Senate Study Bill 3009 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED GOVERNOR’S BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to programs and activities under the purview of 1 the department of education, the state board of education, 2 the board of educational examiners, school districts, 3 and accredited nonpublic schools; and providing for the 4 retention of certain fees and for the use of certain funds. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 COMPETENCY-BASED INSTRUCTION 2 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, 3 Code Supplement 2011, is amended by adding the following new 4 subparagraph: 5 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (02) The rules shall allow a school 6 district or accredited nonpublic school to award high school 7 credit to a student upon the demonstration of required 8 competencies for a course or content area, as approved by 9 an appropriately licensed teacher. The school district or 10 accredited nonpublic school shall determine the assessment 11 methods by which a student demonstrates sufficient evidence of 12 the required competencies. 13 Sec. 2. Section 256.11, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph 14 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 15 In grades nine through twelve, a unit of credit consists 16 of a course or equivalent related components or partial units 17 taught throughout the academic year. The minimum program to be 18 offered and taught for grades nine through twelve is: 19 Sec. 3. Section 256.11, Code 2011, is amended by adding the 20 following new subsection: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 5A. a. As used in subsection 5, “unit” 22 means a course which meets one of the following criteria: 23 (1) The course is taught for at least two hundred minutes 24 per week for thirty-six weeks. 25 (2) The course is taught for the equivalent of one hundred 26 twenty hours of instruction. 27 b. A student shall receive a unit of credit or a partial 28 unit of credit upon successful completion of a course 29 which meets one of the criteria in paragraph “a” or related 30 components equivalent to a course which meets one of the 31 criteria in paragraph “a” . A partial unit of credit shall be 32 calculated in a manner consistent with this subsection. A 33 student may receive credit on a performance basis through the 34 administration of an assessment, provided the assessment covers 35 -1- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 1/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ the competencies ordinarily included in the regular course. 1 DIVISION II 2 CORE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK AND CORE CONTENT STANDARDS 3 Sec. 4. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, Code 4 Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows: 5 a. Adopt rules that establish a core curriculum and high 6 school graduation requirements for all students in school 7 districts and accredited nonpublic schools that include at a 8 minimum satisfactory completion of four years of English and 9 language arts, three years of mathematics, three years of 10 science, and three years of social studies. 11 (1) The rules establishing high school graduation 12 requirements shall authorize a school district or 13 accredited nonpublic school to consider that any student who 14 satisfactorily completes a high school-level unit of English 15 or language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies has 16 satisfactorily completed a unit of the high school graduation 17 requirements for that area as specified in this lettered 18 paragraph “a” , and shall authorize the school district or 19 accredited nonpublic school to issue high school credit for the 20 unit to the student. 21 (2) The rules establishing a core curriculum shall address 22 the core content standards in subsection 28 and the skills and 23 knowledge students need to be successful in the twenty-first 24 century . The core curriculum shall include , including but not 25 limited to English and language arts, mathematics, science, 26 social studies and twenty-first century learning skills which 27 include but are not limited to , music and other fine arts, 28 applied arts, foreign languages, physical education, character 29 education, entrepreneurship education, civic literacy, 30 health literacy, technology literacy, financial literacy, and 31 employability skills; and shall address the curricular needs of 32 students in kindergarten through grade twelve in those areas. 33 The department shall further define the twenty-first century 34 learning skills components by rule. 35 -2- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 2/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Sec. 5. Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by 1 adding the following new subsections: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 62. Appoint members to the core curriculum 3 framework and core content standards advisory council 4 established in section 256.41. The director may establish 5 objectives for the council in accordance with section 256.41. 