1. The board shall carry into effect any instruction from the regular election upon matters within the control of the voters, and shall elect all teachers and make all contracts necessary or proper for exercising the powers granted and performing the duties required by law, and may establish and pay all or any part thereof from school district funds the cost of group health insurance plans, nonprofit group hospital service plans, nonprofit group medical service plans, and group life insurance plans adopted by the board for the benefit of employees of the school district, but the board may authorize any subdirector to employ teachers for the school in the subdirector’s subdistrict; but no such employment by a subdirector shall authorize a contract, the entire period of which is wholly beyond the subdirector’s term of office.
2. The board may enter into an agreement pursuant to chapter 28E with another school district or an area education agency for the purpose of jointly procuring a group health insurance plan, nonprofit group hospital service plan, nonprofit group medical service plan, or group life insurance plan for the benefit of the districts or agencies which are parties to the agreement. Such plan may include a cafeteria plan as defined in 26 C.F.R. §1.125-2T. An agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection shall not be construed to establish a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined in section 3 of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §1002, paragraph 40.
3. The board may approve a policy for educational leave for licensed school employees and for reimbursement for tuition paid by licensed school employees for courses approved by the board. The board of directors of a community college may approve a policy for educational leave for its instructors and for reimbursement for tuition paid by its instructors for courses approved by the board. For the purpose of this section, “educational leave” means a leave granted to an employee for the purpose of study including study in areas\n\nTue Dec 09 22:17:58 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 279 (98, 4) 9 DIRECTORS — POWERS AND DUTIES, §279.13\n\noutside of a teacher’s area of specialization, travel, or other reasons deemed by the board to be of value to the school system. [C73, §1723, 1757; C97, §2778; SS15, §2778; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4228; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §279.12] 89 Acts, ch 265, §40; 95 Acts, ch 22, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1047, §13, 20; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76 Referred to in §256.103, 256.160, 273.22, 275.33 \n
Notes of Decisions
Charles City Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 275 N.W.2d 766 (Iowa 1979).
· cites it 10× “Under § 279.12 school districts are empowered to: Establish and pay all or any part thereof from school district funds the costs of group health insurance plans, non-profit group hospital service plans, non-profit group medical service plans and group life insurance plans…”
Barnett v. Durant Cmty. Sch. Dist., 249 N.W.2d 626 (Iowa 1977).
· cites it 4× “(§ 279.12). Contracts with teachers shall be in writing, and shall state the length of time the school is to be taught, the compensation per week of five days, or months of four weeks, and that the same shall be invalid if the teacher is under contract with another board of…”
Sioux City Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Iowa State Bd. of Pub. Instruction, 402 N.W.2d 739 (Iowa 1987).
· cites it 5× “may establish and pay all or any part thereof from school district funds the cost of group health insurance plans, nonprofit group hospital service plans, nonprofit group medical service plans and group life insurance plans adopted by the board for the benefit of employees of…”
Charles City Educ. Ass'n v. Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 291 N.W.2d 663 (Iowa 1980).
· cites it 2× “2d 626 (Iowa 1977); § 279.12, The Code. Thus, the criteria for the awarding of credit for movement from one educational lane to a higher lane is analogous to the evaluation of eligibility for merit pay.”
Hoefer v. Sioux City Cmty. Sch. Dist., 375 N.W.2d 222 (Iowa 1985).
· cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 279.12 (1983). Moreover, no specific procedural requirements are set forth in the statute.”
Porter v. Iowa State Bd. of Pub. Instruction, 144 N.W.2d 920 (Iowa 1966).
· cites it 2× “Section 279.12 states the board shall make all contracts necessary or proper for exercising the powers granted and performing the duties required by law.”
Ferree v. Bd. of Educ., 338 N.W.2d 870 (Iowa 1983).
· cites it 2× “The school district responds that (1) the probation was proper and, in any event, Ferree had waived any objection to it by failing to file a grievance under the master contract; and (2) since it was undisputed that a staff reduction was called for and Ferree was then on…”
Hoefer v. Sioux City Cmty. Sch. Dist., 375 N.W.2d 222 (Iowa 1985).
· cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 279.12 (1983). Moreover, no specific procedural requirements are set forth in the statute.”
Cray v. Howard-Winneshiek Cmty. Sch. Dist., 150 N.W.2d 84 (Iowa 1967).
· cites it 2× “Section 279.12 states the board shall make all contracts necessary or proper for exercising the powers granted and performing the duties required by law.”
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