Beginning immediately, the Agency must provide our travel agency with full names and birthdates of staff members when purchasing airline tickets for agency-approved travel. The tickets can still be issued with first and last name, but there is now a profile that must be filled in with first, full middle and last name, gender and birthdate. If you have any questions, please contact Barb Guthrie in the Business Office at bguthrie@aea11.k12.ia.us or at ext. 14818.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Special Education Procedures Manual
The final versions of the AEA State Special Education Procedures Manuals are now available on our Web site. They can be located by going to Diverse Learners/SPED/ELL in the Programs and Services section of our Web site and then scrolling down to SPED Resources. You will be able to download these to your computer. (The temporary version of the manual was all in one document. They are now split into a procedures manual that covers all procedures in special education and a documentation manual that provides line-by-line instructions on how to complete special education forms.)
They are in a PDF format that is easily searched and can be marked for your own use. We encourage you to use these manuals electronically to save the cost of printing. If you want a printed version, please do not print them on your office printer, as combined they are close to 500 pages. It would be very hard on our printers and expensive to print them in that way.
Based on feedback received over the last few years, we understand that some of you need printed versions of these manuals to do your work most efficiently. We are currently making printed copies available through our Print Center. After Friday August 28, you will be able to request a copy through your Regional Secretary. Once you place your order, it will take about a week for you to receive your copies.
Finally, your teachers will all be receiving copies of At A Glance. These will arrive in your regional offices within the next week. Your Partnership Director will determine how they will be distributed to special education teachers. Eventually teachers will also be able to order printed copies of the full manual if they want them.
Direct links to the new manuals are:
At A Glance:
At A Glance:
http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/spedresources/0910at_a_glance.pdf
AEA State Procedures Manual: http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/spedresources/Procedures_manual.pdf
AEA State Documentation: http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/spedresources/Documentation_Guide.pdf
AEA State Procedures Manual: http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/spedresources/Procedures_manual.pdf
AEA State Documentation: http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/spedresources/Documentation_Guide.pdf
Certified Union Staff: Mentoring and Induction
The information below is for certified union staff members who have been asked to be a mentor for the 2009-2010 school year.
Thank you for serving as a mentor for a first- or second-year staff member. Below you will find meeting dates for this year, which are the same dates that were included on the application you submitted last spring.
All new mentor/new staff matches will attend the meeting on the afternoon of September 21. This meeting will be held centrally and is designed for mentors and new staff members who have not been paired together in the past. All first year staff and their mentors will attend this session. Additionally, second year staff members who have a new mentor this year will also attend with their new mentor.
The second session is being offered in two locations. This session is for all mentors. New staff members will not attend this session. Mentors will choose either the November 2 or the November 3 date. Mentors will not need to attend both dates.
Please use the registration information below to register for each session you plan to attend.
Session 1 – New mentor/mentee matches
Thank you for serving as a mentor for a first- or second-year staff member. Below you will find meeting dates for this year, which are the same dates that were included on the application you submitted last spring.
All new mentor/new staff matches will attend the meeting on the afternoon of September 21. This meeting will be held centrally and is designed for mentors and new staff members who have not been paired together in the past. All first year staff and their mentors will attend this session. Additionally, second year staff members who have a new mentor this year will also attend with their new mentor.
The second session is being offered in two locations. This session is for all mentors. New staff members will not attend this session. Mentors will choose either the November 2 or the November 3 date. Mentors will not need to attend both dates.
Please use the registration information below to register for each session you plan to attend.
Session 1 – New mentor/mentee matches
9-21-09
Zion Lutheran Church, Des Moines
12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
IN 020692111001
12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
IN 020692111001
Session 2 – All mentors
11-2-09
Guthrie Center Public Library
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
IN020699991001
Guthrie Center Public Library
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
IN020699991001
Session 2 – All mentors
11-3-09
Room 13
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
IN020692111002
We will send out information to mentors in the near future regarding the procedures for logging meeting time this year. Please watch for this information!
Room 13
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
IN020692111002
We will send out information to mentors in the near future regarding the procedures for logging meeting time this year. Please watch for this information!
2009-2010 Staff Advisory Council
Heartland’s 2009-2010 Staff Advisory Council meetings will resume on October 21. The council has 30 members whose collective representation covers all areas of our agency staff. Council members serve as ambassadors of Heartland AEA to the areas and/or work groups they represent. The council, co-led by Sheila King and Laura Gillon, is designed with two main purposes: 1) advise agency administration on specific issues regarding policies, procedures and agency climate and 2) share staff questions, suggestions and/or concerns. Staff members are encouraged to use their Staff Advisory Council member to bring ideas and comments to this group. Items submitted are then reviewed and discussed at the advisory council meetings.
Council members for 2009-10, their office location and the groups they represent are listed below.
Council members for 2009-10, their office location and the groups they represent are listed below.
