41. Iowa State Education Association 33rd in the nation. The current perpupil expenditure for iowa s public k-12 schools is $4,386, which ranks 35th in the nation. http://www.isea.org/hot/salariescompare.htm

Home For Members Hot Topics About ISEA ... printable version How Iowa teaching salaries compare The average Iowa teaching salary ranks 35th in the nation, according to a report released today by the National Education Association (NEA) The "average" Iowa teacher is 42 years old and has taught in Iowa for 15 years. The average salary of Iowa's teachers varies widely from $27,099 in school districts with fewer than 250 students to $38,931 in districts with 7,500 or more students. The average Iowa teaching salary increased by only 2.2 percent in 2000-01. Only $177 separates Iowa teacher salaries from the next four states in the rankingsUtah (36th), Idaho (37th), Maine (38th), and Arizona (39th). Meanwhile, teachers in other states made great economic strides last yearOklahoma (up 10.2%), Colorado (up 7.1%), Delaware (up 5.9%), and North Carolina (up 4.4%). Iowa's ranking will only drop without a significant and sustainable infusion of new money. The Iowa Legislature recently allocated $40 million to fund a new teacher salary plan. But, according to ISEA President Jolene Franken, that is only a small, first step. "We can't afford to wait any longer to make Iowa teaching salaries competitive," said Franken. "Iowa school districts are struggling to attract and keep top-quality teachers."

42. Iowa State Education Association A 2 percent allowable growth for k12 schools means 2,000 teaching positions coalition groups the ISEA, School Administrators of iowa, iowa Association of http://www.isea.org/whatsnew/

Home For Members Hot Topics About ISEA ... Document helps members prepare for new requirements Iowa teacher salaries drop again The Iowa Legislature’s failure to adequately fund schools has caused Iowa’s average teaching salary to plummet from 34th to 37th in state-by-state rankings. According to estimates included in a new report released by the National Education Association (NEA), Iowa’s average teacher salary increased by only $373 or 0.95% percent from 2002-03 to 2003-04. That’s the lowest average increase recorded since the Association began compiling the annual salary report in 1970. Iowa’s average teaching salary of $39,432 this year is nearly $7,400 behind the estimated national average salary of $46,807. In the last 15 years, the gap between the national average and the Iowa average salary has almost doubled. The drop in national rankings erases the modest gains made in salaries over the past two years because of the teacher compensation law. "Iowa’s teachers are clearly paying the price for the chronic underfunding of our public schools," Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) President John Hieronymus said. Not only are teacher salaries not keeping pace with inflation, but take-home pay is actually going down because of skyrocketing health insurance costs." "The teacher compensation law of 2001 was supposed to make salaries more competitive, but funding for it has remained virtually stagnant," Hieronymus added. "Iowa teachers can no longer afford to subsidize the cost of providing a quality public education for all Iowa students."

43. January 2000 - Education "Next-Generation Teachers" The grant will also provide teachers in iowa s k12 schools the necessary resources to revise their courses and model technology integration. http://www.govtech.net/publications/gt/2000/jan/educationfldr/education.phtml

Contents January 2000 State FEATURES Online Governance: Will it Make States and Localities More Responsive? The Dawn of Electronic States From Boomerang to Bandwidth ... Hail to the Information Chiefs! DEPARTMENTS Geo Info The Battle Over Ellis Island Education Next Generation Teachers Interview The GT Grid The Trouble With Transcripts Electronic Commerce Reamless in Richmond Telecom The FCC: In Vogue or Gone Rogue? NEWS Tech News Technology Snapshot PRODUCT WATCH Product Focus: The Future Ain't What It Used to Be. Product News COLUMNS Notes from the Field Access REST OF THE BOOK CIO Profile: H. Daniel McFarland Last Bytes Next-Generation Teachers New grants from the Department of Education emphasize that collaboration is critical to preparing tomorrow's teachers. Solution Summary Problem/situation Too many new teachers are untrained in how to integrate technology and teaching. Solution The U.S. Department of Education is awarding grants that will help fund technology teacher training programs.

