7th-12th Graders With Disabilities & Their Families: Transition Times Workshop on Oct. 16

Join the Heartland AEA & Des Moines Public Schools' Parent & Educator Connection for a Transition Times workshop on October 16. Information will be shared on planning for successful post-high school experiences. This workshop will feature a panel of successfully employed young adults with disabilities who will share their success stories. Please pass on the attached flyer to students age 14 and older, families and teachers who may be interested in attending.

Reminder: Title III ESL Seminar Next Wednesday

All administrators working with Title III (ELLs) are invited to bring a team of ESL and content/grade level teachers to this full day seminar to meet the new Title III director and hear from a number of experts. Title III will provide reimbursement for substitute teacher costs (up to five), and ELL-specific resources will be available to districts. Click here for more information.

September 26, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center, Rooms 13 A & B

Click here to register or register through the Heartland AEA Professional Development Catalog and put activity number ES006892111301 in the correct field.

Nominations Sought for Iowa School Counselor of the Year

Do you know someone who deserves to be named Iowa School Counselor of the Year? Think of a counseling colleague… someone with whom you work, someone from whom you find support, someone whose counseling program supports the ASCA standards, someone who does the extra to support his/her students, someone who makes a true difference and is a credit to the school counseling profession. Doesn’t this individual deserve state-wide recognition by his/her peers? 

Then take a few minutes and nominate a school counselor by submitting an application for an Iowa School Counselor of the Year Award. Your nominee must be a current member of ISCA as of October 15, 2012. 

Here are the steps:

• Write a letter of recommendation and include the award category (elementary, middle school/junior high, high school or multilevel).
• Attach a vita for the nominee.
• Write a statement describing the program, activity and/or contribution demonstrating the individual’s worthiness to receive this award. 

The application procedure is also detailed at the ISCA website at www.iowaschoolcounselors.org under “Awards and Grants.” Applications can be mailed to Janis Powers, Prairie Crest Elementary School, 401 76th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 or faxed to her at (319) 848-5283. Questions can be directed to Janis at jpowers@prairiepride.org. 

The deadline for application submission is October 15, 2012. 

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