Iowa Administrative Code

“At-risk student” means, for purposes of this chapter, a student in early elementary grades who is eligible for free or reduced price meals. “Awardee” means a public school district designated to receive the at-risk early elementary school award funds for buildings serving early …

Iowa legislature, the department will grant awards to districts for buildings serving early elementary grades with a high percentage of at-risk students. Using a formula determined by the department and consistent with Iowa Code section 279.51(1)“c,” the department will distribut…

opportunity to be granted an award for a three-year cycle. A district will make formal acceptance using forms issued and procedures established by the department, and by an official with vested authority to approve the acceptance. [ARC 7429C, IAB 12/27/23, effective 1/31/24]

by the department, including the following: 1. An initial report, including a proposed budget and expected outcomes. 2. An end-of-the-year report, including total expenditures and a statement of impact on expected outcomes. [ARC 7429C, IAB 12/27/23, effective 1/31/24]

forth in Iowa Code section 279.51(1)“c.” Additional allowable expenditures include salaries and benefits for teachers and paraeducators, and activities and materials to improve academic achievement. These funds are to be used for instruction, activities, and materials that are in…

information to determine how well the outcomes in rule 281—65.4(279) are being met. Statewide leadership teams will review final reports and provide useful feedback about buildings to awardees. This feedback will include information about innovative components to building program…

the proposed budget in excess of 10 percent of a line item, provided the revisions do not increase the total amount of the award. [ARC 7429C, IAB 12/27/23, effective 1/31/24]

65.8(1) Termination for convenience. The award may be terminated, in whole or in part, upon agreement of both parties, concerning the termination conditions, the effective date, and in the case of partial termination, the portion to be terminated. The awardee shall cancel as many…

award may appeal the decision to the director of the department in writing within 30 days of the decision to terminate. 65.9(1) Form of appeal. In the notice of appeal, the awardee will give a short and plain statement of the reason for the appeal. 65.9(2) Appeal procedures. The …

program grant funds made available by the Iowa department of education (department), grant application materials are to contain, at minimum, specific content. The department develops competitive program grant application packets in accordance with these rules unless in conflict w…

“Competitive program grant” means the collective activities of a competitive grant funded through the department. “Program period” means the period of time that the department intends to support the program without requiring the recompetition for funds. The program period is spec…

made available by the department are to include the following: 1. Funding source. 2. Program period. 3. Description of eligible applicants. 4. Services to be delivered. 5. Service delivery area. 6. Target population to be served (if applicable). 7. Funding purpose. 8. Funding res…

funds to be approved for any competitive program grant will be described in the application, including the review criteria and point allocation for each criterion. 7.4(1) The competitive program grant review committee will be determined by the appropriate division administrator. …

properly submitted competitive program grant application or the unilateral termination of a competitive program grant to the director of the department. 7.5(1) Appeals are to be: a. In writing, b. Received within ten working days of the date of the notice of decision, and c. Base…

to support learning for all students. Area education agencies, as part of that system, exist to provide leadership and equitable services for school improvement to schools and school districts in order to enable every learner to perform at higher education levels. Area education …

annual budget as required by Iowa Code section 273.3 and shall provide an annual progress report on the indicators of quality and the agencywide goals. 72.10(1) Annual budget. An annual budget shall be submitted by an AEA accredited by the board or an AEA that has been given cond…

72.11(1) On-site review. An accreditation team shall conduct one or more on-site reviews of the AEA’s progress toward agencywide goals and shall determine if services meet the standards in this chapter. Prior to an on-site review of an AEA, the accreditation team shall have acces…

“AEA” is an acronym for area education agency. “Agencywide goals” means cross-divisional desired targets to be reached over an extended period of time, derived from agencywide needs assessment and state and local student learning needs, and upon which services are focused. “Basel…

status, an AEA shall: provide services which meet the standards defined in rule 281—72.4(273), establish a comprehensive improvement plan as defined in rule 281—72.9(273), submit a board-approved annual budget as defined in subrule 72.10(1), and annually provide a progress report…

evidenced by, but not limited to, the descriptors following each standard. These services shall be accessible to all schools and school districts within the agency’s service region. 72.4(1) The AEA shall deliver services for school-community planning. The AEA assists schools and …

department, shall submit to the department a comprehensive improvement plan. The plan shall be the basis for the improvement actions taken by the agency and shall also serve as a basis for the comprehensive site visit. 72.9(1) Comprehensive improvement plan contents. At a minimum…

licensure in Iowa are subject to approval by the state board of education as provided in Iowa Code chapter 256. All programs having accreditation on August 31, 2001, are presumed accredited unless or until the state board takes formal action to remove accreditation. [ARC 8050C, I…

