284.1 Student achievement and teacher quality program.
A student achievement and teacher quality program is established to promote high student achievement. The program shall consist of the following major elements:
1. Career paths with compensation levels that strengthen Iowa’s ability to recruit and retain teachers.
2. Professional development designed to directly support best teaching practices.
3. Evaluation of teachers against the Iowa teaching standards.
2001 Acts, ch 161, §2; 2006 Acts, ch 1182, §5, 6; 2007 Acts, ch 108, §12; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §73; 2017 Acts, ch 172, §32; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §100
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 284 - TEACHER PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Section 284.1 - Student achievement and teacher quality program.
Section 284.3 - Iowa teaching standards.
Section 284.3A - Teacher compensation — single salary system.
Section 284.4 - Participation.
Section 284.5 - Beginning teacher mentoring and induction program — rules.
Section 284.6 - Teacher professional development.
Section 284.6A - Computer science professional development incentive fund — legislative findings.
Section 284.7 - Iowa teacher career path — future repeal.
Section 284.8 - Performance review requirements for teachers — peer group reviews.
Section 284.9 - Review panel — future repeal.
Section 284.10 - Evaluator training program.
Section 284.11 - State supplemental assistance for high-need schools.
Section 284.13 - State program allocation.
Section 284.14 - Pay-for-performance program.
Section 284.14A - Career ladder pilots.
Section 284.15 - Iowa teacher career paths, leadership roles, and compensation framework.