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2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284 - TEACHER PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT › Section 284.3 - Iowa teaching standards.

284.3 Iowa teaching standards.
1. For purposes of this chapter and for developing teacher evaluation criteria under chapter 279, the Iowa teaching standards are as follows:
a. Demonstrates ability to enhance academic performance and support for and implementation of the school district’s student achievement goals.
b. Demonstrates competence in content knowledge appropriate to the teaching position.
c. Demonstrates competence in planning and preparing for instruction.
d. Uses strategies to deliver instruction that meets the multiple learning needs of students.
e. Uses a variety of methods to monitor student learning.
f. Demonstrates competence in classroom management.
g. Engages in professional growth.
h. Fulfills professional responsibilities established by the school district.
2. A school board shall provide for the following:
a. For purposes of comprehensive evaluations, standards and criteria which measure a beginning teacher’s performance against the Iowa teaching standards specified in subsection 1, and the criteria for the Iowa teaching standards developed by the department in accordance with section 256.9, to determine whether the teacher’s practice meets the requirements specified for a career teacher. These standards and criteria shall be set forth in an instrument provided by the department. The comprehensive evaluation and instrument are not subject to negotiations or grievance procedures pursuant to chapter 20 or determinations made by the board of directors under section 279.14.
b. For purposes of performance reviews for teachers other than beginning teachers, evaluations that contain, at a minimum, the Iowa teaching standards specified in subsection 1, as well as the criteria for the Iowa teaching standards developed by the department in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 42.
3. The state board shall adopt by rule pursuant to chapter 17A the criteria developed by the department in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 42.
2001 Acts, ch 161, §4; 2002 Acts, ch 1152, §9, 10; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §49; 2003 Acts, ch 180, §38, 39; 2007 Acts, ch 108, §15; 2013 Acts, ch 121, §59; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §42, 48, 49
Referred to in §284.8, 284.15
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284 - TEACHER PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT › Section 284.6A - Computer science professional development incentive fund — legislative findings.

284.6A Computer science professional development incentive fund — legislative findings.
1. The general assembly finds and declares all of the following:
a. That instruction in high-quality computer science for elementary, middle school, and high school students establishes a foundation for personal and professional success in a high-technology, knowledge-based Iowa economy.
b. It is the goal of the general assembly that by July 1, 2019, each accredited high school offer at least one high-quality computer science course, each accredited middle school offer instruction in exploratory computer science, and each accredited elementary school offer instruction in the basics of computer science.
c. It is the intent of the general assembly to appropriate moneys for purposes of the computer science professional development incentive fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018.
2. A computer science professional development incentive fund is established in the state treasury under the control of the department. The department may accept gifts, grants, bequests, and other private contributions, as well as state or federal moneys, for deposit in the fund. If state, federal, or private moneys deposited in the fund are sufficient, the department may disburse moneys contained in the fund for professional development activities or tuition reimbursement as follows:
a. A school district or accredited nonpublic school, or a collaborative of one or more school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and area education agencies, may apply to the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, to receive moneys from the fund to provide proven professional development activities for Iowa teachers in the area of computer science education.
b. A school district or accredited nonpublic school may apply to the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, to receive moneys from the fund to provide tuition reimbursement for Iowa teachers seeking endorsements or authorizations for computer science under section 272.2, subsection 20.
3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the computer science professional development incentive fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2017 Acts, ch 106, §3
Referred to in §256.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284 - TEACHER PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT › Section 284.10 - Evaluator training program.