- Kathy Allison, Indianola, Special Education Program Assistants and Special Education
- Mary Boshart, Woodside, School Psychologists
- Colleen Chalfant, Guthrie Center, Classified Non-Union Secretaries
- Julie Hukee, Johnston, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
- JoAnn Klocke, Carroll, Management
- Colleen Chalfant, Guthrie Center, Classified Non-Union Secretaries
- Julie Hukee, Johnston, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
- JoAnn Klocke, Carroll, Management
- Lynn McCartney, Johnston, Instructional Materials & Technology Consultants
- Judy Monk, SCYFS, Shelter Care Staff
- Jessica Pottebaum, Newton, Occupational Therapists
- Kathy Randel, Johnston, Classified Secretaries
- Jude Richardson, Woodside, Shelter Care and Heartland Education Association
- Sue Schirmer, Johnston, Professional Learning & Leadership
- Veretta Schuyler, Woodside, Special Education Clerks
- Phil Swift, Woodside, Early Childhood and Speech-Language Pathologists
- Michael White, Newton, Special Education/Transition Consultants
- Judy Monk, SCYFS, Shelter Care Staff
- Jessica Pottebaum, Newton, Occupational Therapists
- Kathy Randel, Johnston, Classified Secretaries
- Jude Richardson, Woodside, Shelter Care and Heartland Education Association
- Sue Schirmer, Johnston, Professional Learning & Leadership
- Veretta Schuyler, Woodside, Special Education Clerks
- Phil Swift, Woodside, Early Childhood and Speech-Language Pathologists
- Michael White, Newton, Special Education/Transition Consultants
New Members:
- Wendy Acri, Ames, Challenging Behavior & Autism Team, Regions 4, 6, 10
- Judy Cleveland, Johnston, Technology Services
- Karen Cox, Guthrie Center, Special Education/Transition Consultants
- Sheila Fay, Knoxville, Professional Learning & Leadership Consultants
- Candice Gravett, Woodside, Early Childhood/Home Intervention
- Tammy Hulsing, Carroll, Assistive Technology & Speech-Language Pathologists
- Lisa Jacobson, Work At Home, Physical Therapists/Work At Home/Cross Regions
- Pat Latham, Johnston, English as a Second Language
- Alecia Rahn-Blakeslee, Johnston, Assessment
- Rita Simpson, Johnston, Reference & Professional Library
- Sue Smith, Ames, School Social Workers
- Valerie Steinbach, Newton, Parent Educators
- Beth Sunds, Adel, Audiologists
- Dirk Swanson, Adel, Physical Therapists
- Dennis Smith, Volunteer Member, Retired Speech-Language Pathologist
- Judy Cleveland, Johnston, Technology Services
- Karen Cox, Guthrie Center, Special Education/Transition Consultants
- Sheila Fay, Knoxville, Professional Learning & Leadership Consultants
- Candice Gravett, Woodside, Early Childhood/Home Intervention
- Tammy Hulsing, Carroll, Assistive Technology & Speech-Language Pathologists
- Lisa Jacobson, Work At Home, Physical Therapists/Work At Home/Cross Regions
- Pat Latham, Johnston, English as a Second Language
- Alecia Rahn-Blakeslee, Johnston, Assessment
- Rita Simpson, Johnston, Reference & Professional Library
- Sue Smith, Ames, School Social Workers
- Valerie Steinbach, Newton, Parent Educators
- Beth Sunds, Adel, Audiologists
- Dirk Swanson, Adel, Physical Therapists
- Dennis Smith, Volunteer Member, Retired Speech-Language Pathologist
Procedural Changes, Child Find & Learning Teams PowerPoints Now Available
The presentation slides from both the August 10 session on Procedural Changes and Child Find and the August 11 session on Learning Teams are available for download at the following links.
Procedural Changes and Child Find
Learning Teams
Heartland’s Core Curriculum Web Pages Updated
The Heartland AEA Iowa Core Curriculum team as made some changes to its page found on the Agency’s Web site. You can now search by leadership session or by topic for resource materials. Several resources have been updated to reflect the most current versions, including the Iowa Core Curriculum Overview document, now dated June 2009. You can find the page at http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/icc/.
Questions related to the resources may be directed to Linda Biermann Hoobin, Teaching and Learning Consultant for the Iowa Core Curriculum, at lhoobin@aea11.k12.ia.us or at ext. 14327.
Questions related to the resources may be directed to Linda Biermann Hoobin, Teaching and Learning Consultant for the Iowa Core Curriculum, at lhoobin@aea11.k12.ia.us or at ext. 14327.
Team Building Volunteer Opportunity Available for Heartland Staff Members
Last September a group of Heartland employees volunteered at “Meals from the Heartland” to give their time and energy to a great cause. They packaged dry ingredients for meals that were shipped to malnourished children around the world. You can learn more about “Meals from the Heartland” at their Web site www.mealsfromtheheartland.org/.
All Heartland staff members are invited to join in this important and meaningful event taking place again this September. Team Heartland AEA has over 50 members who have already expressed interest in Heartland’s volunteer session which is scheduled for Friday, September 4 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. If you would like to join the team, just e-mail Jeri Messenger at jmessenger@aea11.k12.ia.us.
Here’s what Mariann Culver, Assessment Consultant, who participated in the event last year, had to say:
All Heartland staff members are invited to join in this important and meaningful event taking place again this September. Team Heartland AEA has over 50 members who have already expressed interest in Heartland’s volunteer session which is scheduled for Friday, September 4 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. If you would like to join the team, just e-mail Jeri Messenger at jmessenger@aea11.k12.ia.us.
Here’s what Mariann Culver, Assessment Consultant, who participated in the event last year, had to say:
"Who would imagine that filling plastic bags with dried foods could be so rewarding, enjoyable and exciting? It was exciting to hear the numbers of completed food bags grow throughout the evening. It was enjoyable to work side-by-side with colleagues we may not see everyday, and it was rewarding to know that those less fortunate would have nutritious meals."
If you are unable to participate this year, please know that your donation of canned/non-perishable food or cash to purchase more meals for packaging would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to give any such donations to Gilmara Mitchell or Stephaney Jones-Vo who will turn them in personally.
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