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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.33 - Grantee Responsibilities

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(1) The grantee
				will maintain records which include but are not limited to:
a. Information on children and families
				served.
b. Direct services provided
				to children.
c. Record of budget,
				including expenditures. Grant funding is to support direct services to children
				to the fullest extent possible. Administrative costs under these programs is
				limited to 10 percent of the total award.
d. Other appropriate information specified by
				the council necessary to the overall evaluation.
Monitoring of such records will be conducted through the
				  submission of annual reports by the grantee and may include on-site review as
				  determined necessary by the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.1 - Definitions

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"At-risk student"
means, for purposes of
				  this chapter, a student in early elementary grades who is eligible for free or
				  reduced price meals.
"Awardee"
means a public school district
				  designated to receive the at-risk early elementary school award funds for
				  buildings serving early elementary grades with a high percentage of at-risk
				  students.
"Department"
means the department of
				  education.
"Early elementary grades"
means kindergarten
				  through grade three.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.2 - Eligibility Identification Procedures

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In a year in which funds are made available by the Iowa
				  legislature, the department will grant awards to districts for buildings
				  serving early elementary grades with a high percentage of at-risk students.
				  Using a formula determined by the department and consistent with Iowa Code
				  section 279.51(1)
"c,"
the department will distribute awards based on the number
				  of early elementary students in the identified buildings serving a high
				  percentage of at-risk students.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.3 - Award Acceptance Process

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The department will notify eligible districts of the
				  opportunity to be granted an award for a three-year cycle. A district will make
				  formal acceptance using forms issued and procedures established by the
				  department, and by an official with vested authority to approve the
				  acceptance.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.4 - Awardee Responsibilities

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Each year, the awardee will complete reports on forms
				  provided by the department, including the following:
1. An initial report, including a proposed
				budget and expected outcomes.
2. An
				end-of-the-year report, including total expenditures and a statement of impact
				on expected outcomes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.5 - Allowable Expenditures

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School districts will provide, at a minimum, the activities
				  set forth in Iowa Code section
				  279.51(1)
"c."
Additional allowable expenditures include salaries and
				  benefits for teachers and paraeducators, and activities and materials to
				  improve academic achievement. These funds are to be used for instruction,
				  activities, and materials that are in addition to the regular school curricula
				  for children participating in these programs, and only to be used in the
				  building for which the award is made. Inappropriate uses of award funding
				  include indirect costs or use charges, operational or maintenance costs,
				  capital expenditures, student transportation other than that which is directly
				  related to the activities and materials described in this rule, or
				  administrative costs. Moneys received are subject to the general provisions
				  described in 281-Chapter 98.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.6 - Evaluation

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The awardee will cooperate with the department and provide
				  requested information to determine how well the outcomes in rule
				  281-65.4 (279) are being met.
				  Statewide leadership teams will review final reports and provide useful
				  feedback about buildings to awardees. This feedback will include information
				  about innovative components to building programs. Buildings demonstrating
				  innovation will be given preference the following grant
				  cycle.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.7 - Budget Revisions

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The department may grant approval to an awardee for any
				  revisions in the proposed budget in excess of 10 percent of a line item,
				  provided the revisions do not increase the total amount of the
				  award.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.8 - Termination

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(1)
Termination for convenience.
The award may be terminated, in
				whole or in part, upon agreement of both parties, concerning the termination
				conditions, the effective date, and in the case of partial termination, the
				portion to be terminated. The awardee shall cancel as many outstanding
				obligations as possible and not incur new obligations for the terminated
				portion after the effective date of termination.
(2)
Termination for cause.
a. The award may be terminated, in whole or
				in part, at any time before the date of completion, whenever the department
				determines, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, that the awardee has
				failed to comply substantially with the conditions of the award. The awardee
				will be notified in writing by the department of the reasons for the
				termination and the effective date. The awardee shall cancel as many
				outstanding obligations as possible and not incur new obligations for the
				terminated portion after the effective date of termination.
b. The department will administer the at-risk
				early elementary school awards contingent upon the availability of state funds.
				If there is a lack of funds necessary to fulfill the fiscal responsibility of
				the awards, the awards are to be terminated or renegotiated. The department may
				terminate or renegotiate an award upon 30 days' notice when there is a
				reduction of funds by executive order.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.9 - Appeals From Terminations