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 63. a. Create and disseminate to school 7 districts, charter schools, and accredited nonpublic schools 8 a model curriculum that is directly tied to the goals, 9 outcomes, and assessment strategies identified in the core 10 content standards. The model curriculum shall identify a 11 developmentally appropriate scope and sequence of instruction 12 applicable to the core content standards, instructional 13 material resources, and teaching and assessment strategies. 14 The model curriculum shall provide guidance to school districts 15 and schools and expand on the core content standards. The 16 model curriculum shall be modified as necessary to incorporate 17 the core curriculum framework developed pursuant to paragraph 18 “b” . 19 b. Develop by July 1, 2015, a core curriculum framework 20 aligned to the core curriculum standards established pursuant 21 to section 256.7, subsection 26. 22 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION . 256.41 Core curriculum framework and 23 core content standards advisory council. 24 1. A core curriculum framework and core content standards 25 advisory council is established under the department. 26 2. The advisory council shall consist of no less than seven 27 members appointed by the director in accordance with sections 28 69.16, 69.16A, and 69.16C. Members shall serve at the pleasure 29 of the director. 30 3. The department is the primary agency responsible for 31 providing administrative personnel and services for the 32 advisory council. 33 4. Members shall elect a chair annually and other officers 34 as the members determine. Members shall establish rules of 35 -3- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 3/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ procedure for the advisory council. 1 5. The advisory council shall meet at least quarterly and at 2 the call of the chair. 3 6. Members of the advisory council shall serve without 4 compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred 5 in the performance of their duties. 6 7. The advisory council shall review the core curriculum, 7 the core content standards, and the model curriculum adopted 8 pursuant to section 256.7, subsections 26, 28, and 63 upon 9 request of the director and make recommendations to the 10 director regarding a core curriculum framework and any 11 necessary changes to the core curriculum content standards and 12 model curriculum. In making recommendations, the advisory 13 council shall seek to further the goals of the core content 14 standards and any objectives established by the director. 15 DIVISION III 16 PARENT ADVOCACY NETWORK 17 Sec. 7. Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by 18 adding the following new subsection: 19 NEW SUBSECTION . 66. Establish a statewide parent 20 advocacy network to create an integrated, accessible set of 21 community-wide resources to support learning and development 22 by July 1, 2013. The statewide parent advocacy network shall 23 include at least one parent representative from each school 24 district in the state. The director shall coordinate with the 25 board of directors of each public school district to facilitate 26 the establishment and maintenance of the statewide parent 27 advocacy network. 28 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION . 279.68 Statewide parent advocacy 29 network. 30 The board of directors of each public school district shall 31 coordinate with the director of the department of education to 32 facilitate the establishment and maintenance of a statewide 33 parent advocacy network pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 34 66. The board of directors of each public school district 35 -4- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 4/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ shall assist the director of the department of education in 1 identifying at least one representative from each school 2 district in the state to serve on the statewide parent advocacy 3 network. 4 DIVISION IV 5 TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR PERFORMANCE 6 Sec. 9. Section 256.7, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by 7 adding the following new subsection: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 31. a. By January 1, 2013, adopt rules 9 establishing Iowa teaching and administration standards 10 that are aligned with best practices and nationally accepted 11 standards. 12 b. By July 1, 2013, adopt by rule statewide teacher 13 evaluation system and statewide administrator evaluation system 14 pilot programs which shall be implemented during the 2013-2014 15 school year. This paragraph is repealed July 1, 2015. 16 Sec. 10. Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by 17 adding the following new subsection: 18 NEW SUBSECTION . 64. a. Develop a statewide teacher 19 evaluation system and a statewide administrator evaluation 20 system that school districts, charter schools, and accredited 21 nonpublic schools shall use to standardize the instruments 22 and processes used to evaluate teachers and administrators 23 throughout the state. 24 b. The components of the statewide teacher evaluation system 25 shall include but not be limited to the following: 26 (1) Direct observation of classroom teaching behaviors. 27 (2) Strong consideration of student outcome measures, when 28 available for tested subjects and grades, to validate direct 29 observation of classroom teaching behaviors. 