House
File
8
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
8
BY
WILLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
establishment
of
teacher
quality
1
demonstration
pilot
projects
by
school
districts
and
2
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
284.18
Teacher
quality
1
demonstration
pilot
projects.
2
1.
Definitions.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
3
otherwise
requires:
4
a.
“Applicant”
means
the
school
superintendent
of
the
school
5
district
in
which
a
cluster
is
located.
6
b.
“Cluster”
means
a
set
of
attendance
centers
consisting
7
of
not
less
than
one
high
school,
not
more
than
four
middle
8
schools,
and
not
more
than
seven
elementary
schools
in
a
given
9
school
district.
10
c.
“Teacher”
means
a
member
of
the
instructional
staff
11
who
may
or
may
not
be
licensed
under
chapter
272
and
who
is
12
employed
by
the
school
district
to
provide
instruction
in
the
13
cluster
on
a
part-time
or
full-time
basis.
14
2.
Department
responsibilities.
The
department
shall
do
all
15
of
the
following:
16
a.
Make
information
available
on
its
internet
site
regarding
17
teacher
quality
demonstration
pilot
project
requirements
and
18
the
pilot
project
application
and
review
process.
19
b.
Approve
applications
for
the
creation
of
not
less
20
than
five,
nor
more
than
twelve,
pilot
projects
submitted
21
by
clusters
that
develop
systems
for
attracting,
retaining,
22
rewarding,
and
motivating
teachers
in
accordance
with
this
23
section.
24
c.
Review
each
pilot
project
annually
based
on
the
data
25
submitted
in
the
school
district’s
comprehensive
school
26
improvement
plan.
The
department
may
withdraw
approval
of
a
27
teacher
quality
demonstration
pilot
project
for
failure
of
a
28
cluster
to
meet
the
pilot
project
requirements
of
subsection
29
3.
If
the
department
withdraws
its
approval,
waivers
and
30
exceptions
granted
to
a
school
district
or
cluster
for
purposes
31
of
this
section
under
subsection
5;
section
256.9,
subsection
32
39;
or
section
256.11,
subsection
8,
are
revoked.
33
3.
Pilot
project
requirements.
Each
cluster
as
part
of
a
34
teacher
quality
demonstration
project
shall
meet
the
following
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requirements:
1
a.
Establish
multiple
career
paths
for
teachers.
2
b.
Place
all
teachers
in
expanded
roles,
which
may
include
3
but
are
not
limited
to
leadership,
program
director,
master
4
teacher,
and
mentor,
and
any
other
position
approved
by
the
5
director.
In
expanding
the
roles,
the
director
shall
take
into
6
consideration
the
interests,
abilities,
and
accomplishments
of
7
teachers
within
the
cluster.
8
c.
Provide
for
market-based
compensation
of
teachers
9
under
which
teacher
compensation
levels
are
based
on
the
10
accomplishments
and
performance
of
teachers,
student
academic
11
achievement,
and
evaluation
from
peers,
senior
teachers,
and
12
attendance
center
principals.
13
d.
Offer
performance-based
accountability
as
follows:
14
(1)
Eliminate
teacher
tenure
and
establish
three-year
15
teaching
contracts.
16
(2)
Establish
a
system
for
teacher
hiring
and
advancement
17
that
is
based
on
evaluation
of
a
teacher’s
performance
by
peers
18
who
are
employed
by
the
school
district
and
by
peers
who
are
19
not
employed
by
the
school
district.
20
e.
Include
ongoing
professional
development
activities
that
21
meet
all
of
the
following
requirements:
22
(1)
Are
directly
related
to
the
curriculum
and
content
areas
23
in
which
the
teacher
provides
instruction.
24
(2)
Are
tied
to
challenging
state
or
local
content
and
25
student
performance
standards.
26
(3)
Are
related
to
the
instruction
in
methods
of
27
disciplining
children
at
the
grade
level
taught
by
the
teacher.
28
(4)
Are
proven
effective
instructional
strategies
and
29
methods
for
improving
student
achievement.
30
f.
Establish
a
formal
teacher
mentoring
system
in
which
31
beginning
teachers
and
teachers
in
need
of
intensive
assistance
32
are
mentored
by
master
teachers.
33
g.
Establish,
notwithstanding
section
256.7,
subsection
34
3,
and
chapter
272,
an
alternative
preparation
program
to
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train
and
hire
an
individual
who
possesses,
at
a
minimum,
a
1
baccalaureate
degree
in
the
field
in
which
the
individual
2
will
be
employed
to
provide
instruction
as
a
teacher
at
3
an
attendance
center
in
the
cluster.