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Any awardee aggrieved by a unilateral termination of an award
				  may appeal the decision to the director of the department in writing within 30
				  days of the decision to terminate.
(1)
Form of appeal.
In the notice of appeal, the awardee will give
				a short and plain statement of the reason for the appeal.
(2)
Appeal procedures.
The
				hearing procedures found at 281-Chapter 6 will apply to appeals of terminated
				awards. The director will issue a decision within a reasonable time, not to
				exceed 120 days from the date of hearing.
(3)
Grounds for reversal.
Termination of an award under this chapter may be reversed only if the awardee
				proves 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.
(4)
Mandatory denial of appeal.
In lieu of a decision on the
				merits of an appeal, the director of the department will deny an appeal if the
				director finds any of the following:
a. The
				appeal is untimely;
b. The
				appellant lacks standing to appeal;
c. The appeal is not in the necessary form or
				is based upon frivolous grounds;
d.
				The appeal is moot because the issues raised in the notice of appeal or at the
				hearing have been settled by the parties; or
e. The termination of the award was beyond
				the control of the department due to lack of available funds.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.10 - Termination for Convenience

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The award may be terminated, in whole or in part, upon
				  agreement of both parties. The parties shall agree upon the termination
				  conditions, including the effective date, and in the case of partial
				  termination, the portion to be terminated. The awardee shall not incur new
				  obligations for the terminated portion after the effective date of termination
				  and shall cancel as many outstanding obligations as possible.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.11 - Termination for Cause

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The award may be terminated, in whole or in part, at any time
				  before the date of completion, whenever it is determined by the department that
				  the awardee has failed to comply substantially with the conditions of the
				  award. The awardee shall be notified in writing by the department of the
				  reasons for the termination and the effective date. The awardee shall not incur
				  new obligations for the terminated portion after the effective date of
				  termination and shall cancel as many outstanding obligations as
				  possible.
The department shall administer the at-risk early elementary
				  school awards contingent upon the availability of state funds. If there is a
				  lack of funds necessary to fulfill the fiscal responsibility of the awards, the
				  awards shall be terminated or renegotiated. The department may terminate or
				  renegotiate an award upon 30 days' notice when there is a reduction of funds by
				  executive order.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.12 - Responsibility of Awardee at Termination

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Within 45 days of the effective date of award termination,
				  the awardee shall supply the department with a financial statement detailing
				  all program expenditures up to the effective date of the termination. The
				  awardee shall be solely responsible for all expenditures after the effective
				  date of termination.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.13 - Appeals From Terminations

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Any awardee aggrieved by a unilateral termination of an award
				  pursuant to rule
				  281-65.11
				  (279) may appeal the decision to the director of the department in writing
				  within 30 days of the decision to terminate.
(1)
Form of appeal.
In the
				notice of appeal, the awardee shall give a short and plain statement of the
				reason for the appeal.
(2)
Appeal procedures.
The hearing procedures found at 281-Chapter
				6 shall be applicable to appeals of terminated awards. The director shall issue
				a decision within a reasonable time, not to exceed 120 days from the date of
				hearing.
(3)
Grounds for
				reversal.
Termination of an award under this chapter shall be reversed
				only if the awardee proves 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.
(4)
Mandatory denial of
				appeal.
In lieu of a decision on the merits of an appeal, the director
				of the department shall deny an appeal if the director finds any of the
				following:
a. The appeal is
				untimely;
b. The appellant lacks
				standing to appeal;
c. The appeal
				is not in the required form or is based upon frivolous grounds;
d. The appeal is moot because the issues
				raised in the notice of appeal or at the hearing have been settled by the
				parties; or
e. The termination of
				the award was beyond the control of the department due to lack of available
				funds.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  279.51.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.15 - Contract Revisions

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The grantee shall obtain the approval of the department for
				  any revisions in the project budget, in excess of 10 percent of a line item
				  provided the revisions do not increase the total amount of the
				  grant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.16 - Termination for Convenience

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The contract may be terminated, in whole or in part, upon
				  agreement of both parties. The parties shall agree upon the termination
				  conditions, including the effective date, and in the case of partial
				  termination, the portion to be terminated. The grantee shall not incur new
				  obligations for the terminated portion after the effective date of termination
				  and shall cancel as many outstanding obligations as possible.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.17 - Termination for Cause

