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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title I - General Information- Department Operations › Chapter 7 - Criteria for Grants › Rule 281-7.2 - Definitions

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For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions
				  apply:
"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 specified within the grant
				  application.
"Service delivery area"
means the defined
				  geographic area for delivery of program services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title I - General Information- Department Operations › Chapter 7 - Criteria for Grants › Rule 281-7.3 - Grant Application Contents

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All competitive program grant application materials 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
				restrictions.
9. Funding formula
				(if any).
10. Matching requirement
				(if any).
11. Reporting
				requirements.
12. Performance
				criteria.
13. Need for letters of
				support or other materials (if applicable).
14. Application due date.
15. Anticipated date of awarding
				grant.
16. Required components of
				submitted grant applications.
17.
				An explanation of the review process and the review criteria to be used by
				application evaluators, including the number of points allocated per evaluated
				component.
18. Appeal process in
				the event an application is denied.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title I - General Information- Department Operations › Chapter 7 - Criteria for Grants › Rule 281-7.4 - Review Process

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The review process to be followed in determining the amount
				  of 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.
(1) The competitive program
				grant review committee will be determined by the appropriate division
				administrator. The review committee members will allocate points per review
				criterion when conducting the review.
(2) In the event competitive program grant
				applications receive an equal number of points that necessitates a further
				determination of whether an applicant is to receive a grant, a second review
				will be conducted by the division administrator or the division administrator's
				designee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title I - General Information- Department Operations › Chapter 7 - Criteria for Grants › Rule 281-7.5 - Appeal of Grant Denial or Termination

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Any applicant may appeal the denial of a properly submitted
				  competitive program grant application or the unilateral termination of a
				  competitive program grant to the director of the department.
(1) Appeals are to be:
a. In writing,
b. Received within ten working days of the
				date of the notice of decision, and
c. Based on a contention that the process was
				conducted outside of statutory authority; violated state or federal law,
				policy, or rule; did not provide adequate public notice; was altered without
				adequate public notice; or involved conflict of interest by staff or committee
				members.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 12 - General Accreditation Standards › Rule 281-12.1 - General Standards

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(1)
Schools
				and school districts governed by general accreditation standards.
To
				become or remain accredited, school districts and accredited nonpublic schools
				are to comply with Iowa Code section
				256.11 and this
				chapter.
(2)
School
				board.
Each school or school district shall be governed by an
				identifiable authority that exercises the functions necessary for the effective
				operation of the school and is referred to in these rules as the "board" and as
				referenced in Iowa Code sections
				280.2 and
				280.3.
(3)
Application for
				accreditation.
a. The board of any
				school or school district that is not accredited on the effective date of these
				standards and that seeks accreditation shall file an application with the
				director of the department on or before the first day of January of the school
				year preceding the school year for which accreditation is sought.
b. The board of any school or school district
				that is not accredited on the effective date of these standards and that seeks
				accreditation from the department shall file an application with the director
				of the department on or before the first day of January of the school year
				preceding the school year for which accreditation is sought.
c. Nonpublic schools seeking accreditation
				under rule 281-12.10 (256) shall provide
				evidence of accreditation by an organization approved under subrule 12.10(1)
				and such assurances of compliance with Iowa school law that the department may
				prescribe.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 12 - General Accreditation Standards › Rule 281-12.5 - Education Program

