The Agency Planning Council (APC) has been working on details about leadership assignments and program supports for 2013-14. As you know, we have two new leaders coming to the Agency: Mark Crady and Kathie Danielson. Aside from our routine process for confirming assignments for new leaders, we’ve also based decisions on our observations, our collaborative work with the Department of Education and the statewide AEA system, as well as the feedback we’ve had from agency and district staff. Some of the themes include:
• We will be providing more intense support for literacy and Response to Intervention as a result of our statewide effort, Collaborating for Kids (C4K).
• There will be an increase in the number of schools with a SINA designation.
• District and agency staff members are requesting additional technical support for special education.
• District and agency staff members are requesting greater access to regional directors.
To address these themes, APC has made the following decisions:
• Wendy Robinson will work agency-wide to lead our literacy efforts.
• Mark Crady will support Region 7 (Ames Community School District) and will provide support to curriculum and instruction programs.
• Kathie Danielson will support Region 4 (Des Moines Public Schools) and will lead our agency’s SINA/DINA support team.
APC will continue to update you about decisions regarding leadership assignments and responsibilities as more information is known.
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