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IA Code § 256F.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256F - CHARTER SCHOOLS AND INNOVATION ZONE SCHOOLS|Section 256F.5 - Application — definition.

256F.5 Application — definition.   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, innovation, and specialized focus of the charter school or innovation zone school.   3. Performance goals and objectives in addition to those required under section 256.7, subsection 21, by which the school’s student achievement shall be judged, the measures to be used to assess progress, and the current baseline status with respect to the goals.   4. The method for appointing or forming an advisory council for the charter school or innovation zone school. The membership of an advisory council appointed or formed in accordance with this chapter shall not include more than one member of a participating school board.   5. Procedures for teacher evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators.   6. The charter school or innovation zone school governance and bylaws.   7. The financial plan for the operation of the charter school or innovation zone school including, at a minimum, a listing of the support services the school district or innovation zone consortium will provide, and the charter school or innovation zone school’s revenues, budgets, and expenditures.   8. The educational program and curriculum, instructional methodology, and services to be offered to students.   9. The number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed.   10. The organization of the charter school or innovation zone school in terms of ages of students or grades to be taught along with an estimate of the total enrollment of the charter school or innovation zone school.   11. The provision of school facilities.   12. A statement indicating how the charter school or innovation zone school will meet the requirements of section 256F.1, as applicable; section 256F.4, subsection 2, paragraph “a”; and section 256F.4, subsection 3.   13. Assurance of the assumption of liability by the charter school or the innovation zone consortium for the innovation zone school.   14. The types and amounts of insurance coverage to be obtained by the charter school or innovation zone consortium for the innovation zone school.   15. A plan of operation to be implemented if the charter school or innovation zone consortium revokes or fails to renew its contract.   16. The means, costs, and plan for providing transportation for students enrolled in the charter school or innovation zone school.   17. The specific statutes, administrative rules, and school board policies with which the charter school or innovation zone school does not intend to comply.  2002 Acts, ch 1124, §5, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8; 2010 Acts, ch 1001, §15, 16; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §65  Referred to in §256F.2, 256F.3, 256F.4, 256F.6
IA Code § 256F.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256F - CHARTER SCHOOLS AND INNOVATION ZONE SCHOOLS|Section 256F.6 - Contract.

256F.6 Contract.   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 consortium, and the state board. The contract shall include an operating agreement for the operation of the charter school or innovation zone school. The terms of the contract may be revised at any time with the approval of both the state board and the school board or the boards participating in the innovation zone consortium, whether or not the stated provisions of the contract are being fulfilled.   b. A contract may be renewed by agreement of the school board or the boards participating in an innovation zone consortium, as applicable, and the state board.   c. The charter school or innovation zone consortium shall provide parents and guardians of students enrolled in the charter school or innovation zone school with a copy of the charter school or innovation zone school application approved pursuant to section 256F.5.   2. The contract shall outline the reasons for revocation or nonrenewal of the contract.   3. The state board of education shall provide by rule for the ongoing review of each party’s compliance with a contract entered into in accordance with this chapter.  2002 Acts, ch 1124, §6, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8; 2010 Acts, ch 1001, §17; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §46; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §64  Referred to in §256F.2
IA Code § 256F.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256F - CHARTER SCHOOLS AND INNOVATION ZONE SCHOOLS|Section 256F.7 - Employment and related matters.

256F.7 Employment and related matters.   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 272.1, who hold a valid license with an endorsement for the type of service for which the teacher or administrator is employed.   2. The school board or innovation zone consortium, as specified in the application, in consultation with the advisory council, shall decide matters related to the operation of the charter school or innovation zone school, including budgeting, curriculum, and operating procedures.   3. a. Employees of a charter school shall be considered employees of the school district.   b. Employees of an innovation zone school shall be considered employees of a board participating in the innovation zone consortium.  2002 Acts, ch 1124, §7, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8; 2010 Acts, ch 1001, §18
IA Code § 256F.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256F - CHARTER SCHOOLS AND INNOVATION ZONE SCHOOLS|Section 256F.9 - Procedures after revocation — student enrollment.

