Bill Text: IA SF16 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the Iowa core curriculum and core content standards for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-15 - Subcommittee, Dvorsky, Quirmbach, and Zaun. S.J. 94. [SF16 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SF16-Introduced.html
Senate File 16 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY ZAUN A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the Iowa core curriculum and core content 2 standards for school districts and accredited nonpublic 3 schools. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1307XS (3) 86 kh/rj PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph b, 1 2 subparagraphs (2) and (3), Code 2015, are amended to read as 1 3 follows: 1 4 (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), for the school year 1 5 beginning July 1, 2016, and each succeeding school year, the 1 6 rules shall provide that all students enrolled in school 1 7 districts in grades three through eleven shall be administered 1 8 an assessment during the last quarter of the school year that 1 9 at a minimum assesses the core academic indicators identified 1 10 in this paragraph "b";is aligned with the Iowa common core 1 11 standards in both content and rigor;accurately describes 1 12 student achievement and growth for purposes of the school, the 1 13 school district, and state accountability systems; and provides 1 14 valid, reliable, and fair measures of student progress toward 1 15 college or career readiness. 1 16 (3) The director shall establish an assessment task force 1 17 to review and make recommendations for a statewide assessment 1 18 of student progress on the core academic indicators identified 1 19 pursuant to this paragraph "b". The task force shall recommend 1 20 a statewide assessment that isaligned to the Iowa common core 1 21 standards and is, at a minimum, valid, reliable, tested, and 1 22 piloted in Iowa. In addition, in developing recommendations, 1 23 the task force shall consider the costs to school districts and 1 24 the state in providing and administering such an assessment and 1 25 the technical support necessary to implement the assessment. 1 26 The task force shall submit its recommendations in a report 1 27 to the director, the state board, and the general assembly by 1 28 January 1, 2015. The task force shall assist with the final 1 29 development and implementation of the assessment administered 1 30 pursuant to subparagraph (2). The task force members shall 1 31 include but not be limited to teachers, school administrators, 1 32 business leaders, representatives of state agencies, and 1 33 members of the general public. This subparagraph is repealed 1 34 July 1, 2020. 1 35 Sec. 2. Section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph c, Code 2 1 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 2 c. A requirement that all school districts and accredited 2 3 nonpublic schools annually report to the department and the 2 4 local community the district=wide progress made in attaining 2 5 student achievement goals on the academic and other core 2 6 indicators and the district=wide progress made in attaining 2 7 locally established student learning goals. The school 2 8 districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall demonstrate 2 9 the use of multiple assessment measures in determining student 2 10 achievement levels. The school districts and accredited 2 11 nonpublic schools shall also report the number of students 2 12 who graduate; the number of students who drop out of school; 2 13 the number of students who are tested and the percentage of 2 14 students who are so tested annually; and the percentage of 2 15 students who graduated during the prior school yearand who 2 16 completed a core curriculum. The board shall develop and 2 17 adopt uniform definitions consistent with the federal No Child 2 18 Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107=110 and any federal 2 19 regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Act. The school 2 20 districts and accredited nonpublic schools may report on other 2 21 locally determined factors influencing student achievement. 2 22 The school districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall 2 23 also report to the local community their results by individual 2 24 attendance center. 2 25 Sec. 3. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, 2 26 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2015, is amended to read as 2 27 follows: 2 28 Adopt rules that establisha core curriculum andhigh school 2 29 graduation requirements for all students in school districts 2 30 and accredited nonpublic schools that include at a minimum 2 31 satisfactory completion of four years of English and language 2 32 arts, three years of mathematics, three years of science, and 2 33 three years of social studies. 2 34 Sec. 4. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, 2 35 subparagraph (3), Code 2015, is amended by striking the 3 1 subparagraph. 3 2 Sec. 5. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraphs b and c, 3 3 Code 2015, are amended by striking the paragraphs. 3 4 Sec. 6. Section 256.7, subsection 28, Code 2015, is amended 3 5 to read as follows: 3 6 28. Adopt a set ofcore contentassessment standards 3 7 applicable to all students in kindergarten through grade twelve 3 8 in every school district and accredited nonpublic school. 