2025-11-19 State Board Meeting Agenda

Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted.

Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
State Board Room (second floor)
400 E 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319

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State Board Business Meeting

9:00 a.m.

Call to Order

  1. Approve the Agenda
  2. Communication
    1. Public Comment
    2. Director's Report
    3. Nonpublic Schools Advisory Committee Update
    4. Community Colleges Advisory Committee Update
  3. Consent Agenda
    1. September 12, 2025 Meeting Minutes
    2. Appeal Decision 5226 (In re Open Enrollment of D.F.)
    3. Appeal Decision 5225 (In re Open Enrollment of L.L.)
    4. Rules: Chapters 12, 79 and 80 - Conformity with Senate File 418 (Adopt)
    5. Rules: Chapters 12, 14 and 36 - Seizure Response, Career Instruction, Robotics, and Online Assessments (Adopt)
    6. Rules: Chapters 12 and 32 - Civics Test Requirement (Adopt)
    7. Rules: Chapters 14 and 21 - Vaccine Exemption Communications (Adopt)
    8. Rules: Chapter 37 - Activity Conference Realignment Committee (Adopt)
    9. Rules: Chapter 41 - Out-of-state Placements under House File 787 (Adopt)

9:40  a.m.

  1. Appeal Decision 5215 - Education Savings Account Eligibility - Appeal of Proposed Decision (10-10-5)

10:25 a.m.

  1. Rules

            5a. Chapter 12 - Human Growth and Development (Notice)

            5b. Chapter 21 - Community College Accreditation (Notice)

            5c. Chapters 41 and 120 - Foster Parent Decision-Making Clarification (Adopt)

            5d. Chapter 102 - Student Abuse Investigations (Adopt)

10:45 a.m.

  1. Student Participation in Assessment and Chronic Absenteeism: Choice Charter School (Goal 5)

11:15 a.m.

  1. Storm Lake/Iowa Central/Buena Vista Early College Charter High School and West Central Charter School One-Year Contract Extension Request (Goal 5)

11:30 a.m.

  1. Charter Schools Legislative Report (Goal 5)

12:00 p.m.

Lunch/Board Reports

12:35 p.m.

  1. Review Charter Contract for Fiscal Year 2026 (Goal 5)

1:05 p.m.

  1. Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency Accreditation Progress Report (Goal 2)

1:35 p.m.

  1. Preschool Programs Overview (Goals 1, 2 and 5)

1:55 p.m.

  1. October School Budget Review Committee Hearing Update (All Goals)

2:15 p.m.

Adjourn