256F.9 Procedures after revocation — student enrollment.   If a charter school or innovation zone school contract is revoked in accordance with this chapter, a nonresident student who attended the school, and any siblings of the student, shall be determined to have shown “good cause” as provided in section 282.18, subsection 4, paragraph “b”, and may submit an application to another school district according to section 282.18 at any time. Applications and notices required by section 282.18 shall be processed and provided in a prompt manner. The application and notice deadlines in section 282.18 do not apply to a nonresident student application under these circumstances.  2002 Acts, ch 1124, §9, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §234; 2010 Acts, ch 1001, §21
IA Code § 256F.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256F - CHARTER SCHOOLS AND INNOVATION ZONE SCHOOLS|Section 256F.10 - Reports.

256F.10 Reports.   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. The reports are public records subject to chapter 22.   2. Not later than December 1 annually, the state board shall submit a comprehensive report with findings and recommendations to the general assembly. The report shall evaluate the state’s charter school and innovation zone school programs generally, including but not limited to an evaluation of whether the charter schools and innovation zone schools are fulfilling the purposes set forth in section 256F.4, subsection 2. The report also shall contain, for each charter school or innovation zone school, a copy of the charter school or innovation zone school’s mission statement, attendance statistics and dropout rate, aggregate assessment test scores, projections of financial stability, the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators, and number of and comments on supervisory visits by the department of education.  2002 Acts, ch 1124, §10, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8; 2010 Acts, ch 1001, §22
IA Code § 256F.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256F - CHARTER SCHOOLS AND INNOVATION ZONE SCHOOLS|Section 256F.11 - Future repeal.

256F.11 Future repeal. Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1001, §23.
IA Code § 256H.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256H - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATION OF MILITARY CHILDREN|Section 256H.2 - Council on educational opportunity for military children.

256H.2 Council on educational opportunity for military children.   1. A council on educational opportunity for military children is created to provide advice and recommendations regarding this state’s participation in and compliance with the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children in accordance with section 256H.1.   2. The council shall consist of the following seven members:   a. The director of the department of education or the director’s designee.   b. The superintendent, or the superintendent’s designee, for the school district with the highest percentage per capita of military children during the previous school year.   c. Two members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall represent a military installation located within this state and one of whom shall represent the executive branch and possess experience in assisting military families in obtaining educational services for their children. The term of each member appointed under this paragraph shall be for four years, except that, in order to provide for staggered terms, the governor shall initially appoint one member to a term of two years and one member to a term of three years.   d. One member appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives as provided in sections 2.32A and 69.16B.   e. The compact commissioner appointed pursuant to section 256H.3 and the military family education liaison appointed in accordance with subsection 4, shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio members of the council unless already appointed to the council as voting members. The compact commissioner and the military family education liaison shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.   3. Nonlegislative members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall receive their actual and necessary expenses and travel incurred in the performance of their duties. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointments.   4. The council shall appoint a military family education liaison pursuant to section 256H.1, article VIII of the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children, to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact.   5. The council shall comply with the requirements of chapters 21 and 22.   6. The department of education shall provide administrative support to the council.  2009 Acts, ch 31, §2, 4  Referred to in §256H.1
IA Code § 256H.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256H - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATION OF MILITARY CHILDREN|Section 256H.3 - Compact commissioner — appointment.

256H.3 Compact commissioner — appointment.   In accordance with section 256H.1, article VIII of the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children, the governor shall designate a compact commissioner, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and who shall be responsible for the administration and management of this state’s participation in the compact and shall serve as this state’s voting representative on the interstate commission on educational opportunity for military children as provided in section 256H.1, article IX of the compact.  2009 Acts, ch 31, §3, 4  Referred to in §256H.1, 256H.2
IA Code § 256I.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256I - EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA INITIATIVE|Section 256I.1 - Definitions.

