Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-68.2
"Advisory council" means a council appointed by the school board of a charter school or an innovation zone consortium. With respect to a charter school, no more than one member of the council may be a member of the school board; a district's school improvement advisory committee may also serve as its advisory council. With respect to an innovation zone consortium, no more than one member of the council may be a member of any participating school board. All advisory councils are subject to the provisions of Iowa Code chapters 21 and 22.
"Charter school" means a new school designated by the state board and created within an existing attendance center or a new school created by converting an existing attendance center to charter status.
"Charter school authorizers " means the local school board in partnership with the state board of education.
"Department" means the Iowa department of education.
"Family unit" means a household in which reside one or more students enrolled at the existing public school that is the subject of either a charter school application or an innovation zone school application.
"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 which receives approval from the state board to establish an innovation zone school.
"Innovation zone school" means a public school established as an innovation zone school pursuant to an innovation zone school contract entered into by an innovation zone consortium to meet one or more of the purposes in Iowa Code section 256F.1 as amended by 2010 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2033.
"School board" means a board of directors regularly elected by the registered voters of a school district.
"State board" means the state board of education.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-68.2