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The following education program standards shall be met by
				  schools and school districts for accreditation:
(1)
Prekindergarten program.
Iowa Code section 256.11(1)  is
				incorporated by this reference.
(2)
Kindergarten program.
Iowa Code section
				256.11(2)  is
				incorporated by this reference. Any classroom serving students at least five
				years of age by September 15 is considered kindergarten.
(3)
Elementary program, grades 1
				through 6.
Iowa Code section 256.11(3) is incorporated by this
				reference. All content areas may be taught by the general education teacher in
				the teacher's own classroom. In implementing the elementary program standards,
				the following general curriculum definitions apply. It is locally determined
				how to incorporate these content specifications into relevant standards and
				benchmarks.
a.
English-language
				arts.
English-language arts are as referenced in Iowa Code sections
				256.7(28)  and
				256.9(49)
"a."
b.
Social studies.
Social studies are as referenced in Iowa Code
				section 256.7(26)
"a"
(3).
c.
Mathematics.
Mathematics
				instruction is as referenced in Iowa Code section
				256.7(28).
d.
Science.
Science
				instruction is as referenced in Iowa Code section 256.7(28).
e.
Health.
Health
				instruction is as referenced in Iowa Code sections
				256.7(26)
"a"
(3) and 279.50.
f.
Physical education.
Physical education instruction will include movement experiences and body
				mechanics; fitness activities; rhythmic activities; stunts and tumbling; simple
				games and relays; sports skills and activities; and water safety.
g.
Traffic safety.
Traffic
				safety instruction will include pedestrian safety; bicycle safety; auto
				passenger safety; school bus passenger safety; seat belt use; substance
				education; and the application of legal responsibility and risk management to
				these concepts.
h.
Music.
Music instruction will include skills, knowledge, and
				attitudes and will include singing and playing music; listening to and using
				music; reading and writing music; recognizing the value of the world's musical
				heritage; respecting individual musical aspirations and values; and preparing
				for consuming, performing, or composing.
i.
Visual art.
Visual art
				instruction will include perceiving, comprehending, and evaluating the visual
				world; viewing and understanding the visual arts; developing and communicating
				imaginative and inventive ideas; and making art.
j.
Computer science.
Computer science instruction incorporating the standards established under Iowa
				Code sections 256.7(26)
"a"
(4) and 256.9(61) is to be offered in at least one grade
				level.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 12 - General Accreditation Standards › Rule 281-12.6 - Activity Program

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The following standards apply to the activity program of
				  accredited schools and school districts.
(1)
General guidelines.
Each
				board will sponsor a pupil activity program sufficiently broad and balanced to
				offer opportunities for all pupils to participate. The program will be
				supervised by qualified professional staff and designed to meet the needs and
				interests and challenge the abilities of all pupils consistent with their
				individual stages of development; contribute to the physical, mental, athletic,
				civic, social, moral, and emotional growth of all pupils; offer opportunities
				for both individual and group activities; be integrated with the instructional
				program; and provide balance so a limited number of activities will not be
				perpetuated at the expense of others.
(2)
Supervised intramural
				sports.
If the board sponsors a voluntary program of supervised
				intramural sports for pupils in grades 7 through 12, qualified personnel and
				adequate facilities, equipment, and supplies will be provided. Middle school
				grades below grade 7 may also participate.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 12 - General Accreditation Standards › Rule 281-12.7 - Professional Development

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(1) The standards
				set forth in the following Iowa Code sections apply to staff development for
				accredited schools and school districts: Iowa Code sections
				256.7(3),
				256.7(25), 256.9(47),
				256.9(49), and
				256.9(62)  and
				chapter 284.
(2) To meet the
				professional needs of all staff, professional development activities will align
				with district goals; will be based on student and staff information; will
				prepare all employees to work effectively with diverse learners and to
				implement age-appropriate, multicultural, gender-fair approaches to the
				educational program; and will adhere to the professional development standards
				in 281-paragraph 83.6(2)
"b"
to realize increased student
				achievement, learning, and performance.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 12 - General Accreditation Standards › Rule 281-12.8 - Accountability for Student Achievement

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Schools and school districts shall meet the following
				  accountability provisions for increased student achievement. Area education
				  agencies will provide technical assistance as required by 281-subrule
				  72.4(7).
(1)
School
				improvement advisory committee.
Each school and school district will
				establish a school improvement advisory committee that is governed by Iowa Code
				section 280.12.
a.
Community involvement.
(1) Local community. The school or school
				district will involve the local community in decision-making processes as
				appropriate. The school or school district will seek input from the local
				community about, but not limited to, the following elements at least once every
				five years:
1. Statement of philosophy,
				beliefs, mission, or vision;
2.
				Major educational needs; and
3.
				Student learning goals.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 12 - General Accreditation Standards › Rule 281-12.9 - Flexible Student and School Support Program

