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1	Who should be on a Teacher Quality Committee?
2	Are the teacher members of the Teacher Quality Committee required to be members of the Iowa State Education Association or the local bargaining unit or do they simply have to be chosen for the committee by the local bargaining unit (if one is present)?
3	Is it okay for the Teacher Quality Committee to become the professional development committee within the district?
4	How do we balance teachers who are members of the association with teachers who are not members in the decision-making process?
5	What is the ideal size and composition for a Teacher Quality Committee?
6	May the administration appoint a teacher to serve on the TQ Committee as one of the administrator "slots?" For example, can the administration appoint a non-association member teacher to serve on the committee as an administrative designee?
7	When the certified employee organization is selecting teachers to be on the committee, what role groups should be represented?
8	Are there certain attributes we should look for when selecting members?
9	We have an efficient professional development team in place. Can the district propose that an existing professional development team serve as the Teacher Quality Committee?