Updates from the BoEE – August 2020

In this issue: Substitute Teachers, Helpful Hints for Administrators, Renewal Tips, Online Licensing System, Conditional Licensure, Legislative Update, Troops to Teachers, Ethics - Racism and Equality, Recent Cases.

Dec. 2018/Jan. 2019 BoEE Report is Available

The Dec. 2018/Jan. 2019 Iowa Board of Educational Examiners Report is now available. In this issue : pathways to licensure, conditional licensure (check on progress), teaching health, hiring December graduates and application processing times.

May 2018 BoEE Quarterly Newsletter

The May 2018 issue of the BoEE Quarterly Newsletter is now available. Topics include: Licensure Renewal Tips, Hiring New Graduates, Conditional Licensure, New Online System, Legislation News, Coaching, New Computer Science/CTE Information Technology Endorsements, Early Childhood Questions Answered and Recent Cases.

May 2016 BoEE Update

The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners May 2016 Newsletter includes topics such as elimination of printed licenses, renewal units for cooperating teachers, conditional licensure, case summaries and more.

Obtaining Your Transcripts Just Got Easier!

You can now go online to download and print your own official transcripts showing license renewal credits issued by Heartland AEA and AEA PD Online. This comes in response to the Board of Educational Examiners moving throughout this year to a new online licensing system.

It’s easy! As soon as your transcript is available after the course is completed, you will receive an email with instructions to download your transcript. Or, you can download and print your transcript when logged into your account through the Heartland website. Follow these simple instructions to find your transcripts.

If you have questions, contact the Heartland AEA Professional Development Department at (800) 255-0405 ext. 14701 or profdev@heartlandaea.org.

Mandatory Reporting of Ethics Violations Clarification

During the 2012 legislative session, the Iowa Legislature amended Iowa Code regarding mandatory reporting of ethics violations to the Board of Educational Examiners.

The main question that has been asked of the BOEE is what constitutes an “instance of disciplinary action”? After consulting with members of the committee who wrote this bill, the BOEE has determined that the employee discipline that must be reported to the BOEE includes written reprimands, written warnings, job separation agreements, resignations, nonrenewals, or terminations that resulted from employee misconduct covered by the mandatory reporting areas.

Read more about this in the Board of Educational Examiners memo. If you have any questions about whether or not a disciplinary action should be reported to the BOEE, contact Duane Magee, Executive Director, Iowa Board of Educational Examiners, at (515) 281-4810.

Ethics complaint forms may be obtained from the BOEE by emailing Darcy Hathaway. The BOEE Ethics handout may be accessed at: http://www.boee.iowa.gov/doc/ethHndot.pdf.

BoEE Newsletter

The Iowa BOEE's Nov. 2015 newsletter includes topics such as the Teach Iowa recruitment website, coaching endorsement, cooperating teacher renewal unit, STEM teacher award and more!

November 2013 Iowa Board of Educational Examiners News Update

Click here to find the November 2013 News Update from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. The BoEE produces this quarterly newsletter for Iowa educators and it is being passed on for your information.