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November 13, 2012

CHAPTER 12 How Much (or Little) Do We Know . . . . . . . . . . . . .

School Calendar

The board MUST approve the school calendar; that calendar HAS to include student days, staff development days, and time for parent-teacher conferences.

True or False

True

Day of School . . .

If the elementary building has boiler problems and you don’t have a day of school in that building (yet, the other buildings go to school), the elementary does not have to make up the day.

True or False

True

Evaluations . . . . .

Superintendents are evaluated every 3 years like teachers.

True or False

False

Cumulative Records . . . .

While you may keep cumulative records electronically, you must keep a paper copy during the time students are in your school.

True or False?

False

Librarian . . . . . . . .

A district must have a qualified school librarian. The amount of FTE is set by the district. So, having a librarian 3 days a month, one day in each building, is okay.

True or False?

True

School Nurse

While parents/community may ‘want’ a school nurse on staff, it is not required to have a nurse.

True or False?

False

Teachers . . . . . . .

You must offer art, PE, and music in the elementary.

True or False?

If your grade level teachers teach these courses, that meets the requirement?

Yes or No

Licensure

Teacher and superintendent licenses are renewable every 5 years on the anniversary of the first license date.

True or False

False

Kindergarten

A district has the option of whether to offer kindergarten instruction?

True or False

False

Curriculum . . . . .

Traffic safety must be taught in all grades, 1 – 6.

True or False?

True

Graduation Requirements

All HS students must take 4 years of English, 4 years of math, 3 years of science and 3 years of social studies.

True or False

False

Curriculum . . . . . . . .

Health must be offered at the MS level as a separate course offering.

True or False?

False

Curriculum

Parenting content must be taught to grades 7 and 8.

True or False?

True

School Day . . .

A school day consists of a minimum of 5.5 hours of instructional time. That cannot include passing times.

True/False

False

Iowa Core

Your district’s standards must be aligned with the Iowa Core standards in literacy and math.

True or False?

False

Curriculum

An 8th grade Algebra I class, being taught by a MS teacher with a MS endorsement, can count towards HS credit.

True or False

False

Curriculum . . . . . . . . .

Taking Health, as a HS class, is a Chapter 12 requirement.

True or False

False

Health . . . . . .

A high school offers a semester health class in the fall; the same class is offered again in the spring semester. This meets the state requirement for offering Health.

True or False

False

DE Consultant

Who is the DE consultant that you contact if you have Chapter 12 questions?

Barb Byrd!!!

Calendar . . .

Parent-teacher conferences have to be offered on at least 2 different days a minimum of one time a year.

True or False

False

Fine Arts

At the HS level, a district must offer at least 3 of the following:

Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts

False

Foreign Languages

Spanish 3 and Spanish 4 can be taught by the same teacher during the same class period.

True or False

True

Vocational . . . . . .

A district decides that it no longer wants to offer Agriculture education. Can they do this?

Yes, Maybe

Vocational . . . . . . . .

While literacy and math are now mandated through the Iowa Core, competencies for vocational courses can be developed locally by a school district?

True or False

True

Health

High Schools are required to have equal to 1 year of Health courses. If a district offers 2 different classes but no one signs up for the 2nd class offering, the district has met the requirements.

True or False

False (offer and teach)

21st Century Skills

Buildings are required to teach the 21st century skills of

Employability Literacy Health Literacy Civic Literacy Financial Literacy Technology Literacy

True

Physical Activity . . . . . .

Elementary students must have physical education a minimum of 30 minutes a day; in grades 5-8 this is 120 minutes a week.

True or False?

False

Day of School . . . . . . .

Your HS volleyball team makes it to the state tourney and you don’t have school in the high school building that day. The EL and MS have school. The HS does not have to make up the day.

True or False

False

CPR

All HS students now must take and pass a CPR class.

True or False?

False

Needs Survey

At least every 5 years, a district shall conduct a needs assessment that includes: State of philosophy, beliefs, mission or

vision Major educational needs; and Student learning goals.

True or False?

True

Principals

Some school districts have small enrollments. It is, therefore, okay for a superintendent to also serve as an elementary principal and as the secondary principal.

True or False?

False

SIAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The SIAC must meet a minimum of twice yearly.

True or False?

False

Early Intervention Funds . . . . . . . Every student in every grade K-3 must

be assessed at least twice a year with a diagnostic assessment.

True or False

True

How Many Did You Get Right? 5 or more?

10 or more?

20 or more?

30 or more?