30 (3) Integration of the Iowa teaching standards. 31 (4) System applicability to teachers in all content areas 32 taught in a school. 33 Sec. 11. Section 284.3, Code 2011, is amended by adding the 34 following new subsection: 35 -5- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 5/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ NEW SUBSECTION . 4. This section is repealed July 1, 2013. 1 Sec. 12. Section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 2 2011, is amended to read as follows: 3 e. (1) Adopt a teacher evaluation plan that, at minimum, 4 requires a an annual performance review of teachers in the 5 district at least once every three years based upon the Iowa 6 teaching standards and individual professional development 7 plans in accordance with section 284.8 , and requires 8 administrators to complete evaluator training in accordance 9 with section 284.10 . 10 (2) Adopt, by July 1, 2014, the statewide teacher evaluation 11 system developed pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 64. 12 However, the school district may develop and submit to the 13 department for approval an alternative teacher evaluation 14 system that meets local and state educational goals. In lieu 15 of the statewide teacher evaluation system, the school district 16 may adopt and implement the alternative teacher evaluation 17 system upon receiving approval from the department. 18 Sec. 13. Section 284.8, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2011, are 19 amended to read as follows: 20 1. A school district shall provide for an annual 21 review a of each teacher’s performance at least once every 22 three years for purposes of assisting teachers in making 23 continuous improvement, documenting continued competence in 24 the Iowa teaching standards, identifying teachers in need of 25 improvement, or to determine whether the teacher’s practice 26 meets school district expectations for career advancement in 27 accordance with section 284.7 . The review shall be conducted 28 by at least one evaluator certified in accordance with section 29 284.10, and shall include, at minimum, classroom observation 30 of the teacher, the teacher’s progress, and implementation of 31 the teacher’s individual professional development plan, subject 32 to the level of resources provided to implement the plan; and 33 shall include supporting documentation from parents, students, 34 and other teachers. 35 -6- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 6/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 2. If , as a result of a review conducted pursuant to 1 subsection 1, a supervisor or an evaluator determines , at any 2 time, as a result of a teacher’s performance that the a teacher 3 is not meeting district expectations under the Iowa teaching 4 standards specified in section 284.3, subsection 1 , paragraphs 5 “a” through “h” established by the state board by rule , the 6 criteria for the Iowa teaching standards developed by the 7 department in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 46 , and 8 any other standards or criteria established in the collective 9 bargaining agreement, the evaluator shall, at the direction of 10 the teacher’s supervisor, recommend to the district that the 11 teacher participate in an intensive assistance program. The 12 intensive assistance program and its implementation are subject 13 to negotiation and grievance procedures established pursuant to 14 chapter 20 . All school districts shall be prepared to offer an 15 intensive assistance program. 16 Sec. 14. Section 284A.7, Code 2011, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 284A.7 Evaluation requirements for administrators. 19 1. A school district shall conduct an annual evaluation 20 of an administrator who holds a professional administrator 21 license issued under chapter 272 at least once every three 22 years chapter 256 for purposes of assisting the administrator 23 in making continuous improvement, documenting continued 24 competence in the Iowa standards for school administrators 25 adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 27 , or to 26 determine whether the administrator’s practice meets school 27 district expectations. The review shall include, at a minimum, 28 an assessment of the administrator’s competence in meeting 29 the Iowa standards for school administrators and the goals of 30 the administrator’s individual professional development plan, 31 including supporting documentation or artifacts aligned to the 32 Iowa standards for school administrators and the individual 33 administrator’s professional development plan. 34 2. Adopt the statewide administrator evaluation system 35 -7- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 7/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ developed pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 64. However, 1 the school district may develop and submit to the department 2 for approval an alternative administrator evaluation system 3 that meets local and state educational goals. In lieu of 4 the statewide administrator evaluation system, the school 5 district may adopt and implement the alternative administrator 6 evaluation system upon receiving approval from the department. 