2, after line 35 by inserting: 25 < (3) The provisions of section 256.18 shall be 26 considered by the state board in developing the core 27 curriculum requirements. > 28 7. By striking page 4, line 17, through page 5, 29 line 17. 30 8. By striking page 5, line 20, through page 6, 31 line 7. 32 9. Page 7, line 3, by striking < which > and 33 inserting < which, if funds are appropriated by the 34 general assembly, > 35 10. Page 7, line 5, after < committees > by inserting 36 < and school boards > 37 11. Page 7, by striking lines 19 through 22 38 and inserting < quality professional development 39 opportunities. Not less than four hours in each month 40 of the school calendar, held outside the minimum school 41 day, shall be set aside during nonpreparation time 42 or designated professional development time to allow 43 practitioners to collaborate with each other to deliver 44 educational programs and assess student learning, or 45 to engage in peer review pursuant to section 284.8, 46 subsection 1. The goal > 47 12. Page 7, by striking line 35 and inserting: 48 < Sec. ___. Section 284.8, subsection 1, Code 2011, 49 is > 50 -2- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 2/ 12 #3. #4. #5. #6. #7. #8. #9. #10. #11. #12.

13. Page 8, line 15, by striking < The > and 1 inserting < If funds are appropriated by the general 2 assembly, the > 3 14. By striking page 8, line 29, through page 9, 4 line 8. 5 15. Page 9, line 12, by striking < 1. > 6 16. Page 9, by striking lines 27 through 29. 7 17. Page 9, line 31, by striking < The > and 8 inserting: 9 < 1. If funds are appropriated by the general 10 assembly, the > 11 18. Page 9, by striking line 32 and inserting 12 < convene a task force to > 13 19. By striking page 9, line 34, through page 14 10, line 5, and inserting < system and a statewide 15 administrator evaluation system. 16 2. The task force shall be comprised of at least 17 twelve members as follows: 18 a. Nine members shall be appointed by the director 19 to represent education stakeholders and practitioners 20 knowledgeable about the Iowa core curriculum and may 21 include members currently serving on the department’s 22 teacher quality partnership teacher evaluation team. 23 b. One member shall be the deputy director and 24 administrator of the division of learning and results 25 of the department of education or the deputy director’s 26 designee. 27 c. One member shall represent the area education 28 agencies. 29 d. One member shall represent the Iowa state 30 education association. 31 3. The person representing the area education 32 agency shall convene the initial meeting. The task 33 force shall elect one of its members as chairperson. 34 After the initial meeting, the task force shall 35 meet at the time and place specified by call of the 36 chairperson. The department of education shall provide 37 staffing services for the task force. 38 4. To the extent > 39 20. Page 10, line 8, after < 69.16C. > by inserting: 40 < 5. The task force shall develop a statewide 41 teacher evaluation system and a statewide administrator 42 evaluation system that standardize the instruments and 43 processes used by school districts, charter schools, 44 and accredited nonpublic schools throughout the 45 state to evaluate teachers and administrators. The 46 components of the statewide teacher evaluation system 47 shall include but not be limited to the following: 48 a. Direct observation of classroom teaching 49 behaviors. 50 -3- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 3/ 12 #13. #14. #15. #16. #17. #18. #19. #20.