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The contract may be terminated, in whole or in part, at any
				  time before the date of completion, whenever it is determined by the department
				  that the grantee has failed to comply substantially with the conditions of the
				  contract. The grantee shall be notified in writing by the department of the
				  reasons for the termination and the effective date. The grantee shall not incur
				  new obligations for the terminated portion after the effective date of
				  termination and shall cancel as many outstanding obligations as
				  possible.
The department shall administer the early elementary school
				  grants contingent upon their availability. If there is a lack of funds
				  necessary to fulfill the fiscal responsibility of the early elementary school
				  grants, the contracts shall be terminated or renegotiated. The department may
				  terminate or renegotiate a contract upon 30 days' notice when there is a
				  reduction of funds by executive order.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.18 - Responsibility of Grantee at Termination

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Within 45 days of the effective date of termination, the
				  grantee shall supply the department with a financial statement detailing all
				  program expenditures up to the effective date of the termination. The grantee
				  shall be solely responsible for all expenditures after the effective date of
				  termination.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.19 - Appeals From Terminations

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Any grantee aggrieved by a unilateral termination of a
				  contract pursuant to 65.17(279) may appeal the decision to the director of the
				  department in writing within 30 days of the decision to terminate. The hearing
				  procedures found at 281 lAC 6 shall be applicable to appeals of terminated
				  grantees.
In the notice of appeal, the grantee shall give a short and
				  plain statement of the reason for the appeal.
The director shall issue a decision within a reasonable time,
				  not to exceed 120 days from the date of hearing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.20 - Refusal to Issue Ruling

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The director may refuse to issue a ruling or decision upon an
				  appeal for good cause. Good cause includes, but is not limited to, the
				  following reasons:
1. The appeal is
				untimely;
2. The appellant lacks
				standing to appeal;
3. The appeal
				is not in the required form or is based upon frivolous grounds;
4. The appeal is moot because the issues
				raised in the notice of appeal or at the hearing have been settled by the
				parties;
5. The termination of the
				grant was beyond the control of the department because it was due to lack of
				funds available for the contract.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.21 - Requests for Reconsideration

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A disappointed applicant who has not been approved for
				  funding may file a Request for Reconsideration with the director of the
				  department in writing within ten days of the decision to decline to award a
				  grant. In order to be considered by the director, the request shall be based
				  upon one of the following grounds:
1.
				The decision process was conducted in violation of statute or rule;
2. The decision violated state or federal
				law, policy, or rule (to be cited in the request);
3. The decision process involved a conflict
				of interest.
Within 20 days of filing a Request for Reconsideration, the
				  requester shall submit all written documentation, evidence, or argument in
				  support of the request. The director shall notify the department of the request
				  and shall provide the department an opportunity to defend its decision by
				  submitting written documentation, evidence, or argument within 20 days of
				  receipt of the request. The department shall provide copies of all documents to
				  the requester at the time the items are submitted to the director.
The director shall issue a decision granting or denying the
				  Request for Reconsideration within 30 days of the receipt of the evidence, or
				  no later than 60 days from the date of Request for Reconsideration, unless a
				  later date is agreeable to the requester and the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.22 - Refusal to Issue Decision on Request

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The director may refuse to issue a decision on a Request for
				  Reconsideration upon good cause. Good cause includes, but is not limited to,
				  the following reasons:
1. The request
				was untimely;
2. The requester
				lacks standing to seek reconsideration;
3. The request is not based on any of the
				available grounds above, or is merely frivolous or vexatious;
4. The requester failed to provide
				documentation, evidence, or argument in support of its request;
5. The request is moot due to negotiation and
				settlement of the issue(s).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 65 - Programs for At-risk Early Elementary Students › Rule 281-65.23 - Granting a Request for Reconsideration

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If the director grants a Request for Reconsideration, the
				  department shall reconsider the grantee's application in accordance with the
				  director's findings and decision.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.1 - Purpose

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All charter schools and innovation zone schools in Iowa are
				  public schools whose purpose is established pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 256F
				  as amended by 2010 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2033. A charter school may be
				  established by creating a new school within an existing public school or by
				  converting an existing public school to charter status. This chapter provides
				  the criteria and weighting for those criteria that the state board shall use to
				  determine if an application for a public charter school or innovation zone
				  school shall be approved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.2 - Definitions

