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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.2 - Forms

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(1) The department
				of education will provide forms, which may be electronic or web-based, to AEAs
				for submitting program and budget proposals and for submitting claims, which
				are due according to Iowa Code section
				282.31(1)
"a."
(2) The
				department of education will also provide forms, which may be electronic or
				web-based, to AEAs for use by the juvenile homes requesting educational
				services, which are due according to the timelines in Iowa Code section
				282.31
"b"
(2).
				An AEA is to file a budget amendment for a newly established juvenile home
				requesting educational services 90 days prior to the initial delivery of the
				educational services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.3 - Budget Amendments

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An AEA is to amend the budget during the fiscal year in which
				  actual classrooms implemented are different than budgeted or there is a
				  significant decrease or increase in the student membership that would change
				  the number of teachers or aides necessary to support the average daily
				  membership. An amendment is also necessary if actual expenditures vary
				  significantly from expenditures that were budgeted. A significant variance in
				  actual expenditures means that the amount of funding that would be reverted to
				  or due from the state equals or exceeds 10 percent of the advance payments in
				  the subsequent year prior to adjustments.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.4 - Area Education Agency Responsibility

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An AEA shall provide or make provision for an appropriate
				  educational program pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  282.30(1)
"a."
The provision of the educational program is to be
				  pursuant to a written agreement that identifies the responsibilities of the
				  AEA, juvenile home, and any other agency with which the AEA contracts to
				  provide the educational program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.5 - Educational Program

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(1)
Methods
				of program provision.
The AEA will provide the educational program by
				a manner specified by Iowa Code section
				282.30(1)
"b,"
by enrolling the child in the educational program
				provided in the juvenile home, or by another delivery method with the approval
				of the department of education.
In accordance with Iowa Code section
				  273.2, an AEA will contract,
				  whenever practicable, with other school corporations for the use of personnel,
				  buildings, facilities, supplies, equipment, programs, and
				  services.
(2)
Final
				determination.
In the absence of a decision of a court regarding a
				child's educational placement, the AEA where the child is living will make the
				final determination regarding the provision of the appropriate educational
				program for the child, in consultation with the district of residence of the
				child and with the juvenile home. In making this determination, consideration
				will be given to:
a. A preference for
				continuance of the child's educational program that was in place prior to the
				child's placement in the home. For students in custody of the state's child
				welfare agency, school stability and the student's ability to remain in his or
				her school of origin will be prioritized to the maximum extent appropriate
				consistent with the child's best interest.
b. Placement into the least restrictive
				environment.
c. Development of a
				plan for future educational programming.
d. The provisions of the court order if the
				child was placed in the facility by a court.
e. Factors including, but not limited to, the
				child's emotional or physical state, the child's safety and the safety of
				others, the child's identified or assessed academic abilities, and the
				projected duration of stay in the home.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.6 - Special Education

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The AEA will establish policies and procedures for screening
				  and evaluating students living in juvenile homes who may need special
				  education.
(1)
Assignment.
A diagnostic-educational team will be assigned by
				the AEA in which each program is located. This diagnostic-educational team
				includes individuals who are appropriately qualified to conduct special
				education evaluations and to assist in planning programs for students who are
				provided a special education program pursuant to an individualized education
				program (IEP).
(2)
Duties.
The duties of this diagnostic-educational team include
				the screening of all students for potential special education needs,
				identifying children in need of special education, providing needed special
				education support services and assisting in the implementation of needed
				special education programs.
(3)
Role of director of special education.
It is the
				responsibility of the AEA director of special education to ensure that all
				procedures related to due process, protection in evaluation, least restrictive
				environment, development of individual educational programs and other
				provisions of 281-Chapter 41 are adhered to for students provided a special
				education program pursuant to an IEP who are served in juvenile homes. In
				addition, the director is responsible for coordinating the activities of the
				special education program with other programs and services provided.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.7 - Other Aea Services

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(1)
Educational services.
Personnel from the educational services
				division of the local AEA will be made available to each program. Personnel
				will assist with curriculum development as well as provide all other services
				that are made available to local education agencies within the particular
				AEA.
(2)
Media
				services.
Personnel from the media services division of the local AEA
				will be made available to each program. All services that are made available to
				local education agencies within the particular AEA are to be made available to
				these programs and students.
(3)
Other responsibilities.
In addition to the above-mentioned
				responsibilities, AEA personnel will assist with coordination of program
				curricula with the curricula of the local district in which the home is located
				and with the transition of students from these programs to subsequent program
				placement. This coordination includes the establishment of procedures for
				ensuring that appropriate credit is available to the students while
				participating in the program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.8 - Curriculum