b. Balanced consideration of student growth 1 measures, when available for tested subjects and 2 grades, to supplement direct observation of classroom 3 teaching behaviors. 4 c. Integration of the Iowa teaching standards. 5 d. System applicability to teachers in all content 6 areas taught in a school. 7 6. > 8 21. Page 10, line 12, before < The > by inserting: 9 < 7. > 10 22. Page 10, line 17, by striking < The > and 11 inserting < If funds are appropriated by the general 12 assembly, the > 13 23. Page 11, line 24, after < examiners, > by 14 inserting < an organization representing school boards, 15 the > 16 24. Page 12, line 2, by striking < The > and 17 inserting < If funds are appropriated by the general 18 assembly, the > 19 25. Page 12, line 9, after < teachers, > by inserting 20 < an organization representing school boards, > 21 26. By striking page 13, line 13, through page 15, 22 line 33, and inserting: 23 < Sec. ___. Section 256.2, Code 2011, is amended by 24 adding the following new subsection: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. “Online learning” and “online 26 coursework” mean educational instruction and content 27 which is delivered primarily over the internet. 28 “Online learning” and “online coursework” do not include 29 printed-based correspondence education, broadcast 30 television or radio, videocassettes, or stand-alone 31 educational software programs that do not have a 32 significant internet-based instructional component. 33 Sec. ___. Section 256.7, Code Supplement 2011, is 34 amended by adding the following new subsection: 35 NEW SUBSECTION . 33. Adopt rules for online 36 learning in accordance with sections 256.24 and 37 256.24A. 38 Sec. ___. Section 256.7, subsection 7, paragraph d, 39 Code Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows: 40 d. For the purpose purposes of the rules adopted 41 by the state board, telecommunications this chapter, 42 “telecommunications” means narrowcast communications 43 through systems that are directed toward a narrowly 44 defined audience and includes interactive live 45 communications. For purposes of this chapter, 46 “telecommunications” does not include online learning. > 47 27. Page 16, line 2, after < districts > by inserting 48 < and accredited nonpublic schools > 49 28. Page 16, after line 7 by inserting: 50 -4- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 4/ 12 #21. #22. #23. #24. #25. #26. #27. #28.

< ___. The initiative shall include an online 1 learning program model designed to prepare teachers 2 to meet the needs of students in an online learning 3 environment, including but not limited to building 4 community interaction and support, developing 5 strategies for working with virtual students, and 6 assessing virtual students. > 7 29. Page 16, by striking lines 9 through 11 and 8 inserting < be taught by a teacher licensed under 9 chapter 272 who has completed an online-learning > 10 30. Page 16, after line 14 by inserting: 11 < ___. Each participating school district and 12 accredited nonpublic school shall submit its online 13 curricula to the department for review. Each 14 participating school district and accredited nonpublic 15 school shall include in its comprehensive school 16 improvement plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, 17 subsection 21, a list and description of the online 18 coursework offered by the district. > 19 31. Page 16, line 16, after < district > by inserting 20 < or accredited nonpublic school > 21 32. Page 16, line 20, after < district > by inserting 22 < or school > 23 33. Page 16, line 24, after < district > by inserting 24 < or accredited nonpublic school > 25 34. Page 16, after line 32 by inserting: 26 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 256.24A Online learning 27 requirements —— legislative findings and declarations. 28 1. The general assembly finds and declares the 29 following: 30 a. That prior legislative enactments on the use of 31 telecommunications in elementary and secondary school 32 classes and courses did not contemplate and were not 33 intended to authorize participation in open enrollment 34 under section 282.18 for purposes of attending 35 online schools, contracts to provide exclusively or 36 predominantly online coursework to students, or online 37 coursework that does not use teachers licensed under 38 chapter 272 for instruction and supervision. 39 b. That online learning technology has moved 40 ahead of Iowa’s statutory framework and the current 41 administrative rules of the state board, promulgated 42 over twenty years ago, are inadequate to regulate 43 today’s virtual opportunities. 44 c. That telecommunications and online learning are 45 important educational tools to supplement but not to 46 replace education provided by teachers licensed under 47 chapter 272. 48 d. That the use of telecommunications and online 49 learning to replace education provided by teachers 50 -5- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 5/ 12 #29. #30. #31. #32. #33. #34.