The
individual
must
4
demonstrate
expertise
in
the
field
in
which
they
will
provide
5
instruction.
6
h.
Make
available
to
an
individual
who
is
employed
under
7
paragraph
“g”
opportunities
to
meet
the
requirements
for
a
8
teaching
license
under
chapter
272
or
to
become
certified
by
9
the
national
board
for
professional
teaching
standards.
10
4.
Pilot
project
application
requirements.
An
application
11
to
implement
a
teacher
quality
demonstration
pilot
project
12
under
this
section
may
only
be
submitted
by
the
superintendent
13
of
the
school
district
in
the
time
and
manner
determined
by
14
the
department.
Each
application
shall
include
all
of
the
15
following
information:
16
a.
A
description
of
how
the
pilot
project
will
assist
the
17
school
district
in
achieving
the
student
achievement
goals
in
18
the
school
district’s
comprehensive
school
improvement
plan.
19
b.
Identification
and
description
of
the
attendance
centers
20
that
will
comprise
the
cluster.
21
c.
A
description
of
the
pilot
project
and
how
the
cluster
22
will
comply
with
the
requirements
of
subsection
3.
23
d.
An
assurance
that
the
school
district
will
increase
the
24
salaries
of
teachers
who
are
employed
at
the
attendance
centers
25
that
comprise
the
cluster,
with
descriptions
of
when
and
how
26
teachers
will
be
compensated
at
the
various
role
levels
and
the
27
impact
a
teacher’s
performance
evaluation
may
reasonably
be
28
expected
to
have
on
the
teacher’s
salary.
29
e.
A
detailed
description
of
the
cost
of
the
pilot
project,
30
including
but
not
limited
to
how
the
school
district
will
31
reallocate
or
raise
funds
to
cover
the
costs
associated
with
32
implementation
of
the
pilot
project.
33
f.
A
description
of
the
statutes
and
rules
requirements
34
and
provisions
that
the
department
is
requested
to
waive
under
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subsection
5;
section
256.9,
subsection
39;
and
section
256.11,
1
subsection
8.
2
5.
Inapplicability
of
statutes
——
agreement
provisions
void.
3
a.
The
probation,
evaluation,
employment,
and
due
process
4
requirements
and
provisions
of
sections
279.12,
279.13,
279.14,
5
279.15,
279.16,
279.17,
279.18,
279.19,
279.19A,
279.19B,
6
279.21,
279.27,
and
279.43
shall
not
apply
to
teachers
and
7
administrators
employed
by
a
school
district
to
practice
in
a
8
cluster
as
part
of
a
teacher
quality
demonstration
project.
9
b.
The
provisions
of
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
10
entered
into
by
a
school
district
and
the
licensed
employees
11
of
the
school
district
that
is
approved
to
establish
a
teacher
12
quality
demonstration
pilot
project
under
this
section,
13
which
are
inconsistent
with
the
compensation,
evaluation,
and
14
performance-based
accountability
requirements
of
a
teacher
15
quality
demonstration
pilot
project
approved
by
the
department
16
pursuant
to
this
section,
are
deemed
void
and
unenforceable
for
17
the
duration
of
the
pilot
project.
18
6.
Evaluation
requirements
——
report.
The
department
and
19
each
school
district
operating
a
teacher
quality
demonstration
20
pilot
project
approved
under
this
section
shall
regularly
21
evaluate
and
document
the
activities
and
approaches
utilized
22
and
outcomes
achieved
under
a
pilot
project.
The
department
23
shall
compile
and
summarize
the
results
of
the
school
24
districts’
evaluations
in
an
annual
report
which
shall
include
25
the
department’s
findings
and
recommendations
and
shall
be
26
submitted
to
the
state
board
and
to
the
general
assembly.
27
Sec.
2.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
collective
28
bargaining
agreements
entered
into
or
renewed
by
a
school
29
district
and
the
licensed
employees
of
the
school
district
on
30
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
the
establishment
of
teacher
quality
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demonstration
pilot
projects
for
a
three-year
renewable
period
1
by
clusters
of
attendance
centers
within
a
school
district
if
2
approved
by
the
department
of
education.
3
GENERAL
PROVISIONS.
Only
the
school
district’s
4
superintendent
may
apply
to
the
department
for
approval
to
5
operate
a
teacher
quality
demonstration
pilot
project.
Each
6
pilot
project
is
comprised
of
a
cluster
within
the
school
7
district.
Each
cluster
must
include
not
less
than
one
high
8
school,
not
more
than
four
middle
schools,
and
not
more
than
9
seven
elementary
schools
in
a
given
school
district.