284.10 Evaluator training program.
1. The department shall establish an evaluator training program to improve the skills of school district evaluators in making employment decisions, making recommendations for licensure, and moving teachers through a career path as established under this chapter. The department shall consult with persons representing teachers, national board-certified teachers, administrators, school boards, higher education institutions with approved practitioner and administrator preparation programs, and with persons from the private sector knowledgeable in employment evaluation and evaluator training in order to develop standards and requirements for the program. Evaluator training programs offered pursuant to this chapter may be provided by a public or private entity. The department shall distribute a list of evaluator training program providers to each school district.
2. An administrator licensed under chapter 272 who conducts evaluations of teachers for purposes of this chapter shall complete the evaluator training program. A practitioner licensed under chapter 272 who is not an administrator may enroll in the evaluator training program. Enrollment preference shall be given to administrators. Upon successful completion, the provider shall certify that the administrator or other practitioner is qualified to conduct evaluations for employment, make recommendations for licensure, and make recommendations that a teacher is qualified to advance from one career path level to the next career path level pursuant to this chapter. Certification is for a period of five years and may be renewed.
3. A higher education institution approved by the state board to provide an administrator preparation program shall incorporate the evaluator training program into the program offered by the institution.
4. The board of educational examiners shall require certification as a condition of issuing or renewing an administrator’s license.
5. By July 1, 2007, the director shall develop and implement an evaluator training certification renewal program for administrators and other practitioners who need to renew a certificate issued pursuant to this section.
2001 Acts, ch 161, §11, 25; 2001 Acts, ch 177, §8, 15; 2002 Acts, ch 1152, §18; 2003 Acts, ch 180, §49; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §95; 2006 Acts, ch 1182, §23
Referred to in §284.2, 284.4, 284.8, 284.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284 - TEACHER PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT › Section 284.12 - Rules.

284.12 Rules.
In developing administrative rules for consideration by the state board, the department shall consult with stakeholders who might reasonably be affected by the proposed rule, including persons representing teachers, administrators, school boards, approved practitioner preparation institutions, and other appropriate education stakeholders.
2001 Acts, ch 161, §13; 2001 Acts, ch 177, §11, 15; 2003 Acts, ch 45, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §39; 2007 Acts, ch 108, §34, 35; 2016 Acts, ch 1036, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284A - ADMINISTRATOR QUALITY PROGRAM › Section 284A.1 - Administrator quality program.

284A.1 Administrator quality program.
An administrator quality program is established to promote high student achievement and enhanced educator quality. The program shall consist of the following three major components:
1. Mentoring and induction programs that provide support for administrators in accordance with section 284A.5.
2. Professional development designed to directly support best practices for leadership.
3. Evaluation of administrators against the Iowa standards for school administrators.
2007 Acts, ch 108, §54
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284A - ADMINISTRATOR QUALITY PROGRAM › Section 284A.2 - Definitions.

284A.2 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Administrator” means an individual holding a professional administrator license issued under chapter 272 who is employed in a school district administrative position by a school district or area education agency pursuant to a contract issued by a board of directors under section 279.23 and is engaged in instructional leadership. 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 272, 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 272. The individual must have a record of four years of successful administrative experience and must demonstrate professional commitment to both 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.
2006 Acts, ch 1182, §28
C2007, §284A.1
2007 Acts, ch 108, §50, 60
CS2007, §284A.2
2009 Acts, ch 177, §43; 2010 Acts, ch 1183, §35; 2014 Acts, ch 1135, §28
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284A - ADMINISTRATOR QUALITY PROGRAM › Section 284A.3 - Administrator evaluations.

284A.3 Administrator evaluations.
By July 1, 2008, each school board shall provide for evaluations for administrators under individual professional development plans developed in accordance with section 279.23A, and the Iowa standards for school administrators and related criteria adopted by the state board in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 27. A local school board may establish additional administrator standards and related criteria.
2007 Acts, ch 108, §55
Referred to in §272.9A, 284A.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284A - ADMINISTRATOR QUALITY PROGRAM › Section 284A.4 - Participation.

284A.4 Participation.
Effective July 1, 2007, each school district shall participate in the administrator quality program, and the board of directors of each school district shall do all of the following:
1. Implement a beginning administrator mentoring and induction program as provided in this chapter.
2. Adopt individual administrator professional development plans in accordance with this chapter.
3. Adopt an administrator evaluation plan that, at a minimum, requires an evaluation of administrators in the school district annually pursuant to section 279.23A and based upon the Iowa standards for school administrators and individual administrator professional development plans.
2007 Acts, ch 108, §56
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284A - ADMINISTRATOR QUALITY PROGRAM › Section 284A.6 - Administrator professional development.