licensed under chapter 272 is not an effective use of 1 taxpayer money, increases the cost of administrative 2 oversight by state and local education officials, 3 and is not in the best interests of students or their 4 educational success. 5 2. A student who participates in open enrollment 6 under section 282.18 shall not receive more than fifty 7 percent of the student’s coursework through online 8 learning. 9 3. A resident student shall not receive more 10 than fifty percent of the student’s coursework 11 through online learning unless the school district 12 determines that the student’s circumstances make 13 such online learning necessary and appropriate for 14 medical, disciplinary, safety, drop-out prevention, or 15 enrichment purposes. 16 4. Online learning curricula shall be provided and 17 supervised by a teacher licensed under chapter 272. > 18 35. Page 17, after line 4 by inserting: 19 < Sec. ___. Section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph 20 a, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new 21 subparagraph: 22 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (8) A student participating 23 in open enrollment under section 282.18, who receives 24 more than fifty percent of the student’s coursework as 25 online coursework, as defined in section 256.2, shall 26 be counted as three-tenths of one pupil. > 27 36. Page 17, by striking lines 5 through 13. 28 37. Page 18, by striking lines 23 and 24 and 29 inserting < issued by the board of educational examiners 30 for employment the following: > 31 38. Page 19, by striking lines 7 through 16 and 32 inserting: 33 < NEW SUBSECTION . 36. Implement continuous 34 improvement in every undergraduate program offered by 35 an institution of higher education governed by the 36 board. 37 a. A continuous improvement plan shall be developed 38 and implemented built upon the results of the 39 institution’s student outcomes assessment program using 40 the following phase-in timeline: 41 (1) For each course with typical annual enrollment 42 of three hundred or more, whether in one or multiple 43 sections, a continuous improvement plan shall be 44 developed and implemented beginning in the fall 45 semester of 2013. 46 (2) For each course with typical annual enrollment 47 of two hundred or more but less than three hundred, 48 whether in one or multiple sections, a continuous 49 improvement plan shall be developed and implemented 50 -6- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 6/ 12 #35. #36. #37. #38.

beginning in the fall semester of 2014. 1 (3) For each course with a typical annual 2 enrollment of one hundred or more but less than 3 two hundred, whether in one or multiple sections, a 4 continuous improvement plan shall be developed and 5 implemented beginning in the fall semester of 2015. 6 b. For each undergraduate course the institution 7 shall collect and use the results of formative and 8 summative assessments in its continuous improvement 9 plan. The board shall annually evaluate the 10 effectiveness of the plans and shall submit an 11 executive summary of its findings and recommendations 12 in its annual strategic plan progress report, a copy of 13 which shall be submitted to the general assembly. > 14 39. Page 20, after line 10 by inserting: 15 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 262.94 College readiness 16 and awareness programs. 17 The state board of regents may establish or 18 contract to establish programs designed to increase 19 college readiness and college awareness in potential 20 first-generation college students and underrepresented 21 populations. The programs may include but shall not 22 be limited to college go center programs and science 23 bound programs. > 24 40. Page 20, line 32, by striking < sufficient > 25 41. Page 22, after line 4 by inserting: 26 < Sec. ___. Section 256.44, subsection 1, unnumbered 27 paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 28 A national board certification pilot project is 29 established to be administered by the department of 30 education. A If funds are appropriated by the general 31 assembly, a teacher, as defined in section 272.1 , 32 who registers for or achieves national board for 33 professional teaching standards certification, and who 34 is employed by a school district in Iowa and receiving 35 a salary as a classroom teacher, may be eligible for 36 the following: > 37 42. Page 23, line 18, by striking < sufficient > 38 43. Page 23, line 19, by striking < center > and 39 inserting < center. 40 (1) The purpose of the center shall be > 41 44. Page 23, by striking lines 22 through 26 and 42 inserting: 43 < (a) Instructional strategies for prekindergarten 44 through grade twelve to achieve literacy proficiency 45 that includes reading, reading comprehension, and 46 writing for all students. 47 (b) Strategies for identifying and providing 48 evidence-based interventions for students, beginning in 49 kindergarten, who are at risk of not achieving literacy 50 -7- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 7/ 12 #39. #40. #41. #42. #43. #44.

proficiency. 1 (c) Models for effective school and community 2 partnerships to improve student literacy. 3 (d) Reading assessments. 4 (e) Professional development strategies and 5 materials to support teacher effectiveness in student 6 literacy development. 7 (f) Data reports on attendance center, 8 school district, and statewide progress toward 9 literacy proficiency in the context of student, 10 attendance center, and school district demographic 11 characteristics. 12 (2) The first efforts of the center shall focus on 13 kindergarten through grade three. The center shall 14 draw upon national and state expertise in the field of 15 literacy proficiency, including experts from Iowa’s 16 institutions of higher education and area education 17 agencies with backgrounds in literacy development. 18 The center shall seek support from the Iowa research 19 community in data report development and analysis 20 of available information from Iowa education data 21 sources. The center shall work with the department 22 to identify additional needs for tools and technical 23 assistance for Iowa schools to help schools achieve 24 literacy proficiency goals and seek public and private 25 partnerships in developing and accessing necessary 26 tools and technical assistance. > 27 45. Page 23, line 31, by striking < Each > and 28 inserting < If funds for such purpose are appropriated 29 by the general assembly, each > 30 46. Page 23, line 34, after < district. > by 31 inserting < The assessment shall be aligned with state 32 early learning standards and preschool programs shall 33 be encouraged to administer the assessment at least at 34 the beginning and end of the preschool program, with 35 the assessment information entered into the statewide 36 longitudinal data system. The department shall work 37 to develop agreements with head start programs to 38 incorporate similar information about four-year-old 39 children served by head start into the statewide 40 longitudinal data system. > 41 47. Page 23, line 35, after < 2. > by inserting < a. > 42 48. Page 24, after line 21 by inserting: 43 < b. This subsection is repealed July 1, 2013. > 44 49. Page 24, by striking lines 25 through 31 and 45 inserting: 46 < a. A school district shall assess all students 47 enrolled in kindergarten through grade three at the 48 beginning of each school year for their level of 49 reading or reading readiness on locally determined 50 -8- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 8/ 12 #45. #46. #47. #48. #49.

