Iowa Code 256F.1 – Authorization and purpose
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1. Charter schools and innovation zone schools shall be part of the state‘s program of public education.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 256F.1
- Charter school: means a charter school established in accordance with this chapter. See Iowa Code 256F.2
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Innovation zone school: means a public school administered by a principal that is, pursuant to an innovation zone school contract entered into by an innovation zone consortium pursuant to section 256F. See Iowa Code 256F.2
- School: means an agency of the state or political subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any combination which meets any of the following criteria:a. See Iowa Code 261B.2
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Student: means a person who enrolls in or seeks to enroll in a course of instruction offered or conducted by a school. See Iowa Code 261B.2
2. A charter school may be established by creating a new school within an existing public school or converting an existing public school to charter status.3. The purpose of a charter school or an innovation zone school established pursuant to this chapter shall be to accomplish the following:a. Improve student learning.b. Increase learning opportunities for students.c. Encourage the use of different and innovative methods of teaching.d. Require the measurement of learning outcomes and create different and innovative forms of measuring outcomes.e. Establish new forms of accountability for schools.f. Create new professional opportunities for teachers and other educators, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the school site.g. Create different organizational structures for continuous learner progress.h. Allow greater flexibility to meet the education needs of a diverse and constantly changing student population.i. Allow for the allocation of resources in innovative ways through implementation of specialized school budgets for the benefit of the schools served.4. An innovation zone school may be established pursuant to this chapter to encourage diverse approaches to learning and education within individual schools.