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Each program will use the minimum curriculum requirements for
				  approved or accredited schools as a guide to developing specific content for
				  each student's educational program. The content of each student's program is to
				  be sufficient to enable the student to earn credit while participating in the
				  program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.9 - Disaster Procedures

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Each home will maintain a written plan containing emergency
				  and disaster procedures that are clearly communicated to and periodically
				  reviewed with staff.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.11 - Teacher Certification and Preparation

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(1)
Certification.
At least one teacher who is assigned to these
				programs shall hold Iowa certification for Instructional Strategist I or II, or
				both, as appropriate to the grade level and needs of the students
				served.
(2)
In-service.
Each teacher is to be provided appropriate
				in-service education opportunities annually in areas defined through needs
				assessments.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.12 - Aides

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Educational aides will be provided preservice and in-service
				  opportunities consistent with duties to be performed and work under the direct
				  supervision of the teacher.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.13 - Accounting

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Revenues, expenditures, and balances of the juvenile home
				  programs will be accounted for in the manner provided in Uniform Financial
				  Accounting for Iowa LEAs and AEAs, in effect on February 7, 2024, except as
				  otherwise noted in these rules.
(1)
Fund.
Juvenile home instructional programs will be accounted
				for in a special revenue fund. The fund balances are to be maintained in the
				special revenue fund at year-end, and the continuance or disposition of
				positive or negative fund balances will be determined by the department of
				education.
(2)
Tuition.
Tuition paid or received will be calculated as
				follows:
a. If juvenile home students not
				requiring special education attend a local school district, other than the
				district of residence, tuition is to be calculated in the manner prescribed in
				Iowa Code section 282.24 for determining tuition
				costs for any nonresident student attending a local school district. In lieu of
				paying tuition to the local school district for these students, the AEA may
				request the local school district to account for these students through the
				foster care facility claim process.
b. Tuition for students provided a special
				education program pursuant to an IEP will be paid by the district of residence,
				in accordance with the rules of special education and pursuant to Iowa Code
				chapter 282, to the district in which the juvenile home is located or to the
				AEA, whichever is providing the special education. The district in which the
				juvenile home is located or the AEA, whichever is providing the special
				education, will notify the district of residence if the child was being served
				on the third Friday in September by the district in which the home is located
				or by the AEA. The district in which the juvenile home is located or the AEA,
				whichever is providing the special education, will also notify the district of
				residence if the child was being served on December 1 by the district in which
				the home is located or by the AEA.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.14 - Revenues

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Revenues include:
1.
				Funding received pursuant to Iowa Code section
				282.31,
2. Tuition revenue from the district of
				residence or agency in another state for educational services provided for
				out-of-state students,
3. Tuition
				revenue from the district of residence for educational services for students
				provided a special education program pursuant to an IEP, and
4. Other miscellaneous funding received or
				accrued for the purpose of operating the juvenile home instructional
				programs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.15 - Expenditures

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Expenditures may include actual instructional expenditures,
				  student support services expenditures, instructional staff support services
				  expenditures, administrative support services, operations and maintenance of
				  plant services, student transportation services, and interfund transfers for
				  indirect costs. Supplies and equipment necessary to provide the educational
				  program will be equivalent to those provided to a comparable number of students
				  by the district in which the juvenile home is located. Classroom space is to be
				  adequate for the number and needs of children in the juvenile home
				  instructional program.
(1)
Instructional expenditures.
Instructional expenditures
				include:
a. Salaries and employee benefits of
				employees providing instructional services. Included are teachers, substitutes,
				other instructional personnel, and aides.
b. Purchased services, supplies, and
				equipment, which are customarily considered instructional
				expenditures.
c. Intrafund
				transfers.
d. The department of
				education will annually determine the maximum amount that may be expended on
				instructional expenditures. Total expenditures for instructional services for
				each continuing classroom, other than salary and employee benefits, that are
				not provided pursuant to an IEP will not exceed 10 percent of the state average
				expenditure on instructional salaries and employee benefits in the juvenile
				home program in the year prior to the base year. New classrooms in the first
				year of operation will not exceed twice the maximum amount calculated.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.16 - Claims

