Our Mission
To improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth by providing services and leadership in partnership with families, schools and communities.
Our Goals
• Increase learning growth for students
• Decrease the gap in achievement
• Increase annual graduation rates
• Increase gateways to post-secondary success
See the flyer below for information about our second "Flash" Challenge of the Wellness year. Flash challenges are fun challenges conducted for a week or less. Participants need to log in from Feb. 10 through Feb. 14, complete the calculation and verify their participation. Activity can only be recorded during that period of time.
Know Your Worth Flash Challenge
Appointments still remain for biometric screenings in the Adel regional office and the Johnston Regional Education Center on Feb. 13. If you haven’t yet done your biometric screening and you’re in the area, we encourage you to sign up for one of these locations. Information on how to register can be found on the Intranet > Wellness Program > Biometric Screening Sign-up.
Kevin Schlomer and the Agency’s Assessment team compiled this memo to provide a brief overview of the ISASP’s design, use and interpretation. Districts will begin administering the ISASP again in March and April.
The agenda for the Feb. 11, 2020 Heartland AEA Board of Directors meeting is available. Included in the agenda and linked below are documents with the Insurance Recommendation and details for the proposed plan changes for medical insurance and the Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) that will be presented to the Board.
Insurance Recommendation
Medical & HRA Details
For as low as $20 a ticket, you can see an Iowa Wild hockey game and the Eli Young Band in concert afterward!
Check out the Iowa Wild website for more information and to order tickets at a special rate for Heartland AEA employees, friends and family!
Remember that learning sessions are taking place this semester on the various apps in G Suite for Education. Sessions will focus on skill development, practical application, increasing productivity, simplifying workflow and gaining knowledge around digital privacy, safety and security.
- Google Calendar
- Gmail
- Google Keep
- Google Chrome
- Google Tasks
- Google Forms
- Google Drive
- Google Slides
- And sessions about Zoom and how to search the Internet like a pro!
Session Details
Face-to-face participants, please see room locations below.
Participants joining via Zoom, join using this Zoom link.
Registration
You can find topics, dates/locations and registration links in this document.
Recorded Sessions
Each of the sessions has been or will be recorded for your reference. Check out this site for links to the recordings.
Questions?
Contact your supervisor or Martha Condon, Director of Professional Learning.
At the January Regional Meetings, after facilitating learning on Iowa’s Social-Emotional Learning Competencies (IASEL Competencies), the Agency sought feedback from staff via a survey.
Based on the survey, themes were identified and a Q & A document was developed to answer the common questions that emerged. If you have any questions about the content, contact your regional director or Jadie Boens, Director of Special Programs.
Social-Emotional Learning Competencies Q & A Document
The Iowa Department of Education and Iowa’s Area Education Agencies are continuing to work to launch a new, more robust system for special education procedures and web-based IEPs. The first phase of this system includes the platform for special education procedural guidance (known as i3) and will go live in Fall 2020. Implementation of the second and final phase includes the web-based IEP system (known as ACHIEVE) and will go live in Fall 2021.
i3 (Iowa IDEA Information): The next evolution of a fully-online and accessible platform for special education procedures, guidance and information. i3 is scheduled for release at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year.
ACHIEVE: The name of the next iteration of Iowa’s web-based IEP/IFSP system, with enhancements to allow better parent access, expanded progress monitoring tools and improved user experience. Anticipated release is the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. Read more here...
These two aligned components, when complete, will position Iowa’s educational professionals to continue to provide the highest quality support for students with disabilities well into the future.
