Section 160.730

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

Chapter 160

Effective - 28 Aug 2006, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  160.730.  Policy goals, meeting required to discuss ways to achieve — list of goals — report to general assembly and governor. — 1. Not less than twice each calendar year, the commissioner of higher education, the chair of the coordinating board for higher education, the commissioner of education, the president of the state board of education, and the director of the department of economic development shall meet and discuss ways in which their respective departments may collaborate to achieve the policy goals as outlined in this section.

  2. In order to create a more efficient and effective education system that more adequately prepares students for the challenges of entering the workforce, the persons and agencies outlined in subsection 1 of this section shall be responsible for accomplishing the following goals:

  (1) Studying the potential for a state-coordinated economic/educational policy that addresses all levels of education;

  (2) Determining where obstacles make state support of programs that cross institutional or jurisdictional boundaries difficult and suggesting remedies;

  (3) Creating programs that:

  (a) Intervene at known critical transition points, such as middle school to high school and the freshman year of college to help assure student success at the next level;

  (b) Foster higher education faculty spending time in elementary and secondary classrooms and private workplaces, and elementary and secondary faculty spending time in general education-level higher education courses and private workplaces, with particular emphasis on secondary school faculty working with general education higher education faculty;

  (c) Allow education stakeholders to collaborate with members of business and industry to foster policy alignment, professional interaction, and information systems across sectors;

  (d) Regularly provide feedback to schools, colleges, and employers concerning the number of students requiring postsecondary remediation, whether in educational institutions or the workplace;

  (4) Exploring ways to better align academic content, particularly between secondary school and first-year courses at public colleges and universities, which may include alignment between:

  (a) Elementary and secondary assessments and public college and university admission and placement standards; and

  (b) Articulation agreements of programs across sectors and educational levels.

  3. No later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday of January each year, the persons outlined in subsection 1 of this section shall report jointly to the general assembly and to the governor the actions taken by their agencies and their recommendations for policy initiatives and legislative alterations to achieve the policy goals as outlined in this section.

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(L. 2006 S.B. 580)