preparation of practitioner candidates to meet professional, state and institutional standards in accordance with the following provisions. 79.10(1) The professional education unit has primary responsibility for all educator preparation programs offered by the institution through…

candidates support candidate growth in knowledge, skills and dispositions to help all students learn in accordance with the following provision: the institution’s and unit’s plans, policies and practices document their efforts in establishing a supportive environment and maintain…

development of practitioner candidates in accordance with the following provisions. 79.12(1) The unit defines and communicates the roles and requirements for faculty members by position. The unit describes how roles and requirements are determined. 79.12(2) The unit documents the…

appropriately monitor individual candidate performance and use that data in concert with other information to evaluate and improve the unit and its programs in accordance with the following provisions. 79.13(1) The unit has a clearly defined, cohesive system of assessment that in…

provide field experiences and student teaching opportunities that assist candidates in becoming successful teachers in accordance with the following provisions. 79.14(1) The unit ensures that clinical experiences occurring in all locations are in high-quality instructional progra…

are to demonstrate the content, pedagogical and professional knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to help all students learn in accordance with the following provisions: 79.15(1) Each teacher candidate demonstrates the acquisition of a core of liberal arts knowledge, incl…

shall provide clinical experiences that assist candidates in becoming successful school administrators in accordance with the following provisions. 79.16(1) The unit ensures that: a. Principal candidates successfully complete clinical experiences that provide candidates with oppo…

will demonstrate the content, pedagogical and professional knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to help all students learn in accordance with the following provisions: 79.17(1) Each educational administrator program will define program standards (aligned with current NELP…

school-centered preparation for employment as one of the following: school guidance counselor, school audiologist, school psychologist, school social worker, speech-language pathologist or supervisor of special education (282—Chapter 27 contains more information regarding license…

provide clinical experiences that assist candidates in becoming successful practitioners in accordance with the following provisions. 79.19(1) The unit ensures that clinical experiences occurring in all locations are well sequenced, purposeful, supervised by appropriately qualifi…

chapter: “Administrator candidates” means individuals who are enrolled in practitioner preparation programs leading to administrator licensure. “Administrator preparation programs” means the programs of practitioner preparation leading to licensure of administrators. “Area educat…

the content knowledge and the pedagogical and professional knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to help all students learn in accordance with the following provisions: 79.20(1) Each professional educator program will define program standards (aligned with current national…

of compliance with standards listed in this division, the faculty standards in rule 281—79.12(256) and the assessment standards in rule 281—79.13(256). [ARC 8050C, IAB 6/12/24, effective 7/17/24]

adequately support the preparation of teacher intern candidates to meet professional, state and institutional standards. As a component of the program, the institution will work collaboratively with the local school district(s) or AEA. The program is required to meet the followin…

be met through rule 281—79.12(256). [ARC 8050C, IAB 6/12/24, effective 7/17/24]

include a minimum of 28 semester hours or equivalent designed to ensure that teacher intern candidates develop the dispositions, knowledge, and performance expectations of the InTASC standards embedded at a level appropriate for a beginning teacher. 79.24(1) Teacher intern candid…

through rule 281—79.13(256), with the following exception: instead of subrule 79.13(3), teacher intern preparation programs will need to provide evidence that the provisions of subrule 79.13(7) have been met. [ARC 8050C, IAB 6/12/24, effective 7/17/24] These rules are intended to…

licensure, colleges and universities offering practitioner preparation programs in Iowa, as well as other Iowa educational organizations engaged in the preparation of school administrators, teacher interns and holders of other school professional licensure, will meet the standard…

its practitioner preparation programs by the state board, including those programs offered by distance learning delivery models or at off-campus locations, must be accredited by an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and file evidence o…

79.5(1) Approval of institutions’ practitioner preparation programs by the state board will be based on the recommendation of the director after study of the factual and evaluative evidence on record about each program in terms of the standards contained in this chapter. 79.5(2) …

each institution for evaluation of its practitioner preparation program(s). When an institution offers off- campus practitioner preparation programs, the team may elect to include visits to some or all of the sites of the off-campus programs. The membership of the team is selecte…

reports that provide basic information necessary to keep records of each practitioner preparation program up to date and to carry out research studies relating to practitioner preparation. The department may request that information be disaggregated by attendance center or delive…

time deemed necessary by the director, an institution will conduct a self-evaluation and file a written institutional report with evidence of its practitioner preparation programs to be followed by a review team visit. Any action for continued approval or rescission of approval w…

authorized to approve minor additions to, or changes within, the curricula of an institution’s approved practitioner preparation program. When an institution proposes a revision that exceeds the primary scope of its programs, the revision becomes operative only after having been …