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(1)
General.
The flexible student and school support program is as
				referenced by Iowa Code section
				256.11(8).
				Applications are due to the department on May 31 prior to the school year the
				application will be implemented. Each school district or nonpublic school
				approved to participate in the flexible student and school support program will
				file an annual report with the department on the status of the program in a
				format prescribed by the department by May 31. Participation in the flexible
				student and school support program may be renewed for additional periods of
				years, each not to exceed three years. The director may revoke approval of all
				or part of any application or approved education program if the annual report
				or any other information available to the department indicates that conditions
				no longer warrant use of an exemption or funding from the school district's
				flexibility account under Iowa Code section
				298A.2(2).
				Notice of revocation must be provided by the director to the school district or
				nonpublic school prior to the beginning of the school year for which
				participation is revoked.
(2)
Annual report to the department.
Each school district or
				nonpublic school approved to participate in the flexible student and school
				support program will file an annual report with the department on the status of
				the program in a format prescribed by the department by May 31.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 12 - General Accreditation Standards › Rule 281-12.11 - High-quality Standards for Computer Science

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Iowa Code sections
				  256.7(26)  and
				  256.9(61)  are
				  incorporated by this reference. 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. The department may disburse moneys contained in the fund for professional
				  development activities or tuition reimbursement. Notwithstanding Iowa Code
				  section 8.33, moneys in the computer
				  science professional development incentive fund that remain unencumbered or
				  unobligated at the close of the fiscal year will not revert but remain
				  available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
				  succeeding fiscal year. The department may disburse those moneys in the
				  following ways:
1. 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.
2. 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 Iowa
				Code section 256.146(19).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.1 - Medication Administration

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Each school district, area education agency, and school shall
				  establish medication administration policy and procedures, which include the
				  following:
(1) A statement on
				administration of prescription and nonprescription medication.
(2) A statement on an individual health plan
				pursuant to rule 281-14.2 (256) when
				administration requires ongoing professional health judgment.
(3) A statement that authorized persons
				administering medication include licensed health personnel working under the
				auspices of the school, such as licensed registered nurses, physicians,
				physician assistants, and persons to whom authorized practitioners have
				delegated the administration of prescription and nonprescription drugs (who
				have successfully completed a medication administration course). Individuals
				who have demonstrated competency in administering their own medications may
				self-administer their medication. Individuals may self-administer asthma or
				other airway constricting disease medication, use a bronchodilator canister or
				bronchodilator canister and spacer, or possess and have use of an epinephrine
				auto-injector with parent and physician (or physician assistant) consent on
				file for each school year, without the necessity of demonstrating competency to
				self-administer these medications. If a student misuses this privilege, it may
				be withdrawn. For purposes of this chapter, "self-administration" and
				"medication" mean the same as defined in Iowa Code section
				280.16(1).
(4) A provision for a medication
				administration course provided by the department that is completed every five
				years with an annual medication administration procedural skills check
				completed with licensed health personnel. Licensed health personnel working
				under the auspices of the school who delegate medication administration within
				their scope of practice will conduct the course. A record of course completion
				will be maintained by the school.
(5) A provision that the individual's parent
				provide a signed and dated written statement requesting medication
				administration at school.
(6) A
				statement that medication will be in the original labeled container either as
				dispensed or in the manufacturer's container.
(7) A provision that a written medication
				administration record is to be on file at the school and include:
a. Date.
b. Individual's name.
c. Prescriber or person authorizing
				administration.
d. Medication name
				and purpose, including the use of a bronchodilator canister or a bronchodilator
				canister and spacer or the use of an epinephrine auto-injector.
e. Medication dosage.
f. Administration time.
g. Administration method.
h. Signature and title of the person
				administering medication.
i. Any
				unusual circumstances, actions or omissions.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.3 - School District and Accredited Nonpublic School Stock Epinephrine Auto-injector, Bronchodilator Canister, or Bronchodilator Canister and Spacer Voluntary Supply

