Friday, February 26, 2016

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

Heartland Administrators’ Association Meeting Reminder

The Heartland Administrators’ Association (HAA) will meet March 1 from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. at the Heartland AEA Regional Education Center in Johnston. For up-to-date meeting information, please refer to the HAA Google Site.

HAA Meeting
Date: March 1, 2016
Time: 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston
Agenda

Next Week! Teachers, Education Students Invited to Attend Heartland AEA Education Career Fair

We’re a few days away from our 2nd Annual Education Career Fair! The free job fair is an opportunity for teachers, other education professionals and college students in education programs to meet with central Iowa school districts at one location to apply for jobs for the next school year.

Positions will range from administration to teaching to support positions. Heartland AEA will also be recruiting for careers such as speech therapists, school psychologists, school social workers and special education consultants.

Heartland AEA Education Career Fair

Date: March 2, 2016
Time: 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: Heartland AEA Regional Education Center
, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston

The job fair will be packed with opportunities for job seekers, including:
  • Career fair classes (begins at 1:00 p.m.)
  • Graduate program information from area universities
  • Professional portraits for your LinkedIn page
  • Free gift for early registrants!
Visit the Career Fair page on our website for all the info! Pre-registration is encouraged this year, but the fair is again free of charge.

Web IEP Enhancement: View a Student’s Graphs All at Once

The Web IEP program now has the capacity for a user to view all of a student's graphs at one time. Web IEP users who have the ability to view all the students in a building will see the "Building Graph List" option under the “Student List” option on the menu:



After selecting the "Building Graph List," the user will be able to choose the district, building and student to view:




After choosing the student from the pull down list, the user will be able to view all the graphs for that student:

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For more information, contact Misty Christensen, Sue Dunsmoor or Mary Keul.

DMACC Surplus Available

The DMACC Newton Campus has the following surplus supplies available:

  • 50 brown stacking chairs











  • 60 Wooden Lockers (15 cabinets 17” h x 10” w x 17–3/4” d)



Please contact Julie Klocke at jaklocke1@dmacc.edu to arrange pick up.

March 2016 Each and Every Child Newsletter

The March 2016 issue of Each and Every Child Newsletter is available from the Iowa Department of Education. It’s always a wonderful experience coming to your schools and finding out the great things you are doing. In this issue, it certainly is no different. The folks in Marshalltown are incorporating interventions that are designed to be very flexible, based on an individual’s needs. It’s also a testament to a dedicated, no-nonsense teacher.