Iowa’s AEAs Reorganization Update: Leddick Recommended as Project Consultant

Legislative language reducing Iowa's AEAs from nine to seven is moving forward, and we have been told it will be included in the upcoming Standings bill. The legislature is currently still in session, and we’re uncertain when this bill will be brought to a vote. 

But in anticipation of the bill being signed, the AEA chief administrators have agreed to contract with Susan Leddick, Ed.D., of PKR, Inc., to lead the reorganization design process, document the decisions and activities that produced them and produce a final document that includes problem formulation, design and an implementation plan. Dr. Tom Lane, Iowa's AEAs Executive Director, will be organizing a special board meeting of the Iowa's AEAs Executive Board of Directors to discuss and approve the recommendation. Dr. Leddick is scheduled to meet with the AEA chief administrators at their June work session to begin work on the reorganization design process. This document includes the proposed scope of work as presented by Dr. Leddick. 

As an AEA system, we'll continue to share information as this work moves forward.