284A.6 Administrator professional development.
1. Each school district shall be responsible for the provision of professional growth programming for individuals employed in a school district administrative position by the school district or area education agency as deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the school district or area education agency. School districts may collaborate with other educational stakeholders including other school districts, area education agencies, professional organizations, higher education institutions, and private providers regarding the provision of professional development for school district administrators. Professional development programming for school district administrators may include support that meets the professional development needs of individual administrators aligned to the Iowa standards for school administrators adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 27, and meets individual administrator professional development plans.
2. In cooperation with the administrator’s evaluator, the administrator who has a professional administrator license issued by the board of educational examiners pursuant to chapter 272 and is employed by a school district or area education agency in a school district administrative position shall develop an individual administrator professional development plan. The purpose of the plan is to promote individual and group professional development. The individual plan shall be based, at a minimum, on the needs of the administrator, the Iowa standards for school administrators adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 27, and the student achievement goals of the attendance center and the school district as outlined in the comprehensive school improvement plan.
3. The administrator’s evaluator shall meet annually as provided in section 279.23A with the administrator to review progress in meeting the goals in the administrator’s individual plan. The purpose of the meeting shall be to review collaborative work with other staff on student achievement goals and to modify as necessary the administrator’s individual plan to reflect the individual administrator’s and the school district’s needs and the individual’s progress in meeting the goals in the plan. The administrator shall present to the evaluator evidence of progress. The administrator’s supervisor and the evaluator shall review and the supervisor may modify the administrator’s individual plan.
2007 Acts, ch 108, §57; 2010 Acts, ch 1183, §37
Referred to in §272.9A
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284A - ADMINISTRATOR QUALITY PROGRAM › Section 284A.7 - Evaluation requirements for administrators.

284A.7 Evaluation requirements for administrators.
A school district shall conduct an annual evaluation of an administrator who holds a professional administrator license issued under chapter 272 for purposes of assisting the administrator in making continuous improvement, documenting continued competence in the Iowa standards for school administrators adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 27, or to determine whether the administrator’s practice meets school district expectations. The evaluation shall include, at a minimum, an assessment of the administrator’s competence in meeting the Iowa standards for school administrators and the goals of the administrator’s individual professional development plan, including supporting documentation or artifacts aligned to the Iowa standards for school administrators and the individual administrator’s professional development plan.
2007 Acts, ch 108, §58; 2010 Acts, ch 1183, §38; 2012 Acts, ch 1119, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 284A - ADMINISTRATOR QUALITY PROGRAM › Section 284A.8 - Beginning administrator mentoring and induction program — program funds.

284A.8 Beginning administrator mentoring and induction program — program funds.
1. To the extent moneys are available, a school district shall receive one thousand five hundred dollars per beginning administrator participating in the program. Moneys received by a school district pursuant to this section shall be expended to provide each mentor with an award of five hundred dollars per semester, at a minimum, for participation in the school district’s beginning administrator mentoring and induction program; to implement the plan; and to pay any applicable costs of the employer’s share of contributions to federal social security and the Iowa public employees’ retirement system or a pension and annuity retirement system established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the district.
2. If the funds appropriated for the program are insufficient to pay mentors and school districts as provided in this section, the department shall prorate the amount distributed to school districts based upon the amount appropriated. A school district shall give priority to fully funding the obligation to principal mentors. Remaining moneys, if any, shall first be used to fund superintendent mentors and then to fund other program costs and applicable costs described in subsection 1.
2006 Acts, ch 1182, §30
C2007, §284A.3
2007 Acts, ch 108, §62; 2007 Acts, ch 214, §39
CS2007, §284.8
2010 Acts, ch 1183, §39
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 285 - STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION › Section 285.3 - Parental reimbursement for nonpublic school pupil transportation.

