Heartland AEA is pleased to be announcing a newly created Special Education Leaders Network for communicating up-to-date Special Education practices, procedures and requirements information with district partners. This network is intended to allow district special education leaders to collaborate with one another, and with Heartland AEA leaders on timely topics.
The first meeting of the network will be held on Oct. 25, 2017 with two other meetings following in Feb. and May 2018. Intended participants include: District special education directors, special education contacts, building administrators, special education teacher leads, and Heartland AEA Regional Directors.
Special Education Leaders Network - Kickoff Meeting
Date: Oct. 25, 2017
Time: 9-11:30 a.m.
Locations: Meetings will be hosted centrally at the Heartland AEA Regional Education Center in Johnston, in various regional locations, and also available to participants live via Zoom.
Registration: Register at this link by Oct. 20, 2017
For more information, contact Sara Mercer, Heartland AEA School Psychologist, at smercer@heartlandaea.org or (515) 270-9030 ext. 14312 or click this link to read more.
School administrators and other school leaders play a key role in facilitating the success of all substitutes. Many students have IEPs, 504 plans, behavioral and academic intervention plans, and health care plans with specific content and requirements for student success. When substitutes are working in your buildings and classrooms, it is critical that they are made aware of and are able to follow all student plans.
A substitute folder, that many teachers already prepare for substitutes, could be expanded to include specific information about students with IEPs, 504 plan, health plans, and behavioral and academic intervention plans who may require specific “need to know” information in order to meet their requirements throughout the day and across settings.
Being prepared and considering those settings and specific needs can help the substitute provide the best experience possible, not only for the students, but also for themselves.
Halvorson Trane, one of Iowa’s longest-established HVAC companies, is offering five, $500 grants to K-12 Iowa schools within the service areas of Heartland AEA, Grant Wood AEA and Central Rivers AEA. Grant monies are to be used to fund an energy education project on school grounds (projects can be inside or out). See the Halvorson Trane website for more information about the grants and view last year’s winners. Apply by Oct. 6, 2017.