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AEAs will submit program and budget proposals and claims
				  consolidating all juvenile home education programs within each AEA. Certain
				  program information may be required for each separate juvenile home.
(1) The number of classrooms being provided
				by each AEA is to be reported on the budget proposals and claims. The number is
				to be expressed in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) classrooms. One FTE
				represents a full-time teacher providing a program during the normal school
				year. One-tenth FTE will be added for each month of summer school taught on a
				daily full-time basis. A full school year and three months of summer school is
				calculated as 1.3 FTE.
(2) Each
				teacher will keep a daily register pursuant to Iowa Code section
				294.4.
(3) The average daily
				membership of students of school age living in juvenile homes who are being
				provided an educational program will be reported on the budget proposals and
				claims. "Average daily membership (ADM)" means the average obtained by dividing
				the total of the aggregate days of attendance plus the aggregate days of
				absence by the total number of student contact days. Student contact days are
				the days during which the educational program is provided and students are
				under the guidance and instruction of the instructional professional staff.
				"Aggregate days" means the sum of the number of days of attendance and days of
				absence for all pupils who are enrolled during the school year. A student is
				considered enrolled after being placed in a juvenile home and taking part in
				the educational program. A student is considered to be in membership from the
				date of enrollment until the date of leaving the juvenile home or receiving a
				high school diploma or its equivalent, whichever occurs first. ADM will be
				calculated on the regular school year exclusive of summer session. School age
				is defined pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 282.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.17 - Audits

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AEAs will make the records related to providing educational
				  services for juvenile homes available to independent auditors, state auditors
				  and department of education staff on request.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.18 - Waivers

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A waiver may be requested by an AEA that presents evidence of
				  a need for a different configuration of expenditures under paragraph
				  63.15(1)
"d,"
63.15(3)
"a,"
63.15(3)
"b,"
63.15(3)
"e,"
or
				  63.15(3)
"g,"
or subrule 63.15(4) or 63.15(5). The AEA may
				  annually request the waiver and will include the waiver request and the
				  evidence specified by this rule with the program and budget proposal or budget
				  amendment submitted pursuant to rule
				  281-63.2 (282) or
				  281-63.3 (282). An approved
				  waiver related to rent payment to the juvenile home does not necessitate an
				  annual waiver request except in any year that the rental contract terms change
				  from the rental contract terms in the previous year.
(1) If the department denies a waiver
				request, the AEA that was denied may request within ten days of notification of
				the denial that the director of the department of education review the denial
				of the waiver request.
(2) It is
				the intent of the department of education to waive provisions of this chapter
				only when it is determined that they would result in unequal treatment of the
				AEAs or cause an undue hardship to the requesting AEA and the waiver clearly is
				in the public interest.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.19 - Claims

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AEAs shall submit program and budget proposals and claims
				  consolidating all juvenile home education programs within each AEA. Certain
				  program information may be required for each separate juvenile home.
The number of classrooms being provided by each AEA shall be
				  reported on the budget proposals and claims. The number is to be expressed in
				  terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) classrooms. One FTE represents a full-time
				  teacher providing a program during the normal school year. One-tenth FTE shall
				  be added for each month of summer school taught on a daily full-time basis. A
				  full school year and three months of summer school is calculated as 1.3
				  FTE.
Pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  294.4, each
				  teacher shall keep a daily register which shall include the name, age,
				  attendance, and enrollment status of each student.
The average daily membership of students of school age living
				  in juvenile homes who are being provided an educational program shall be
				  reported on the budget proposals and claims.
"Average daily membership
				  (ADM) "
shall mean the average obtained by dividing the total of the
				  aggregate days of attendance plus the aggregate days of absence by the total
				  number of student contact days. Student contact days are the days during which
				  the educational program is provided and students are under the guidance and
				  instruction of the instructional professional staff
"Aggregate days
				  "
means the sum of the number of days of attendance and days of
				  absence for all pupils who are enrolled during the school year A student shall
				  be considered enrolled after being placed in a juvenile home and taking part in
				  the educational program. A student is considered to be in membership from the
				  date of enrollment until the date of leaving the juvenile home or receiving a
				  high school diploma or its equivalent, whichever occurs first. ADM shall be
				  calculated on the regular school year exclusive of summer session. School age
				  is defined pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 282.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.20 - Audits

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AEAs must make the records related to providing educational
				  services for juvenile homes available to independent auditors, state auditors
				  and department of education staff on request.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.21 - Waivers