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(1)
Definitions.
For the purpose of this rule, the following
				definitions apply:
"Act"
means 2015 Iowa Acts, Senate File 462,
				  which amended Iowa Code section
				  280.16 and created Iowa Code
				  section 280.16A.
"Bronchodilator"
means the same as defined
				  in Iowa Code section 280.16(1)
"a."
"Bronchodilator canister"
means the same as
				  defined in Iowa Code section
				  280.16(1)
"b." "Department"
means the department of education.
"Epinephrine auto-injector"
means the same
				  as defined in Iowa Code section
				  280.16(1)
"c."
"Licensed health care professional"
means
				  the same as defined in Iowa Code section
				  280.16(1)
"d." "Medication administration course"
means a course
				  approved or provided by the department that includes safe storage of
				  medication, handling of medication, general principles, procedural aspects,
				  skills demonstration and documentation requirements of safe medication
				  administration in schools.
"Medication error"
means the failure to
				  administer an epinephrine auto-injector to a student or individual by proper
				  route, failure to administer the correct dosage, or failure to administer an
				  epinephrine auto-injector, bronchodilator, or bronchodilator canister and
				  spacer according to generally accepted standards of practice.
"Medication incident"
means accidental
				  injection of an epinephrine auto-injector into a digit of the authorized
				  personnel administering the medication.
"Personnel authorized to administer epinephrine or a
				  bronchodilator"
means the same as defined in Iowa Code section
				  280.16A(1)
"e."
"School building"
means each attendance
				  center within a school district or accredited nonpublic school where students
				  or other individuals are present.
"School nurse"
means the same as defined in
				  Iowa Code section 280.16A(1)
"f."
"Spacer"
means the same as defined in Iowa
				  Code section 280.16A(1)
"g."
(2)
Applicability.
This rule applies to and permits:
a. A licensed health care professional to
				prescribe a stock epinephrine auto-injector, a bronchodilator canister, or a
				bronchodilator canister and spacer in the name of a school district or
				accredited nonpublic school for use in accordance with the Act and this
				rule;
b. A pharmacist to dispense a
				stock supply pursuant to paragraph 14.3(2)
"a"
; and
c. A school district or accredited nonpublic
				school to acquire and maintain a stock supply pursuant to paragraphs 14.3(2)
"a"
and 14.3(2)
"b."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.4 - Suicide Prevention, Identification of Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Strategies to Mitigate Toxic Stress Response

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Iowa Code section
				  279.70 is incorporated by this
				  reference.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.5 - Severability

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If any provisions of this chapter or the application thereof
				  to any person or circumstance are held invalid, such invalidity does not affect
				  the provisions or application of this chapter that can be given effect, and to
				  this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be
				  severable.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.6 - Purpose and Objectives: Comprehensive Healthy and Safe Learning Environments

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The purpose of this division is to provide uniform
				  definitions and rules for public schools, accredited nonpublic schools, and
				  area education agencies (AEAs) regarding standards for professional development
				  and training in evidence-based classroom management practices, evidence-based
				  interventions, appropriate and inappropriate responses to behavior in the
				  classroom that present an imminent threat of bodily injury to a student or
				  another person, and in accordance with 281-Chapter 103 for the reasonable,
				  necessary, and appropriate physical restraint of a student. This division gives
				  clear guidance that classroom clearance may be used only to terminate or
				  prevent a threat of bodily injury and clarifies the required parental
				  notification, response, and reporting of school behavior challenges.
This division also provides clarification of Iowa AEAs',
				  public school districts', and accredited nonpublic school districts'
				  responsibilities and the responsibilities of behavioral health service
				  providers under Iowa Code section
				  280A.1, should they choose to
				  enter into agreements for behavioral health screenings or telehealth
				  services.
This division is intended to promote a comprehensive safe
				  learning space for learners and school staff, and to promote the dignity, care,
				  safety, welfare, and security of each child and the school community; encourage
				  the use of proactive, effective, and evidence- and research-based strategies
				  resulting in increased learning for all students; lessen disruption to
				  instruction; and expand supports for educators through teacher preparation,
				  revised protocols, training and professional learning.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.8 - Classroom Clears