285.3 Parental reimbursement for nonpublic school pupil transportation.
1. A parent or legal guardian of a student attending an accredited nonpublic school, who furnishes transportation for the student pursuant to section 285.1, subsection 17, paragraph “c”, and who meets the requirements of subsection 2 of this section, is entitled to reimbursement equal to an amount calculated under the provisions of section 285.1, subsection 3. In addition, a parent or guardian who transports one or more family members more than four miles to their nonpublic school of attendance shall be entitled to one supplemental mileage payment per family, per claim period, equal to thirteen percent of the parental reimbursement for the claim period rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
2. To qualify for parental reimbursement under subsection 1, a parent or guardian of a student attending an accredited nonpublic school who furnishes transportation for the student in accordance with this section, shall submit a notice of nonpublic school attendance to the resident public school district, notifying the district that the student is enrolled in and will attend an accredited nonpublic school during the period for which parental reimbursement is being requested. The notice shall be filed with the resident public school district not later than December 1 for the first semester claim and May 1 for the second semester claim each year. The notice shall include the parent’s name and address, the name, age, and grade level of the student, and the name of the nonpublic school and its location. The resident public school district shall submit claims for reimbursement to the department of education on behalf of the parent or guardian if the parent or guardian meets the requirements of this section.
87 Acts, ch 6, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1140, §26
Referred to in §285.1, 285.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 285 - STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION › Section 285.4 - Pupils sent to another district.

285.4 Pupils sent to another district.
1. When a board closes its elementary school facilities for lack of pupils or by action of the board, it shall, if there is a school bus service available in the area, designate for attendance the school operating the buses, provided the board of such school is willing to receive them and the facilities and curricular offerings are adequate. The board of the district where the pupils reside may with the approval of the area education agency board, subject to legal limitations and established uniform standards, designate another rural school and provide their own transportation if the transportation costs will be less than to use the established bus service.
2. All designations must be submitted to the area education agency board on or before July 15, for review and approval. The agency board shall after due investigation alter or change designations to make them conform to legal requirements and established uniform standards for making designations and for locating and establishing bus routes. After designations are made, they will remain the same from year to year except that on or before July 15, of each year, the rural board or parents may petition the agency board for a change of designation to another school. Appeals from the decision of the agency board on designations may be made by either the parents or board to the director of the department of education as provided in section 285.12 and section 285.13.
[C35, §4274-e1, -e3, -e4, -e6; C39, §4274.03, 4274.05, 4274.06, 4274.08; C46, §282.10, 282.12, 282.13, 282.15, 285.4; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §285.4]
85 Acts, ch 212, §21; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 285 - STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION › Section 285.6 - Personnel — expenses.

285.6 Personnel — expenses.
The director of the department of education shall employ the necessary qualified personnel to implement this chapter. The appropriation provided by this chapter may be expended in part for the direction and supervision provided by the chapter which shall include salaries and all necessary traveling expense incurred by personnel in the performance of their official duties.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §285.6]
85 Acts, ch 212, §22; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1488
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 285 - STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION › Section 285.9 - Powers and duties of area boards.

285.9 Powers and duties of area boards.
The powers and duties of the respective area education agency boards shall be to:
1. Enforce all laws and all rules and regulations of the department of education relating to transportation.
2. Review and approve all transportation arrangements between districts in the agency and in all districts in the agency not operating high schools. If such transportation arrangements, designations, and contracts are not in conformity to law or established uniform standards for the locating and operating of bus routes, the agency board shall, after receiving all facts, make such alterations or changes as necessary to make the arrangements, designations, and contracts conform to the legal and established requirements and shall notify local board of such action.
3. Approve all bus routes outside the boundary of the district of the school operating buses.
4. When a local board fails to make designations and other necessary arrangements for transportation as required by law, the agency board shall, after due notice to the local board, make necessary arrangements in conformity with law and established requirements. Notice shall be given to the local board of the arrangements as made. The arrangements shall be binding on the local board which shall pay the costs for service as arranged.
[C35, §4274-e1, -e2; C39, §4274.03, 4274.04; C46, §282.10, 282.11, 285.9; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §285.9]
Referred to in §285.1, 285.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 285 - STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION › Section 285.11 - Bus routes — basis of operation.

