Monday, July 18, 2011

More Details About August 11 All Staff & Regional Meetings

Who: All Heartland AEA staff

Date:
August 11, 2011


Times:
All Staff Meeting:

Coffee & conversation – 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.

Meeting – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Lunch on your own – 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Regional Meetings:
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.


Locations:
All Staff Meeting: Urbandale Schools Performing Arts Center @ Urbandale High School

Regional Meetings: Locations to be announced

Iowa Education Summit Information

To find out more information about the Summit, to be held July 25-26 and hosted by the Governor’s office and the Iowa Department of Education, including the schedule of sessions, visit http://iowaeducation.iowa.gov/education-summit/.

Watch Live Streaming

You can watch many of the sessions through live streaming. Go to http://aea111.eduvision.tv and click the Live Schedule tab for times. Pre-summit roundtable discussions have been recorded and are also available—choose Governors Summit from the All Channels pull-down menu. You are welcome to view the live sessions in the Agency’s library July 25 and 26 so you can share insights with your colleagues. If you have any questions, contact Susan Schrader at sschrader@aea11.k12.ia.us.


For Heartland Staff Attending in Person

Heartland staff members who are attending the Summit in person are asked by Dr. Vincent to gather in the registration area at Hy-Vee Hall at 8:00 a.m. on July 25 (one hour prior to the Summit’s opening remarks at 9:00 a.m.). This informal gathering time will used to discuss as a group expectations of the Summit. If you have any questions, contact Jenny Ugolini at jugolini@aea11.k12.ia.us.

IPTV to Air Several Education-Related Programs in Coming Weeks

Iowa Public Television will air several education-related programs in the coming weeks following the Iowa Education Summit. A number of the programs will feature footage from the Summit. If you’re interested, check out the line up of programs at http://www.iptv.org/pressroom/detail.cfm?id=?id=5158.