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(1) A classroom
				teacher may clear students from the classroom only if necessary to prevent or
				terminate an imminent threat of bodily injury to a student or another person in
				the classroom. A threat is imminent when it is reasonably likely to inflict
				pain, illness, or any other impairment of physical condition.
(2) A classroom clear means clearing all
				other students out of the classroom to calm a child. A classroom clear in which
				an adult remains with a student to calm the student is not considered
				seclusion.
(3) The limitations on
				use of classroom clears pertains to all classrooms, general and special
				education, ages 3 through 21, when a child is served in a setting that is using
				public funds for educational purposes.
(4) If a classroom clear is included within a
				school's or district's crisis response plan, the school or district will also
				follow the additional provisions of Iowa Code section
				279.51A and this
				division.
(5) In determining if a
				classroom clear may be used to prevent or terminate an imminent threat, the
				following factors apply:
a. The size and
				physical, mental, and psychological condition of the student;
b. The nature of the student's
				behavior;
c. The presence of a
				weapon or material that can be weaponized;
d. The extent and nature of resulting bodily
				injury to the student and other persons in the classroom; and
e. The prevention of physical intervention
				that will likely escalate behavior and result in bodily injury.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.9 - Required Parent/guardian Notifications and Responses

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(1)
General.
If a classroom clear is used to prevent an imminent
				threat, the following notifications and actions shall occur:
a. The school principal will, by the end of
				the school day if possible, but at least within 24 hours after the incident,
				notify the parents/guardians of all students assigned to the classroom that it
				was cleared.
b. The notification
				will not identify, directly or indirectly, any students involved in the
				incident giving rise to the classroom clearance.
c. The principal will request that the
				parent/guardian of the student whose behavior caused the classroom clear meet
				with the principal, the classroom teacher, and other staff as
				appropriate.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.10 - Documentation and Reporting

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(1)
General.
A classroom teacher shall report to the principal any
				incident of assault or violence that results in injury or property damage by a
				student enrolled in the school. For purposes of this rule, "attending students"
				includes all students who are actively attending school, suspended or expelled
				during the reporting school year. Districts should document all incidents that
				occur in a school building, on school grounds, or at a school-sponsored
				function by students attending school in the district. The school district
				shall report to the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, an
				annual count of disaggregated incidents of assault, violence resulting in
				injury, violence resulting in property damage, and referral/transfer to a
				therapeutic classroom that includes the therapeutic components as described in
				subrule 14.13(2). Incidents shall be reported if they occurred by a student in
				a school building, on school grounds, or at a school-sponsored
				function.
(2)
Contents of
				report.
The report will include demographic information on students
				reported as victims and perpetrators, disaggregated by race, gender, national
				origin, age, grade level, and disability status, along with any other data
				needed by the department to implement the Elementary and Secondary Education
				Act as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act,
				Public Law
				114-95, as effective on February 7, 2024, and with
				safeguards to ensure student privacy.
(3)
Reporting by the department.
The department
				of education will compile and summarize the data it receives under this rule
				and submit a report to the general assembly each year by November
				1.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.11 - Crisis Response

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(1)
General.
The following consists of appropriate responses to
				classroom behavior that presents an imminent threat of bodily injury and
				consistent with rules for seclusion and restraint:
a. Responses are to include nationally
				recognized best practices of crisis response/intervention to de-escalate
				behaviors that are likely to result in bodily harm.
b. Crisis response strategies are to include
				a safety assessment and continuum of strategies informed by the level of risk
				and the safety assessment.
c. When
				possible, response strategies are to use less disruptive, nonphysical
				intervention prior to the use of physical interventions, unless the
				circumstances are such that physical intervention is necessary to ensure the
				safety of the student and others.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.12 - Prevention of Classroom Behaviors That Present an Imminent Threat