7 Sec. 15. STATEWIDE EDUCATOR EVALUATION SYSTEM TASK 8 FORCE. The director of the department of education shall 9 appoint, and provide staffing services for, a task force to 10 conduct a study regarding a statewide teacher evaluation 11 system and a statewide administrator evaluation system. The 12 study of a statewide teacher evaluation system shall include a 13 review of student outcome measures described in section 256.9, 14 subsection 64, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (2). To the extent 15 possible, appointments shall be made to provide geographical 16 area representation and to comply with sections 69.16, 69.16A, 17 and 69.16C. The task force, at a minimum, shall include in its 18 recommendations and proposal a tiered evaluation system that 19 differentiates ineffective, minimally effective, effective, and 20 highly effective performance by teachers and administrators. 21 The task force shall submit its findings, recommendations, and 22 a proposal for each system to the state board of education by 23 October 15, 2012. 24 Sec. 16. TEACHER PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION, AND CAREER 25 DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE. 26 1. The director of the department of education shall 27 appoint, and provide staffing services for, a teacher 28 performance, compensation, and career development task force 29 to develop recommendations for a new teacher compensation 30 system to replace the current teacher compensation system which 31 addresses, at a minimum, the following: 32 a. The duties and responsibilities of apprentice, career, 33 mentor, and master teachers. 34 b. Utilizing retired teachers as mentors. 35 -8- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 8/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ c. Strategic and meaningful uses of finite resources and the 1 realignment of resources currently available. 2 d. Mechanisms to substantially increase the average salary 3 of teachers who assume leadership roles within the profession. 4 e. Standardizing implementation of task force 5 recommendations in all of Iowa’s school districts and public 6 charter schools. 7 2. The director of the department of education shall appoint 8 and provide staffing services for a task force whose members 9 shall represent teachers, parents, school administrators, 10 and business and community leaders. Insofar as practicable, 11 appointments shall be made to provide geographical area 12 representation and to comply with sections 69.16, 69.16A, and 13 69.16C. 14 3. The state board of education shall consider the findings 15 and recommendations of the task force when adopting rules 16 establishing Iowa teaching standards pursuant to this Act. 17 4. The task force shall submit its findings and 18 recommendations in a report to the state board of education, 19 the governor, and the general assembly by October 15, 2012. 20 Sec. 17. REPEAL. Section 284.14A, Code 2011, is repealed. 21 Sec. 18. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The sections of 22 this division of this Act providing for the appointment of 23 the statewide educator evaluation system task force and the 24 appointment of the teacher performance, compensation, and 25 career development task force, being deemed of immediate 26 importance, take effect upon enactment. 27 DIVISION V 28 INNOVATION ACCELERATION PROGRAM —— FUND 29 Sec. 19. NEW SECTION . 256.65 Innovation acceleration 30 program —— fund. 31 1. An innovation acceleration program is established 32 in the department to be administered by the department to 33 provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of 34 improving student achievement and educational attainment in 35 -9- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 9/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, 1 innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact 2 on improving student achievement or student growth, closing 3 achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing parental 4 involvement, increasing attendance rates, increasing high 5 school graduation rates, or increasing college and career 6 program enrollment and completion rates. The state board shall 7 adopt rules relating to applicant eligibility, application 8 procedures, and awarding of grants. 9 2. The program shall be designed to enable grantees to 10 accomplish all of the following: 11 a. Expand and develop innovative practices that can serve as 12 models of best practices. 13 b. Work in partnership with the private sector, 14 community-based organizations, and the philanthropic community. 15 c. Identify and document best practices that can be shared 16 and expanded based on demonstrated success. 17 3. An innovation acceleration fund is created in the state 18 treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall 19 be administered by the director and shall consist of all moneys 20 deposited in the fund, including any moneys appropriated by the 21 general assembly and any other moneys available to and obtained 22 or accepted by the department from local, state, federal, or 23 private sources for purposes of the innovation acceleration 24 program. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund at 25 the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund 26 of the state. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, 27 interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited 28 to the fund. 29 DIVISION VI 30 ONLINE LEARNING 31 Sec. 20. Section 256.7, subsection 8, Code Supplement 2011, 32 is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 33 thereof the following: 34 8. Adopt rules providing for the establishment of an online 35 -10- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 10/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ learning program model. For purposes of this section and 1 sections 256.9 and 256.27, “online learning” means educational 2 instruction and content which is delivered primarily over the 3 internet. “Online learning” does not include printed-based 4 correspondence education, broadcast television or radio, 5 videocassettes, or stand-alone educational software programs 6 that do not have a significant internet-based instructional 7 component. 8 Sec. 21. Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by 9 adding the following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 65. a. Develop and establish an online 11 learning program model in accordance with rules adopted 12 pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 8. 13 b. Grant a waiver to school districts, charter schools, 14 and accredited nonpublic schools that implement an online 15 learning program aligned with the program model developed and 16 established pursuant to this subsection. A school district or 17 school seeking a waiver pursuant to this paragraph shall submit 18 a plan for an online learning program to the director for 19 approval. A school district or school whose online learning 20 program plan is approved by the director may be granted a 21 waiver only for purposes of implementing the approved online 22 learning program. The standards that may be waived pursuant to 23 this paragraph are as follows: 24 (1) The minimum number of instructional days required 25 pursuant to section 279.10, subsection 1, and the minimum 26 number of instructional hours required pursuant to section 27 256.7, subsection 19. Notwithstanding any provision to the 28 contrary, the waiver may exempt school districts and schools 29 from any statutory requirement that students be physically 30 present in a school building and under the guidance and 31 instruction of the instructional professional staff employed by 32 the school district or the school except as necessary under the 33 rules adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 8. 34 (2) Any statutory requirement that a subject being studied 35 -11- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 11/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ by a student enrolled in an approved online learning program be 1 a subject that is offered and taught by the professional staff 2 of the school district or school. 3 c. Require that the school district or school granted a 4 waiver pursuant to paragraph “b” implement and incorporate 5 into its comprehensive school improvement plan required under 6 section 256.7, subsection 21, accountability measures designed 7 to demonstrate that academic credit is awarded based upon 8 successful completion of content or achievement of competencies 9 by students enrolled in the approved online learning program. 10 d. Establish criteria for school districts or schools to 11 use when choosing providers of online learning to meet the 12 online learning program requirements specified in rules adopted 13 pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 8. 14 Sec. 22. NEW SECTION . 256.27 Online learning program model. 15 1. Online learning program model established. The director, 16 pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 65, shall establish an 17 online learning program model that provides for the following: 18 a. Online access to high-quality content, instructional 19 materials, and blended learning. 20 b. Coursework customized to the needs of the student using 21 online content. 22 c. A means for a student to demonstrate competency in 23 completed online coursework. 24 d. High-quality online instruction taught by appropriately 25 licensed teachers. 26 e. Online content and instruction evaluated on the basis of 27 student learning outcomes. 28 f. Use of funds available for online learning for program 29 development, implementation, and innovation. 30 g. Infrastructure that supports online learning. 31 h. Online administration of online course assessments. 32 2. Online learning program waiver application. A school 33 district, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may 34 apply to the department for a waiver to implement an online 35 -12- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 12/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ learning program pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 65. 1 3. Private providers. At the discretion of the school board 2 or authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school, 3 after consideration of circumstances created by necessity, 4 convenience, and cost-effectiveness, courses developed by 5 private providers may be utilized by the school district or 6 school in implementing a high-quality online learning program. 