Winter Break Hours and Van Delivery Schedule

Please note the following schedule as you plan to place orders through Creative Services and send and receive items through our van mail.

All Heartland AEA offices will be closed to the public Dec. 23 through Jan. 2, 2017.

• Regular Van Delivery: Dec. 19-22
• No Van Delivery: Dec. 23-Jan. 2
• Regular Van Delivery Resumes: Jan. 3

Wishing you a happy holiday season from Heartland AEA!

Save the Date: Secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Initial Redesign Meeting

The initial planning meeting for the Heartland AEA Regional Career and Technical Education Partnership will be held on Jan. 6, 2017 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the DMACC Ankeny Campus (Building 5, Rooms 1240 E,D,F,G). All superintendents (or designee) are strongly encouraged to attend.

The partnership is being formed as required by HF 2392 in the Iowa Code to assist school districts in providing an effective, efficient and economical means of delivering high-quality secondary career and technical education programs.

During the initial meeting, an interim partnership will establish by-laws governing the group (e.g., committees, how it makes decisions, how the work is done, fiscal agent, etc.). View the draft template for the regional partnership bylaws.

• The longer-term purpose and function of the partnership includes the development of a multi-year plan. The plan is required to address:
• The processes and procedures by which all secondary CTE programs within the region will meet the state-developed program approval process
• The feasibility of developing centers within and across the regions to improve access to high-quality CTE and concurrent enrollment opportunities for all students

Developing a budget for the state vocational dollars assigned to the regional partnership that is tied to the multi-year plan

Save the Date: Secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Initial Redesign Meeting

Date: Jan. 6, 2017
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Ankeny DMACC Campus, 2006 South Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny
Building 5, DMACC Conference Center
Rooms 1240 E, D, F, G
Registration

ISFIS Budget Workshops Scheduled for 2017

Each year, ISFIS partners with Piper Jaffray and Iowa's Area Education Agencies to provide face-to-face budget workshops for business managers and superintendents. These hands-on workshops are an opportunity for leaders from each district to prepare their individual budgets in just one highly productive day. This year there will be an additional hour at the end of each session for districts who would like to stay and complete their 5-Year Financial Projection.

The ISFIS budget workshops at Heartland AEA are Jan. 23 and Feb. 15. Cost to attend is $250 per district. Register online.

Workshop participants will receive information about:

• Budget process, changes for the upcoming fiscal year, legislative update and other items of general budget interest.

• Unspent Authorized Budget portions reserved for categorical purposes and strategies to fully utilize categorical resources.

• Completed Certified Budget and strategies to set maximum certainty of property tax rate if SSA is not set by the publication deadline.

• Data and tools related to the budget process.

• Access to a district specific PowerPoint presentation based on the district’s certified budget file.

• District Specific 5-Year Financial Projection Plan including a Sample Working Line Item Budget Template.

• Unlimited phone and email support about the Certified Budget.

• Complimentary assistance if a district’s budget is appealed to the State Appeal Board.

For more information, contact Marissa Gaal at marissa@iowaschoolfinance.com or (515) 251-5970 ext. 4.