256.45 Ambassador to education.
1. The department of education shall establish and administer the position of ambassador to education. It shall be the function of the ambassador to education to act as an education liaison to primary and secondary schools in this state. The ambassador to education position shall be filled by the educator selected as teacher of the year by the governor, but only if that person agrees to fill the ambassador to education position.
2. The ambassador to education’s duties shall be established by the director of the department and shall be tailored to the relative skills and educational background of the person designated as ambassador. Duties of the ambassador may include but are not limited to providing seminars and workshops in the subject matter area in which the ambassador possesses expertise, accompanying the director of the department of education in the exercise of the director’s duties in the state, and speaking at public gatherings in the state.
3. The ambassador to education shall receive, in lieu of compensation from the district in which the ambassador is regularly employed, a salary equal to the amount of salary the person would have received from the district in the person’s regular position during the school year for which the person serves as ambassador, or thirty thousand dollars, whichever amount is greater. The ambassador shall also be compensated for actual expenses incurred as a result of the performance of duties under this section.
4. The department shall grant funds in an amount equal to the salary and benefits the person selected as ambassador to education would have received from the district, or thirty thousand dollars, whichever amount is greater, to the school district that employs the person selected as the ambassador. The department shall also reimburse the school district for actual expenses incurred as a result of the performance of duties under this section. The school district shall grant the person a one-year sabbatical in order to allow the person to be the ambassador to education, and during the sabbatical, shall pay the salary and benefits of the ambassador with funds granted by the department. The person selected as the ambassador to education shall be entitled to return to the person’s same or a comparable position without loss of accrued benefits or seniority.
90 Acts, ch 1272, §43; 98 Acts, ch 1216, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Referred to in §284.13
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Section 256.1 - Department established.
Section 256.3 - State board established.
Section 256.4 - Oath — vacancies.
Section 256.5 - Compensation and expenses.
Section 256.5A - Nonvoting member.
Section 256.6 - Regular and special meetings.
Section 256.7 - Duties of state board.
Section 256.8 - Director of department of education.
Section 256.9 - Duties of director.
Section 256.9A - Limitation on guidance and interpretations.
Section 256.10 - Employment of professional staff.
Section 256.10A - Duties of consultants.
Section 256.11 - Educational standards.
Section 256.11A - Teacher librarian — guidance counselor — school nurse — waivers.
Section 256.11B - Career and technical education instruction — nonpublic schools.
Section 256.12 - Sharing instructors and services.
Section 256.13 - Nonresident pupils.
Section 256.14 - Permanent revolving fund.
Section 256.15 - Nonpublic school advisory committee.
Section 256.16 - Specific criteria for teacher preparation and certain educators.
Section 256.17 - Postsecondary course audit committee.
Section 256.18 - Character education policy.
Section 256.18A - Service learning.
Section 256.19 - Pilot projects to improve instructional programs.
Section 256.20 - Year around schools.
Section 256.21 - Sabbatical program.
Section 256.22 - Extended year school grant program.
Section 256.23 - Administrative advancement and recruitment program.
Section 256.24 - Competency-based education grant program.
Section 256.25 - Therapeutic classroom incentive grant program — fund.
Section 256.25A - Therapeutic classroom — claims.
Section 256.26 - Before and after school grant program.
Section 256.27 - Online state job posting system.
Section 256.28 - Teach Iowa student teaching pilot project.
Section 256.29 - Council on educator development established.
Section 256.30 - Educational expenses for American Indians.
Section 256.31 - Community college council.
Section 256.32 - Council for agricultural education.
Section 256.32A - Iowa dyslexia board.
Section 256.33 - Educational technology assistance.
Section 256.34 - Fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program.
Section 256.35 - Regional autism assistance program.
Section 256.35A - Iowa autism council.
Section 256.36 - Math and science grant program.
Section 256.37 - School restructuring and effectiveness — policy — findings.
Section 256.38 - School-to-work transition system.
Section 256.39 - Career pathways program.
Section 256.41 - Online learning requirements — school districts.
Section 256.42 - Iowa learning online initiative.
Section 256.43 - Online learning program model.
Section 256.44 - National board certification pilot project.
Section 256.45 - Ambassador to education.
Section 256.46 - Rules for participation in extracurricular activities by certain children.
Section 256.50 - Division of library services — definitions.
Section 256.51 - Division of library services — duties and responsibilities.
Section 256.53 - State publications.
Section 256.54 - State library — law library.
Section 256.55 - State data center.
Section 256.56 - Electronic access to documents.
Section 256.57 - Enrich Iowa program.
Section 256.58 - Library support network.
Section 256.59 - Specialized library services.
Section 256.60 - Library service areas established — purposes.
Section 256.61 - Library service areas and boards of trustees — appointment — terms.
Section 256.62 - Library services advisory panel.
Section 256.66 - Powers and duties of regional trustees.
Section 256.67 - Duties of the area administrator.
Section 256.67A - Insurance eligibility.
Section 256.68 - Distribution and administration of funds.
Section 256.69 - Local financial support.
Section 256.70 - Library compact authorized.
Section 256.71 - Administrator.
Section 256.81 - Public broadcasting division created — administrator — duties.
Section 256.82 - Board — advisory committees.
Section 256.84 - Powers — facilities — rules.
Section 256.85 - Purchase of energy efficiency packages.
Section 256.86 - Competition with private sector.
Section 256.87 - Capital equipment replacement revolving fund.