7 Courses obtained from private providers shall be taught by 8 teachers licensed under this chapter. 9 4. Grading. Grades in online courses shall be based, 10 at a minimum, on whether a student mastered the subject, 11 demonstrated competency, and met the standards established 12 by the school district. Grades shall be conferred by 13 appropriately licensed teachers only. 14 5. Accreditation criteria. All online courses and programs 15 shall meet existing accreditation standards. 16 Sec. 23. Section 256.33, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 1. The department shall consort with school districts, 19 area education agencies, community colleges, and colleges 20 and universities to provide assistance to them in the use 21 of educational technology for instruction purposes. The 22 department shall consult with the advisory committee on 23 telecommunications, established in section 256.7, subsection 7 , 24 and other users of educational technology on the development 25 and operation of programs under this section , section 256.9, 26 subsection 65, and section 256.27 . 27 DIVISION VII 28 EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS EXEMPTIONS 29 Sec. 24. Section 256.11, subsection 8, Code 2011, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 8. a. Upon request of the board of directors of a public 32 school district or the authorities in charge of a nonpublic 33 school, the director may, for a number of years to be specified 34 by the director, grant the district board or the authorities 35 -13- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 13/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ in charge of the nonpublic school exemption from one or more 1 of the requirements of the educational program specified in 2 subsection 5 . The exemption may be renewed. Exemptions 3 shall be granted only if the director deems that the request 4 made is an essential part of a planned innovative curriculum 5 project which the director determines will adequately meet 6 the educational needs and interests of the pupils and be 7 broadly consistent with the intent of the educational program 8 as defined in subsection 5 . The request for exemption shall 9 include all of the following: 10 a. (1) Rationale of the project to include supportive 11 research evidence. 12 b. (2) Objectives of the project. 13 c. (3) Provisions for administration and conduct of the 14 project, including the use of personnel, facilities, time, 15 techniques, and activities. 16 d. (4) Plans for evaluation of the project by testing 17 and observational measures of pupil progress in reaching the 18 objectives. 19 e. (5) Plans for revisions of the project based on 20 evaluation measures. 21 f. (6) Plans for periodic reports to the department. 22 g. (7) The estimated cost of the project. 23 b. Upon request of the board of directors of a public 24 school district, the director may, for a number of years to be 25 specified by the director, grant the district board exemption 26 from one or more of the requirements of the educational program 27 specified in this section if the school district complies with 28 the requirements set forth in section 256F.4, subsection 2, 29 paragraphs “a” through “m” , the request for exemption includes 30 the components specified in paragraph “a” , subparagraphs (1) 31 through (7), and the director deems that the request made is an 32 essential part of a planned innovative curriculum project which 33 the director determines will adequately meet the educational 34 needs and interests of the pupils and be broadly consistent 35 -14- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 14/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ with the intent of the educational program as defined in this 1 section. 2 c. The director shall submit a report by February 1, 3 annually, to the state board, the governor, and the general 4 assembly that lists all of the exemptions granted pursuant to 5 this subsection and the reasons for which each exemption was 6 granted by the director. 7 DIVISION VIII 8 EDUCATOR IDENTIFIER SYSTEM AND EDUCATION 9 PLACEMENT CLEARINGHOUSE 10 Sec. 25. NEW SECTION . 256.28 Educator identifier system and 11 education placement clearinghouse. 12 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context 13 otherwise requires: 14 a. “Educator” means a teacher or principal. 15 b. “Principal” means the same as defined in section 256.100, 16 subsection 10. 17 c. “Teacher” means the same as defined in section 256.100, 18 subsection 17. 19 2. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 20 general assembly, there is established within the department 21 an educator identifier system and an education placement 22 clearinghouse for use by all educators and potential educators 23 and by Iowa’s school districts, area education agencies, 24 charter schools, and accredited nonpublic schools. 25 3. The educator identifier system shall be designed for the 26 purposes of providing information for the following uses: 27 a. Studying teacher shortage areas and identifying any 28 possible solutions. 29 b. Studying practitioner preparation programs, educator 30 professional development programs, and educator mobility and 31 retention issues. 