44. K-12 Schools Home Education Program Basic Education Circulars (Purdon s Statutes) Search k12 schools Home Printable Version Text iowa Test of Basic Skills; Metropolitan Achievement Test; Peabody http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=54281

45. Chapter 12 A Brief Look At Iowa's K-12 åPhysical Education Content Standards It has the full force and effect of law, and it includes the k12 content areas of physical education that iowa public and accredited private schools must teach http://www.iowaahperd.org/journal/j03f_chap12thomas.html

Chapter 12 A Brief Look At Iowa's K-12 Physical Education Content Standards By Ed Thomas, Ed.D. Iowa K-12 Health and Physical Education Consultant Original Publication Information: IAHPERD Journal: Fall, 2003 It may never be known scientifically what a tremendous influence the body and all its organs exert upon the brain, and consequently upon the intellect. The more I see of physical training in schools, the more I believe in it; the more I study psychology, especially physiological psychology, the stronger my belief becomes in physical training. ( p.3) Chapter 12 of The Iowa Administrative Code can and should serve as a foundation for curriculum reform. It has the full force and effect of law, and it includes the K-12 content areas of physical education that Iowa public and accredited private schools must teach. School administrators and physical educators can use these content areas to measure the quality of their current physical education programs, revise curricula, and improve the physical readiness of their students. At the kindergarten level, Chapter 12 requires the following: The kindergarten program shall include experiences designed to develop healthy emotional and social habits and growth in the language arts and communication skills, as well as a capacity for the completion of individual tasks, and protect and increase physical well being with attention given to experiences relating to the development of life skills and human growth and development. A kindergarten teacher shall be licensed/certificated to teach in kindergarten. An accredited nonpublic school must meet the requirements of this subrule only if the nonpublic school offers a kindergarten program.

46. : A Guide To Effective Statewide Laws/Policies: Preventing Discrimination Agains A Guide to Effective Statewide Laws/Policies Preventing Discrimination Against LGBT Students in k12 schools A joint publication from Lambda and GLSEN. http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/documents/record?record=958

47. : Making Schools Safe For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgendered Students: A MAKING schools SAFE CHANGING POLICY. A Guide to Effective Statewide Laws/Policies Preventing Discrimination Against LGBT Students in k12 schools. http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/documents/record?record=1123

48. Idaho K-12 Schools - Access Idaho Centennial Elementary School Central Elementary School Greenhurst Elementary School iowa Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School Nampa Private k12 schools. http://www.accessidaho.org/education/k12.html

Skip Navigation Idaho Electronic Campus more services State K-12 Schools American Falls District American Falls High School Hillcrest Elementary School William Thomas Middle School Bear Lake District A.J. Winters Elementary School Geneva Elementary School Blackfoot District Blackfoot High School Blackfoot Sixth Grade Fort Hall Elementary School Groveland Elementary School ... Wapello Elementary School Blaine District Bellevue Elementary School (K-2) Carey School (K-12) Hailey Elementary School Ernest Hemmingway Elementary (K-5) ... Wood River Middle School Boise District Adams Elementary School Amity Elementary School Boise High School Booth Memorial School ... William Howard Taft Elementary School Bonneville District Bonneville High School Cloverdale Elementary School Fairview Elementary School Falls Valley Elementary School ... Ucon Elementary School Boundary District Bonners Ferry High School Buhl District Buhl High School Buhl Middle School Popplewell Elementary School Caldwell District Caldwell High School Jefferson Jr. High School Cascade District Cascade Elementary, Jr./Sr. High School

49. IPTV Online » Pre-K Educational Resources about distance learning opportunities in the state of iowa for both k12 and higher education. visit the Web site ». iowa Star schools Connectivity Site http://www.iptv.org/edu-res.cfm?lvl=K

50. Who Will Teach Iowa's Children? services include Ready to Learn, k12 Education, School Careers, Distance Learning on the iowa Communications Network children and youth in the schools, in the http://www.iptv.org/teachiowaschildren/links.cfm

The Des Moines Register desmoinesregister.com/extras/schools/stateofed/index.html Check out eight days of Des Moines Register articles on Iowa education - and more. The Register and Iowa Public Television have partnered in this first of a kind project with coverage on IPTV and in The Register about WHO WILL TEACH IOWA'S CHILDREN? Iowa State Department of Education - www.state.ia.us/educate/ For information about teacher pay changes, select "Teacher Compensation" at this site. The Iowa Department of Education web site offers education news and it provides links to federal and state education departments, to advocacy, lobbying and teachers' organizations and to recommended reading material, free reports and more. Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) - www.isea.org The ISEA serves as the main lobbying arm for teachers, school support staff workers, and other licensed professional staff. The site has information about the proposal to raise teacher pay and statistical information about Iowa schools. The ISEA has more than 32,000 members. Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) - www.ia-sb.org

