ERIC Number: ED492968
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jan
Pages: 14
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 0
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Student Achievement and Accountability. Annual Report, 2004.
Iowa Department of Education
Legislation passed during the 2001 Iowa legislative session established the Student Achievement and Teacher Quality Program, Iowa Code Section 284.12(1). This legislation requires the Iowa Department of Education (DE) to annually report the statewide progress on the following: (1) student achievement scores in mathematics and reading at the fourth and eighth grade levels on a district-by-district basis; (2) evaluator training program; (3) team-based variable pay for student achievement; and (4) changes and improvements in the evaluation of teachers under the Iowa Teaching Standards. Sections in this report include: (1) Student Achievement Scores in Mathematics and Reading at the Fourth and Eighth Grade Levels on a District-by-District Basis: 2002-03 & 2003-04 Biennium Adequate Yearly Progress Report Percentage of Students Proficient (Iowa School Districts); (2) Evaluator Training Program and Changes and Improvements in the Evaluation of Teachers under the Iowa Teaching Standards; (3) Team-Based Variable Pay for Student Achievement; and (4) Professional Development. [For the 2003 annual report, see ED483734. For the 2005 annual report, see ED492969.]
Descriptors: Grade 8, Teacher Effectiveness, Professional Development, Accountability, Academic Achievement, State Legislation, School Districts, Grade 4, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Scores, State Standards, Teacher Evaluation
Iowa Department of Education. Grimes State Office Building, 400 East 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146. Tel: 515-281-5294; Fax: 515-242-5988; Web site: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/.
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines.
Identifiers: Iowa