32 c. Improving teaching and student learning, including the 33 use of data to recognize, reward, and develop the careers of 34 individual educators. 35 -15- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 15/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ d. Collecting data for use in developing a longitudinal data 1 system that may be used with the educator identifier system to 2 match educators to students. 3 e. Allowing the state to gather baseline data about the 4 distribution of highly qualified teachers, including the number 5 and percent of teachers employed in schools in the state with 6 the highest-poverty and lowest-poverty levels, and to take 7 actions to address any inequities in the distribution of highly 8 qualified teachers throughout the state. 9 f. Enabling teachers to enhance student instruction through 10 the use of performance and longitudinal growth data. 11 4. A person who applies for or holds a license issued under 12 chapter 256 shall be assigned a unique identifier under the 13 educator identifier system. 14 5. The unique identifier shall not use any personal 15 identifying information, such as social security numbers or 16 contact information, except for alignment purposes in data 17 processing. Any such personal identifying information that 18 is collected for alignment purposes shall be maintained in a 19 secure data location so data sets can be matched based on the 20 personal identifying information when the identifier is not 21 included. 22 6. The educator identifier system shall include, at a 23 minimum, all of the following protections for educators, school 24 districts, area education agencies, charter schools, and 25 practitioner preparation programs: 26 a. The use of information that a school district, area 27 education agency, or charter school obtains from any other 28 source shall not be restricted by the provisions of this 29 subsection. 30 b. This subsection does not restrict the authority of a 31 school district, area education agency, or charter school to 32 do any of the following: 33 (1) Assign individual educators to specific grades, levels, 34 programs, or schools. 35 -16- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 16/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ (2) Direct the professional development of individual 1 educators. 2 (3) Collaboratively design and develop, with representation 3 from the teachers and principals employed by the school 4 district, area education agency, and charter school, 5 alternative compensation plans through the procedures adopted 6 by the school district, area education agency, or charter 7 school for setting educator compensation. 8 c. The director, after consultation with practitioner 9 preparation programs, shall establish protocols for the release 10 of system data relating to graduates to their respective 11 practitioner preparation programs for the purpose of program 12 evaluation. Protocols shall comply with all federal laws. 13 d. The department may use system data to preliminarily 14 identify practices that show promise of improving student 15 outcomes or educator performance, if the practices are verified 16 by additional evidence. 17 e. The system shall comply with all state and federal 18 privacy laws in order to ensure the confidentiality and 19 appropriate uses of information included in the system. 20 Aggregate, nonidentifying information obtained from the 21 system shall be made available at multiple levels, including 22 state, school district, area education agency, charter school, 23 practitioner preparation program, nongovernmental entity, 24 and individual levels, through varying degrees of access, as 25 designated by the director. 26 7. Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the 27 contrary, a school district, charter school, or area education 28 agency may use the system to merge, manage, or access any 29 information that it is otherwise authorized to obtain and 30 the use of such information shall not be restricted in any 31 way that is otherwise permitted by federal or state statute. 32 Information obtained through the system that school districts, 33 charter schools, or area education agencies are not otherwise 34 authorized to obtain may be used to achieve the purposes 35 -17- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 17/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ described in subsection 3, so long as it is not used in any way 1 inconsistent with the protections set out in subsection 6. 2 8. The education placement clearinghouse shall be designed 3 and implemented for the posting of all education job openings 4 offered by the school districts, area education agencies, 5 charter schools, and accredited nonpublic schools in the state. 6 a. School districts, area education agencies, charter 7 schools, and accredited nonpublic schools shall submit their 8 education job openings to the department for posting on the 9 department’s internet site. 10 b. An applicant shall apply once to the department, upon 11 forms furnished or made available in electronic form and 12 prescribed by the director, and shall indicate the applicant’s 13 job interests, including but not limited to regions of 14 interest, levels or areas of endorsement and licensure, and 15 interests in current job postings on the department’s internet 16 site. Only applicants who apply and meet requirements of this 17 paragraph are eligible to be interviewed for a job opening 18 posted pursuant to paragraph “a” . The director shall provide 19 applicants with an option to update the information submitted 20 in accordance with this paragraph. 