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Authorizing the establishment of a nontraditional educator preparation program by a private provider, the issuance of an interim license or endorsement to program participants by the board of educational examiners, and the employment of program participants as teachers in Iowa’s schools
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2020
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill provides that a private provider selected by the board of educational examiners may offer a nontraditional educator preparation pathway program that allows applicants who have a baccalaureate degree and complete a background check to receive a classroom-ready certificate authorizing the person to secure employment as a teacher in a school district or accredited nonpublic school in Iowa and be issued an interim license or interim endorsement by the board of educational examiners. The private provider selected must be approved to offer such programs in at least other states.
Read the full explanation
Program applications must identify the content area and grade level for which the applicant seeks licensure or endorsement. The private provider must provide mentor teachers for at least two years for persons teaching under an interim license and for at least one year for persons teaching under an interim endorsement; evaluations by trained practitioners; assistance in preparing a performance assessment portfolio; and pedagogical strategies and coursework relating to student learning projects and literacy. An interim license is valid for three years and is nonrenewable. An interim endorsement is valid for one year and may be renewed not more than twice. The board of educational examiners may set additional requirements on an interim endorsement depending on the type of endorsement sought. A person participating in such a program must complete the pedagogy and subject area assessments required by the private provider. A person teaching under an interim license must also, within the first three years of teaching under an interim license, complete a one-year clinical experience and two years of mentoring. Both the board of educational examiners and the private provider may establish additional program completion requirements. A person who successfully completes the program and submits a letter of authorization from the school district or accredited nonpublic school of employment shall be qualified to receive a standard license or endorsement from the board of educational examiners. The total fee charged by the private provider to a person who completes the program and is issued the standard teaching license or the endorsement sought shall not exceed $1,900.
House subcommittee
Named February 12, 2020. On February 19, 2020 it recommended passage.
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