Bill Text: IA SF2229 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the establishment of an Iowa middle school extended learning time pilot project grant program. (Formerly SSB 3021.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-26 - Subcommittee reassigned, Dvorsky, Chapman, and Schoenjahn. S.J. 405. [SF2229 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2229-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3021)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
establishment
of
an
Iowa
middle
school
1
extended
learning
time
pilot
project
grant
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.34
Middle
school
extended
1
learning
time
pilot
project
grant
program.
2
1.
Subject
to
an
appropriation
by
the
general
assembly
for
3
purposes
of
this
section,
the
department
shall
establish
a
4
pilot
project
grant
program
to
provide
funding
to
one
or
more
5
school
districts
individually
or
working
collaboratively
for
6
planning
and
implementing
extended
learning
time
for
middle
7
school
students
in
the
form
of
longer
school
days
or
a
longer
8
school
year.
9
2.
The
department
shall
develop
an
application
and
10
evaluation
process
for
approval
of
pilot
project
grant
11
applications
submitted
by
school
districts.
In
evaluating
12
grant
applications,
the
department
shall
consider
all
of
the
13
following:
14
a.
The
percentage
of
eighth
grade
students
in
the
school
15
district
in
a
designated
middle
school
building
or
in
a
16
specific
student
population
within
such
a
building
who
have
not
17
demonstrated
proficiency
in
reading.
18
b.
Evidence
that
the
school
district
has
included
19
community-based
organizations
in
the
submission
of
the
20
application.
21
c.
The
school
district’s
proposed
comprehensive
22
restructuring
of
the
school
day
or
year
to
maximize
the
use
of
23
extra
time
for
learning
by
middle
school
students,
including
a
24
mix
of
additional
time
spent
on
core
academics
and
enrichment
25
opportunities.
26
d.
Whether
the
school
district’s
plan
for
teacher
27
collaboration
and
professional
development
of
professional
28
staff
supports
success
of
the
extended
learning
time
pilot
29
project.
30
3.
A
school
district
awarded
an
extended
learning
time
pilot
31
project
grant
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
32
a.
Add
up
to
three
hundred
hours
of
additional
instruction
33
or
learning
activities
annually
for
all
students
in
a
34
designated
middle
school
building
or
in
a
specific
student
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population
within
such
a
building.
1
b.
Enter
into
an
annual
performance
agreement
with
the
2
department
that
establishes
clear
academic
achievement
goals,
3
developed
collaboratively
with
district
teachers,
for
4
each
designated
middle
school
building.
5
4.
Extended
learning
time
pilot
project
grants
shall
be
6
awarded
for
a
period
of
three
years,
subject
annually
to
a
7
successful
review
of
program
performance
by
the
department.
8
5.
School
districts
may
collaborate
with
one
another
to
9
submit
a
joint
grant
application.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
provides
for
the
establishment
of
an
Iowa
middle
14
school
extended
learning
time
pilot
project
grant
program
by
15
the
department
of
education,
subject
to
an
appropriation
by
the
16
general
assembly,
to
provide
funding
to
school
districts
for
17
planning
and
implementing
extended
learning
time
for
middle
18
school
students
in
the
form
of
longer
school
days
or
a
longer
19
school
year.
20
In
evaluating
grant
applications,
the
department
shall
21
consider
the
percentage
of
eighth
grade
students
in
the
22
school
district
in
a
designated
middle
school
building
or
in
23
a
specific
student
population
within
such
a
building
who
have
24
not
demonstrated
proficiency
in
reading;
evidence
that
the
25
school
district
has
included
community-based
organizations
in
26
the
submission
of
the
application;
the
district’s
proposed
27
comprehensive
restructuring
of
the
school
day
or
year
to
28
maximize
the
use
of
extra
time
for
learning,
including
a
mix
29
of
additional
time
spent
on
core
academics
and
enrichment
30
opportunities;
and
whether
the
school
district’s
plan
31
for
teacher
collaboration
and
professional
development
of
32
professional
staff
supports
success
of
the
extended
learning
33
time
pilot
project.
34
A
school
district
awarded
an
extended
learning
time
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pilot
project
grant
must
add
up
to
300
hours
of
additional
1
instruction
or
learning
activities
annually
for
all
students
in
2
a
designated
middle
school
building
or
in
a
specific
student
3
population
within
such
a
building;
and
enter
into
an
annual
4
performance
agreement
with
the
department
that
establishes
5
clear
academic
achievement
goals,
developed
collaboratively
6
with
district
teachers,
for
each
designated
building.
7
Grants
shall
be
awarded
for
a
period
of
three
years,
subject
8
annually
to
a
successful
review
of
program
performance
by
the
9
department.
School
districts
may
collaborate
with
one
another
10
to
submit
a
joint
grant
application.
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