21 c. The director shall develop and implement a screening 22 process to identify high-quality educators that uses but is 23 not limited to the data collected from the educator identifier 24 system. 25 d. A school district, area education agency, charter school, 26 or accredited nonpublic school that interviews an applicant 27 pursuant to paragraph “b” may request information from the 28 applicant that was not collected and is not maintained by the 29 clearinghouse, but shall not ask an applicant for information 30 that duplicates information collected from the applicant and 31 maintained by the clearinghouse. 32 e. This subsection shall not be construed to discourage 33 a school district, area education agency, charter school, or 34 accredited nonpublic school from advertising, or from otherwise 35 -18- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 18/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ making known, the positions available through the education 1 placement clearinghouse. 2 DIVISION IX 3 CLASS SHARING AGREEMENTS 4 Sec. 26. Section 257.11, subsection 3, Code 2011, is amended 5 by adding the following new paragraph: 6 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. A school district that collaborates with 7 a community college to provide a college-level class that uses 8 an activities-based, project-based, and problem-based learning 9 approach and that is offered through a partnership with a 10 nationally recognized provider of rigorous and innovative 11 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curriculum 12 for schools, which provider is exempt from taxation under 13 section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, is eligible to 14 receive additional weighting under a supplementary weighting 15 plan adopted pursuant to this subsection. 16 DIVISION X 17 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION LICENSURE PROVISIONS 18 Sec. 27. NEW SECTION . 256.100 Definitions. 19 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise 20 requires: 21 1. “Administrator” means a person who is licensed to 22 coordinate, supervise, or direct an educational program or the 23 activities of other practitioners. 24 2. “Board” means the board of educational examiners. 25 3. “Certificate” means limited recognition to perform 26 instruction and instruction-related duties in school, other 27 than those duties for which practitioners are licensed. A 28 certificate is nonexclusive recognition and does not confer the 29 exclusive authority of a license. 30 4. “License” means the authority that is given to allow 31 a person to legally serve as a practitioner, a school, an 32 institution, or a course of study to legally offer professional 33 development programs, other than those programs offered by 34 practitioner preparation schools, institutions, courses of 35 -19- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 19/ 156

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ study, or area education agencies. A license is the exclusive 1 authority to perform these functions. 2 5. “Paraeducator” means a person who is certified to assist 3 a teacher in the performance of instructional tasks to support 4 and assist classroom instruction and related school activities. 5 6. “Practitioner” means an administrator, teacher, or other 6 licensed professional, including an individual who holds a 7 statement of professional recognition, who provides educational 8 assistance to students. 9 7. “Practitioner preparation program” means a program 10 approved by the state board which prepares a person to obtain a 11 license as a practitioner. 12 8. “Principal” means a licensed member of a school’s 13 instructional staff who serves as an instructional leader, 14 coordinates the process and substance of educational and 15 instructional programs, coordinates the budget of the school, 16 provides formative evaluation for all practitioners and other 17 persons in the school, recommends or has effective authority 18 to appoint, assign, promote, or transfer personnel in a school 19 building, implements the local school board’s policy in a 20 manner consistent with professional practice and ethics, and 21 assists in the development and supervision of a school’s 22 student activities program. 23 9. “Professional development program” means a course or 24 program which is offered by a person or agency for the purpose 25 of providing continuing education for the renewal or upgrading 26 of a practitioner’s license. 27 10. “School” means a school under section 280.2, an area 28 education agency, and a school operated by a state agency for 29 special purposes. 30 11. “School administration manager” means a person who 31 is authorized to assist a school principal in performing 32 noninstructional administrative duties. 33 12. “School service personnel” means those persons holding 34 a practitioner’s license who provide support services for a 35 -20- LSB 5398XL (18) 84 kh/rj 20/ 156