or statewide assessments, as provided in section 1 256.7, subsection 32. If funds are appropriated by 2 the general assembly, a school district shall provide 3 intensive reading instruction to any student who 4 exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading, based 5 upon the assessment, or through teacher observations. 6 The student’s reading proficiency shall be > 7 50. Page 25, line 15, by striking < A > and inserting 8 < If funds are appropriated by the general assembly, a > 9 51. Page 25, by striking lines 21 and 22 and 10 inserting < deficiency, including > 11 52. Page 26, line 17, by striking < Provides > and 12 inserting < Provide > 13 53. Page 27, after line 14 by inserting: 14 < 4. Ensuring continuous improvement in reading 15 proficiency. 16 a. To ensure all children are reading proficiently 17 by the end of third grade, each school district 18 shall address reading proficiency as part of its 19 comprehensive school improvement plan, drawing 20 upon information about children from assessments 21 conducted pursuant to subsection 1 and the prevalence 22 of deficiencies identified by classroom, elementary 23 school, and other student characteristics. As part 24 of its comprehensive school improvement plan, each 25 school district shall review chronic early elementary 26 absenteeism for its impact on literacy development. If 27 more than fifteen percent of an attendance center’s 28 students are not proficient in reading by the end of 29 third grade, the comprehensive school improvement plan 30 shall include strategies to reduce that percentage, 31 including school and community strategies to raise the 32 percentage of students who are proficient in reading. 33 b. Each school district, subject to an 34 appropriation of funds by the general assembly, shall 35 provide professional development services to enhance 36 the skills of elementary teachers in responding to 37 children’s unique reading issues and needs and to 38 increase the use of evidence-based strategies. 39 Sec. ___. CROSS-AGENCY ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT 40 PLANNING GROUP. The department of education and the 41 early childhood Iowa state board shall collaborate 42 to form a cross-agency planning group. Members of 43 the planning group shall include teachers and school 44 leaders, and representatives from the departments of 45 public health, human services, and education, the Iowa 46 early childhood state and area boards, the state board 47 of regents, applicable nonprofit groups, and experts in 48 early childhood assessment and educational assessment. 49 The planning group shall study and select one standard, 50 -9- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 9/ 12 #50. #51. #52. #53.