3 9 For purposes of this subsection,"core content"assessment 3 10 standards" includes reading, mathematics, and science. Thecore 3 11 contentassessment standards shall be identical to thecore 3 12 contentassessment standards included in Iowa's approved 2006 3 13 standards and assessment system under Tit. I of the federal 3 14 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. {6301 3 15 et seq., as amended by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 3 16 2001, Pub. L. No. 107=110. School districts and accredited 3 17 nonpublic schools shall include, at a minimum, thecore content 3 18assessment standards adopted pursuant to this subsection in any 3 19 set of locally developed content standards. School districts 3 20 and accredited nonpublic schools are strongly encouraged to set 3 21 higher expectations in local standards. As changes in federal 3 22 law or regulation occur, the state board is authorized to amend 3 23 thecore contentassessment standards as appropriate. 3 24 Sec. 7. Section 256.9, subsection 53, paragraph a, Code 3 25 2015, is amended to read as follows: 3 26 a. Develop and distribute, in collaboration with the area 3 27 education agencies,core curriculumtechnical assistance and 3 28 implementation strategies that school districts and accredited 3 29 nonpublic schools shall utilize, including but not limited to 3 30 the development and delivery of formative and end=of=course 3 31 model assessments classroom teachers may use to measure student 3 32 progresson the core curriculum adopted pursuant to section 3 33 256.7, subsection 26. The department shall, in collaboration 3 34 with the advisory group convened in accordance with paragraph 3 35 "b" and educational assessment providers, identify and make 4 1 available to school districts end=of=course and additional 4 2 model end=of=course and additional assessments to align with 4 3 the expectations included in the Iowa core curriculum. The 4 4 model assessments shall be suitable to meet the multiple 4 5 assessment measures requirement specified in section 256.7, 4 6 subsection 21, paragraph "c". 4 7 Sec. 8. Section 256.9, subsection 54, Code 2015, is amended 4 8 by striking the subsection. 4 9 Sec. 9. Section 256.40, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 4 10 2015, is amended to read as follows: 4 11 e. Integrate services provided through the program with 4 12 other career exploration=related activities such as the student 4 13core curriculumgraduation plan and the career information and 4 14 decision=making system developed and administered under section 4 15 279.61, where appropriate. 4 16 Sec. 10. Section 256.42, subsection 6, Code 2015, is amended 4 17 to read as follows: 4 18 6. Coursework offered under the initiative shall be 4 19 rigorous and high quality, and the department shall annually 4 20 evaluate the quality of the courses and ensure that coursework 4 21 is aligned with thestate's core curriculum and core content 4 22 requirements andassessment standards adopted pursuant to 4 23 section 256.7, subsection 28, as well as national standards 4 24 of quality for online courses issued by an internationally 4 25 recognized association for kindergarten through grade twelve 4 26 online learning. 4 27 Sec. 11. Section 257.11, subsection 9, Code 2015, is amended 4 28 to read as follows: 4 29 9. Shared classes and curriculum standards. A school 4 30 district shall ensure that any course made available to a 4 31 student through any sharing agreement between the school 4 32 district and a community college or any other entity providing 4 33 course programming pursuant to this section to students 4 34 enrolled in the school district meets the expectations 4 35 contained inthe core curriculum adopted pursuant tosection 5 1 256.7, subsection 26. The school district shall ensure that 5 2 any course that has the capacity to generate college credit 5 3 shall be equivalent to college=level work. 5 4 Sec. 12. Section 258.4, subsection 8, Code 2015, is amended 5 5 to read as follows: 5 6 8. Establish a minimum set of competenciesand core 5 7 curriculumfor approval of a vocational program sequence that 5 8 addresses the following: new and emerging technologies; 5 9 job=seeking, job=keeping, and other employment skills, 5 10 including self=employment and entrepreneurial skills, that 5 11 reflect current industry standards, leadership skills, 5 12 entrepreneurial, and labor=market needs; and the strengthening 5 13 of basic academic skills. 5 14 Sec. 13. Section 260C.14, subsection 22, paragraph b, Code 5 15 2015, is amended to read as follows: 5 16 b. Collaborate with the state board of regents to meet 5 17 the requirements specified in section 262.9, subsection 33, 5 18 including but not limited to developing a systematic process 5 19 for expanding academic discipline and meetings between the 5 20 community college faculty and faculty of the institutions 5 21 of higher education governed by the state board of regents, 5 22developing criteria to prioritize core curriculum areas,5 23 promoting greater awareness of articulation=related activities, 5 24 facilitating additional opportunities for individual 5 25 institutions to pursue program articulation agreements for 5 26 career and technical educational programs, and developing 5 27 and implementing a process to examine a minimum of eight 5 28 new associate of applied science degree programs for which 5 29 articulation agreements would serve students' continued 5 30 academic success in those degree programs. 5 31 Sec. 14. Section 261E.4, subsection 4, Code 2015, is amended 5 32 to read as follows: 5 33 4. A school district shall establish prerequisite 5 34 coursework for each advanced placement course offered and shall 5 35 describe the prerequisites in the course registration handbook, 6 1 which shall be provided to every junior high school or middle 6 2 school student prior to the development of acore curriculum 6 3graduation plan pursuant to section 279.61. 6 4 Sec. 15. Section 261E.6, subsection 2, Code 2015, is amended 6 5 to read as follows: 6 6 2. Notification. The availability and requirements of this 6 7 program shall be included in each school district's student 6 8 registration handbook. Information about the program shall be 6 9 provided to the student and the student's parent or guardian 6 10 prior to the development of the student'score curriculum 6 11graduation plan under section 279.61. The school district 6 12 shall establish a process by which students may indicate 6 13 interest in and apply for enrollment in the program. 