Heartland
AEA vans will deliver twice a week to each district administration
building. If you have summer school, professional development programs
or intercessions and you would like regularly scheduled deliveries to
additional buildings, please email Colleen Miller at colleen_miller@heartlandaea.org.
Schedule-to-date:
- Twice-a-week delivery to each district administration building runs June 16 to August 7.
- Twice-a-week delivery will automatically continue to each building that has an extended year calendar.
- Regular fall van delivery resumes August 11.
Printing:
- Heartland AEA will contact the district to arrange for special delivery of large printing orders during the summer.
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds launched EducationLeadership.Iowa.gov, a website for the second Iowa Teacher and Principal Leadership Symposium, which will be held on Monday, Aug. 4, at the FFA Enrichment Center at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny.
Featured speakers include Vivien Stewart from the Asia Society, Ee-Ling Low from the National Institute of Education in Singapore and Barnett Berry from the Center for Teaching Quality.
Also featured are:
- Iowa’s first 39 school districts to launch teacher leadership systems in 2014-15 as part of the state’s landmark 2013 education reform package
- Two Iowa school districts – Central Decatur and Saydel – that started teacher leadership systems in 2013-14 with the help of a federal grant
- A student panel on the difference great teaching makes
The event is open to the public, with the goal of attracting a broad cross-section of Iowans, including educators, parents, school board members, business leaders and legislators. The website includes the agenda, speaker biographies, sponsors and information on how to register.
Registration for the day is $30, with room for about 465 attendees.
Click here to download the June 2014 issue of the School Leader Update from the Iowa Department of Education. In this issue, Education Director Brad Buck looks back at the successful legislative session. Education Attorney Nicole Proesch gives an update on new laws that concern every school district. And competency-based education is being launched in some areas across the state – read what two districts are doing.
The second edition of the Senior Year Plus Guide for Educators and Educational Administrators is now available on the Department of Education’s website. The 60-page guide provides the requirements for Senior Year Plus programs in Iowa Code and administrative rule along with updated guidance, frequently asked questions, and other information related to college credit opportunities for high school students.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Eric St Clair, educational program consultant within the Bureau of Career and Technical Education, Division of Community Colleges at eric.stclair@iowa.gov or at (515) 725-0127 if you have any questions.
Des Moines Area Community College has surplus available at the Ankeny Campus. The surplus items are free and are available for pick up. If you are interested in any of the below items, please contact Julie Klocke, DMACC Purchasing, at jaklocke1@dmacc.edu.
• 60 x 24 Table with gray laminate top
• (5) 24 x 60 Tables with mauve laminate top
• (4) 30 X 48 Computer Tables with speckled gray tops
The dissemination of information from external organizations by Heartland AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.
Heartland AEA will hold a TLC Grant Planning Workshop for districts that did not apply in year 1. The workshop will be on Friday, June 6, at the Johnston REC. The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Room 13A. Districts can also participate remotely via Zoom. Details about joining remotely will be sent out later. The agency also plans to hold another workshop in early September and facilitate a grant review process in October or November.
Please fill out this Google Form by Friday, May 30, if you plan to participate in the TLC Planning Workshop on June 6. The draft agenda is below.
1. Brief TLC overview, update and Q&A---Peter Ansingh
2. Brief Review of Grant Questions and Scoring Rubric----Kevin Fangman
3. Critical components and organization tips for crafting the different sections of your TLC Grant---Kevin Fangman
4. Lessons Learned from Year 1 Applications---Kevin Fangman
5. Creating a Vision, Setting Goals, Securing Stakeholder Support, Identifying Teacher Leader Roles and Q&A---Panel of Year 1 Grant Recipients
6. Team Planning Time--(The room will be available in the afternoon if teams want to stay and plan.)
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kevin Fangman.
The Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) at Work process is increasingly recognized as the most powerful strategy for sustained, substantive school improvement. At our upcoming professional learning session, participants will enhance their understanding of the philosophy and key concepts inherent in PLCs with the goal of applying those concepts, as well as specific processes, to create and sustain effective, efficient and high-functioning PLCs in their own schools. Catch the conversation on Twitter at #plcaea11!
Date: June 26, 2014
Location: 5291 Stoney Creek Court, Johnston
Activity Number: SI017399991501
