§ 284.16 — Instructional coach model

Iowa § 284.16

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 284: TEACHER PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

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1. Instructional coach model. The instructional coach and curriculum and professional
development leader model shall include, at a minimum, the following levels and
requirements:
a. Beginning teacher level. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, the beginning
teacher shall be paid not less than forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. For the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2025, and each subsequent fiscal year, the beginning teacher shall be
paid not less than fifty thousand dollars. Each beginning teacher shall meet the following
requirements:
(1) Has successfully completed an approved practitioner preparation program as defined
in section 256.145 or holds an intern teacher license issued under chapter 256, subchapter
VII, part 3.
(2) Holds an initial or intern teacher license issued under chapter 256, subchapter VII,
part 3.
(3) Completes, during the initial year of teaching, a teacher residency that meets the
requirements set forth in section 284.15, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1).
b. Career teacher level. A career teacher is a teacher who holds a statement of
professional recognition issued under chapter 256, subchapter VII, part 3, or who meets the
following requirements:
(1) Has successfully completed a comprehensive evaluation.
(2) Is reviewed by the school district as demonstrating the competencies of a career
teacher.
(3) Holds a valid license issued under chapter 256, subchapter VII, part 3.
(4) Participates in teacher professional development as set forth in this chapter and
demonstrates continuous improvement in teaching.
c. Instructional coach level.
(1) An instructional coach shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements specified for a
career teacher in paragraph “b”, and engage full-time in instructional coaching.
(2) For purposes of this paragraph, “instructional coaching” means additional guidance
in one or more aspects of the teaching profession provided to teachers.
(3) Assignment as an instructional coach to an individual teacher shall be based on either
a request from a principal or from an individual teacher upon approval of a principal.
(4) Instructional coaching shall include detailed preliminary discussions as to areas
in which the teachers being coached desire to improve; formulation of an action plan to
bring about such improvement; in-class supervision by the instructional coach; postclass
discussion of strengths, weaknesses, and strategies for improvement; and dialogue between
the instructional coach and students and school officials regarding the teachers being
coached. An instructional coach shall coordinate instructional coaching activities relating to
training and professional development with an area education agency where appropriate.
(5) Thecontracttermforaninstructionalcoachshallexceedbytendaysthecontractterm
issued to career teachers under section 279.13. An instructional coach shall receive a stipend
of not less than five thousand nor more than seven thousand dollars annually in addition to
the teacher’s salary as a career teacher.
d. Curriculum and professional development leader level. The contract term for a
curriculum and professional development leader shall exceed by fifteen days the contract
term issued to model teachers under section 279.13, and the curriculum and professional
development leader shall receive a stipend of not less than ten thousand nor more than
twelve thousand dollars annually in addition to the teacher’s salary as a career teacher. A
curriculum and professional development leader shall do the following:
(1) Provide and demonstrate teaching on an ongoing basis.

(2) Routinely work strategically with teachers in planning, monitoring, reviewing, and
implementing best instructional practices.
(3) Observe and coach teachers in effective instructional practices.
(4) Support teacher growth and reflective practices.
(5) Work with and train classroom teachers to provide interventions aligned by subject
area.
(6) Support instruction and learning through the use of technology.
(7) Actively participate in collaborative problem solving and reflective practices which
include but are not limited to professional study groups, peer observations, grade level
planning, and weekly team meetings.
(8) Plananddeliverprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesdesignedtoimproveinstructional
strategies.
(9) Engage in the development, adoption, and implementation of curriculum and
curricular materials.
e. Model teacher level.
(1) A model teacher is a teacher who meets the requirements of paragraph “b”, has met
the requirements established by the school district that employs the teacher, is evaluated by
the school district as demonstrating the competencies of a model teacher, has participated
in a rigorous review process, and has been recommended for a one-year assignment as a
model teacher by a site-based review council in the manner provided under section 284.15,
subsection 5.
(2) The contract term for a model teacher shall exceed by five days the contract term
issued to career teachers under section 279.13, and the five additional contract days shall be
used to strengthen instructional leadership. A model teacher shall receive annually a salary
supplement of at least two thousand dollars.
2. a. Experienced teacher. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, a career teacher,
instructional coach, curriculum and professional development leader, or model teacher, who
has been a teacher for at least twelve years, shall be paid not less than sixty thousand dollars.
b. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and each subsequent fiscal year, a
career teacher, instructional coach, curriculum and professional development leader, or
model teacher, who has been a teacher for at least twelve years, shall be paid not less than
sixty-two thousand dollars.
(2) Notwithstandingsubparagraph(1), forthefiscalyearbeginningJuly1, 2025, andeach
subsequent fiscal year, a career teacher, instructional coach, curriculum and professional
development leader, or model teacher, who has been a teacher for at least twelve years, who
has had a bona fide retirement from employment with a covered employer as provided in
section 97B.52A, and who has returned to covered full-time employment with a covered
employer pursuant to chapter 97B as a teacher licensed under chapter 256, shall be paid not
less than fifty thousand dollars.
3. Goals. Each school district approved under section 284.15 to implement the
instructional coach model as specified in this section shall establish the following goals for
leadership participation:
a. Instructional coach goal. Assignment, annually, of at least one instructional coach at
each attendance center or at least one instructional coach for every five hundred students
enrolled in an attendance center, whichever number is greater.
b. Model teacher goal. Assignment of at least ten percent of its teachers annually as
model teachers.
c. Equivalent leadership participation goal. As nearly as possible, the total number of
hours of coaching and leadership duties performed by instructional coaches and curriculum
and professional development leaders shall be equal to the total number of hours of
noninstructional, mentoring, and leadership duties for a school district teaching staff of
equal size implementing the framework as set forth in section 284.15, subsection 2.
4. Requirements for implementation and receipt of teacher leadership supplement
funds. A school district implementing the instructional coach model shall receive funds
under section 257.10, subsection 12.

5. Applicability. The provisions of section 284.15, subsections 4 through 12, shall apply
to school districts implementing the instructional coach model.