285.11 Bus routes — basis of operation.
The establishment and operation of bus routes and the contracting for transportation shall be based upon the following considerations:
1. Each bus route shall be planned and adjusted to utilize the normal seating capacity of each bus insofar as it is possible to do so.
2. Each bus route shall serve only those pupils living in those areas where transportation by bus is the most economical method for providing adequate transportation facilities.
3. A route shall not be extended for the purpose of accommodating pupils whose homes are nearer another bus route.
4. Special contracts for transportation of pupils entitled to transportation shall be entered into only when it is more economical to make such special provision than to provide same by regular bus route, or when by reason of physical or mental disability of the pupil such pupil cannot be transported with safety by bus.
5. The boards shall take advantage of all tax exemptions on fuel, equipment, and of such other economies as are available.
6. The use of school buses shall be restricted to transporting pupils to and from school and to and from extracurricular activities sponsored by the school when such extracurricular activity is under the direction of a qualified member of the faculty and a part of the regular school program and to transporting other persons to the extent permitted by section 285.1, subsection 1, and section 285.10, subsections 9 and 10. School employees of districts operating buses may be transported to and from school and approved activities which they are required to attend as a result of their responsibilities. Provided, however, nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use of school buses in transporting a school teacher going to and from the teacher’s school when such school is on an established school bus route and such teacher makes arrangements with the district operating such school bus.
7. No bus shall leave the public highway to receive or discharge pupils unless their safety is enhanced thereby, or the private road is maintained in the same manner as a public roadway.
8. Bus routes shall be established only to give service to properly designated pupils.
[C39, §4179.1; C46, §276.27, 285.11; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §285.11]
90 Acts, ch 1230, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2006 Acts, ch 1152, §45
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 285 - STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION › Section 285.12 - Disputes — hearings and appeals.

285.12 Disputes — hearings and appeals.
In the event of a disagreement between a school patron and the board of the school district, the patron if dissatisfied with the decision of the district board, may appeal to the area education agency board, notifying the secretary of the district in writing within ten days of the decision of the board and by filing an affidavit of appeal with the agency board within the ten-day period. The affidavit of appeal shall include the reasons for the appeal and points at issue. The secretary of the local board on receiving notice of appeal shall certify all papers to the agency board which shall hear the appeal within ten days of the receipt of the papers and decide it within three days of the conclusion of the hearing and shall immediately notify all parties of its decision. Either party may appeal the decision of the agency board to the director of the department of education by notifying the opposite party and the agency administrator in writing within five days after receipt of notice of the decision of the agency board and by filing with the director of the department of education an affidavit of appeal, reasons for appeal, and the facts involved in the disagreement within five days after receipt of notice of the decision of the agency board. The agency administrator shall, within ten days of receipt of the notice, file with the director all records and papers pertaining to the case, including action of the agency board. The director shall hear the appeal within fifteen days of the filing of the records in the director’s office, notifying all parties and the agency administrator of the date and time of hearing. The director shall notify all parties of the decision and return all papers with a copy of the decision to the agency administrator. The decision of the director shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 17A. Pending final order made by the director, upon any appeal prosecuted to such director, the order of the agency board from which the appeal is taken shall be operative and be in full force and effect.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §285.12]
85 Acts, ch 212, §21 – 23; 2001 Acts, ch 159, §15; 2002 Acts, ch 1140, §28; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §127, 132
Referred to in §285.4, 285.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 285 - STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION › Section 285.13 - Disagreements between boards.

285.13 Disagreements between boards.
In the event of a disagreement between the board of a school district and the board of an area education agency, the board of the school district may appeal to the director of the department of education and the procedure and times provided for in section 285.12 shall prevail in any such case. The decision of the director shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §285.13]
85 Acts, ch 212, §21; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114
Referred to in §285.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 285 - STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION › Section 285.14 - Nonstandard buses — penalties.

285.14 Nonstandard buses — penalties.
1. Any person who operates or permits to be operated as a school bus to transport pupils, any vehicle which does not comply with the requirements provided by law or by the rules and regulations of the department of education, or for which there is not a valid temporary certificate for operation, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2. A vehicle used for an approved driver education course in which the driver education teacher transports driver education students from their residences for street or highway driving is not a school bus.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §285.14]
2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 285 - STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION › Section 285.15 - Forfeiture of reimbursement rights.

