House File 215 H-1043 Amend House File 215 as follows: 1 1. Page 8, lines 19 and 20, by striking < prior to 2 advancement to the next grade > and inserting < at the 3 conclusion of the academic year > 4 2. Page 14, line 4, by striking < three levels > and 5 inserting < four tiers > 6 3. Page 15, by striking lines 21 through 23 and 7 inserting < for changes in policy or statute. If 8 implementation of the Iowa teaching standards developed 9 pursuant to subparagraph (1) require a change in 10 policy or statute, the change shall not be made without 11 statutory approval. > 12 4. Page 18, by striking lines 14 and 15 and 13 inserting < standards specified in section 284.3, 14 subsection 1, paragraphs “a” through “h” , the criteria 15 for the Iowa teaching standards > 16 5. Page 20, by striking line 3 and inserting: 17 < f. A means to differentiate teacher performance 18 into four tiers. > 19 6. Page 25, line 11, by striking < or > 20 7. Page 25, line 12, after < classroom > by inserting 21 < ; for coverage of a classroom when an initial or 22 career teacher is observing or co-teaching with a 23 mentor, model, or lead teacher; for professional 24 development time to learn best practices associated 25 with the career pathways leadership process; for time 26 beyond the contract for additional instructional or 27 professional development days; and for other costs 28 associated with an alternative teacher leadership 29 proposal submitted by a district and approved by the 30 department of education with the goals of improving 31 instruction and elevating the quality of teaching and 32 student learning > 33 8. Page 39, line 13, by striking < 3 > and inserting 34 < 4 > 35 9. Page 43, after line 5 by inserting: 36 < ___. A school district that meets the requirements 37 of section 284.7 is exempt from the provisions of 38 subsections 1 through 5 until July 1, 2016, or until 39 the school district receives approval to implement 40 the framework or comparable system in accordance with 41 subsection 7. > 42 10. Page 45, by striking line 22 and inserting < at 43 an overall school performance grade and report card 44 for each attendance center. This information must be 45 posted on the department of education’s internet site 46 with information for each attendance center listed 47 separately. > 48 11. Page 45, line 31, by striking < classify > and 49 inserting < grade > 50 -1- HF215.313 (1) 85 kh/rj 1/ 2 #1. #2. #3. #4. #5. #6. #7. #8. #9. #10.
12. Page 45, by striking lines 32 through 34 and 1 inserting < into six different performance categories: 2 exceptional, A+; high performing, A; commendable, B; 3 acceptable, C; needs improvement, D; and priority, D-. 4 The categories may be used to define support > 5 13. By renumbering as necessary. 6 ______________________________ JORGENSEN of Woodbury -2- HF215.313 (1) 85 kh/rj 2/ 2 #12. #13.