Office meetings will be held in regions and centrally in the next couple of weeks. Locations and times of meetings are listed below. Materials for the meetings will be available on the Intranet by noon on Thursday, January 20.
Regional Meetings – January 25
Regions 1 & 2 – Annunciation Church, Coon Rapids
Region 3 – Adel Public Library
Region 4 – Adel AEA Office
Regions 5, 6 & 7 – Ames AEA Office
Region 8 – St. Mary’s Church, Des Moines
Region 9 – Johnston REC, Rooms 13 A/B
Region 10 – Zion Lutheran Church, Des Moines
Region 11 – Indianola AEA Office
Regions 12 & 14 – Third Reformed Church, Pella
Region 13 – Lutheran Church of the Cross, Altoona (Cross Creek meeting room)
Central Office Meeting – January 21
Johnston REC, Rooms 13 A/B (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Operations Meeting – January 26
Johnston REC, Rooms 3 & 4 (1:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Updates Found on Construction & Setting Direction Blogs
Remember that updates about the Johnston REC construction project can be found at http://construction.aea11.k12.ia.us/and updates about the Agency’s future can be found at http://direction.aea11.k12.ia.us/. Check both blogs for new updates today.
Iowa AEA Task Force Report Submitted to Legislature
As you may be aware, a statewide task force has been meeting since August 2010 to review the present mission, structure, governance and funding of the Area Education Agency system to ensure that our system’s current model is meeting the challenges and requirements of 21st century learning (House File 2295 & Senate File 2376).
The task force was comprised of representatives from the Iowa Department of Education, Area Education Agencies, Iowa Association of School Boards, Iowa State Education Association, School Administrators of Iowa, local school districts, a parent or guardian of a child receiving special education services and the chairpersons and ranking members of the Senate and House standing committees on education.
The final report, which will be reviewed by the Legislature, contains recommendations for enhancements to the AEA system in a variety of areas including:
• Identifying core services for each AEA to deliver
• Redesigning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the current system of delivery to eliminate the achievement gaps in Iowa
• Providing specialized support teams
• Implementing a statewide accountability system and steering committee.
Click here to download a copy of the report.
The task force was comprised of representatives from the Iowa Department of Education, Area Education Agencies, Iowa Association of School Boards, Iowa State Education Association, School Administrators of Iowa, local school districts, a parent or guardian of a child receiving special education services and the chairpersons and ranking members of the Senate and House standing committees on education.
The final report, which will be reviewed by the Legislature, contains recommendations for enhancements to the AEA system in a variety of areas including:
• Identifying core services for each AEA to deliver
• Redesigning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the current system of delivery to eliminate the achievement gaps in Iowa
• Providing specialized support teams
• Implementing a statewide accountability system and steering committee.
Click here to download a copy of the report.
AEA Legislative Report
Click here to download the weekly legislative report from AEA Government Relations Specialist Wayne Haddy. We will provide staff members with these updates each week during the legislative session.
New Professional Books Available
Check out this Google Books bib with the newest books. It includes jacket art, summary, table of contents and a preview of some chapters. Topics: professional development, Jim Knight, active learning, science, math, RTI, Macrowikinomics, intentional teaching, diverse learners, autism, alignment, instructional decision making, etc.
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January World of Media is Online
The latest version is now available at http://wom.aea11.k12.ia.us. You can also receive it as an RSS feed.
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