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"Advisory council"
means a council appointed
				  by the school board of a charter school or an innovation zone consortium. With
				  respect to a charter school, no more than one member of the council may be a
				  member of the school board; a district's school improvement advisory committee
				  may also serve as its advisory council. With respect to an innovation zone
				  consortium, no more than one member of the council may be a member of any
				  participating school board. All advisory councils are subject to the provisions
				  of Iowa Code chapters 21 and 22.
"Charter school"
means a new school
				  designated by the state board and created within an existing attendance center
				  or a new school created by converting an existing attendance center to charter
				  status.
"Charter school authorizers "
means the
				  local school board in partnership with the state board of education.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  education.
"Family unit"
means a household in which
				  reside one or more students enrolled at the existing public school that is the
				  subject of either a charter school application or an innovation zone school
				  application.
"Innovation zone consortium "
means a
				  consortium of two or more school districts and an area education agency in
				  which one or more of the school districts are located which receives approval
				  from the state board to establish an innovation zone school.
"Innovation zone school"
means a public
				  school established as an innovation zone school pursuant to an innovation zone
				  school contract entered into by an innovation zone consortium to meet one or
				  more of the purposes in Iowa Code section
				  256F.1
				  as amended by 2010 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2033.
"School board"
means a board of directors
				  regularly elected by the registered voters of a school district.
"State board"
means the state board of
				  education.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.3 - Application to a School Board

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A local school board may accept applications from the
				  principal, teachers, or parents or guardians of students at an existing public
				  school for the planning and operation of a charter school within the boundary
				  lines of an existing public school district. An application for a charter
				  school must be approved by the local school board as a prerequisite for
				  submission of the application to the state board. An applicant may appeal the
				  local school board denial of the application to the state board under the
				  procedures set forth in Iowa Code chapter 290.
1. Prior to accepting applications, a local
				school board shall adopt procedures, criteria, and weighting of the criteria
				that will determine whether an application is approved or denied. The local
				school board may adopt the procedures, criteria, and weighting of the criteria
				as established in this chapter for public charter schools. The procedures shall
				include a requirement that a majority of family units of the proposed charter
				school support the approval of the application. In addition, any application
				that has been submitted and for which subsequent school board action has been
				taken shall, at minimum, meet the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 25 6F. An
				application that is received by a school board on or before October 1 of a
				calendar year shall be considered for approval and for the establishment of a
				charter school at the beginning of the school district's next school year or at
				a time agreed to by the applicant and the local school board.
2. Subject to the provision in numbered
				paragraph "3," a local school board may receive and consider applications after
				October 1 at its discretion. A local school board, by majority vote, must
				approve or deny the application within 60 calendar days after the application
				is received. An application approved by the local school board and state board
				of education shall constitute, at a minimum, an agreement between the local
				school board and the charter school for the operation of the charter school for
				no less than four years.
3. All
				applications approved by school boards shall be submitted to the department no
				later than December 15 immediately preceding the school year for which the
				charter school desires to start operations.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.5 - Ongoing Review by Department

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A charter school shall be reviewed periodically by the
				  department to ensure continuing compliance with the charter school's contract.
				  The department may schedule mandatory meetings with the administrators of all
				  charter schools at the department's sole discretion.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.6 - Renewal of Charter

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After the initial four-year contract for a charter school and
				  at the end of each renewal period thereafter, the school board that established
				  the charter school shall, in the absence of revoking the charter pursuant to
				  subrules 68.7(1) and 68.7(2), take affirmative action to renew a charter school
				  contract. The school board shall hold a public hearing on the issue of renewal
				  and shall submit to the department a copy of the minutes of the public hearing
				  showing that a majority of the school board members voted in favor of renewal
				  of the charter Any action to renew a charter must specify the number of years,
				  which shall not be more than four years, for which the charter was renewed by
				  the school board.
A school board must submit a new application to the
				  department if the board modifies any of the terms of the original
				  charter
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.7 - Revocation of Charter

