Section 504/ADAA 2008 Workshop for Public Schools

Heartland AEA will be hosting a Section 504/ADAA 2008 workshop for public school districts on March 21, 2011 in Johnston. The session will combine the legal interpretation of Section 504/ADAA 2008 with practical application that outlines implementation steps. Participants will also be introduced to a variety of AEA resources designed to support districts as they implement Section 504. District administrators, guidance counselors, school nurses and others who routinely identify or evaluate students for 504 eligibility are greatly encouraged to attend. Participants can register through the Heartland Professional Development catalog using Activity Number DL005992111101.

Heartland AEA to host Print & Production Open House

Join us March 9, 2011 any time between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. for an open house showcasing Heartland AEA’s Print & Production services! Stop by our Johnston Regional Education Center at 6500 Corporate Drive and see our wide range of capabilities and products that are available for all schools in our area. School personnel will have a chance to meet our Print & Production staff and ask questions. Refreshments will be provided as well as some free personalized printed items!

Although registration is not required, attendees who do register for this event will receive a calendar with their school logo. Register online through Heartland’s Professional Development Catalog, using activity number WK029992111101 or by doing a keyword search for “Print Center Open House.”

There will be special training opportunities during the open house to learn how to create school calendars or memory booklets using iPhoto. Participants should bring a flash drive with at least 13 school photos (the more the better) for their calendar. After the session, you will take home a calendar with your school’s photos in full color. Training sessions will start at 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. If your school doesn’t use iPhoto, our graphic artists will provide information on how you can work with them to create your calendar.

Educator Connection Newsletter Makes Its Debut

This week Heartland AEA sent out its first edition of a new newsletter called the Educator Connection. It was e-mailed to all educators in the Heartland area and is intended to keep our educators better connected to our agency and to the many programs and services we offer to educators, students and families. We plan to send another Educator Connection this academic year and in future send the newsletter four to five times a year. Click here for the newsletter.

If you have any comments or suggestions for articles you’d like to see, please e-mail them to the Heartland AEA Communications Department at comms@aea11.k12.ia.us.

Preview of Heartland AEA 2011-2012 Calendar

Click here to download the first version of the agency calendar for 2011-12. This calendar contains the major events and start dates for Heartland AEA staff. Since our agency is going through some transition, some dates are still being determined. We are currently working to schedule all professional development opportunities for next year.

Heartland AEA Provided News Clips

Each morning, the Heartland Communications Department provides links to local and national education news headlines. We call this service "news clips" and an example of today’s headlines can be found below. Our headlines are posted every morning on in the Newsroom located on our website at http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/newsroom. If you would like to receive the news clips via email, please contact the Heartland Communications Department at comms@aea11.k12.ia.us.

Correction: Newton Activity Code for EdInsight Training

As we have communicated in last week’s Administrator Connection, Heartland AEA will be providing regionally located EdInsight trainings. The correct activity number for the Newton site training is AS005199991101.