Curriculum Network: February Curriculum Network Meeting

The February Curriculum Network meeting will be held on Friday, February 4 at Zion Lutheran Church in Des Moines. There will be four breakout topics during the meeting. The agenda can be accessed at
http://curriculumnet.pbworks.com/w/page/35519019/February-2010-agenda

New IEC Products and Services for 2011

The Iowa Educators Consortium (IEC) is proud to announce that 2011 includes new contracts from a wide variety of vendors. New vendors/contracts for 2011 include:

• Janitorial Supplies – Martin Brothers, Paper Corp./First Choice Distribution, Staples
• Office Supplies – Point Nationwide, Staples
• Classroom Supplies – School Specialty, Quill
• Website Content Management – Edline, Global Reach, SchoolinSites, SOCS
• Modular Buildings – Modern Building Systems, Williams Scotsman
• Utility Vehicles – Polaris
• Clay – Continental Clay

Just like all company partners, each vendor listed above has their own online IEC profile detailing who they are, what they do and the type of contract/discount that’s available. Visit the IEC website at www.iec-ia.org, and check out the savings your school could utilize!

Iowa Department of Education AEA Task Force Study Report Available

Click here to download a pdf of the final report about Iowa's Area Education Agencies (AEAs) presented by the Iowa Department of Education AEA Task Force. It presents the Task Force's review of the present mission, structure, governance and funding of the area education agency system to determine if the current model is applicable to the challenges and requirement of 21st century learning.