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(1) Appropriate
				responses to behaviors, including classroom behavior that presents an imminent
				threat of bodily injury, are to be part of evidence-based tiered supports
				within the department's continuous improvement framework to support student
				SEBH.
(2) The evidence-based tiered
				supports will:
a. Include universal support
				for all students that foster the emotional well-being of students through
				schoolwide safe and supportive environments.
b. Be culturally responsive.
c. Be trauma responsive.
d. Include positive school discipline
				practices.
e. Include crisis
				prevention, intervention and de-escalation that is based on student SEBH needs
				and reasonable in response to the behavior that is being exhibited.
f. Include proactive strategies that enable
				schools to identify and intervene early in order to minimize the escalation of
				identified behavioral health symptoms and other barriers to school
				success.
g. Include classroom
				management practices that include the following evidence-based practices:
(1) An effectively designed physical
				classroom.
(2) Predictable
				classroom routines.
(3) Posted
				positive classroom expectations.
(4) Prompts and active supervision.
(5) Varied opportunities to
				respond.
(6) Acknowledgments for
				expected behavior.
h.
				Engage parents and guardians as partners in identifying appropriate supports
				for the students.
i. Support
				student development of social-emotional competencies and skills through planned
				universal instruction.
j. Have a
				set of specific supplemental interventions and intensive intervention supports
				that:
(1) Are for students whose behaviors are
				unresponsive to low-intensity strategies.
(2) Are based on functional behavior
				assessment (FBA).
(3) Are supported
				by individuals trained to handle such issues.
(4) Involve parents in development and
				ongoing review.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.13 - Therapeutic Classroom

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A school district may include therapeutic classrooms as part
				  of its district's or building's tiers of SEBH supports. A therapeutic classroom
				  is designed for the purpose of providing support for any student, with or
				  without an IEP, whose emotional, social, or behavioral needs interfere with the
				  student's ability to be successful in the current educational environment, with
				  or without supports, until the student is able to successfully return to the
				  student's current education environment, with or without supports, including
				  but not limited to the general education classroom. A placement in a
				  therapeutic classroom shall not be permanent or indefinite but will be reviewed
				  periodically as called for in this rule. For the purpose of this chapter, the
				  word "classroom" is a descriptor of an educational set of services that create
				  the educational environment that may include a separate physical setting from
				  other students.
(1)
Continuum
				of programming.
Therapeutic classrooms include the therapeutic
				programming students may need to support them across a range of educational
				settings or learning spaces, or both, and are not necessarily standalone or
				isolated classrooms. Therapeutic classroom supports are part of a district's
				tiers of SEBH supports.
(2)
Therapeutic classrooms.
For state cost reimbursement and
				reporting purposes, a therapeutic classroom will:
a. Include the following therapeutic
				components:
(1) A multidisciplinary team who
				collaborates regularly to support design, implementation and decision-making
				regarding therapeutic program supports including but not limited to an
				individual qualified to conduct diagnostic assessments and support SEBH
				programming for individuals with social-emotional concerns;
(2) Practices that enhance positive childhood
				experiences;
(3) Clearly
				articulated and taught behavioral expectations and routines;
(4) Regular assessment of social-emotional
				competencies with targeted individualized instruction, small group
				social-emotional instruction, or both;
(5) Individualized BIPs developed based on
				FBAs and trauma-informed practice;
(6) Regular engagement of family to review
				progress and make decisions for more or less restrictive programming;
(7) Supports for generalization and
				transition to less restrictive supports/settings since a therapeutic classroom
				is a temporary intervention. Supports include opportunities to practice
				social-emotional skills in natural contexts with similar age/grade
				peers.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.14 - Therapeutic Classroom-claims

