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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.“Administrator” means an individual holding a professional administrator license
issued under chapter 256, subchapter VII, part 3, who is employed in a school district
administrative position by a school district or area education agency pursuant to a contract
issuedbyaboardofdirectorsundersection279.23andisengagedininstructionalleadership.
An administrator may be employed in both an administrative and a nonadministrative
position by a board of directors and shall be considered a part-time administrator for the
portion of time that the individual is employed in an administrative position.
2.“Beginning administrator” means an individual serving under an administrator license,
issued by the board of educational examiners und
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Administrator” means an individual holding a professional administrator license
issued under chapter 256, subchapter VII, part 3, who is employed in a school district
administrative position by a school district or area education agency pursuant to a contract
issuedbyaboardofdirectorsundersection279.23andisengagedininstructionalleadership.
An administrator may be employed in both an administrative and a nonadministrative
position by a board of directors and shall be considered a part-time administrator for the
portion of time that the individual is employed in an administrative position.
2. “Beginning administrator” means an individual serving under an administrator license,
issued by the board of educational examiners under chapter 256, subchapter VII, part 3, who
is assuming a position as a school district principal or superintendent for the first time.
3. “Comprehensive evaluation” means a summative evaluation of a beginning
administrator conducted by an evaluator in accordance with section 284A.3 for purposes
of determining a beginning administrator’s level of competency for recommendation for
licensure based on the Iowa standards for school administrators adopted pursuant to section
256.7, subsection 27.
4. “Department” means the department of education.
5. “Director” means the director of the department of education.
6. “Evaluation” means a summative evaluation of an administrator used to determine
whether the administrator’s practice meets school district expectations and the Iowa
standards for school administrators adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 27.
7. “Mentor” means an individual employed by a school district or area education agency
as a school district administrator or a retired administrator who holds a valid license issued
under chapter 256, subchapter VII, part 3. The individual must have a record of four years of
successfuladministrativeexperienceandmustdemonstrateprofessionalcommitmenttoboth
the improvement of teaching and learning and the development of beginning administrators.
8. “School board” means the board of directors of a school district or a collaboration of
boards of directors of school districts.
9. “State board” means the state board of education.