10
The
bill
defines
“teacher”
to
mean
a
member
of
the
11
instructional
staff
who
may
or
may
not
be
licensed
under
Code
12
chapter
272
and
who
is
employed
by
the
school
district
to
13
provide
instruction
in
the
cluster
on
a
part-time
or
full-time
14
basis.
15
The
department
must
make
information
regarding
teacher
16
quality
demonstration
pilot
project
requirements
and
the
17
pilot
project
application
and
review
process
available
on
its
18
internet
site;
must
approve
applications
for
the
creation
19
of
between
5
and
12
pilot
projects;
and
must
review
each
20
pilot
project
annually
based
on
the
data
submitted
in
the
21
school
district’s
comprehensive
school
improvement
plan.
22
The
department
may
withdraw
approval
of
a
pilot
project
for
23
failure
to
meet
pilot
project
requirements.
If
the
department
24
withdraws
its
approval,
waivers
and
exceptions
granted
for
25
purposes
of
the
pilot
project
are
revoked.
26
PILOT
PROJECT
REQUIREMENTS.
The
bill
lists
the
requirements
27
each
pilot
project
must
meet,
including
but
not
limited
28
to
multiple
career
paths
for
teachers;
expanded
roles
29
for
teachers;
market-based
compensation
for
teachers;
30
performance-based
accountability
of
teachers
that
includes
31
elimination
of
teacher
tenure
and
establishment
of
three-year
32
teaching
contracts;
a
system
for
teacher
hiring
and
advancement
33
based
on
peer
evaluation;
ongoing
professional
development
34
activities;
and
a
formal
teacher
mentoring
system.
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The
pilot
project
must
also
establish
an
alternative
1
preparation
program
to
train
and
hire
an
individual
who
2
possesses,
at
a
minimum,
a
baccalaureate
degree
in
the
field
in
3
which
the
individual
will
be
employed
to
provide
instruction
4
as
a
teacher
at
an
attendance
center
in
the
cluster.
The
bill
5
nullifies
the
practitioner
preparation
program
provisions
of
6
Code
section
256.7,
subsection
3,
and
the
provisions
of
Code
7
chapter
272,
for
purposes
of
this
pilot
project
requirement.
8
Such
individuals
must
also
be
provided
with
opportunities
9
to
meet
the
requirements
for
a
teaching
license
under
Code
10
chapter
272
or
to
become
certified
by
the
national
board
for
11
professional
teaching
standards.
12
PILOT
PROJECT
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS.
The
bill
requires
13
that
a
pilot
project
application
include
a
description
of
how
14
the
pilot
project
will
assist
the
school
district
in
achieving
15
the
district’s
student
achievement
goals;
identification
and
16
description
of
the
attendance
centers
that
will
comprise
the
17
cluster;
a
description
of
the
pilot
project
and
how
the
cluster
18
will
comply
with
the
pilot
project
requirements;
an
assurance
19
that
the
school
district
will
increase
teacher
salaries;
20
a
detailed
description
of
pilot
project
costs
and
how
the
21
district
will
reallocate
or
raise
funds
to
cover
the
costs;
22
and
a
description
of
the
statutes
and
rules
requirements
and
23
provisions
that
the
department
is
requested
to
waive.
24
INAPPLICABILITY
OF
STATUTES
——
AGREEMENT
PROVISIONS
VOID.
25
The
bill
provides
that
the
probation,
evaluation,
employment,
26
and
due
process
requirements
and
provisions
of
Code
chapter
279
27
do
not
apply
to
teachers
and
administrators
in
a
pilot
project,
28
and
any
collective
bargaining
provision
that
is
inconsistent
29
with
any
compensation,
evaluation,
and
performance-based
30
accountability
requirement
of
a
teacher
quality
demonstration
31
pilot
project
is
deemed
void
and
unenforceable.
32
EVALUATION
REQUIREMENTS
——
REPORT.
The
department
and
33
each
school
district
operating
an
approved
pilot
project
must
34
regularly
evaluate
and
document
the
activities
and
approaches
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utilized
and
outcomes
achieved
under
a
pilot
project.
The
1
department
shall
compile
and
summarize
the
results
of
the
2
evaluations
in
an
annual
report
which
shall
include
the
3
department’s
findings
and
recommendations
and
shall
be
4
submitted
to
the
state
board
of
education
and
to
the
general
5
assembly.
6
The
bill
applies
to
collective
bargaining
agreements
entered
7
into
or
renewed
by
a
school
district
and
the
licensed
employees
8
of
the
school
district
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
9
bill.
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