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A school district may submit claims to the department for the
				  costs of providing therapeutic classroom services and transportation services
				  in accordance with this rule and Iowa Code section
				  256.25A.
(1)
Reimbursement of transportation
				services.
If the general assembly appropriates moneys for purposes of
				transportation claims reimbursement in accordance with this subrule, the
				resident school district may submit a claim to the department for reimbursement
				for transportation services for a student who is transported to a therapeutic
				classroom operated by another school district or accredited nonpublic school
				and located more than 30 miles from the student's designated school or
				accredited nonpublic school.
a. Claims are
				allowable for students enrolled in the school district or in an accredited
				nonpublic school located in the district boundary and who do not have an
				assigned special education weighting.
b. Such claims may be allowable when the
				school districts or school district and accredited nonpublic school have a
				shared agreement to provide the therapeutic classroom.
c. Claims will be made to the department of
				education using an invoice supplied by the department and completed by the
				school district providing transportation during the school year.
d. Claims include a listing of actual costs
				per student transported to a therapeutic classroom, including number of days
				transported, transportation miles, and other actual costs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.15 - Required Training

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This rule applies to public schools, nonpublic school
				  districts and area education agencies.
(1) An employee must receive training that
				complies with 281-Chapter 103 prior to using any form of physical restraint or
				seclusion and includes research-based alternatives to physical restraint and
				seclusion.
(2) An employee must
				receive training regarding the least restrictive environment. While there is a
				presumption that the general education environment is the least restrictive
				environment, data may overcome that presumption. "General education classroom"
				is not synonymous with "least restrictive environment." Training will include
				the process and procedures for:
a. Making
				placement decisions based on individual student performance data and
				participation with peers without disabilities; and
b. Reviewing student performance data to
				determine whether changes need to be made to ensure the individual is being
				educated in the learner's least restrictive environment.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.16 - Department Responsibilities, Evidence-based Standards, Guidelines and Expectations

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By June 30, 2022, the department will develop, establish, and
				  distribute to all school districts evidence-based standards, guidelines, and
				  expectations for the appropriate and inappropriate responses to behavior in the
				  classroom that present an imminent threat of bodily injury to a student or
				  another person to assist the districts in compliance with this rule. The
				  standards, guidelines, and expectations will be consistent with 281-Chapter
				  103. The evidence-based standards, guidelines, and expectations for the
				  appropriate and inappropriate responses to behavior in the classroom that
				  presents an imminent threat of bodily injury will be based on the department's
				  continuous improvement framework to support student social-emotional-behavioral
				  health (SEBH). The director will consult with the area education agencies to
				  create comprehensive and consistent standards and guidance for professional
				  development relating to successfully educating individuals in the least
				  restrictive environment, and for evidence-based interventions consistent with
				  the standards established pursuant to this rule.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.21 - Behavioral Health Screenings in School Settings

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(1) A school
				district, an accredited nonpublic school, or an AEA may contract with a mental
				health professional or a nationally accredited behavioral health care
				organization in order to provide universal behavioral health screenings to
				students. If the school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area
				education agency contracts with mental health professionals to conduct
				behavioral health screenings, the following paragraphs apply:
a. The screenings will be administered with
				the contracted mental health professional present, using a screener approved by
				the department, in consultation with the department of health and human
				services.
b. The school district,
				accredited nonpublic school, or AEA that contracts for on-site student
				behavioral health screenings will obtain written parent or guardian consent or,
				in the case of a student who has reached the age of majority, the student's
				written consent prior to the student's participating in each
				screening.
c. At any point before
				or during the screening, a student may opt out or discontinue participation in
				the screening without retribution.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.22 - Establishment of Provider-patient Relationship for Telehealth in School Setting

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(1) Iowa Code
				section 280A.3(1),
				280A.3(3),and
				280A.3(4)  are
				in corporated by this reference.
(2)
				If a mental health professional provides behavioral health services via
				telehealth on school/AEA premises, the mental health professional will first
				establish a valid provider-patient relationship. The provider-patient
				relationship is established when.
a. The
				student, with the consent of the student's parent or guardian when the student
				has not yet reached the age of majority, seeks help from a mental health
				professional;
b. The mental health
				professional agrees to provide treatment of the student; and
c. The student's parent or guardian agrees to
				have the student treated by the mental health professional.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 14 - School Health Services › Rule 281-14.24 - Behavioral Health Services Provided via Telehealth in a School Setting

