Bill Text: IA HF2193 | 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 HSB 556)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-14 - Referred to Education. H.J. 498. [HF2193 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2193-Introduced.html
House
File
2193
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2193
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
556)
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
3
for
purposes
of
this
section,
the
department
shall
establish
4
a
pilot
project
grant
program
to
provide
funding
to
at
least
5
two
school
districts
individually
or
working
collaboratively
6
for
planning
and
implementing
extended
learning
time
for
middle
7
school
students
in
the
form
of
longer
school
days
or
a
longer
8
school
year.
The
school
districts
selected
to
receive
grants
9
shall
be
located
in
geographically
diverse
areas
of
the
state
10
and
the
student
populations
among
the
buildings
designated
11
for
pilot
projects
shall
demonstrate
diverse
demographic
12
characteristics.
13
2.
The
department
shall
develop
an
application
and
14
evaluation
process
for
approval
of
pilot
project
grant
15
applications
submitted
by
school
districts.
In
evaluating
16
grant
applications,
the
department
shall
consider
all
of
the
17
following:
18
a.
The
percentage
of
seventh
grade
students
in
the
school
19
district
in
a
designated
middle
school
building
or
in
a
20
specific
student
population
within
such
a
building
who
have
not
21
demonstrated
proficiency
in
reading.
22
b.
Evidence
that
the
school
district
has
included
23
community-based
organizations
in
the
submission
of
the
24
application.
25
c.
The
school
district’s
proposed
comprehensive
26
restructuring
of
the
school
day
or
year
to
maximize
the
use
of
27
extra
time
for
learning
by
middle
school
students,
including
28
a
mix
of
additional
time
spent
on
reading
and
enrichment
29
opportunities.
30
d.
Whether
the
school
district’s
plan
for
teacher
31
collaboration
and
professional
development
of
professional
32
staff
supports
success
of
the
extended
learning
time
pilot
33
project.
34
3.
A
school
district
awarded
an
extended
learning
time
pilot
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project
grant
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
1
a.
Add
up
to
three
hundred
hours
of
additional
instruction
2
or
learning
activities
annually
for
all
students
in
a
3
designated
middle
school
building
or
in
a
specific
student
4
population
within
such
a
building.
5
b.
Enter
into
an
annual
performance
agreement
with
the
6
department
that
establishes
clear
academic
achievement
goals,
7
developed
collaboratively
with
district
teachers,
for
each
8
designated
middle
school
building.
9
4.
Extended
learning
time
pilot
project
grants
shall
be
10
awarded
for
a
period
of
three
years,
subject
annually
to
a
11
successful
review
of
program
performance
by
the
department.
12
5.
School
districts
may
collaborate
with
one
another
to
13
submit
a
joint
grant
application.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
provides
for
the
establishment
of
an
Iowa
middle
18
school
extended
learning
time
pilot
project
grant
program
19
by
the
department
of
education,
subject
to
an
appropriation
20
by
the
general
assembly,
to
provide
funding
to
at
least
two
21
geographically
and
demographically
diverse
school
districts
for
22
planning
and
implementing
extended
learning
time
for
middle
23
school
students
in
the
form
of
longer
school
days
or
a
longer
24
school
year.
25
In
evaluating
grant
applications,
the
department
shall
26
consider
the
percentage
of
seventh
grade
students
in
the
27
school
district
in
a
designated
middle
school
building
or
in
28
a
specific
student
population
within
such
a
building
who
have
29
not
demonstrated
proficiency
in
reading;
evidence
that
the
30
school
district
has
included
community-based
organizations
in
31
the
submission
of
the
application;
the
district’s
proposed
32
comprehensive
restructuring
of
the
school
day
or
year
to
33
maximize
the
use
of
extra
time
for
learning,
including
34
a
mix
of
additional
time
spent
on
reading
and
enrichment
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opportunities;
and
whether
the
school
district’s
plan
1
for
teacher
collaboration
and
professional
development
of
2
professional
staff
supports
success
of
the
extended
learning
3
time
pilot
project.
4
A
school
district
awarded
an
extended
learning
time
5
pilot
project
grant
must
add
up
to
300
hours
of
additional
6
instruction
or
learning
activities
annually
for
all
students
in
7
a
designated
middle
school
building
or
in
a
specific
student
8
population
within
such
a
building;
and
enter
into
an
annual
9
performance
agreement
with
the
department
that
establishes
10
clear
academic
achievement
goals,
developed
collaboratively
11
with
district
teachers,
for
each
designated
building.
12
Grants
shall
be
awarded
for
a
period
of
three
years,
subject
13
annually
to
a
successful
review
of
program
performance
by
the
14
department.
School
districts
may
collaborate
with
one
another
15
to
submit
a
joint
grant
application.
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