256I.1 Definitions.   For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Department” means the department of management.   2. “Desired results” means the set of desired results for improving the quality of life in this state for young children and their families identified in section 256I.2.   3. “Early care”, “early care services”, or “early care system” means the programs, services, support, or other assistance made available to a parent or other person who is involved with addressing the health and education needs of a child from zero through age five. “Early care”, “early care services”, or “early care system” includes but is not limited to public and private efforts and formal and informal settings.   4. “Early childhood Iowa area” means a geographic area designated in accordance with this chapter.   5. “Early childhood Iowa area board” or “area board” means the board for an early childhood Iowa area created in accordance with this chapter.   6. “Early childhood Iowa state board” or “state board” means the early childhood Iowa state board created in section 256I.3.  2010 Acts, ch 1031, §278
IA Code § 256I.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256I - EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA INITIATIVE|Section 256I.2 - Desired results — purpose and scope.

256I.2 Desired results — purpose and scope.   1. It is intended that through the early childhood Iowa initiative every community in Iowa will develop the capacity and commitment for using local, informed decision making to achieve the following set of desired results for improving the quality of life in this state for young children and their families:   a. Healthy children.   b. Children ready to succeed in school.   c. Safe and supportive communities.   d. Secure and nurturing families.   e. Secure and nurturing early learning environments.   2. The purpose of creating the early childhood Iowa initiative is to empower individuals, communities, and state level partners to achieve the desired results. The desired results will be achieved as private and public entities work collaboratively. This initiative creates a partnership between communities and state level partners to support children zero through age five and their families. The role of the early childhood Iowa state board, area boards, and other state and local government agencies is to provide support, leadership, and facilitation of the growth of individual, community, and state responsibility in addressing the desired results.   3. To achieve the desired results, the initiative’s primary focus shall be on the efforts of the state and communities to work together to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of early care, education, health, and human services provided to families with children from zero through age five.  2010 Acts, ch 1031, §279  Referred to in §256I.1
IA Code § 256I.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256I - EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA INITIATIVE|Section 256I.6 - Early childhood Iowa areas.

256I.6 Early childhood Iowa areas.   1. The purpose of an early childhood Iowa area is to enable local citizens to lead collaborative efforts involving early care, education, health, and human services on behalf of the children, families, and other citizens residing in the area. Leadership functions may include but are not limited to strategic planning for and oversight and managing of such programs and the funding made available to the early childhood Iowa area for such programs from federal, state, local, and private sources. The focus of the area shall be to achieve the desired results and to improve other results for families with young children.   2. An early childhood Iowa area shall be designated by using existing county boundaries to the extent possible.   3. The designation of an early childhood Iowa area’s boundaries and the creation of an area board are both subject to the approval of the state board. The state board shall determine if a proposed area board can efficiently and effectively administer the responsibilities and authority of the area to be served. The state board may apply additional criteria for designating areas and approving area boards, but shall apply all of the following minimum criteria:   a. An area cannot encompass more than four counties.   b. The counties encompassing a multicounty area must have contiguous borders.   c. A single county area shall have a minimum population of children zero through age five in excess of five thousand, based on the most recent population estimates issued by the United States bureau of the census.   4. If the state board determines exceptional circumstances exist, the state board may waive any of the criteria otherwise specified in subsection 3.  2010 Acts, ch 1031, §283
IA Code § 256I.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256I - EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA INITIATIVE|Section 256I.7 - Early childhood Iowa area boards created.