multidomain assessment instrument for implementation 1 by all school districts for purposes of section 2 279.60, subsection 1. The instrument shall align with 3 agreed upon state and national curriculum standards. 4 The planning group shall study all costs associated 5 with implementing a universal assessment instrument. 6 The assessment instrument shall be administered at 7 least at the beginning and at the end of the school 8 year to measure student skills and academic growth. 9 The planning group shall submit its findings and 10 recommendations in a report to the general assembly by 11 November 15, 2012. > 12 54. Page 27, before line 15 by inserting: 13 < Sec. ___. REPEAL. Section 256D.9, Code 2011, is 14 repealed. 15 Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE DATE. The section of this 16 division of this Act that repeals section 256D.9 takes 17 effect June 30, 2012. > 18 55. Page 27, line 19, after < 2013, > by inserting 19 < if funds are appropriated by the general assembly, > 20 56. Page 27, line 27, by striking < 1, 2012 > and 21 inserting < 1 > 22 57. Page 27, line 28, by striking < 1, 2012. > and 23 inserting < 1. A school district approved by the 24 department need not reapply in order to participate in 25 the pilot project in subsequent fiscal years. > 26 58. Page 28, line 7, by striking < seven > and 27 inserting < two and three-quarter > 28 59. Page 28, by striking lines 10 through 14 and 29 inserting < ending June 30 of the year preceding initial 30 participation in the pilot project. The total number 31 of students participating in > 32 60. Page 28, line 16, by striking < ten > and 33 inserting < twenty > 34 61. Page 28, line 17, by striking < participating > 35 and inserting < authorized to participate > 36 62. Page 28, line 24, by striking < July > and 37 inserting < June > 38 63. Page 29, after line 19 by inserting: 39 < DIVISION ___ 40 CREATING OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS 41 PILOT PROGRAM 42 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 256.34 Creating outstanding 43 instructional leaders pilot program. 44 1. If funds are appropriated by the general 45 assembly, the department shall establish the creating 46 outstanding instructional leaders pilot program to 47 promote excellence in the teaching profession. The 48 department shall distribute the funds appropriated in 49 the following manner each fiscal year: 50 -10- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 10/ 12 #54. #55. #56. #57. #58. #59. #60. #61. #62. #63.

a. The fifteen school districts in the state with 1 the highest student population shall receive funds to 2 provide for three peer coaching stipends in accordance 3 with this section. 4 b. The thirty-five school districts in the state 5 with the sixteenth through fiftieth highest student 6 population shall receive funds to provide for two peer 7 coaching stipends in accordance with this section. 8 c. Any remaining funds shall be allocated to the 9 area education agencies in proportion to the number of 10 students in the school districts in the area education 11 agencies which did not receive funds pursuant to 12 paragraph “a” or “b” . The funds shall be used to 13 provide for peer coaching stipends in accordance with 14 this section for such school districts. The area 15 education agencies shall establish an application 16 process for such districts seeking funds for peer 17 coaching stipends. 18 2. A school district receiving funds shall use such 19 funds to establish yearly peer coaching stipends for 20 teachers in the amount of eight thousand dollars. A 21 school district shall use the funds in the school year 22 in which they are received and shall only use the funds 23 for the purposes provided in this section. Stipends 24 shall be awarded by the board of directors in charge of 25 a school district and shall only be awarded to teachers 26 who volunteer for the program. 27 3. A teacher receiving a peer coaching stipend 28 shall, in lieu of the teacher’s daily preparation 29 activities during the school day, engage in peer 30 coaching in accordance with this section. The board of 31 directors in charge of a school district shall assign 32 peer coaches to teachers in need of additional guidance 33 in one or more aspects of the teaching profession. 34 Assignments shall be based on either a request 35 from a principal or from an individual teacher upon 36 approval of a principal. A peer coach shall still be 37 responsible for completing daily preparation activities 38 outside of the school day. 39 4. Peer coaching shall include detailed preliminary 40 discussions as to areas in which the teacher being 41 coached desires to improve; formulation of an action 42 plan to bring about such improvement; in-class 43 supervision by the peer coach; postclass discussion of 44 strengths, weaknesses, and strategies for improvement; 45 dialogue between the peer coach and students and school 46 officials regarding the teacher being coached; and 47 documentation of progress of the peer coaching. 48 5. The department shall establish by rule 49 evaluation criteria for determining the success of 50 -11- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 11/ 12

the creating outstanding instructional leaders pilot 1 program and of individual peer coaches. Peer coaches 2 whom the department does not find effective shall not 3 be awarded a peer coaching stipend in succeeding years. 4 6. The department shall submit to the general 5 assembly by January 1, annually, a report on the 6 creating outstanding instructional leaders pilot 7 program. The report shall include the number of 8 peer coaching stipends awarded and to which school 9 districts, identifiable outcomes of the program, and 10 other pertinent information. 11 7. This section is repealed June 30, 2015. > 12 64. By striking page 29, line 20, through page 30, 13 line 25. 14 65. Title page, line 4, by striking < schools > 15 and inserting < schools, and including effective date 16 provisions > 17 ______________________________ HERMAN C. QUIRMBACH -12- SF2284.5597 (2) 84 kh/rj 12/ 12 #64. #65.