Executive Order 67

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WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS,_ WHEREAS, WHEREAS , WHEREAS, WHEREAS, ., _, ,i,_-lt J!fxrmtil:rr }la_eparfmrnt ~~ IN THE NAME AND BYTHE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF IOWA REVISED EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 67 education is Iowa's most fundamental asset for its economic success; and research shows teacher qualifications, such as licensing examination scores, education and experience, are the sing.te largest influence in student achievement other than home and family factors; and well-qualified teachers are fiv.e times rpore important than class size when it comes to influencing_ student achievement; and nearly one-third of Iowa's teachers are eligible to retire .in the next five years;. and more than 30 percent of beginning teachers teave the profession in their first five years; and there are fewer applications and candidates for administrators for Iowa's . schools; and ; .... , . . ·. .,... without change, fewer candidates of higher quality will want to teach; and there is strong evidence in Iowa of a looming teacher shortage caused by retirement, dissatisfaction, and salary competition from other states; and education graduates from Iowa colleges and universities are being vigorously recruited by states that offer higher beginning average salaries; and WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, 70.4 percent of iowa teachers who leave the profession do so because of dissatisfaction,···noncompetitive salary, or career change, compared to the 50.2 percent national average; and - teachers with fewer years of experience teach in rural Iowa schools and ___s.tudent achievement scores in these rural schools are indicating a trend in lower test sec.res; and · · there is r:iearly a $12,000 salary differential between.. te·achers in rural schools and their urban counterparts; and with a competitive job market in Iowa, attracting and retaining teachers in __s.cb.ools-is .d.~jGbJ.lt-, -e-sFJeeially tfl -the· are-as of-sciem::e-;:-math- ano Technofogy, -- -- - - - which currently are teacher shortage areas in Iowa and the nation; and it is in the best interest for the State of Iowa: To support quality teaching of Iowa's children by prt:p_?El!l9 L_cecruiting_and~ retaining effective reacne($..a.f1d fa ·mal<efaachlng an increasingly valued profession; to embark on reform efforts for education. that allow for innovation and recognize performance; and to create opportunities for educational excellence in the 21 51 Century. To provide recognition to highly skilled teachers and administrators through the establishment of new models for compensation , including both -team . and individual incentives. To recognize and reward teachers and administrators for outstanding leadership, performance, and service. ··-- - To encourage and reinforce masterful teaching and leadership. To provide intensive personal support to teachers and administrators who are experiencing outstanding results in their work with students. To complement the teacher and administrator assistance programs specified in Chapter 279.14A and 279.148. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Terry E. Bransta€1·,· C-0vernor of the State of Iowa, by the virtue.of the . authority vested in me by the Laws and Constitution of the State of Iowa, do hereby order that: The Council for Continuous Improvement in Education is established to facilitate statewide efforts to prepare, recmit, induct, and retain effective education professionals in Iowa's pre-K-12 schools. ' 1. The Council will initiate the design, development, and evaluation of new concepts to help schools support, assess ari.d compensate these professionals to meet the demand for a quality education workforce for the 21 51 Century. 2. _The Council for Continuous Improvement in Education will evaluaje and make recorrimendations to the Governor, the General.Assembly, stakeholders and state agencies on new models for teacher compensation, using consulting services and the best res.earch available, to develop models and pilot demonstrations of. these models. 3. The Council shall include members appointed by the Governor and wiil -·-- ·--·- - - repres.enfteacners, adniinlstralors~ 'scnoolboard members, p~fren~ - . ·legislators, colleges and universities, the business community, andtlie . general public. . . 4. The Co'uncil shall forward its recommendations to the Governor, the -----------· _____Ge.ner:aLAsser:nbly, the State. Boar:d of Education, and th.e..B.oai:d-o.L .. Educational Examiners annually. 5. The Council for Continuous Improvement in Education shall: a. Advise the State Board of Education, the Iowa Board of Regents, and the Board of Educational Examiners on new models of c;:ompensation and policies to attract an9 retain quality, competent new candidates, including: i) Recommendations for the design of a competency.-b9~~d portfolio assessment program and implementation of demonstration models. Monetary awards will be established for educators who voluntarily participate and who meet objective criteria o·n recognized set of core teaching standards; and ii} Advising the Department of Education and the Board of Educational Examiners on implementation of the National Board Certification Award in section 256.44; and iii) Advising the Departme~nt df Education, the.Board of Educational Examiners and the l.owa Board of Regents on issues that relate to implementation of a beginning teachers induction program; and iv) Advising the Iowa Board of Regents on issues that relate to the implementation of a teacher internship program; and ".·. v) Ongoing review, evaluation and continuous improvement of a competency-based practitioner education program for all teacher and.administrator preparation programs in Iowa, building upon the joint task force recommendations of the State Board of Education and Board of Educational Examiners. · - · - ·~- b. __Develop recommendations for a performance-based compensation program ·to proviqe financial rewards to all employees in individual attendance centers where students show growth in student achievement. S:· . Develop recommendations to the. General Assembly for funding programs to study and dey~Lg_2__new_mq.Q_~ l$~Q.c_dJsJ[tcUe\teL- - . - -eaucator Gompensation _ --·----------- ·-·..·--·--- ---· IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,. I have hereunto s~bscril:Jed my name· and caused the Great Seal of the State oflowa to be affixed. Done at Des Moines this 12; l &\---day of August in the year of our Lord one .tho1Jsand nine hundred and ninety-eight.