256A.5 - DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
256A.5 DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
The board of directors of a school district shall appoint an
advisory committee for each family support program. The members
shall include participating parents and members of the community
which participates in the program, such as members of the district's
local early childhood education committees and representatives of
local businesses, service organizations, educators, head start
educators, parents, private child care providers, county home
extension economists, area education agencies, the school board, the
community education advisory board, local social services
organizations, the local board of health, public health care
practitioners, maternal and child health care providers, and persons
knowledgeable about developmentally appropriate learning and parent
or family education programs. The committee shall be responsible for
assessing current programs and services for expectant parents and
parents of children who are less than six years of age. The
committee shall also assist the board in developing, planning, and
monitoring the program and shall submit any recommendations in a
report to the board.
The child development coordinating council shall develop a
resource directory of parent involvement programs to assist districts
in planning family support programs. Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1158, §5