285.15 Forfeiture of reimbursement rights.
The failure of any local district to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any other laws relating to the transportation of pupils, or any rules made by the department of education under this chapter or the final decisions of the area education agency board, or the final decisions of the department of education shall during the period such failure to comply existed forfeit the rights to collect transportation costs from school or parents while operating in such illegal manner. Any superintendent, board, or board member who knowingly operates or permits to be operated any school bus transporting public school pupils in violation of any school transportation law shall be deemed guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §285.15]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 285 - STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION › Section 285.16 - “Nonpublic school” defined.

285.16 “Nonpublic school” defined.
As used in this chapter, “nonpublic school” means those nonpublic schools accredited by the department of education as provided in section 256.11 and nonpublic institutions which comply with state board of education standards for providing special education programs.
[C79, 81, §285.16]
87 Acts, ch 115, §43
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 287 - SOCIETIES AND FRATERNITIES › Section 287.1 - Secret societies and fraternities.

287.1 Secret societies and fraternities.
It shall be unlawful for any pupil, registered as such, and attending any public high school, district, primary, or graded school, which is partially or wholly maintained by public funds, to join, become a member of, or to solicit any other pupil of any such school to join, or become a member of, any fraternity or society wholly or partially formed from the membership of pupils attending any such schools, or to take part in the organization or formation of any such fraternity or society, except such societies or associations as are sanctioned by the directors of such schools.
[S13, §2782-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4284; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §287.1]
Referred to in §287.2, 287.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 287 - SOCIETIES AND FRATERNITIES › Section 287.2 - Enforcement.

287.2 Enforcement.
The directors of all schools shall enforce the provisions of section 287.1 and shall have full power and authority to make, adopt, and modify all rules and regulations which, in their judgment and discretion, may be necessary for the proper governing of such schools and enforcing all the provisions of section 287.1.
[S13, §2782-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4285; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §287.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 287 - SOCIETIES AND FRATERNITIES › Section 287.3 - Suspension or dismissal.

287.3 Suspension or dismissal.
The directors of such schools shall have full power and authority, pursuant to the adoption of such rules and regulations made and adopted by them, to suspend or dismiss any pupil or pupils of such schools therefrom, or to prevent them, or any of them, from graduating or participating in school honors when, after investigation, in the judgment of such directors, or a majority of them, such pupil or pupils are guilty of violating any of the provisions of section 287.1, or are guilty of violating any rule, rules, or regulations adopted by such directors for the purpose of governing such schools or enforcing said section.
[S13, §2782-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4286; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §287.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 290 - APPEAL FROM DECISIONS OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS › Section 290.1 - Appeal to state board.

290.1 Appeal to state board.
An affected pupil, or the parent or guardian of an affected pupil who is a minor, who is aggrieved by a decision or order of the board of directors of a school corporation in a matter of law or fact may, within thirty days after the rendition of the decision or the making of the order, appeal the decision or order to the state board of education; the basis of the proceedings shall be an affidavit filed with the state board by the party aggrieved within the time for taking the appeal, which affidavit shall set forth any error complained of in a plain and concise manner.
[R60, §2133 – 2135; C73, §1829 – 1831; C97, §2818; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4298; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §290.1]
87 Acts, ch 224, §64; 88 Acts, ch 1263, §12; 89 Acts, ch 12, §4; 2002 Acts, ch 1140, §29; 2022 Acts, ch 1153, §39, 41
Referred to in §282.18
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 290 - APPEAL FROM DECISIONS OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS › Section 290.2 - Notice — transcript — hearing.

290.2 Notice — transcript — hearing.
The state board of education shall, within five days after the filing of such affidavit, notify the secretary of the proper school corporation in writing of the taking of such appeal, who shall, within ten days after being thus notified, file with the state board a complete certified transcript of the record and proceedings relating to the decision appealed from. Thereupon, the state board shall notify in writing all persons adversely interested of the time when and place where the matter of appeal will be heard.
[R60, §2136, 2137; C73, §1832 – 1834; C97, §2819; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4299; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §290.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 290 - APPEAL FROM DECISIONS OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS › Section 290.3 - Hearing — shorthand reporter — decision.

