Title VII, EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE (Ch. 256 - 305B)

The superintendent of the Iowa school for the deaf shall be a trained and experienced educator of the deaf and hard of hearing. The superintendent’s salary may include residence in the institution, but no such allowance shall be made except by express contract in advance. [C97, §…

The superintendent of the Iowa school for the deaf shall provide students, who would otherwise be without, with clothing or prescription refills, and shall bill the student’s parent or guardian, if the student is a minor, or the student if the student has attained the age of majo…

1. For the purposes of this section , “guidance” means a document or statement issued by the department, the state board, or the director that purports to interpret a law, a rule, or other legal authority and is designed to provide advice or direction to a person regarding the im…

This chapter shall be known as the “Child Development Assistance Act” . 88 Acts, ch 1130, §2

1. A child development coordinating council is established to promote the provision of child development services to at-risk three-year-old and four-year-old children. The council shall consist of the following members: a. The director of the department of education or the direct…

The child development coordinating council shall: 1. Develop a definition of at-risk children for the purposes of this chapter . The definition shall include income, family structure, the child’s level of development, and availability or accessibility for the child of a head star…

1. a. The board of directors of each school district may develop and offer a family support program which provides outreach and incentives for the voluntary participation of expectant parents and parents of children in the period of life from birth through age five, who reside wi…

1. The board of directors of a school district shall appoint an advisory committee for each family support program. The members shall include participating parents and members of the community which participates in the program, such as members of the district’s local early childh…

There is created within the department of education a division of special education for the promotion, direction, and supervision of education for children requiring special education in the schools under the supervision and control of the department. The director of the departme…

1. Program plans submitted to the department of education pursuant to section 273.5 for approval by the director of the department of education shall establish all of the following: a. That there are sufficient children requiring special education within the area. b. That the ser…

1. The state board of education in conjunction with the department of education shall develop a program to utilize federally funded health care programs, except the federal medically needy program for individuals who have a spend-down, to share in the costs of services which are …

1. As used in this chapter : a. “Children requiring special education” means persons under twenty-one years of age, including children under five years of age, who have a disability in obtaining an education because of a head injury, autism, behavioral disorder, or physical, ment…

The division of special education has the following duties and powers: 1. To aid in the organization of special schools, classes and instructional facilities for children requiring special education, and to supervise the system of special education for children requiring special …

1. The board of directors of a school district or area education agency, with the approval of the director of the department of education, may provide special education programs and services as defined in this chapter . If services are provided by the area education agency, the b…

The department of health and human services shall furnish to the state bureau of special education upon request information obtained from birth certificates relative to the name, address, and disability of any case of developmental disability. The state child health specialty cli…

1. When the school district or area education agency has provided special education services and programs as provided in this chapter for any child requiring special education, either by admission to a special class or by supportive services, it shall be the duty of the parent or…

In order to render proper instruction to each child requiring special education, the school districts shall certify children requiring special education for special instruction in accordance with the requirements set up by the division of special education and shall provide exami…

1. It is not incumbent upon the school districts to keep a child requiring special education in regular instruction when the child cannot sufficiently profit from the work of the regular classroom, nor to keep a child requiring special education in the special class or instructio…

1. In order to provide funds for the excess costs of instruction of children requiring special education, above the costs of instruction of pupils in a regular curriculum, a special education weighting plan for determining enrollment in each school district is adopted as follows:…

As used in this chapter : 1. “Approved local program” means a school district’s program for four-year-old children approved by the department of education to provide high quality preschool instruction. 2. “Department” means the department of education. 3. “Director” means the dir…

1. A statewide preschool program for four-year-old children is established. The purpose of the preschool program is to provide an opportunity for all young children in the state to enter school ready to learn by expanding voluntary access to quality preschool curricula for all ch…

1. Eligible children. a. A child who is a resident of Iowa and is four years of age on or before September 15 of a school year shall be eligible to enroll in the preschool program under this chapter . If such a child is enrolled under this chapter , the child shall be considered …

1. General. a. State funding provided under the preschool program shall be based upon the enrollment of eligible students in the preschool programming provided by a school district approved to participate in the preschool program. b. A school district approved to participate in t…