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A waiver may be requested by an AEA which presents evidence
				  of a need for a different configuration of expenditures under paragraph
				  63.18(1)
"d,"
63.18(3)
"a,"
63.18(3)
"b,"
63.18(3)
"e,"
or
				  63.18(3)
"g,"
or subrule 63.18(4) or 63.18(5). The AEA must
				  annually request the waiver and must include the waiver request and the
				  evidence required by this rule with the program and budget proposal or budget
				  amendment submitted pursuant to rule 63.3(282) or rule 63.4(282). An approved
				  waiver related to rent payment to the juvenile home does not require an annual
				  waiver request except in any year that the rental contract terms change from
				  the rental contract terms in the previous year
If the department denies a waiver request, the AEA which was
				  denied may request within ten days of notification of the denial that the
				  director of the department of education review the denial of the waiver
				  request.
It is the intent of the department of education to waive
				  requirements only when it is determined that they would result in unequal
				  treatment of the AEAs or cause an undue hardship to the requesting AEA and the
				  waiver clearly is in the public interest.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.2 - Definitions Applicable to This Chapter

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"Council"
means the child development
				  coordinating council.
"Department"
means the department of
				  education.
"Grantee"
means the applicant designated to
				  a grant under this chapter.
"Parent"
means biological, adoptive,
				  surrogate, or foster parent, or guardian.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.3 - Child Development Coordinating Council

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The council members are set forth in Iowa Code section
				  256A.2. The Iowa resident parent
				  will be chosen by the Iowa Head Start Association.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.4 - Procedures

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(1) A quorum
				consists of two-thirds of the voting members.
(2) When a quorum is present, a position
				passes when approved by a majority of voting members.
(3) The council will meet at least four times
				per year and may meet more often at the call of the chair or a majority of
				voting members.
(4) The chairperson
				and vice-chair will be elected by the council for a term of two years. After
				the initial two-year term as vice-chair, the vice-chair will assume the role of
				chairperson for a term of two years.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.7 - Request for Proposals

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Applications for grants under either division of this chapter
				  will be distributed by the department upon request. Proposals not containing
				  the specified information or not received by the specified date will not be
				  considered. All applications are to be submitted in accordance with
				  instructions in the requests for proposals and are to be submitted to the
				  department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.8 - Notification of Applicants

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The council will advise the department to notify applicants
				  of the decision to approve or disapprove the proposal within 45 days of the
				  deadline for applications. Negotiations may be required. Successful applicants
				  will be requested to have an official with vested authority sign a contract
				  with the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.11 - Contract Revisions and Budget Reversions

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The grantee will immediately inform the department of any
				  revisions in the project budget. The department and the grantee may negotiate a
				  revision to the contract to allow for expansion or modification of services but
				  will not increase the total amount of the grant. Grant funds unencumbered or
				  unobligated at the conclusion of the program period revert to the department.
				  The program period concludes at the end of the five-year grant cycle, if an
				  annual renewal grant within the five-year grant cycle is not awarded, or at any
				  time the grant is discontinued during the five-year grant
				  cycle.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.12 - Termination for Convenience

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The contract may be terminated in whole or in part when both
				  parties agree that the continuation of the project would not produce beneficial
				  results commensurate with the future expenditure of funds. The parties will
				  agree upon the termination conditions, including the effective date, and in the
				  case of partial terminations, the portion to be terminated. The grantee shall
				  not incur new obligations for the terminated portion after the effective date,
				  and cancel as many outstanding obligations as possible.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.13 - 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 council
				  that the grantee has failed to comply substantially with the conditions of the
				  contract. The grantee will 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 cancel as many outstanding obligations as possible.
The department will administer the grants under this chapter
				  contingent upon funding availability. If there is a lack of funds necessary to
				  fulfill the fiscal responsibility of the child development grants and the
				  public school grants, the contracts will 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 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.14 - Responsibility of Grantee at Termination

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Within 45 days of the termination, the grantee will supply
				  the department with a financial statement detailing all costs up to the
				  effective date of the termination. If the grantee expends money for other than
				  specified budget items approved by the council, the grantee will return moneys
				  for unapproved expenditures.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.15 - Appeal From Terminations

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Any agency or public school aggrieved by a termination of a
				  contract for cause pursuant to rule
				  281-64.13 (256A,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-Chapter 6 apply to
				  appeals of terminated grantees, except that the rules on consolidation,
				  severance, waiver of proceedings, and manner of hearing do not apply.
In the notice of appeal, the grantee will give a short and
				  plain statement of the reason for the appeal.
The director will issue a decision within a reasonable time,
				  not to exceed 120 days from the date of the hearing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.16 - 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 the following reasons:
1. The appeal is untimely;
2. The appellant lacks standing to
				appeal;
3. The appeal is not in the
				proper 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 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.17 - Request for Reconsideration

