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