Our Mission
- To improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth by providing services and leadership in partnership with families, schools and communities.
Our Goals
- Increase learning growth for students
- Decrease the gap in achievement
- Increase annual graduation rates
- Increase gateways to post-secondary success
School leaders, it's been 10 years since McREL Balanced Leadership training has been widely available in Iowa. Grab your team and get registered for the Iowa School Leadership Academy! Seats are limited and the first 200 receive a discount!
The Iowa School Leadership Academy will give school leadership teams in-depth strategies and guidance from McREL’s research- and evidence-based knowledge sets of Balanced Leadership, What Matters Most, and Curiosity Works.
School districts are encouraged to consider bringing a team(s) of 3-6 leaders who can learn and work collaboratively around the presented course content and be willing to engage in this work within their respective districts. The cost is $400 per person. The first 200 members of SAI who register will receive a $50 discount on registration. This course meets the requirements for Evaluator Approval II. Please be sure to sign up for this certification during the registration process.
View the Iowa AEA website for session dates and locations, learning content and links to registration. Three locations! Ankeny, Cedar Falls and Fort Dodge
The Heartland Administrators’ Association (HAA) will meet on March 5 at DMACC in Ankeny.
The meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. with guest speaker Trevor Ragan, who will present Teaching a Growth Mindset to Achieve Success for All Learners. Trevor’s time is spent writing and producing content for trainugly.com and doing workshops with groups from all over the world. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, MLB teams, Olympic teams, hundreds of schools, and even in a few prisons. Trevor values learning and seeks out the scientists and thought leaders in the world of development, consumes their research and discoveries, connects the dots, and shares it with anyone that will listen.
This is a full day event open to superintendents and other educators. Registration is still open: https://goo.gl/8KjYZ4
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lunch included
Ankeny DMACC Campus
Student Center, Building 5
2006 S. Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny
