S.F. 2268 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 256.34 Creating outstanding 1 instructional leaders pilot program. 2 1. For each fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning July 3 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2015, there is appropriated from 4 the general fund of the state to the department the sum of two 5 million five hundred thousand dollars to establish the creating 6 outstanding instructional leaders pilot program to promote 7 excellence in the teaching profession. The department shall 8 distribute the funds in the following manner each fiscal year: 9 a. The thirty school districts in the state with the highest 10 student population shall receive sufficient funds to provide 11 for three peer coaching stipends in accordance with this 12 section. 13 b. The seventy school districts in the state with the 14 thirty-first through one hundredth highest student population 15 shall receive sufficient funds to provide for two peer coaching 16 stipends in accordance with this section. 17 c. The remaining funds shall be allocated to the area 18 education agencies in proportion to the number of students 19 in the school districts in the area education agencies which 20 did not receive funds pursuant to paragraph “a” or “b” . The 21 funds shall be used to provide for peer coaching stipends in 22 accordance with this section for such school districts. The 23 area education agencies shall establish an application process 24 for such districts seeking funds for peer coaching stipends. 25 2. A school district receiving funds shall use such funds 26 to establish yearly peer coaching stipends for teachers in the 27 amount of eight thousand dollars. A school district shall use 28 the funds in the school year in which they are received and 29 shall only use the funds for the purposes provided in this 30 section. A teacher may volunteer for the program by submitting 31 the teacher’s name to a teacher quality committee created 32 pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “c” . The 33 teacher quality committee shall select teachers to be awarded 34 stipends from among such volunteers. The board of directors in 35 -1- LSB 5676SV (3) 84 je/rj 1/ 5

S.F. 2268 charge of a school district shall award a stipend to a teacher 1 selected by the teacher quality committee. 2 3. A teacher receiving a peer coaching stipend shall, in 3 lieu of the teacher’s daily noninstructional student activities 4 during the school day, engage in peer coaching in accordance 5 with this section. A teacher receiving a peer coaching stipend 6 shall engage in peer coaching for at least five hours per 7 week. The board of directors in charge of a school district 8 shall assign peer coaches to teachers in need of additional 9 guidance in one or more aspects of the teaching profession. 10 Assignments shall be based on either a request from a principal 11 or from an individual teacher upon approval of a principal. 12 A peer coach shall still be responsible for completing daily 13 noninstructional student activities outside of the school day. 14 4. Peer coaching shall include detailed preliminary 15 discussions as to areas in which the teacher being coached 16 desires to improve; formulation of an action plan to bring 17 about such improvement; in-class supervision by the peer coach; 18 postclass discussion of strengths, weaknesses, and strategies 19 for improvement; dialogue between the peer coach and students 20 and school officials regarding the teacher being coached; 21 and documentation of progress of the peer coaching. A peer 22 coach shall coordinate peer coaching activities relating to 23 training and professional development with an area education 24 agency where appropriate. The area education agency shall 25 provide expertise for the purposes of the creating outstanding 26 instructional leaders pilot program as needed. 27 5. a. Each school with a peer coach shall establish 28 evaluation criteria for determining the success of the 29 creating outstanding instructional leaders pilot program and of 30 individual peer coaches. Evaluation criteria shall include but 31 shall not be limited to at least one of the following: 32 (1) Enhanced academic performance. 33 (2) Planning and preparation. 34 (3) Meeting the needs of all students in assessment and 35 -2- LSB 5676SV (3) 84 je/rj 2/ 5

S.F. 2268 instruction. 1 (4) Communication skills with students, parents, and the 2 community. 3 (5) Classroom management. 4 (6) Specific professional development, as recommended by a 5 principal or requested by a teacher. 6 b. Each school shall report its evaluation of the program 7 and of individual peer coaches to the department of education. 8 6. The department shall submit to the general assembly 9 by January 1, annually, a report on the creating outstanding 10 instructional leaders pilot program. The report shall include 11 the number of peer coaching stipends awarded and to which 12 school districts, identifiable outcomes of the program, and 13 other pertinent information. 14 7. This section is repealed June 30, 2015. 15 Sec. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. The appropriation made 16 in this Act is intended to cover the costs of any state 17 mandate included in this Act and this specification of state 18 funding shall be deemed to meet all the state funding-related 19 requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional 20 state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of 21 this Act by, and enforcement of this Act against, all affected 22 political subdivisions. 23 EXPLANATION 24 This bill establishes the creating outstanding instructional 25 leaders (COIL) pilot program to promote excellence in the 26 teaching profession. The bill appropriates annually for the 27 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 fiscal years, $2,500,000 28 from the general fund of the state to the department of 29 education to establish the program. The bill requires a school 30 district receiving funds under the bill to use the funds to 31 establish yearly peer coaching stipends for teachers in the 32 amount of $8,000. The bill provides that a school district 33 receiving funds under the bill must use the funds in the school 34 year in which they are received and must only use the funds for 35 -3- LSB 5676SV (3) 84 je/rj 3/ 5

S.F. 2268 the purposes provided in the bill. Stipends are to be awarded 1 by the board of directors in charge of a school district and 2 can only be awarded to teachers who volunteer for the program 3 and are selected by a teacher quality committee. 4 The bill requires the department of education to distribute 5 the funds appropriated in the bill in a certain manner. The 6 bill provides that the 30 school districts in the state with 7 the highest student population shall receive sufficient funds 8 to provide for three peer coaching stipends in accordance with 9 the bill. The bill provides that the 70 school districts 10 in the state with the 31st through 100th highest student 11 population shall receive sufficient funds to provide for two 12 peer coaching stipends in accordance with the bill. The 13 bill provides that the remaining funds shall be allocated to 14 the area education agencies in proportion to the number of 15 students in school districts which did not otherwise receive 16 funds pursuant to the bill. The funds shall be used to provide 17 for peer coaching stipends in accordance with the bill for 18 such school districts. The bill requires the area education 19 agencies to establish an application process for such districts 20 seeking funds for peer coaching stipends. 21 The bill provides that a teacher receiving a peer coaching 22 stipend shall, in lieu of the teacher’s daily noninstructional 23 student activities during the school day, engage in peer 24 coaching. The bill provides that a teacher receiving a peer 25 coaching stipend shall engage in peer coaching for at least 26 five hours per week. The board of directors in charge of a 27 school district assigns peer coaches to teachers in need of 28 additional guidance in one or more aspects of the teaching 29 profession. Assignments are to be based on either a request 30 from a principal or from an individual teacher upon approval of 31 a principal. A peer coach is still responsible for completing 32 daily noninstructional student activities outside of the school 33 day. 34 The bill defines certain mandatory peer coaching activities, 35 -4- LSB 5676SV (3) 84 je/rj 4/ 5

S.F. 2268 including detailed preliminary discussions as to areas in which 1 the teacher being coached desires to improve; formulation 2 of an action plan to bring about such improvement; in-class 3 supervision by the peer coach; postclass discussion of 4 strengths, weaknesses, and strategies for improvement; dialogue 5 between the peer coach and students and school officials 6 regarding the teacher being coached; and documentation of 7 progress of the peer coaching. 8 The bill provides that a peer coach shall coordinate peer 9 coaching activities relating to training and professional 10 development with an area education agency where appropriate. 11 The bill directs the area education agency to provide expertise 12 for the purposes of the COIL pilot program as needed. 13 The bill provides that each school with a peer coach shall 14 establish evaluation criteria for determining the success 15 of the COIL pilot program and of individual peer coaches. 16 The bill establishes criteria at least one of which must be 17 included in an evaluation. The bill provides that each school 18 shall report its evaluation of the program and individual peer 19 coaches to the department of education. 20 The bill also directs the department to submit to the 21 general assembly by January 1, annually, a report on the COIL 22 pilot program, which shall include the number of peer coaching 23 stipends awarded and to which school districts, identifiable 24 outcomes of the program, and other pertinent information. 25 The COIL pilot program is repealed June 30, 2015. 26 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 27 section 25B.3. The bill provides that the appropriation made 28 in the bill is intended to cover the costs of any state mandate 29 included in the bill. The inclusion of this specification 30 of state funding is intended to reinstate the requirement 31 of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates 32 included in the bill. 33 -5- LSB 5676SV (3) 84 je/rj 5/ 5