Schools and districts scheduled for a site visit during the 2010-2011 school year, as well as those volunteering to be a member of a site visit team, are strongly encouraged to attend one face-to-face training session. Face-to-face training dates and times scheduled within Heartland AEA are the following:
September 7, 2010 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. at the West Des Moines Learning Resource Center
October 1, 2010 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. at the Heartland Johnston Regional Education Center (6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston)
The Iowa Department of Education is also in the process of developing site visit training video clips which will be posted on the DE Web site by the end of September. Information about these video clips will be available soon. Materials needed for the school improvement part of the training are available on the Department of Education website at http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1558&Itemid=2342
There will be a separate orientation for school improvement visits with an equity focus. The face-to-face training for visits with an equity focus will be held on September 22, 2010 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. in the State Board Room, Grimes State Office Building, Des Moines. Districts scheduled for a visit with a focus on equity are strongly encouraged to attend this face-to-face session which will include the information needed to prepare for both the school improvement and the equity component of the visit. It has been our experience that the face-to-face sessions generate important dialogue and questions and possibly allow for more in-depth planning for the visit. Materials needed for the equity portion of the training were sent to the districts with their initial notification letter.
The DE is also preparing training video clips for the September 22 session. More information about these video clips will be available soon.
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