51. NEW CONSTRUCTION IN ILLINOIS, IOWA AND WISCONSIN School District of River Falls, WI. River Falls High School. k12 schools - iowa. Dubuque Community School District. New Elementary School - Dubuque, IA. http://www.woldae.com/hands/nciiw.htm

N ew C onstruction K-12 Schools Illinois CUSD #131 Roscoe, IL Roscoe Middle School CUSD #158 Huntley, IL Middle School #1 Middle School #2 CUSD #200 North Boone, IL High School K-12 Schools Wisconsin School District of La Crosse, WI Northwoods Elementary School District of New Richmond, WI School District of New Richmond - District Office School District of River Falls, WI River Falls High School K-12 Schools Iowa Dubuque Community School District New Elementary School - Dubuque, IA R ENOVATIONS/ A DDITIONS K-12 Schools Illinois CUSD #26 Mt. Prospect, IL Euclid Elementary Indian Grove Elementary River Trails EFE River Trails Middle School River Trails School District Office River Trails Ed Service Center CUSD #37 East Moline, IL Hillcrest Elementary Ridgewood Elementary Wells Elementary Glenview North Middle School Glenview South Middle School Silvas, IL Bowlesburg Elementary U#46 Elgin, IL

52. Quality Counts 2004: Count Me In: Iowa Teacher Quality iowa requires its potential teachers to log 10 hours of observation in k12 schools before entering a teacher-preparation program. http://www.edweek.org/sreports/qc04/state.cfm?slug=17ia.h23

53. 9/24/97 - News: Iowa Panel Backs Accountability 'Indicators' iowa Population 2.9 million. Governor Terry E. Branstad (R). State Superintendent Ted Stilwill. Number of k12 students 505,600. Number of k-12 schools 1,549. http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-17/04iowa.h17

Read a full report from the Governor's Commission on Educational Excellence for the 21st Century. The "core indicators" are discussed in the section entitled "Strategies to Improve Achievment for All Students." Read about Iowa's performance compared to other states' in "Quality Counts," our state-by-state report card on public education. Our Iowa Page includes articles and statistics on education issues from the past year. Iowa Panel Backs Accountability 'Indicators' By Bess Keller Iowa, the only state still shunning uniform academic standards, is moving to slip a few of them through the back door. A high-powered commission appointed by Gov. Terry E. Branstad issued wide-ranging recommendations last week for change in Iowa's schools, including a call for measures of academic achievement that all districts would be required to report for their students. These "core indicators" would gauge student performance in reading, writing, math, and science, as well as student success after graduation and parent involvement in schools, the report says. While not statewide standards as such, the indicators would encourage districts to strive for some of the same goals.

54. CDW•G Press Releases in Sidney, Ohio and Holy Family School in Davenport, iowa are the between the two companies to assist kindergarten through twelve (k12) schools to integrate http://www.cdwg.com/webcontent/InsideG/press/press100103.asp

Home Customer Support View Cart Log On ... Contact Us Press Release - October 1, 2003 K-12 teachers and technology coordinators from around the nation submitted more than 100,000 entries representing approximately 24,000 schools - roughly a quarter of all U.S. K-12 schools. Thirty other schools received prizes including digital projectors, printers and curriculum materials from the Discovery Channel School library. HP, NETGEAR and InFocus contributed prizes for the contest. As part of the initiative, CDW-G and Discovery produced a curriculum kit themed "All About Computers" designed for middle and high school students. In addition, the companies created and distributed 50,000 posters about wireless technology to schools nationwide. Beyond being a trusted partner to education customers for IT products and services, CDW-G supports and funds numerous programs for teachers, school IT administrators and students including an annual digital art and essay contest. The company recently sponsored a research study of teachers' attitudes about technology in the classroom. "We're still kind of in awe that we won," said Amy Kersten, Holy Family's technology coordinator. "When you bring the network to the students instead of bringing the students to the network, you have more time to devote to teaching and learning. This lab will be a terrific asset in making technology complement our curriculum."

55. O'Brien County Economic Development Corporation Vista University, Briar Cliff College, Morningside College and iowa Lakes Community Links for k12 schools Sheldon- www.sheldon.k12.ia.us HMS- www.hartley-ms http://www.obriencounty.com/community/education.htm

Site Navigation Menu Main Page Agri-Business Assessor Auditor Business Directory Campgrounds Communities Conservation Departments Driver's License Economic Dev. Education Emergency Mngt. Employment Engineer Government/Elected Officials History Industrial Parks Maintenance Parks Prairie Heritage Center Public Health Recorder Recreation Religion Sheriff Public Services Supervisors Taxes Transportation Treasurer Utilities Value-Added Ag Vet Affairs Vital Records Wind Farms N W IOWA BRUISERS SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL IS HERE IN O'BRIEN COUNTY!

