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