Our Mission
To provide services and leadership, in partnership with families, schools and communities, that improve
the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth.
Our Goals
• Increase learning growth for students
• Decrease the gap in achievement
• Increase annual graduation rates
• Increase gateways to post-secondary success
This is a reminder about the new transportation agreement request procedure. Please complete step 4 by Friday, June 5. Please review the attached instructions and the short overview. Questions can be directed to Jennifer Ugolini, Board Secretary at jugolini@heartlandaea.org or (515) 270-9030 ext. 14441.
As many of you are winding down your year’s work and planning to be away over the summer months, please remember you can always keep up-to-date with Agency and statewide happenings through social media! Be sure to “follow” or “like” the following sites to stay updated with the latest news and information.
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Also available are Heartland AEA’s daily news clips. Each morning, the Heartland AEA Communications Department provides links to local and national education news headlines to those who have signed up for our “News Clips” email list. If you would like to be added to the News Clips list, contact the Communications Department at comms@heartlandaea.org.
Heartland AEA vans will
deliver twice a week to each district administration building during the
summer months. If you have summer school, professional development
programs or intercessions and you would like regularly scheduled
deliveries to additional buildings, please email Colleen Miller at colleen_miller@heartlandaea.org.
Schedule-to-date:
- Twice-a-week delivery to each district administration building runs June 15 to August 7.
- Twice-a-week delivery will automatically continue to each building that has an extended year calendar.
- Regular fall van delivery resumes August 10.
Printing:
- Heartland AEA will contact the district to arrange for special delivery of large printing orders during the summer.
Our Kids Summer Institute
June 16 & 17, 2015
Waukee High School
Activity Number: ES009168221601
This will be the final reminder for districts in Year 2 + (those who have not met AMAO targets) that they are required to send a team to the Our Kids Summer Institute for CAP plan support in sessions specifically designed to meet those needs. Networking with experts and colleagues will help meet this federal CAP (Corrective Action Plan) requirement.
Our Kids prides itself on highlighting cultures of students and families in Iowa by incorporating culturally and linguistically diverse voices in panels, cultural performances, planning, etc. Speakers at this year’s event will include:
- Clemencia Spizzirri: Iowa’s 2015 Teacher of the Year (Spanish teacher at Merrill Middle School in Des Moines) Iowa’s 2015 Teacher of the Year who was an ELL, herself!
- Dr. Ryan Nelson of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette: Fostering Strengths and Resilience in Reluctant Learners: Literacy Instruction for Children with Differences
- Dr. Kristiina Montero of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada: Teaching Reading to Adolescent ELLs with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education
- Daphne Germain: Senior Director of ELL Services and Professional Development; Boston Public Schools
ESL Paraeducator Course offers Title III Stipend for District Associates
Who Work With ELLs
Heartland AEA will be offering the 6-day paraeducator ESL certification class this summer. You can find the course in the online course catalog (Keyword ESL/ELL) or click the link here.
Please let your associates and paraeducators who work with ELLs know about this opportunity which provides individual participants with a stipend of $300.
For questions, please contact Pam Childers at pchilders@heartlandaea.org.
Title III funds will provide a stipend of $300 for all paraeducators who work with ELLs and who fulfill the course requirements and are currently employed by a public or non-public K-12 school in the Heartland AEA area. (This option is not available for employees of Des Moines Public Schools).
Two by Two is committed to developing responsible citizens of strong character who care for, respect and appreciate people, animals and the environment. The Two by Two Character Education Conference is planned for August 4-5 in Dubuque. Early bird registration ends June 1.
- Lead & Coordinate Special Education Services for PK- 12
- Lead & Coordinate ELL Services PK-12
- Lead & Coordinate the Hiring of Special Education and ELL Staff
- Lead Evaluator of Special Education and ELL staff. Assist building principals with additional observations/walk-throughs.
- Co-facilitate with the Director of Teaching & Learning, District MTSS
Professional Administrator/Evaluator License required. Competitive Salary/Contract Days negotiable. Position reports to Superintendent of Schools. Applications is available on the Perry school website.
Heartland AEA is excited to have the opportunity to partner with NBC Learn by providing teachers with high-quality, standards-aligned digital video resources to complement their instruction. We want to be sure districts have every opportunity to utilize these outstanding resources.
As a special offer, NBC Learn will identify and align these resources to your secondary curriculum at no cost. Attached are three examples: Geometry, Physics and 11th Grade U.S. History. They work to customize the alignment with however you choose (whether it’s a direct embed or an addendum format, etc.). You can send your curriculum directly to Jane.Rho@nbcuni.com. NBC Learn has already done some alignment with Des Moines Public Schools.
Your teachers and students have access to over 18,000 video resources, primary sources, current events and text resources designed for use in the classroom. In addition, the Cue Cards for each video contain a written transcript.
NBC Learn will also help set up training webinars and share e-newsletters to provide additional supports for instruction. Again, you can contact Jane directly.
Questions may be directed to Susan Schrader at sschrader@heartlandaea.org
or (515) 270-0405 ext. 14332.
Heartland AEA will be offering a Fierce Conversations Training on July 14 and 15 in Saydel. If you are interested in participating, contact Kevin Fangman at kfangman@heartlandaea.org.
Enrollment is open to all Iowa administrators for the AEA 267 Professional Learning Community (PLC) Conference facilitated by Solution Tree. This 3-day conference (August 20, 2015; October 12, 2015 and February 15, 2016) will be an excellent opportunity for you to bring district/building leadership teams to learn and plan together, whether this is your first PLC experience, or want to hone your skills. As you work to implement your various initiatives, PLCs that are implemented with fidelity will provide an effective leadership infrastructure to sustain lasting improvement.
Each participant who will be attending will need to create a My267 Professional Learning account to register individually for course number 15252, Professional Learning Community (PLC) Conference – 2015-16. Cost is $150 per participant for all 3 days.
For further information and questions contact Kym Stein at kstein@aea267.k12.ia.us or (641) 751-3229 or contact Marcia Tweeten at mtweeten@aea267.k12.ia.us (641) 590-0668.
Professional development courses offered through Heartland AEA that begin on or after July 1, 2015 will give students the opportunity for more rigorous course content and out-of-class learning. Specifically, all classes offering Drake University graduate credit will have new requirements. For example, a one-credit course will require 15 hours of in-class learning plus an additional 30 hours of out-of-class learning. This will be true for all participants, whether they are taking the class for graduate credit or license renewal credit. Participants will need to check their course syllabus closely to become familiar with what the requirements will be for each of our courses.