56. HOT LIST Of Schools Online - Gleason Sackmann Copyright 1994 HOTLIST OF k12 SCHOOL SITES © 1994 Gleason Sackmann. Harlan Elementary School - Oelwein, iowa. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/schools.asp?state=Iowa

57. TVTechnology - Editorial The State of iowa has a number of regional media centers located throughout the state; each acts as a library for k12 schools in its region for specialized http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/digital-journal/n_digital_journal-07.09.03.

Digital Journal: Bill Hayes Interconnecting IPTV It takes planning to encode, brand, multiplex and transmit at multiple sites The project that has occupied the vast majority of our time over the last few months is what we have called our "interconnect project." The Iowa Public TV network of transmitters are all connected back to the studios in Johnston via fiber optic DS 3 circuits. The Iowa Communications Network (ICN) is the Iowa state agency that owns and manages the state's fiber network and we use it for transport services to and from our sites. Each transmitter facility has a dedicated DS-3 that allows us to send unique programming to each transmitter if we desire. We seldom use this capability since we produce very few pieces of content that are of interest to only a specific area of the state. However, as we have planned for the DTV conversion, we have begun to explore utilizing this capability more-not so much for programming, as our mission is to produce content for all Iowans, but for other services such as datacasting and providing media rich content to K 12 schools. We believe that by managing how and where ancillary services like datacasting are processed and delivered we can provide a relatively high capacity and rapid delivery service while still serving the IPTV viewing audience with high-quality content. SEEKING INFO We began the process by doing some serious research and visiting a lot of end users and manufacturers to see what they were doing. The result of the research was a request for proposal (RFP) that was submitted to the State of Iowa General Services for release. Unfortunately, due to some miscommunications, the RFP was processed and released as a straight bid request. I won't go into all of the details of the differences between the bid and RFP process, but suffice it to say that the primary difference is that in a bid, low price wins and in an RFP the best solution wins.

58. Iowa Cultural Affairs Art, History, Culture, Education k12 schools, Community Colleges Legislature Acts, Laws, Constitution, Code of iowa, Legislators (Legislative http://www.stateinformation.com/iowa.html

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59. RUS Telecom - DLT Success Stories Iowa and other educators at iowa State University and the University of iowa. is expected to benefit 1,900 students in the three local k12 schools; 90 vocational http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dltsuccess_ia.htm

DLT Home DLT Success Stories State List DLT Success Stories - Iowa IOWA STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM RUS BORROWER AND IOWA COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE SPIRIT State: Iowa Grantee: HLV School District RUS Borrower: Cooperative Telephone Company (IA 563) Counties: Iowa, Poweshiek Subject: Internet access In 1994, the HLV School District was awarded an RUS Distance Learning grant of $230 thousand for the construction of two distance learning classrooms in Victor and one in the neighboring school district in Brooklyn. A network of 40 computers in classrooms are connected to the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) and Kirkwood Community College (KCC) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Cooperative Telephone Company provided the fiber optic transmission and Internet connection to the ICN and KCC at no cost to the school district. RUS GRANT PROVIDES IOWA RESIDENTS FIRST TIME ACCESS TO DISTANCE LEARNING AND MEDICAL LINK SERVICES State: Iowa Grantee: Northwestern College Subject: Internet Access In 1995, Northwestern College, in Orange City, was the recipient of a $350 thousand Telemedicine grant, which will assist in providing access to a wide variety of educational and medical services for over 20 thousand rural residents. The RUS grant will provide the local medical community with the means, through advanced telecommunications, to deliver more timely and cost effective health care to local residents. The Orange City Hospital and Clinic will organize a new Telemedicine Department that will develop an interactive video patient consultation program with specialists at major hospitals throughout Iowa which will enable patients to be treated by out-of-town specialists without leaving Orange City.

60. Iowa Democratic Party - Welcome To The Iowa Democratic Party to the use of internet filters in public schools. Mandating Kindergarten; Increasing funding for k12 art, music school districts; The revision of iowa Code to http://www.iowademocrats.org/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=3&showtopic=3

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