July 2013 School Leader Update From Iowa Dept. of Education

Click here to download the July 2013 issue of the School Leader Update from the Iowa Department of Education.

New: Draft Iowa State Plan for Brain Injury

The Advisory Council on Brain Injuries is updating Iowa’s state plan, and they would like to invite service providers, brain injury survivors and their family members and the general public to review and comment on the draft plan. You can review the plan posted below, then provide comments via the survey link provided. The comment period will end July 18, 2013. 

To provide feedback on the draft plan, use this link to submit your comments: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F5H6YJ7 

Draft Iowa State Plan for Brain Injury: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/IDPHChannelsService/file.ashx?file=7B947F8E-28EF-4310-96BE-7287239EBA89

July 2013 Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

Click here to download the agenda for the July 9, 2013 board of directors meeting. Note that the meeting begins at 3:00 p.m.

Taber to Appear in Juice’s “Get to Know” Feature

Jennifer Taber (Graphic Designer/JO) will appear in Juice magazine’s “Get to Know” feature on July 10. Juice is published by the Des Moines Register is a magazine focused on networking, careers and style for 25-to-34-year-old professionals in Des Moines. Be on the look out for Jennifer!

Reminder: Summer Parking at Johnston Regional Education Center

Due to the influx of visitors to the Johnston Regional Education Center during the summer, the parking lot at the REC is at times filled to the brim. To ease this congestion and allow our visitors easier access to the building, staff members who work at the REC are encouraged to park in the Administration Center parking lot. If you could keep this suggestion in mind for the summer months, we would appreciate it!

Reminder: New Web Addresses For Web IEP/IFSP/IMS Program

The new web address for the IDEA 2013 program encompassing the Web IEP/IFSP and IMS is https://www.iowaidea.org. 

The new web address for the iPad mobile site used to enter progress monitoring only is https://iowaidea.org/mobileiep. 

When logging into the new site, users can bypass the 'change password' by selecting the application at the top left of the screen. However, all users will be forced to change their password by September 9, 2013. 

If you have problems logging in or accessing the program, please contact Sue Dunsmoor, Special Education Data Specialist, at sdunsmoor@heartlandaea.org or ext. 11202 or Mary Keul, Special Education Data Specialist, at mkeul@aea11.k12.ia.us, ext. 14326.