Executive orders · Governor Thomas J. Vilsack

Executive Order 20

Signed by Governor Thomas J. Vilsack on June 27, 2001.

What it does

AI summary Governor Thomas J. Vilsack created the Iowa Education Roundtable to examine how educational services are delivered and to advise his office on creating a more coordinated system. The group will consist of twenty-one members appointed by the governor, including representatives from the Iowa General Assembly, the Governor's Office, the Iowa Department of Education, educational institutions, and state residents. The Roundtable must meet by July 1, 2001, and submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor's Office by July 1, 2002.¹

The Legislature’s description: Creates the Iowa Education Roundtable, which will focus on creating a more seamless system of providing educational programs at all levels of learning, ranging from early childhood through higher education.

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Iw THE NAME AND By The AuTHortty OF THE STATE OF |OwA

IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF IOWA

WHEREAS,

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the State of lowa has enjoyed a proud history of developing and maintaining a well-educated population; and

lowa students have traditionally ranked among the nation's best in academic performance and overall student achievement; and

the state's current educational system reflects a traditional approach, wherein the structure of education delivery is divided into three distinct, and somewhat disjointed, levels: (1) early childhood; (2) kindergarten through 12° grade; and (3) post-secondary, with cach level being further divided into public and private educational systems; and

our traditional educational system can sometimes lead to inefficiencies including: inconsistent admission critena; service duplication; inefficient funding strategies; and delayed responses to critical state needs; and

the current system is not well-suited for the development of a seamless and comprehensive approach to strategic planning, which can be designed to address the state's critical needs; and

dramatic shifts in the nature of the state’s economy are creating a growing demand for a highly educated and well-trained workforce; and

a comprehensive effort to develop strategies for re-shaping the structure and nature of education in this state must include steps to coordinate the services that are delivered by all educational institutions within the State of lowa.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Thomas J. Vilsack, Governor of the State of lowa, by the power vested in me by the laws and the Constitution of the State of lowa, do hereby order and direct the creation of the (OWA EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE.

L Purpose. The Jowa Education Roundtable shall be convened to cxanmune the current structure of educational service delivery within the State of lowa. The Iowa Education Roundtable shall advise this office on workable strategies for developing a well-coordinated and seamless service delivery system, wherein educators and administrators at all levels work together in a more cohesive manner to deliver and assess

The lowa Education Roundtable shall address pertinent issues that lie

at the heart of student achievement in the State of lowa. Potential

topical issues that the Roundtable may consider can include, but shall not be limited to: expanding access to early learning opportunities; smoothing student transitions between learning levels and across learning sectors; closing the achievement gap between students of different

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backgrounds; upgrading teacher education and professional

and schools; creating a wider range of learning opportunities and experiences for students in the final two years of their secondary state and implementing those needs into a comprehensive educational policy.

i, Organization. The lowa Education Roundtable shall be composed of twenty-one members appointed by the governor. Initial appointments to the Roundtable shall expire on July 1, 2002, when the group submits its first written report to the Governor's Office for review. Participants of this group will include representatives from the lowa General Assembly, the Governor's Office, the lowa Department of Education, educational institutions within the state, and state residents.

The lowa Education Roundtable will reccive administrative support from the lowa Department of Education and the lowa Board of Regents.

il. Activities. The lowa Education Roundtable shall convene no later than July 1, 2001.The Roundtable shall commence its activities by taking the following steps: (1) define the existing problem and identify a narrow set of prnority issucs to mitiate the review (these issues shall consist of topics that have a significant impact on all sectors of education, and compliment existing efforts); (2) prepare an outline for examining the priority issues and seeking public input; (3) collaborate with existing governance authorities on the development of findings and proposed policy options; (4) generate recommendations for addressing priority issues and proposing the future direction and activities of the Roundtable.

The Roundtable shall submit a written report to the Governor's Office no later than July 1, 2002. The report shall contain Roundtable findings and recommendations, including a statement about whether Roundtable activities should be extended into the future.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | HAVE HEREUNTO SUBSCRIBED MY NAME AND CAUSED THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF IOWA TO BE AFFIXED. DONE THIS 27™ DAY OF JUNE IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND ONE.

VILSACK

CHESTER J, CULVER SECRETARY OF STATE

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The order’s PDF is a scanned image, so its words were read by optical character recognition (OCR) and may have small errors. The signed PDF is the official version.

Signed order (PDF)

Printed in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin, XXIV, No. 2 (07/25/2001) p. 126.