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33-5801

TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 58 LOCAL INNOVATION SCHOOL ACT 33-5801. LOCAL INNOVATION SCHOOL ACT. There is hereby established the local innovation school act. Participating schools and districts will evaluate existing laws and administrative rules to receive flexibility from laws and policies that impede local autonomy, allowing them to be agile, innovative and empowered to adapt to local circumstances. History: [33-5801, added 2016, ch. 305, sec. 1, p. 859.]

33-5802

TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 58 LOCAL INNOVATION SCHOOL ACT 33-5802. definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) Board means the governing body of a school district or public charter school. (2) Innovation school means a public school participating in the local innovation school act. (3) Innovation school agreement means a written agreement between the innovation school team and the board establishing the innovation school. (4) Innovation school team means the combination of individuals responsible for the operations of an innovation school. History: [33-5802, added 2016, ch. 305, sec. 1, p. 859.]

33-5803

TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 58 LOCAL INNOVATION SCHOOL ACT 33-5803. eligibility to participate — requirements and exemptions. (1) Up to ten (10) public schools per year for each of school years 2016 through 2021, totaling not more than fifty (50) schools, are eligible to participate in the local innovation school act by following the processes set forth in section 33-5804 , Idaho Code. If more than ten (10) schools seek to establish an innovation school in any single year, the first ten (10) schools to notify the state board of education pursuant to section 33-5804 , Idaho Code, shall be established as innovation schools. (2) The following shall apply to an innovation school: (a) State, federal and local laws prohibiting discrimination; (b) Laws governing safety including, but not limited to, sections 33-122 and 33-130 , Idaho Code; (c) Section 33-119 , Idaho Code, as such section applies to secondary schools accreditation; and (d) Section 33-5204 , Idaho Code, if the innovation school is an existing public charter school authorized by the school district. (3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, pursuant to the terms of the innovation school agreement, innovation schools may be exempted from the following: (a) Idaho Code statutes applicable to a school board or school district; (b) Rules promulgated or guidelines adopted by the state board of education or state department of education; and (c) Local district policies, including terms and conditions of employment. History: [33-5803, added 2016, ch. 305, sec. 1, p. 859.]

33-5804

TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 58 LOCAL INNOVATION SCHOOL ACT 33-5804. innovation school agreement. (1) An innovation school may be established by a written innovation school agreement between: (a) A majority of the teachers at the school seeking to establish an innovation school, in cooperation with a principal or a superintendent, or both; (b) A board; and (c) The authorizer if the innovation school is a public charter school. (2) The innovation school agreement shall include: (a) A statement that the innovation school is considered to be part of the school district and not considered a separate local education agency; (b) A provision that the district shall distribute estimated state, federal and local funding to the innovation school consistent with the amounts it distributes to other schools in the district; (c) The performance goals and accountability metrics agreed upon for the innovation school; (d) The duration of the agreement, which shall be for not less than three (3) years and include automatic renewal at the option of the innovation school team if all conditions under the agreement are satisfied; (e) Grounds for termination of the agreement, including the right of termination if the innovation school team fails to: (i) Comply with the conditions or procedures established in the innovation school agreement; (ii) Meet generally accepted fiscal management and government accounting principles; (iii) Comply with applicable laws; or (iv) Meet the educational goals set forth in the innovation school agreement; (f) If the innovation school is an existing public charter school authorized by the district, a statement regarding which provisions of chapter 52 of this title shall apply; (g) A provision that specifies that the innovation school will administer the Idaho standards achievement test; (h) A statement that the innovation school will meet content standards as set forth in rule promulgated by the state board of education; and (i) A statement specifying how graduation requirements will be addressed. (3) The board shall notify the state board of education within thirty (30) days after entering into an innovation school agreement to establish an innovation school. Upon receiving notification, the state board of education shall notify the state department of education, and the state department of education shall, for school years starting after the date of the agreement: (a) Within sixty (60) days of notification, distribute ten thousand dollars($10,000)to the innovation school team to be used for planning purposes; (b) Treat the innovation school as part of the local district for purposes of state and national assessments; and (c) Treat the innovation school in the same manner as a school operated by the local district when calculating the total amount of state and federal funding to be distributed to the school district. (4) For as long as an innovation school team operates an innovation school: (a) The innovation school team may use the scho