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(1) On or after
				January 1, 2021, a school district, accredited nonpublic school or AEA may
				provide access to behavioral health services via telehealth on school/AEA
				premises.
(2) If the school
				district, accredited nonpublic school or AEA provides access to behavioral
				health services via telehealth on school/AEA premises, it shall:
a. Provide a secure, confidential, and
				private room for services and the technology necessary to conduct telehealth
				services.
b. Maintain parent or
				guardian consent forms for each academic year the student receives
				services.
c. Maintain a schedule
				for student appointments and arrange for student access to the room by a school
				nurse or other appropriately trained school or AEA agency employee.
d. Ensure that no employee is present in the
				same room as the student during the session or service.
e. Provide information to the student
				participating in telehealth services about how and to whom to report
				inappropriate behavior by a mental health professional.
f. Provide access to the student's parent or
				guardian to participate in any of the student's telehealth sessions.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 15 - Online and Virtual Learning › Rule 281-15.1 - Definitions

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"Accredited nonpublic school"
means a
				  nonpublic school accredited pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  256.11.
"Appropriately licensed and endorsed"
or
"appropriately licensed"
means possession of current and valid
				  licensure by the Iowa board of educational examiners to practice at a
				  prescribed educational level in a specified content area.
"Area education agency"
or
"AEA"
refers to a political subdivision organized pursuant to
				  Iowa Code chapter 273.
"Board of educational examiners"
or
"BOEE"
refers to the body with the statutory responsibility to
				  license Iowa educators.
"Delivered primarily over the Internet"
means more than 50 percent of the course content or instruction or both is
				  delivered using the Internet.
"Department"
means the department of
				  education.
"Director"
means the director of the
				  department of education.
"Exclusive instruction"
means without the
				  use of any other form of instructional delivery.
"Online learning"
and
"online
				  coursework"
mean educational instruction and content that are
				  delivered primarily over the Internet. "Online learning" and "online
				  coursework" do not include print-based correspondence education, broadcast
				  television or radio, videocassettes, or stand-alone educational software
				  programs that do not have a significant Internet-based instructional
				  component.
"Online learning platform"
means a set of
				  services by which students access course content and by which students and
				  teachers connect and communicate.
"Online school"
refers to a district or
				  nonpublic school providing educational instruction and course content delivered
				  primarily over the Internet for a group of students for whom this method of
				  delivery is the primary method of education. "Online school" also refers to a
				  school for which a district accepts open enrollment for the express purpose of
				  attendance at the online school and that has received permission from the
				  department to operate.
"Participating school district or accredited
				  nonpublic school"
means a school district or accredited nonpublic
				  school that is providing online learning or online coursework.
"Private provider"
means, for purposes of
				  this chapter, any public or private entity that is not a school district, an
				  accredited nonpublic school, or an AEA.
"School district"
means a political
				  subdivision organized pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 274.
"Telecommunications"
means narrowcast
				  communications through systems that are directed toward a narrowly defined
				  audience and includes interactive live communications. "Telecommunications"
				  does not include online learning.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 15 - Online and Virtual Learning › Rule 281-15.2 - Telecommunications for Instruction

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(1)
Applicability.
This rule applies to all AEAs, school
				districts, accredited nonpublic schools, community colleges, and institutes of
				higher education using telecommunications to serve students in kindergarten
				through grade 12.
(2)
Course eligibility.
Telecommunications may be employed as a
				means to deliver any course, including a course necessary for accreditation by
				the department, provided it is not the exclusive means of instructional
				delivery.
(3)
Appropriately
				licensed and endorsed teachers.
Instruction provided by
				telecommunications is to be taught by an appropriately licensed and endorsed
				teacher, in a manner provided by Iowa Code section
				256.7(7)
"a."