1. A charter school or the boards participating in an innovation zone consortium shall employ or contract with necessary teachers and administrators, as defined in section 272.1, who hold a valid license with an endorsement for the type of service for which the teacher or administrator is employed.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 256F.7

  • Advisory council: means a council appointed by the school board of directors of a charter school or an innovation zone consortium pursuant to section 256F. See Iowa Code 256F.2
  • Charter school: means a charter school established in accordance with this chapter. See Iowa Code 256F.2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Innovation zone consortium: means a consortium of two or more school districts and an area education agency in which one or more of the school districts are located, that receives approval to establish an innovation zone school pursuant to this chapter. See Iowa Code 256F.2
  • 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:
  • School board: means a board of directors regularly elected by the registered voters of a school district. See Iowa Code 256F.2
 2. The school board or innovation zone consortium, as specified in the application, in consultation with the advisory council, shall decide matters related to the operation of the charter school or innovation zone school, including budgeting, curriculum, and operating procedures.
 3. a. Employees of a charter school shall be considered employees of the school district.

 b. Employees of an innovation zone school shall be considered employees of a board participating in the innovation zone consortium.