256I.7 Early childhood Iowa area boards created.   1. a. The early childhood Iowa initiative functions for an area shall be performed under the authority of an early childhood Iowa area board. The members of an area board shall be elected officials or members of the public who are not employed by a provider of services to or for the area board. In addition, the membership of an area board shall include representation from education, health, human services, business, and faith interests, and at least one parent, grandparent, or guardian of a child from zero through age five. However, not more than one member shall represent the same entity or interest.   b. Terms of office of area board members shall be not more than three years and the terms shall be staggered.   2. An area board may designate an advisory council consisting of persons employed by or otherwise paid to represent an entity listed in subsection 1 or other provider of service. However, the deliberations of and documents considered by such an advisory council shall be public.   3. An area board shall elect a chairperson from among the members who are citizens or elected officials.   4. An area board is a unit of local government for purposes of chapter 670, relating to tort liability of governmental subdivisions. For purposes of implementing a formal organizational structure, an area board may utilize recommended guidelines and bylaws established for this purpose by the state board.   5. All meetings of an area board or any committee or other body established by an area board at which public business is discussed or formal action taken shall comply with the requirements of chapter 21. An area board shall maintain its records in accordance with chapter 22.  2010 Acts, ch 1031, §284; 2010 Acts, ch 1183, §18; 2013 Acts, ch 141, §11; 2016 Acts, ch 1113, §4; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §75
IA Code § 256I.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256I - EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA INITIATIVE|Section 256I.10 - Early childhood Iowa internet site.

256I.10 Early childhood Iowa internet site.   1. The department shall provide for the operation of an internet site for purposes of widely distributing information regarding early care, education, health, and human services and other information provided by the departments represented on the state board and the public and private agencies addressing the comprehensive system for such services.   2. Information provided on the internet site shall include but is not limited to all of the following:   a. Information about the early childhood Iowa initiative for state and local use. The information shall include data from the indicators of success and performance measures adopted by the state board and fiscal information and other data developed by the department.   b. A link to a special internet site directed to parents, including parent-specific information on early care, education, health, and human services and links to other resources available on the internet and from other sources.   c. Program standards for early care, education, health, and human services that have been approved by state agencies.  2010 Acts, ch 1031, §287; 2016 Acts, ch 1113, §8  Referred to in §256I.5
IA Code § 257.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 257 - FINANCING SCHOOL PROGRAMS|Section 257.2 - Definitions.

257.2 Definitions.   As used in this chapter:   1. “Base year” means the school year ending during the calendar year in which a budget is certified.   2. “Budget adjustment” means an adjustment to the regular program district cost of a school district for school districts in which the regular program district cost for a year would be less than the regular program district cost for the previous year.   3. “Budget year” means the school year beginning during the calendar year in which a budget is certified.   4. “Combined district cost per pupil” is an amount determined by adding together the regular program district cost per pupil for a year and the special education support services district cost per pupil for that year as calculated under section 257.10.   5. “Combined state cost per pupil” is a per pupil amount determined by adding together the regular program state cost per pupil for a year and the special education support services state cost per pupil for that year as calculated under section 257.9.   6. “Committee” means the school budget review committee.   7. “Expenditures” means the total amounts paid from the general fund of a school district.   8. “Miscellaneous income” means the receipts deposited to the general fund of the school district but not including any of the following:   a. Foundation aid.   b. Revenue obtained from the foundation property tax.   c. Revenue obtained from the additional property tax under section 257.4.   d. Property tax replacement payments received under section 257.16B.   e. Foundation base supplement payments received under section 257.16D.   9. “Property tax adjustment” means state aid distributed to those school districts in which the property tax revenues generated under this chapter would be higher than the revenues generated under chapter 442, Code 1991.   10. “School district” means a school corporation organized under chapter 274.   11. “State percent of growth” means the percent of growth which is established by statute pursuant to section 257.8, and which is used in determining the supplemental state aid.   12. “Supplemental state aid” means the amount by which state cost per pupil and district cost per pupil will increase from one budget year to the next as the result of the state percent of growth.   13. “Unexpended fund balance” means a school district’s unreserved and undesignated fund balances.  89 Acts, ch 135, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1190, §1; 91 Acts, ch 267, §518; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §93; 2010 Acts, ch 1004, §1, 10; 2013 Acts, ch 121, §1, 9, 11 – 13, 42; 2018 Acts, ch 1007, §1, 6; 2019 Acts, ch 166, §1  Referred to in §24.17, 256.25A, 273.13, 279.45, 285.2, 298.10