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(1)
Reasons for revocation.
A charter may be revoked by the state
				board or by the school board that established the charter if either board
				determines that one or more of the following occurred:
a. The charter school has failed to meet the
				provisions set forth in the contract for the operation of the charter
				school.
b. The charter school has
				failed to comply with the provisions in Iowa Code chapter 256F.
c. The charter school has failed to meet
				generally accepted accounting principles for public entities.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.8 - Transition-operation of Existing Charter Schools

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The state board shall not approve a new charter school under
				  this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 256F on or after July 1, 2021. Charter
				  schools established pursuant to this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 256F prior
				  to July 1, 2021, shall continue to operate pursuant to those chapters and shall
				  not be subject to the requirements of Iowa Code chapter 256E or 281-Chapter
				  19.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.11 - Application Process

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An innovation zone consortium shall submit an application to
				  establish an innovation zone school to the state board no later than December
				  15 immediately preceding the school year for which the innovation zone school
				  desires to start operations. The application shall demonstrate the support, as
				  of approximately the date of submission of the application, of at least 50
				  percent of the teachers employed at the proposed innovation zone school and at
				  least 50 percent of the affected family units. The application shall set forth
				  the manner in which the innovation zone school will comply with federal and
				  state laws regarding instruction to students who are English language learners
				  and regarding the National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition
				  Act.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.12 - Review Process

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Upon timely receipt of an application from an innovation zone
				  consortium for the proposed establishment of an innovation zone school, the
				  department shall appoint a minimum of five individuals knowledgeable in student
				  achievement and nontraditional learning environments to review each application
				  for an innovation zone school. A reviewer shall not participate in the review
				  of any application in which the individual may have an interest, direct or
				  indirect.
(1)
Cap on number of
				innovation zone schools.
Pursuant to Iowa Code section
				256F.3 as amended by
				2010 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2033, section 10, the state board shall approve the
				establishment of not more than ten innovation zone schools.
(2)
Allocation of points on
				applications.
Points shall be allocated to applications; the maximum
				points for any one application shall be 100. The maximum points for each
				criterion shall be as set forth in paragraphs 68.4(2)
"a"
to
"d. "
The department shall make a recommendation to the
				state board regarding whether an application should be approved or denied by
				the state board.
(3)
State
				hoard review.
The state board shall review the recommendations
				provided by the department. The state board shall, by a majority vote, approve
				or deny an application within 90 calendar days of receipt of the application
				and shall notify applicants within 5 days of the state board's decision. An
				approved application shall be a part of the contract for the operation of the
				innovation zone school. The terms of the contract for the operation of the
				innovation zone school shall also outline the reasons for revocation or
				nonrenewal of the approval of the innovation zone school.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.13 - Ongoing Review by Department

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An innovation zone school shall be reviewed periodically by
				  the department to ensure continuing compliance with the innovation zone
				  school's contract. At the department's sole discretion, the department may
				  schedule mandatory meetings with the administrators of the innovation zone
				  school and the administrators of the school's innovation zone
				  consortium.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.14 - Renewal of Contract

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After the initial four-year contract for an innovation zone
				  school and at the end of each renewal period thereafter, the local boards that
				  formed the innovation zone consortium shall take affirmative action either to
				  request renewal from the state board of the approval of the consortium's
				  innovation zone school contract or to dissolve the innovation zone school. If
				  seeking renewal of the contract from the state board, the local boards that
				  formed the innovation zone consortium shall first hold a joint public hearing
				  on the issue of renewal of the contract and shall submit to the department a
				  copy of the minutes of the public hearing showing that a majority of the local
				  board members voted in favor of requesting renewal of the state board's
				  approval of the consortium's innovation zone school contract. Any action to
				  request renewal of the contract must specify the number of years, which shall
				  not be more than four years, for which renewal is requested.
An innovation zone consortium must submit a new application
				  to the department if the consortium modifies any of the terms of the original
				  contract.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 68 - Iowa Public Charter and Innovation Zone Schools › Rule 281-68.15 - Revocation of Contract

