282—20.5(256) Licensure renewal programs.

1. 20.5(1)  Application for licensure renewal program.

   1. a. The application will describe a minimum of ten planned licensure renewal credit courses or five administrator renewal credit courses per year at a minimum of 15 contact hours each that are evidence-based and model best practices in education.
   2. b. The application will identify the criteria used in selecting faculty/instructors for the licensure renewal courses.
   3. c. The application will provide survey results showing the professional development needs that will be met through the courses.
   4. d. The application will identify a licensure renewal credit coordinator who will serve as a contact person, file required reports, provide records of credit and maintain these records for at least ten years.
   5. e. Each approved licensure renewal program will be monitored by the board of educational examiners to determine the extent to which the program meets/continues to meet program standards and is moving toward the attainment of program objectives. This will include an annual report that will include an annotated description of the courses provided, evidence of the collaborative efforts used in developing the courses, evidence of the intended results of the courses, and the data for demonstrating progress toward the intended results.

2. 20.5(2)  Eligible agencies/institutions.

   1. a. Area education agencies, school districts, and charter schools.
   2. b. Accredited nonpublic schools.
   3. c. Iowa educational professional organizations.
   4. d. Iowa colleges and universities approved for teacher education.
   5. e. Iowa community colleges.

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