290.3 Hearing — shorthand reporter — decision.
At the time fixed for the hearing, it shall hear testimony for either party, and may cause the same to be taken down and transcribed by a shorthand reporter, whose fees shall be fixed by the state board and be taxed as a part of the costs in the case, and it shall make such decision as may be just and equitable, which shall be final unless appealed from as hereinafter provided.
[C97, §2819; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4300; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §290.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 290 - APPEAL FROM DECISIONS OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS › Section 290.4 - Witnesses — fees — collection.

290.4 Witnesses — fees — collection.
The state board of education in all matters triable before it shall have power to issue subpoenas for witnesses, which may be served by any peace officer, compel the attendance of those thus served, and the giving of evidence by them, in the same manner and to the same extent as the district court may do, and such witnesses and officers may be allowed the same compensation as is paid for like attendance or service in such court, which shall be paid out of the general fund of the proper school corporation, upon the certificate of the state board to and warrant of the secretary upon the treasurer; but if the board is of the opinion that the proceedings were instituted without reasonable cause therefor, or if, in case of an appeal, it shall not be sustained, it shall enter such findings in the record, and tax all costs to the party responsible therefor. A transcript thereof shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court and a judgment entered thereon by the clerk, which shall be collected as other judgments.
[C97, §2821; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4301; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §290.4]
Referred to in §602.8102(49)
Contempts, chapter 665
Fees for serving subpoenas, §331.655(1)(c)
Witness fees and mileage; §622.69 – 622.75
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 290 - APPEAL FROM DECISIONS OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS › Section 290.5 - Decision of state board — rules for appeals.

290.5 Decision of state board — rules for appeals.
The decision of the state board shall be final. The state board may adopt rules of procedure for hearing appeals which shall include the power to delegate the actual hearing of the appeal to the director of the department of education or the director’s designee, and members of the director’s staff designated by the director. The record of appeal so heard shall be available to the state board and the decision recommended by the director of the department of education or the designated administrative law judge shall be approved by the state board in the manner provided in section 256.7, subsection 6.
[R60, §2139; C73, §1835; C97, §2820; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4302; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §290.5]
85 Acts, ch 212, §21 – 23; 89 Acts, ch 210, §12
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 290 - APPEAL FROM DECISIONS OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS › Section 290.6 - Money judgment.

290.6 Money judgment.
Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to authorize the state board of education to render judgment for money; neither shall they be allowed any other compensation than is now allowed by law. All necessary postage must first be paid by the party aggrieved.
[R60, §2140; C73, §1836; C97, §2820; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4303; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §290.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 291 - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF BOARD › Section 291.1 - President — duties.

291.1 President — duties.
The president of the board of directors shall preside at all of its meetings, sign all contracts made by the board, and appear on behalf of the corporation in all actions brought by or against it, unless individually a party, in which case this duty shall be performed by the secretary. The president or the president’s designee shall sign, using an original or facsimile signature, all school district payments drawn and authorize electronic funds transfers as provided by law. The board of directors, by resolution, may designate an individual, who shall not be the secretary, to sign payments or authorize electronic funds transfers on behalf of the president.
[C51, §1122, 1123, 1125; R60, §2039, 2040; C73, §1739, 1740; C97, §2759; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4304; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.1]
94 Acts, ch 1175, §11; 2013 Acts, ch 88, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 291 - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF BOARD › Section 291.2 - Bonds of secretary and treasurer.

291.2 Bonds of secretary and treasurer.
The secretary and treasurer, within ten days after appointment and before entering upon the duties of the office, shall execute to the school corporation a surety bond in an amount sufficient to cover current operations as determined by the board. All such bonds shall be continued to the faithful discharge of the duties of the office. The amount and sufficiency of all surety bonds shall be determined and approved by the board and shall be filed with the president. The cost of the surety bond shall be paid by the school corporation. If a single person serves as secretary and treasurer, pursuant to section 279.3 or 260C.12, only one bond is necessary for that person. The secretary and treasurer may give bond under a single bond covering other employees of the district.
[C51, §1144; R60, §2037; C73, §1731; C97, §2760; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4305; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.2; 82 Acts, ch 1012, §2, ch 1086, §2]
93 Acts, ch 127, §6
Referred to in §260C.12, 279.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 291 - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF BOARD › Section 291.3 - Cost of bond.

