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1.The department shall establish a fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program under
a contract with an Iowa-based nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income
taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; has membership from
the six state fine arts organizations representing kindergarten through grade twelve general
music, choral music, instrumental music, visual arts, and drama and theater arts educators;
and has administered a federally funded statewide fine arts mentoring program since 2006.
2.Program criteria shall include a required match of one dollar provided by the
organization contracting to deliver services under subsection 1 for each dollar provided to
the organization by the department. Moneys in the fund established under subsection 6 s
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1. The department shall establish a fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program under
a contract with an Iowa-based nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income
taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; has membership from
the six state fine arts organizations representing kindergarten through grade twelve general
music, choral music, instrumental music, visual arts, and drama and theater arts educators;
and has administered a federally funded statewide fine arts mentoring program since 2006.
2. Program criteria shall include a required match of one dollar provided by the
organization contracting to deliver services under subsection 1 for each dollar provided to
the organization by the department. Moneys in the fund established under subsection 6 shall
not be disbursed until the department receives evidence that the organization meets or will
meet the match requirement. The department may consider in-kind contributions received
by the organization for matching purposes.
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3. The program provided under contract by the nonprofit organization shall provide for
all of the following:
a. Activities and consultation in support of beginning fine arts teachers employed in
Iowa’s school districts, including but not limited to guidance in the classroom and at
meetings, and resources of materials, time, and financial scholarship for state conferences
that will support a beginning fine arts teacher’s effectiveness in the classroom.
b. Coordinationofretiredandcurrentlyemployedexperiencedfineartsmentoreducators
with beginning fine arts educators.
c. Materials and advice specifically designed to prepare beginning fine arts teachers for
success in the fine arts classroom and to prepare kindergarten through grade twelve students
for school district fine arts performances and festivals.
4. The nonprofit organization under contract with the department under this section shall
provide quarterly reports detailing the organization’s compliance with the requirements of
subsection 3 and the expenditures of moneys for purposes of the fine arts beginning teacher
mentoring program.
5. The director of the department may for good cause suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew
a contract entered into in accordance with the provisions of this section.
6. There is established in the state treasury a fine arts beginning teacher mentoring
fund that is under the control of and administered by the department of education. The
department may accept gifts, grants, bequests, and other private contributions, as well as
state or federal funds, and shall deposit the moneys in the fund to be used for purposes of
the fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to
the department and shall be used for the purposes of this section. Moneys in the fund may
be used to reimburse mentors for business travel expenses incurred in the performance of
a mentor’s duties at a rate not to exceed the current rate of reimbursement allowed under
the standard method for computation of business travel expenses pursuant to the Internal
Revenue Code. The department shall not commingle federal, state, and private funds within
the fund. Moneys appropriated for the program shall supplement, not supplant, moneys
appropriated for purposes of the beginning teacher mentoring and induction program
created under section 284.5. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain
unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal
year. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest earned on moneys in the fine
arts beginning teacher mentoring fund shall be credited to the fund.