1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and section 256C.4 : a. “Base year” , “budget year” , “regular program state cost per pupil” , and “school district” mean the same as defined or described in chapter 257 . b. “Eligible student” means a child who meets eligibility r…

1. Charter schools shall be part of the state’s program of public education. 2. A charter school may be established by either of the following methods: a. A school board may create a founding group to apply to the state board for approval to establish and operate a charter school…

1. The state board shall monitor the performance and compliance of each charter school the state board approves, including collecting and analyzing data according to the charter school contract in order to meet the requirements of this chapter . Such oversight may include inquiri…

1. Prior to any charter school closure decision, the state board shall develop a charter school closure protocol to ensure timely notice to parents and guardians, provide for the orderly transition of students and student records to new schools, and to provide proper disposition …

1. Each charter school shall prepare and file an annual report with the department. The department shall prescribe by rule the required contents of the report, but each such report shall include information regarding student achievement, including annual academic growth and profi…

1. A student enrolled in a charter school who receives educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet may participate in any cocurricular or extracurricular activities offered to children in the student’s grade or group and sponsored by the district of res…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Attendance center” means a school building that contains classrooms used for instructional purposes for elementary, middle, or secondary school students. 2. “Charter school” means a school established in accorda…

The department shall monitor the effectiveness of charter schools and shall implement the applicable provisions of this chapter . 2021 Acts, ch 112, §3

1. A school board may create a founding group to apply to the state board for approval to establish and operate a charter school within and as a part of the school district by establishing a new attendance center, creating a new school within an existing attendance center, or by …

1. A founding group may apply to the state board for approval to establish and operate a charter school within the boundaries of the state that operates as a new attendance center independently from a public school district. The application shall demonstrate the founding group’s …

1. Within the later of thirty days following approval of a charter school application or upon the satisfaction of all reasonable conditions imposed on the applicant in the charter school approval, if any, an enforceable and renewable charter school contract shall be executed betw…

1. In order to fulfill the charter school’s public purpose, a charter school established under this chapter shall be organized as a nonprofit education organization and shall have all the powers necessary for carrying out the terms of the charter school contract including but not…

1. Each student enrolled in a charter school established under this chapter shall be counted, for state school foundation purposes, in the student’s district of residence pursuant to section 257.6, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (9), including any applicable amounts …

1. The performance provisions within the charter school contract shall be based on a performance framework adopted by the state board that clearly sets forth the academic and operational performance indicators, measures, and metrics that will guide the evaluation of the charter s…

1. Charter schools and innovation zone schools shall be part of the state’s program of public education. 2. A charter school may be established by creating a new school within an existing public school or converting an existing public school to charter status. 3. The purpose of a…

1. A charter school or innovation zone school shall report at least annually to the school board or innovation zone consortium, advisory council, and the state board the information required by the school board or innovation zone consortium, advisory council, or the state board. …

Charter schools established under this chapter prior to July 1, 2021, shall continue to operate under and be subject to the requirements of this chapter and shall not be subject to chapter 256E . 2021 Acts, ch 112, §14

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Advisory council” means a council appointed by the school board of directors of a charter school or an innovation zone consortium pursuant to section 256F.5, subsection 4 . 2. “Attendance center” means a public …

1. The department shall monitor the effectiveness of charter schools and innovation zone schools and shall implement the applicable provisions of this chapter . 2. a. To receive approval to establish a charter school in accordance with this chapter , the principal, teachers, or p…

1. Within fifteen days after approval of a charter school or innovation zone school application submitted in accordance with section 256F.3, subsection 2 , a school board or innovation zone consortium shall report to the department the name of the charter school applicant if appl…

An application to the state board for the approval of a charter school or innovation zone school shall include but shall not be limited to a description of the following: 1. The method for admission to the charter school or innovation zone school. 2. The mission, purpose, innovat…

1. a. An approved charter school or innovation zone school application shall constitute an agreement, the terms of which shall, at a minimum, be the terms of a four-year enforceable, renewable contract between a school board, or the boards participating in an innovation zone cons…

1. A charter school or the boards participating in an innovation zone consortium shall employ or contract with necessary teachers and administrators, as defined in section 256.145 , who hold a valid license with an endorsement for the type of service for which the teacher or admi…