256.37 - SCHOOL RESTRUCTURING AND EFFECTIVENESS -- POLICY -- FINDINGS.
256.37 SCHOOL RESTRUCTURING AND EFFECTIVENESS --
POLICY -- FINDINGS.
It is the policy of the state of Iowa to provide an education
system that prepares the children of this state to meet and exceed
the technological, informational, and communications demands of our
society. The general assembly finds that the current education
system must be transformed to deliver the enriched educational
program that the adults of the future will need to have to compete in
tomorrow's world. The general assembly further finds that the
education system must strive to reach the following goals:
1. All children in Iowa must start school ready to learn.
2. Iowa's high school graduation rate must increase to at least
ninety percent.
3. Students graduating from Iowa's education system must
demonstrate competency in challenging subject matter, and must have
learned to use their minds well, so they may be prepared for
responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment
in a global economy.
4. Iowa students must be first in the world in science and
mathematics achievement.
5. Every adult Iowan must be literate and possess the knowledge
and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the
rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
6. Every school in Iowa must be free of drugs and violence and
offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning. Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1159, §4