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(1)
Reasons for revocation.
An innovation zone school contract may
				be revoked by the state board or by the innovation zone consortium that
				established the school if either the board or the consortium determines that
				one or more of the following occurred:
a. The
				innovation zone school has failed to meet the provisions set forth in the
				contract for the operation of the innovation zone school.
b. The innovation zone school has failed to
				comply with the provisions in Iowa Code chapter 256F as amended by 2010 Iowa
				Acts, Senate File 2033.
c. The
				innovation zone school has failed to meet generally accepted accounting
				principles for public entities.
d.
				The innovation zone school has failed to demonstrate improvement in student
				progress in reading, mathematics, and science from that which existed prior to
				the establishment of the innovation zone school to the present as evidenced by
				achievement scores on the latest administration of the state assessment for
				which scores are available, or as evidenced by alternative but equivalent
				locally determined performance measures including but not limited to additional
				administrations of the state assessment, portfolios of student work, student
				performance rubrics, or end-of-course assessments.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIII - Area Education Agencies › Chapter 72 - Accreditation of Area Education Agencies › Rule 281-72.1 - Scope

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The purpose of Iowa's early childhood through twelfth grade
				  educational system is to support learning for all students. Area education
				  agencies, as part of that system, exist to provide leadership and equitable
				  services for school improvement to schools and school districts in order to
				  enable every learner to perform at higher education levels. Area education
				  agencies are subject to accreditation by the state board of education as
				  specified in Iowa Code section
				  273.10.
				  These rules apply to the accreditation of area education
				  agencies.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIII - Area Education Agencies › Chapter 72 - Accreditation of Area Education Agencies › Rule 281-72.2 - Definitions

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"AEA "
is an acronym for area education
				  agency.
"Agencywide goals "
means cross-divisional
				  desired targets to be reached over an extended period of time, derived from
				  agencywide needs assessment and state and local student learning needs, and
				  upon which services are focused.
"Baseline data "
means information gathered
				  at a selected point in time and used thereafter as a basis from which to
				  monitor change.
"Board"
means the Iowa state board of
				  education.
"Department"
means the state department of
				  education.
"Director "
means the state director of the
				  department of education.
"Equitable "
means that services provided by
				  an AEA are accessible to all schools and school districts within the agency's
				  service region.
"External knowledge base "
means what is
				  known, such as research and student achievement data, from the state or the
				  nation about how learners in other settings perform and respond in a content
				  area such as reading, mathematics, or science, as well as what is known about
				  developing a learning environment that will support the desired student
				  performance and response in a content area such as reading, mathematics, or
				  science.
"Indicators of improvement"
means internal
				  data the agency uses to determine how well its continuous improvement processes
				  are implemented.
"Indicators of quality"
means external data
				  sources which measure the effectiveness of services.
"School"
means an accredited nonpublic
				  school.
"School district"
means a public school
				  district.
"State indicators"
means the school and
				  school district indicators defined in 281-paragraph 12.8(3)
"a."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIII - Area Education Agencies › Chapter 72 - Accreditation of Area Education Agencies › Rule 281-72.3 - Accreditation Components

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To be accredited by the board and maintain accreditation
				  status, an AEA shall: provide services which meet the standards defined in rule
				  281-72.4
				  (273), establish a comprehensive improvement plan as defined in rule
				  281-72.9
				  (273), submit a board-approved annual budget as defined in subrule 72.10(1),
				  and annually provide a progress report as defined in subrule
				  72.10(2).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIII - Area Education Agencies › Chapter 72 - Accreditation of Area Education Agencies › Rule 281-72.11 - Comprehensive Site Visit

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(1)
On-site review.
An accreditation team shall conduct one or
				more on-site reviews of the AEA's progress toward agencywide goals and shall
				determine if services meet the standards in this chapter Prior to an on-site
				review of an AEA, the accreditation team shall have access to the AEA's
				comprehensive improvement plan, annual progress report, and annual budget as
				well as any other information collected by the department relating to the
				AEA.
(2)
Accreditation
				team.
The membership of the accreditation team shall be determined by
				the director Each team member should have appropriate competencies, background,
				and experiences to enable the member to contribute to the evaluation visit. The
				team shall include at least four members, including, but not limited to:
a. Department staff.
b. Representatives from various sizes of
				schools and school districts served by the AEA being evaluated.
c. AEA staff from other AEAs.
d. Others with expertise as deemed
				appropriate by the director
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIV - Teachers and Professional Licensing › Chapter 79 - Standards for Practitioner and Administrator Preparation Programs › Rule 281-79.1 - General Statement

