Download a PDF or Word Doc of the February Heartland Administrators Association meeting agenda. The meeting will be held from 9:00-11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, February 5 at the Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center (6500 Corporate Drive) in Room 13A and B. All handouts will be available on the Google Site at bit.ly/HAA2012.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Assigning an Incomplete Grade in Professional Development Courses
A situation has recently come to our attention. Many of our course instructors are assigning "Incomplete" grades to people who have no intention of finishing the course. Some of these are due to illness or personal situations requiring them to miss part of the class. If this is the case, please have the individual contact professional development to withdraw from the course or transfer to another course.
By our guidelines, we cannot have an "Incomplete" grade listed on the books for longer than one semester after the completion of the course. For example, John takes a course this spring, but doesn't get his assignment in by the due date because of some personal situations. The instructor agrees to give John an "Incomplete." The course work MUST be completed by the end of the summer semester, otherwise, our policy states the grade will convert to an "F".
Once we convert the grades to an "F", bookkeeping is affected (especially if it is for Drake credit) and sometimes, this comes as a shock to the participants. We understand that sometimes an "Incomplete" is in order, but make sure there is a realistic expectation that the course will be finished. Otherwise, they should be given an "F" or transferred to another course.
If you put comments in the comment section of the grading page, please do not assume that professional development will see this comment. These comments are for your purposes as an instructor, they are not part of the official course information.
If you have any questions about this policy or procedure, please contact Sue Schirmer, License Renewal Coordinator at sschirmer@aea11.k12.ia.us, (515) 270-0405 or (800) 255-0405 ext. 14379.
By our guidelines, we cannot have an "Incomplete" grade listed on the books for longer than one semester after the completion of the course. For example, John takes a course this spring, but doesn't get his assignment in by the due date because of some personal situations. The instructor agrees to give John an "Incomplete." The course work MUST be completed by the end of the summer semester, otherwise, our policy states the grade will convert to an "F".
Once we convert the grades to an "F", bookkeeping is affected (especially if it is for Drake credit) and sometimes, this comes as a shock to the participants. We understand that sometimes an "Incomplete" is in order, but make sure there is a realistic expectation that the course will be finished. Otherwise, they should be given an "F" or transferred to another course.
If you put comments in the comment section of the grading page, please do not assume that professional development will see this comment. These comments are for your purposes as an instructor, they are not part of the official course information.
If you have any questions about this policy or procedure, please contact Sue Schirmer, License Renewal Coordinator at sschirmer@aea11.k12.ia.us, (515) 270-0405 or (800) 255-0405 ext. 14379.
Standards Based Grading Conference at Grant Wood AEA
Click here for a flyer for an upcoming Standards-Based Grading Conference that will be held on April 24, 2013 at Grant Wood AEA. The conference is designed to help educators learn how to effectively implement a standards-based grading (SBG) system. Educators from Solon, Clear Creek Amana, and Van Meter Schools are hosting the event for secondary educators, administrators and others interested in learning more about SBG. The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
Eating Disorder Awareness 2013 Events
I Am Enough Brochure
I Am Enough Poster
ISU's Body Image and EDAW Calendar of Events
The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
Save the Date: Urbandale Schools to host Langford Four-Day Quality Learning Seminar
The Urbandale Community School District is hosting the Four Day Quality Learning Seminar, facilitated by David Langford on August 5-8, 2013. More information will be shared at a later time.
The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
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