291.3 Cost of bond.
If the bond of an association or corporation as surety is furnished, the reasonable cost of such bond may be paid by the school corporation.
[C27, 31, 35, §4305-a1; C39, §4305.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 291 - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF BOARD › Section 291.4 - Oath.

291.4 Oath.
Each shall take the oath required of civil officers, which shall be endorsed upon the bond, and shall complete the qualification within ten days.
[C97, §2760; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4306; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.4]
Oath of office, §63.10
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 291 - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF BOARD › Section 291.5 - Action on bond.

291.5 Action on bond.
In case of a breach of the bond, the president shall bring action thereon in the name of the school corporation.
[C51, §1144; R60, §2037; C73, §1731; C97, §2760; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4307; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 291 - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF BOARD › Section 291.6 - Duties of secretary.

291.6 Duties of secretary.
The secretary shall:
1. Preservation of records. File and preserve copies of all reports made and all papers transmitted pertaining to the business of the corporation.
2. Minutes. Keep a complete record of all the proceedings of the meetings of the board and of all regular or special elections in the corporation in separate books.
3. Accounting records. Keep an accurate accounting record of each payment or electronic funds transfer from each fund which shall be provided monthly to the board of directors. The secretary of the creditor district shall prepare and deliver to debtor districts an itemized statement of tuition fees charged in accordance with sections 275.55A, 282.11, and 282.24.
4. Claims. Keep an accurate accounting of all expenses incurred by the corporation, and present the same to the board for audit and payment.
[C51, §1126, 1128; R60, §2041, 2042; C73, §1741, 1743; C97, §2761; S13, §2761; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4308; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.6]
2013 Acts, ch 88, §22, 23
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 291 - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF BOARD › Section 291.7 - Monthly receipts, disbursements, and balances.

291.7 Monthly receipts, disbursements, and balances.
The secretary of each district shall file monthly with the board of directors a complete statement of all receipts and disbursements from each individual fund during the preceding month, and also the balance remaining on hand in each individual fund at the close of the period covered by the statement, which monthly statements shall be open to public inspection.
[S13, §2761; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4309; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.7]
93 Acts, ch 127, §7; 2013 Acts, ch 88, §24
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 291 - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF BOARD › Section 291.8 - Payments and electronic funds transfers.

291.8 Payments and electronic funds transfers.
The secretary shall make each authorized payment, countersign using an original or facsimile signature, and maintain accounting records of the payments or electronic funds transfers, showing the number, date, payee, originating fund, the purpose, and the amount, and shall provide to the board at each regular annual meeting a copy of the accounting records maintained by the secretary.
[C51, §1122, 1123, 1126; R60, §2039, 2041, 2061; C73, §1739, 1741, 1782; C97, §2762; S13, §2762; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4310; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.8]
94 Acts, ch 1175, §12; 2013 Acts, ch 88, §25
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 291 - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF BOARD › Section 291.10 - Reports by secretary.

291.10 Reports by secretary.
1. The school district shall file an annual report with the director of the department of education on forms prepared for that purpose.
2. The annual report shall include the financial information required in section 423F.5, subsection 1, as related to moneys received under chapter 423E or 423F, as applicable, for each budget year.
[C51, §1127; R60, §2046; C73, §1744, 1745; C97, §2765; S13, §2765; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4313; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.10]
84 Acts, ch 1219, §17; 85 Acts, ch 212, §21, 22; 86 Acts, ch 1016, §4, 5; 92 Acts, ch 1187, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §120
Referred to in §256.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 291 - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF BOARD › Section 291.11 - Officers reported.

291.11 Officers reported.
The secretary shall report to the director of the department of education, the county auditor, and county treasurer the name and post office address of the president, treasurer and secretary of the board as soon as practicable after the qualification of each.
[C73, §1736; C97, §2766; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4314; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.11]
85 Acts, ch 212, §21