256G.4 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL -- GOVERNANCE.
256G.4 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL --
GOVERNANCE.
1. The board of regents shall be the governing entity of the
research and development school and as such shall be responsible for
the faculty, facility, grounds, and staffing.
2. The department shall be the accreditation agency and as such
shall serve as the authority on teacher qualification requirements
and waiver provisions.
3. a. A seventeen-member advisory council is created,
composed of the following members:
(1) Three standing committee members as follows:
(a) The director.
(b) The president.
(c) The director of the research and development school, serving
as an ex officio, nonvoting member.
(2) Ten members shall be jointly recommended for membership by
the president and the director and shall be jointly approved by the
state board of regents and the state board of education, shall serve
three-year staggered terms, and shall be eligible to serve for two
consecutive three-year terms on the council in addition to any
partial, initial term:
(a) One member representing prekindergarten through grade six
public school teachers, who is also a participating member of a
teacher quality committee created pursuant to section 284.4,
subsection 1, paragraph "c".
(b) One member representing grade seven through grade nine public
school teachers, who is also a participating member of a teacher
quality committee created pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1,
paragraph "c".
(c) One member representing grade ten through grade twelve public
school teachers, who is also a participating member of a teacher
quality committee created pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1,
paragraph "c".
(d) One member representing prekindergarten through grade twelve
administrators.
(e) One member representing area education agencies.
(f) One member representing Iowa state university of science and
technology.
(g) One member representing the university of Iowa.
(h) One member representing parents of students at the research
and development school.
(i) One member representing business and industry.
(j) One member representing private colleges in the state.
(3) Four members of the general assembly serving as ex officio,
nonvoting members, one representative to be appointed by the speaker
of the house of representatives, one representative to be appointed
by the minority leader of the house of representatives, one senator
to be appointed by the majority leader of the senate after
consultation with the president of the senate, and one senator to be
appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
b. One of the members representing public school teachers
approved for membership pursuant to paragraph "a", subparagraph
(2), subparagraph divisions (a) through (c) shall be an active
teacher in the Cedar Falls community school district.
c. (1) The advisory council shall review and evaluate the
educational processes and results of the research and development
school.
(2) The advisory council shall provide an annual report to the
president, the director, the state board of regents, the state board
of education, and the general assembly.
4. a. An eleven-member standing institutional research
committee, appointed by the president and the director, is created,
composed of the following members:
(1) The director of research at the research and development
school or the person designated with this responsibility.
(2) One member representing the university of northern Iowa.
(3) One member representing Iowa state university of science and
technology.
(4) One member representing the university of Iowa.
(5) One member representing business and industry.
(6) One member representing prekindergarten through grade six
public school teachers, who is also a participating member of a
teacher quality committee created pursuant to section 284.4,
subsection 1, paragraph "c".
(7) One member representing grade seven through grade nine public
school teachers, who is also a participating member of a teacher
quality committee created pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1,
paragraph "c".
(8) One member representing grade ten through grade twelve public
school teachers, who is also a participating member of a teacher
quality committee created pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1,
paragraph "c".
(9) One member representing the boards of school districts
selected from a list of nominees submitted by the Iowa association of
school boards.
(10) One member representing the department.
(11) One member representing private colleges in the state.
b. The appointed members should collectively possess the
following characteristics:
(1) Be well informed about the educational needs of students in
the state.
(2) Be aware of and understand the standards and protocol for
educational research.
(3) Understand the dissemination of prekindergarten through grade
twelve research results.
(4) Understand the impact of educational research.
(5) Be knowledgeable about compliance with human subject
protection protocol.
c. One of the members representing public school teachers
approved for membership pursuant to paragraph "a", subparagraphs
(6) through (8) shall be an active teacher in the Cedar Falls
community school district.
d. The committee shall serve as the clearinghouse for the
investigative and applied research at the research and development
school.
e. The committee shall create research protocols, approve
research proposals, review the quality and results of performed
research, and provide support for dissemination efforts. Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 177, §52, 57