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Programs of practitioner and administrator preparation
				  leading to licensure in Iowa are subject to approval by the state board of
				  education as provided in Iowa Code chapter 256. All programs having
				  accreditation on August 31, 2001, are presumed accredited unless or until the
				  state board takes formal action to remove accreditation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIV - Teachers and Professional Licensing › Chapter 79 - Standards for Practitioner and Administrator Preparation Programs › Rule 281-79.3 - Institutions Affected

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In order to attain the authority to recommend candidates for
				  Iowa licensure, colleges and universities offering practitioner preparation
				  programs in Iowa, as well as other Iowa educational organizations engaged in
				  the preparation of school administrators, teacher interns and holders of other
				  school professional licensure, will meet the standards contained in this
				  chapter to gain or maintain state board approval of the institution's
				  programs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIV - Teachers and Professional Licensing › Chapter 79 - Standards for Practitioner and Administrator Preparation Programs › Rule 281-79.4 - Criteria for Practitioner Preparation Programs

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Each institution seeking approval of its practitioner
				  preparation programs by the state board, including those programs offered by
				  distance learning delivery models or at off-campus locations, must be
				  accredited by an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S.
				  Department of Education and file evidence of the extent to which each program
				  meets the standards contained in this chapter by means of a written
				  self-evaluation report and an evaluation conducted by the department. The
				  institution will demonstrate such evidence by means of a template developed by
				  the department and through a site visit conducted by the department. After the
				  state board has approved the practitioner preparation programs of an
				  institution, students who complete the programs and are recommended by the
				  authorized official of that institution will be issued the appropriate license
				  and endorsement(s).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIV - Teachers and Professional Licensing › Chapter 79 - Standards for Practitioner and Administrator Preparation Programs › Rule 281-79.5 - Approval of Programs

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(1)
				Approval of institutions' practitioner preparation programs by the state board
				will be based on the recommendation of the director after study of the factual
				and evaluative evidence on record about each program in terms of the standards
				contained in this chapter.
(2)
				Approval, if granted, is for a term of seven years; however, approval for a
				lesser term may be granted by the state board if it determines conditions so
				warrant.
(3) If approval is not
				granted, the applying institution will be advised concerning the areas in which
				improvement or changes appear to be essential for approval. In this case, the
				institution will be given the opportunity to present factual information
				concerning its programs at a regularly scheduled meeting of the state board,
				not beyond three months of the board's initial decision. Following a minimum of
				six months after the board's decision to deny approval, the institution may
				reapply when it is ready to show what actions have been taken to address the
				areas of suggested improvement.
(4)
				Programs may be granted conditional approval upon review of appropriate
				documentation. In such an instance, the program will receive a full review
				after one year or, in the case ofa new program, at the point at which
				candidates demonstrate mastery of standards for licensure.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIV - Teachers and Professional Licensing › Chapter 79 - Standards for Practitioner and Administrator Preparation Programs › Rule 281-79.6 - Visiting Teams

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Upon application or reapplication for approval, a review team
				  will visit each institution for evaluation of its practitioner preparation
				  program(s). When an institution offers off-campus practitioner preparation
				  programs, the team may elect to include visits to some or all of the sites of
				  the off-campus programs. The membership of the team is selected by the
				  department with the concurrence of the institution being visited. The team may
				  include faculty members of other practitioner preparation institutions;
				  personnel from elementary and secondary schools, to include licensed
				  practitioners; personnel of the state department of education; personnel of the
				  BOEE; and representatives from professional education organizations. Each team
				  member should have appropriate competencies, background and experiences to
				  enable the member to contribute to the evaluation visit. The expenses for the
				  review team will be borne by the institution.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIV - Teachers and Professional Licensing › Chapter 79 - Standards for Practitioner and Administrator Preparation Programs › Rule 281-79.7 - Periodic Reports

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Upon request of the department, approved programs will make
				  periodic reports that provide basic information necessary to keep records of
				  each practitioner preparation program up to date and to carry out research
				  studies relating to practitioner preparation. The department may request that
				  information be disaggregated by attendance center or delivery model or
				  both.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XIV - Teachers and Professional Licensing › Chapter 79 - Standards for Practitioner and Administrator Preparation Programs › Rule 281-79.8 - Reevaluation of Practitioner Preparation Programs

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