Bill Text: IA HF12 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the establishment of an academic coaching endorsement by the board of educational examiners.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-15 - Subcommittee, Koester, Abdul-Samad, and Mommsen. H.J. 99. [HF12 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF12-Introduced.html

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House File 12 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  WESSEL=KROESCHELL

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the establishment of an academic coaching
  2    endorsement by the board of educational examiners.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 272.2, Code 2015, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  20.  Adopt criteria for the establishment
  1  4 and issuance of an endorsement for academic coaching.  Such
  1  5 criteria shall be developed in cooperation with practitioner
  1  6 preparation programs and shall include but not be limited
  1  7 to successful completion of coursework which prepares an
  1  8 individual to understand and be able to apply proven learning
  1  9 strategies, to analyze a student's concerns and perceived
  1 10 barriers to academic success, to implement the knowledge
  1 11 and strategies proven to improve student self=efficacy and
  1 12 confidence in the student's learning environment, and to work
  1 13 with other practitioners to improve a student's academic
  1 14 performance and progress.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 17 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 18    This bill authorizes the board of educational examiners
  1 19 to adopt criteria for the establishment and issuance of an
  1 20 endorsement for academic coaching that may be added to a
  1 21 practitioner's license.
  1 22    The criteria for the endorsement must be developed in
  1 23 cooperation with approved practitioner preparation programs
  1 24 and must include but not be limited to successful completion
  1 25 of coursework relating to learning strategies, barriers to
  1 26 academic success, student self=efficacy and confidence, and
  1 27 practitioners' work to improve student academic performance and
  1 28 progress.
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