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An 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 for Reconsideration is to be based upon
				  one of the following grounds:
1. The
				decision process was conducted in violation of statute or rule;
2. The decision violates 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 will submit all written documentation, evidence, or argument in
				  support of the request. The director will notify the council of the request and
				  provide the council an opportunity to defend its decision with written
				  documentation, evidence, or argument, which is to be submitted within 20 days
				  of receipt of the request. The council will provide copies of all documents to
				  the requester at the time the items are submitted to the director.
The director will 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 council.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.18 - 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 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 in rule
				281-64.17 (256A,279), 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 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.19 - Granting a Request for Reconsideration

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If the director grants a Request for Reconsideration, the
				  council will consider 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 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.20 - Definitions

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"Applicant"
means a public school district,
				  an area education agency or an agency which applies for the funds to provide
				  quality educational support programs to parents of children aged birth through
				  five years who are at risk, with an emphasis on parents of children aged birth
				  through three years.
"Children who are at risk"
means children
				  aged birth through five years who are at risk because of physical or
				  environmental influence.
"Educational support services"
means
				  individual or group opportunities providing information to parents that focus
				  on parenting skills, child growth and development, building of self-concept,
				  nutrition, positive guidance techniques, family resource management, parent
				  literacy, and how to access the array of supportive services from a network of
				  agencies that are available to families with young children who are at
				  risk.
"Quality educational support services"
means
				  educational support services that have a qualified or trained staff to provide
				  a program which meets the needs of parents through the use of a validated
				  curriculum or which is based on a model project which has proven successful in
				  another state or location.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.21 - Eligibility Identification Procedures

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In a year in which funds are made available by the Iowa
				  legislature, the council will award grants to applicants for the provision of
				  educational support services to parents of children aged birth through five
				  years who are at risk, with priority to applicants that serve parents of
				  children aged birth through three years who are at risk. Funds will be made
				  available on a competitive basis to schools or nonprofit agencies demonstrating
				  an ability to provide quality educational support services to parents of
				  children aged birth through five years who are at risk. Competitive grants will
				  be awarded with a renewal option for up to five years contingent upon the
				  awardee's meeting program requirements. If program requirements are not met,
				  the council will advise the department to discontinue grant funding at the
				  start of the following fiscal year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.22 - Eligibility

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The available funds shall be directed to serve parents of
				  children aged birth through five years who are at risk in the primary
				  eligibility category as follows:
Parents having one or more children aged birth through five
				  years who meet the current income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced
				  price meals under the child nutrition program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.23 - Secondary Eligibility

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The available funds shall be directed to serve parents of
				  children aged birth through five years who are at risk when children qualify in
				  one or more of the secondary eligibility categories as follows:
1. Children who are abused.
2. Children functioning below chronological
				age in two or more developmental areas, one of which may be English
				proficiency, as determined by an appropriate professional.
3. Children born with one or more factors
				that are established as high risk for developmental delay, such as very low
				birth weight (under 1,500 grams-approximately three pounds) or with conditions
				such as spina bifida, Down syndrome, or other genetic disorders.
4. Children born to a parent who was under
				the age of 18.
5. Children residing
				in a household where one or more of the parents or guardians:
* Has not completed high school;
* Has a substance use disorder;
* Has a chronic mental illness;
* Is incarcerated;
* Has low literacy skills;
* Has a history of child or spouse abuse; or
* Is an English learner.
6. Children having other special
				circumstances, such as foster care or being homeless.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.24 - Grant Awards Criteria

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(1)
Criteria points.
The following information will be provided
				and points will be awarded to applicants based on the following criteria as
				stated in the request for proposal:
a.
				Identification of parents of children who are at risk.
b. Positive family focus.
c. Educational support programs to provide
				family services.
d. Community and
				interagency coordination.
e.
				Overall program evaluation.
f.
				Letters of community support.
g.
				Program budget (administrative costs not to exceed 10 percent of total
				award).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.25 - Award Contracts

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(1) Grants for
				educational support services to parents of children aged birth through five
				years who are at risk shall not supplant other existing funding
				sources.
(2) Administrative costs
				are limited to 10 percent of the total award.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.26 - Grantee Responsibilities

