Administrator Connection: Friday, October 08, 2021

Friday, October 8, 2021

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

Nov. 2 HAA Meeting Cancelled, See you Dec. 7

The regular Nov. 2 Heartland Administrators' Association meeting has been cancelled so superintendents can attend the Iowa BEST Summit by the Iowa Dept. of Education and University of Iowa. The summit runs from Nov. 2-3. The next HAA meeting will be held on Dec. 7 and will feature a legislative panel with updates, and college and career transition counselors from Des Moines Area Community College. Look for a detailed agenda later this fall.

How Can We Better Serve You? Give us Your Advice!

Iowa’s Area Education Agencies have partnered with Hanover Research to administer and analyze a survey regarding your perceptions of Heartland AEA’s services. Your advice in this form will help Heartland AEA better understand and shape service offerings. Please respond by the end of the day on Oct. 18. Thank you!

Heartland AEA Library & Digital Resources Newsletter is Now Available

The Heartland AEA Library & Digital Resources newsletter is now available. This is one of those newsletters that you may want to keep as a reference. In this issue:

2021 Kids' Book Choice Awards Finalists Announced
IdentAEA New Single Sign-On
2020 Iowa Census Data
Spreading the Word about Ebooks
Article about Ebooks, Publishers and Lawyers
Digital Citizenship Week
Free DVD Cases
Iowa School Library Survey Archives

Heartland AEA Literacy Newsletter is Now Available

The Heartland AEA Literacy Newsletter is now available. In this issue:

October is National Dyslexia Awareness Month
Instructional Response to Universal Screening Data
Teacher's Guide to Support Families Involvement in Foundational Literacy Skills
What is Read.Inquire.Write?
Professional Learning Opportunities

Let us Know How We Can Support Your Tech Needs!

You may be aware that Heartland AEA provides a variety of services to support your district’s technology needs, including:

Tech Coordinator Meetings
Tech Coordinator Listserv
Internet Filtering (iBoss)
Network Evaluation
ClassLink OneClick

To learn more about these offerings, contact Darrel Raynor, Senior Director of Information Technology or Jeff S. Weinberg, Director of Technology.

Wait! Before you go: Please share feedback on cyber security, Google administration support, e-rate filing assistance and off-site data backup in this brief survey.