Join other teachers and administrators June 15-17 to investigate and dialogue about the Iowa Core characteristics of effective instruction through featured speaker presentations; small group exploration of sample units, videos and informational briefs; and district debriefing and planning sessions. Click here for more information. The Activity Number for registration is IS013932311101. You can register online by clicking here.
Featured speakers will include:
Margaret Heritage—Assistant Director for Professional Development at the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA
Bridgette Wagoner—Director of Price Lab School at UNI
Troyce Fisher—Leadership Grant Director at School Administrators of Iowa (Wallace Foundation)
Sarah Wessling—Johnston HS teacher and 2010 Iowa Teacher of the Year
Friday, April 23, 2010
Spring Title I Meeting Coming in May
The Iowa Department of Education will be holding its annual Spring Title I meeting in AEA 11 on May 14 from 9:00-11:30 a.m. at the Johnston AEA Office. The Activity Number for registration is RE011792111001. You can register online by clicking here.
Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program Application Update
From Penny Milburn, Early Childhood Consultant, Iowa Department of Education
Kevin Fangman, acting director of the Iowa Department of Education, requested that I clarify the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program Application. Some districts may believe they do not have to apply for the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program but will be able to count their four-year-old children in EASEIR for the October 2011 count. This is not the case under the current law. Only those districts that have applied and are approved will generate the preschool funding formula in future October counts.
The DE encourages all districts to apply this year, the final year. It is important for Iowa’s four-year olds to have access to quality preschool.
Kevin Fangman, acting director of the Iowa Department of Education, requested that I clarify the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program Application. Some districts may believe they do not have to apply for the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program but will be able to count their four-year-old children in EASEIR for the October 2011 count. This is not the case under the current law. Only those districts that have applied and are approved will generate the preschool funding formula in future October counts.
The DE encourages all districts to apply this year, the final year. It is important for Iowa’s four-year olds to have access to quality preschool.
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