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The grantee will maintain records which include:
1. Demographic information on parents and
				children served.
2. Qualifying
				criteria for those parents receiving educational support services.
3. Documentation of the number of contact
				hours in either individual or group sessions with parents.
4. Documentation of the type of educational
				support services provided to parents.
5. Indication of where the services were
				provided, i.e., home, school or community facility.
6. Evaluation of how each project goal and
				objective was met, on what timeline, and with what success rate.
7. Record of expenditures and an annual
				audit. Grant funding is to support direct services to families and their
				children to the fullest extent possible.
8. Other information specified by the council
				necessary to the overall evaluation.
Grantees will complete a year-end report on forms provided by
				  the department documenting the information outlined in this
				  rule.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.27 - Definitions Applicable to This Division

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"Applicant"
means a public or private
				  nonprofit organization, licensed by the department of health and human services
				  or approved by the department of education, which applies for the state child
				  development funds.
"Child development grants"
means the funds
				  awarded by the council to assist child development programs.
"Children who are at risk"
means a student
				  who meets one or more of the primary and secondary risk factors stated in rules
				  281-64.29(256A,279) and 281-64.30(256A,279).
"Low-income family"
means a family who meets
				  the financial eligibility criteria for free and reduced price meals offered
				  under the child nutrition program.
"Project"
means the child development
				  program for which grant funds are requested.
"Public school applicant"
means a public
				  school district approved by the department which applies for the state public
				  school child development funds.
"Public school child development grants"
means the funds awarded by the council to assist public school child
				  development programs as established in Iowa Code section
				  279.51.
"Public school grantee"
means the applicant
				  designated to receive public school child development grants.
"Public school project"
means the public
				  school child development program for which grant funds are
				  requested.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.28 - Eligibility Identification Procedures

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In a year in which funds are made available by the Iowa
				  legislature, the council will grant awards on a competitive basis to child
				  development programs for three- and four-year-old children who are at risk and
				  public school child development programs for three-, four-, and five-year-old
				  children who are at risk. Competitive grants will be awarded with a renewal
				  option for up to five years when grantees meet program requirements. If program
				  requirements are not met, the council will advise the department to discontinue
				  grant funding at the start of the following fiscal year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.29 - Primary Eligibility

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(1)
Child
				development grants.
At least 80 percent of the funded available
				enrollment slots for three- and four-year-old children who are at risk will be
				directed to serve children in primary eligibility categories as follows:
a. Children reaching three or four years of
				age on or before September 15 of the contract year; and
b. Members of a low-income family.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.30 - Secondary Eligibility

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(1)
Criteria.
Up to 20 percent of the available funded child
				development enrollment slots for at-risk may be filled by children who are
				three or four years of age on or before September 15 or public school
				enrollment slots by children who are three, four, or five years of age on or
				before September 15; are above the income eligibility guidelines provided that
				they are served on a sliding fee schedule determined at the local level; and
				are eligible according to one or more of the following criteria if the child:
a. Is functioning below chronological age in
				two or more developmental areas, one of which may be English proficiency, as
				determined by an appropriate professional;
b. Was born with one or more factors that are
				established as high risk for developmental delay, such as very low birth weight
				(under 1,500 grams-approximately three pounds) or with conditions such as spina
				bifida, Down syndrome, or other genetic disorders;
c. Was born to a parent who was under the age
				of 18;
d. Resides in a household
				where one or more of the parents or guardians:
(1) Has not completed high school;
(2) Has a substance use disorder;
(3) Has a chronic mental illness;
(4) Has low literacy skills;
(5) Is incarcerated; or
(6) Has a history of child or spousal abuse;
				or
e. Has other special
				circumstances, such as foster care or being homeless.
The program may include children without risk factors,
				  provided they are at full pay and meet other age requirements.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.31 - Grant Awards Criteria

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(1)
Criteria points.
The following information shall be provided
				and points awarded to applicants based on the following criteria as stated in
				the request for proposal:
a. Provision of a
				comprehensive child development program.
b. Limited class size.
c. Child-teacher ratios of not less than one
				staff member per eight children.
d.
				Provision of parental involvement.
e. Demonstration of community
				support.
f. Utilization of services
				provided by other community agencies.
g. Use of qualified teachers.
h. Existence of a plan for program evaluation
				including, but not limited to, measurement of student outcomes.
i. Developmentally appropriate
				practices.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 64 - Child Development Coordinating Council › Rule 281-64.32 - Grant Process

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(1) An applicant
				will make formal response using forms issued and procedures established by the
				council.
(2) A rating team composed
				of persons with expertise in child development programs and fiscal management
				experience will review and rank the proposals.
(3) The council has the final discretion to
				award funds.
(4) The council will
				advise the department to notify successful applicants and to provide to each of
				them a contract for signature.