Heartland AEA Online Instruction Courses

Online instruction is playing a bigger role in professional development and K-12 instruction every year. Heartland is seeking to build online teaching capacity by developing quality instructors for both the AEA and local districts. To do so, Heartland will be offering a sequence of courses to help would-be online instructors become proficient and comfortable teaching online. All courses are taught online and are available for Drake graduate credit.

• Technology for Online Instruction: Moodle and Adobe Connect Pro (2 credits - May 11th-June 14th) Activity Number: TE081599990901
• Developing Professional Learning Networks (1 credit - June 8th-17th) Activity Number: TE081799991001
• Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning (2 credits - July 6th-August 9th) Activity Number: TE081699991001
  
• Web 2.0 Tools for the 21st Century Classroom (2 credits - June 15th-July 24th) Activity Number: TE082599991001
  

More courses will be added this fall. For registration and a complete course description, please visit the Heartland Professional Development Catalog, linked from our home page or click here. For specific questions, contact Evan Abbey at eabbey@aea11.k12.ia.us or 515-270-0405 ext. 14511.

District Negotiation Settlements

Below are the latest reports on negotiation settlements.

Corning: 3.9%
Forest City: 4% (2 year agreement)
I-35: 3.98%
South Tama: 4.44%
Turkey Valley: 4.11%
Schleswig: 3.92%
MOC: 3.25%
Albert City-Truesdale: 3.25%
Alburnett: 2.17%
Bedford: 3.25%
Dows: 4.99%
Allamakee: 3.59%
Elk Horn-Kimballton: 2.55%
Garner-Hayfield: 3.74%
Odebolt-Arthur: 2.26%
South O’Brien: 3.8%
Stanton: 3.69%
West Marshall: 3.32%

MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS
Charles City: 4.6% 2nd of 2 years
Dallas Center-Grimes: 6%+ 65% of new money 2nd of 3 years
Emmetsburg: 4.3% 2nd of 2 years
Harlan: 4.99% 2nd of 2 years
Laurens-Marathon: 3.99% 2nd of 2 years
North Fayette: 4.3% 2nd of 2 years
Oelwein: 5.2% 2nd of 2 years
Southeast Webster Grand: 4.5% 2nd of 2 years
Sumner: 4.05% 2nd of 2 years
West Central: 4% 2nd of 2 years

Heartland AEA Thanks School Building Support Staff

We’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all school building support staff who have graciously taken the time to help us get our PeopleBox contacts database up-to-date. Thanks to them, it is easier to reach the right people for the right purposes. Keeping this information accurate is foundational for Heartland’s communications efforts. If your building has not yet responded to our requests for updates or if there have been recent changes to your staff roster, please contact the Heartland Communications department at comms@aea11.k12.ia.us.