6 14 Sec. 16. Section 261E.8, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended 6 15 to read as follows: 6 16 1. A district=to=community college sharing or concurrent 6 17 enrollment program is established to be administered by the 6 18 department to promote rigorous academic or career and technical 6 19 pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high 6 20 school students to enroll part=time in eligible nonsectarian 6 21 courses at or through community colleges established under 6 22 chapter 260C. The program shall be made available to all 6 23 resident students in grades nine through twelve. Notice of 6 24 the availability of the program shall be included in a school 6 25 district's student registration handbook and the handbook shall 6 26 identify which courses, if successfully completed, generate 6 27 college credit under the program. A student and the student's 6 28 parent or legal guardian shall also be made aware of this 6 29 program as a part of the development of the student'score 6 30 curriculumgraduation plan in accordance with section 279.61. 6 31 Sec. 17. Section 261E.9, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 6 32 2015, is amended to read as follows: 6 33 b. A regional academy may include in its curriculum virtual 6 34 or internet=based coursework and courses delivered via the Iowa 6 35 communications network, career and technical courses,core 7 1 curriculum coursework,courses required pursuant to section 7 2 256.7, subsection 26, or section 256.11, subsections 4 and 5, 7 3 and asynchronous learning networks. 7 4 Sec. 18. Section 261E.9, subsection 4, Code 2015, is amended 7 5 to read as follows: 7 6 4. Information regarding regional academies shall be 7 7 provided to a student and the student's parent or guardian 7 8 prior to the development of the student'score curriculum 7 9graduation plan under section 279.61. 7 10 Sec. 19. Section 261E.10, subsection 4, Code 2015, is 7 11 amended to read as follows: 7 12 4. Information regarding career academies shall be provided 7 13 by the school district to a student and the student's parent 7 14 or guardian prior to the development of the student'score 7 15 curriculumgraduation plan under section 279.61. 7 16 Sec. 20. Section 262.9, subsection 33, paragraph c, Code 7 17 2015, is amended by striking the paragraph. 7 18 Sec. 21. Section 279.61, Code 2015, is amended to read as 7 19 follows: 7 20 279.61 Student plan for progress toward university admissions 7 21 == report. 7 22 1.For the school year beginning July 1, 2008, and each 7 23 succeeding school year, theThe board of directors of each 7 24 school district shall cooperate with each student enrolled 7 25 in grade eight to develop for the student acore curriculum7 26 plan to guide the student toward the goal of successfully 7 27 completing, at a minimum, thecore curriculum developedhigh 7 28 school graduation requirements adopted by the state board of 7 29 education pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26, by the 7 30 time the student graduates from high school. The plan shall 7 31 include career options and shall identify the coursework 7 32 needed in grades nine through twelve to support the student's 7 33 postsecondary education and career options. Additionally, the 7 34 plan shall include a timeline for each student to successfully 7 35 complete, prior to graduation, all components of the 8 1 state=designated career information and decision=making system 8 2 administered by the department in accordance with section 118 8 3 of the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 8 4 Improvement Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109=270. The student's 8 5 parent or guardian shall sign thecore curriculumgraduation 8 6 plan developed with the student and the signed plan shall be 8 7 included in the student's cumulative records. 8 8 2.For the school year beginning July 1, 2008, and each 8 9 succeeding school year, theThe board of directors of each 8 10 school district shall report annually to each student enrolled 8 11 in grades nine through twelve in the school district, and, if 8 12 the student is under the age of eighteen, to each student's 8 13 parent or guardian, the student's progress toward meeting the 8 14 goal of successfully completing thecore curriculum andhigh 8 15 school graduation requirements adopted by the state board of 8 16 education pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26. 8 17 Sec. 22. Section 280.3, subsection 3, Code 2015, is amended 8 18 by striking the subsection. 8 19 EXPLANATION 8 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 21 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 22 This bill eliminates requirements and references to the 8 23 (Iowa) core curriculum and to core content standards, but 8 24 continues to direct the state board of education to adopt high 8 25 school graduation requirements and assessment standards. 8 26 Provisions directing school districts to cooperate with 8 27 each eighth grade student on a core curriculum plan to meet 8 28 core curriculum requirements are amended to replace "core 8 29 curriculum plan" with "graduation plan" and "core curriculum 8 30 requirements" with "high school graduation requirements". The 8 31 term "core content standards", which was used to describe the 8 32 assessment standards adopted by the state board, is replaced 8 33 with the term "assessment standards". The assessment standards 8 34 will remain applicable to all students in kindergarten through 8 35 grade 12 in every school district and accredited nonpublic 9 1 school. Corresponding changes are made throughout the Code, 9 2 and obsolete language is eliminated. LSB 1307XS (3) 86 kh/rj
