Please remind your staff and students about the ICN Programs available at William Penn University. William Penn has scholarship funding available for the following programs:
- Associate of Arts in Leadership Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education
- Bilingual Educator On-Campus Program (for High School Seniors)
- Bilingual Teacher Education (For the application packet, click here.)
Although they do not have funding for the ESL Endorsement, they provide a reduced graduate tuition rate for Endorsement candidates.
More information about ICN programs at William Penn University, please go to http://www.wmpenn.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=148.
Heartland AEA will be undergoing renovations to our print department during the month of May. We do not anticipate any difficulties in printing or delivering your requests. During the renovation time period, an off-site print shop will do our printing, and our van delivery will pick up the printed material and distribute to the schools as usual. The method of ordering your print jobs during the renovation will remain the same. Please use the same request forms for your jobs until further notice.
Our new equipment will offer current and additional products faster and more economically. Please contact Heartland Communications at comms@aea11.k12.ia.us for any questions you may have on our print department renovation.
The Iowa Department of Education will be providing updates and revised guidance about the Novel Influenza (H1N1) Virus (Swine Flu) on their Web site: www.iowa.gov/educate.
Included in their updates will be action steps and resources available for schools. They will also be providing an FAQ for education-specific information (e.g., If I close one building, do we need to make up that school day?). Due to the rapidly changing status of H1N1, guidance will be updated as it becomes available. It is recommended that you check the Web site frequently.
You can also visit this Web site http://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=133813762&message_id=718792&user_id=NSPRA from the National School Public Relations Association. It provides more information on how to communicate about the H1N1 virus to school staff and to parents. Visit http://www.nspra.org/node/3249 to find examples of how schools around the country are communicating about the virus.
Also visit http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials.htm to download posters from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about hand washing and proper hygiene.
