1.Aschooldistrictorareaeducationagencyiseligibletoreceivemoneysappropriatedfor
purposes specified in this chapter if the school board applies to the department to participate
in the student achievement and teacher quality program and submits a written statement
declaring the school district’s or agency’s willingness to do all of the following:
a.Commit and expend local moneys to improve student achievement and teacher quality.
b.Create a teacher quality committee. The committee shall have equal representation
of administrators and teachers. The teacher members shall be appointed by the certified
employee organization if one exists, and if not, by the school district’s or agency’s
administration. The administrator members shall be appointed by the school board.
However, if a school dist
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1. Aschooldistrictorareaeducationagencyiseligibletoreceivemoneysappropriatedfor
purposes specified in this chapter if the school board applies to the department to participate
in the student achievement and teacher quality program and submits a written statement
declaring the school district’s or agency’s willingness to do all of the following:
a. Commit and expend local moneys to improve student achievement and teacher quality.
b. Create a teacher quality committee. The committee shall have equal representation
of administrators and teachers. The teacher members shall be appointed by the certified
employee organization if one exists, and if not, by the school district’s or agency’s
administration. The administrator members shall be appointed by the school board.
However, if a school district can demonstrate that an existing professional development,
curriculum, or student improvement committee has significant stakeholder involvement
and a leadership role in the school district, the appointing authorities may mutually agree
to assign to the existing committee the responsibilities set forth in this paragraph “b”, to
appoint members of the existing committee to the teacher quality committee, or to authorize
the existing committee to serve in an advisory capacity to the teacher quality committee.
The committee shall do all of the following:
(1) Monitor the implementation of the requirements of statutes and administrative
code provisions relating to this chapter, including requirements that affect any agreement
negotiated pursuant to chapter 20.
(2) Monitor the evaluation requirements of this chapter to ensure evaluations are
conducted in a fair and consistent manner throughout the school district or agency. The
committee shall develop model evidence for the Iowa teaching standards and criteria. The
model evidence will minimize paperwork and focus on teacher improvement. The model
evidence will determine which standards and criteria can be met with observation and which
evidence meets multiple standards and criteria.
(3) Determine, following the adoption of the Iowa professional development model by
the state board of education, the use and distribution of the professional development funds
calculated and paid to the school district as provided in section 257.10, subsection 10, based
upon school district, attendance center, and individual teacher and professional development
plans.
(4) Monitor the professional development in each attendance center to ensure that the
professional development meets school district or agency, attendance center, and individual
professional development plans.
(5) Determine the compensation for teachers on the committee for work responsibilities
required beyond the normal work day.
c. Adopt school district, attendance center, and teacher professional development plans
in accordance with this chapter.
d. Adopt a teacher evaluation plan that, at minimum, requires a performance review
of teachers in the district at least once every three years based upon the Iowa teaching
standards and individual professional development plans, and requires administrators to
complete evaluator training in accordance with section 284.10.
e. Adopt teacher career paths based upon demonstrated knowledge and skills in
accordance with this chapter.
2. By July 1, 2002, each school district shall participate in the student achievement and
teacher quality program if the general assembly appropriates moneys for purposes of the
student achievement and teacher quality program established pursuant to this chapter.