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
The Heartland Administrators’ Association (HAA) meeting will be held on Nov. 1 from 9-11:30 a.m. at Heartland AEA, Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston. The meeting will include an update from Dr. Ann Lebo and the Iowa Department of Education, and a legislative update from guest panel members Dave Daughton, School Administrators of Iowa, Emily Piper, Iowa Association of School Boards, and Kate Walton, Eide and Walton. Agenda here. There is no Zoom option for this meeting. Lunch will be provided immediately following.
The Heartland AEA math newsletter is now available at this link. In this issue:
- Responding to Universal Screening
- Professional Learning:
- Figuring Out Fluency Virtual Book Study
- Numeracy Project
- Early Childhood Math Activities and Routines
How can so many students be graduating from high school unprepared to meet their goals for college and careers?
Students have big, clear plans.
Most students do what they’re asked in school—but are still not ready to succeed after school!
Students spend most of their time in school without access to 4 key resources:
- grade-appropriate assignments
- strong instruction
- deep engagement
- teachers who hold high expectations
Students of color, those from low-income families, English language learners, and students with mild to moderate disabilities have even less access to these resources than their peers.
When students who started the year behind grade level had access to stronger instruction, they closed gaps with their peers by six months.
Come learn more about how to support providing these four key resources!
Introduction to Learning Acceleration will lead development sessions for district and school instructional leaders as well as AEA consultants to ensure they have the knowledge, skills and mindsets they need to provide students access to grade-appropriate assignments and strong instruction.
- The Opportunity Myth
- Introduction to learning acceleration and systems reflection on readiness
- Ensuring access to strong grade level instruction to accelerate to grade level
- Observational tools and feedback for accelerated instruction
TNTP Learning Series: Introduction to Learning Acceleration
Cost: 1 hour recertification credit = $235.00 (Instructor fees + license renewal)
Participation only - $200.00 (Instructor fees)
Led by TNTP (The New Teacher Project) via zoom
Intended Audience: Administrators, AEA Staff, Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Instructors, District & School Leaders
Virtually Oct. 24, Nov. 2 & 11 and Dec. 1, 2022 (8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.)
If participants need to miss a session, they will be sent a recording.
Registration: #204431 HL Introduction to Learning Acceleration
Course credit is awarded once all requirements are met and the end of the course date (Dec. 15, 2022)
More information here: Virtual learning series flyer
Approved as Evidence-based Practice
Learning acceleration is approved by the Iowa Department of Education as an evidence-based practice. This may be of particular interest to schools with ESSA designations since it is focused on growth of all students. Heartland AEA is committed to supporting this work and already trained a majority of our professional learning providers and will be supporting their attendance in the Application and Coaching Series.
COMING 2023! TNTP Learning Series: Application and Coaching
**Dates for Part 2 of the Learning Acceleration Series--Application and Coaching will be announced in late November/early December.
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
Iowa redistricting is currently underway. Redistricting is the process of redrawing electoral districts to equalize population between districts and is required by Iowa law following each decennial Census. If existing school director districts meet the standards in Iowa Code and the 2020 population between districts is still within the required parameters, existing districts can remain in place - though do still need to be recertified by the Iowa Secretary of State.
Redistricting Resources
Cornerstone
Owner Jodi Flory is an Experienced Geographic Information Systems Specialist with a 20+ year history of working with GIS mapping technologies and data analytics. Skilled in administering enterprise GIS for both municipal, county and state government operations. Extensive experience in legislative and local redistricting. Demonstrated experience with the ESRI suite of products in both desktop and web platforms. Superintendents may use this form to enter some basic information to request a meeting. This Frequently Asked Questions may also be helpful.
Jodi Flory
(970) 409-9238
jodiflory@gmail.com
Cornerstone website
Mapping Strategies
Mapping Strategies, LLC., is a data analytics firm focused on practical solutions to public policy issues. Mapping Strategies has provided redistricting services to school districts and is experienced in geographic information systems (GIS) projects. Jim Addy is a former Administrator of School Services and Information for the Iowa Department of Education. Jim oversaw departmental research, information technology, school finance, nutrition, health and transportation programs. Now the president of Mapping Strategies, Addy has personally provided spatial analysis solutions and redistricting for government jurisdictions.
Jim Addy
(515) 554-1049
info@mappingstrategies.com
Mapping Strategies website
Timeline
- Nov. 15, 2022 - First day that school boards can adopt a resolution redrawing director district boundaries
- May 15, 2023 - Deadline for school boards to complete redistricting
- July 1, 2023 - School director district boundaries become effective
The October Future Ready Network - District Career Guidance Workshop on Oct. 20 is just around the corner. The day will include time to review local District Career Guidance Plans, review trends and data across Heartland AEA, and time to hear about opportunities districts are providing students in each of the five components of the ICAP. The afternoon will include work time for districts to update their plans with the new 2022 District Career Guidance Template with AEA Future Ready team members available to assist.
There has been a change in location options to attend this workshop:
ORIGINATION SITEJohnston - Heartland AEA Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston - Rooms 152 A & B
REMOTE SITES
- Adel: Heartland AEA, 602 Visions Parkway, Adel
- Ames: Heartland AEA, 511 S. 17th Street, Ames
- Indianola: Heartland AEA, 115 W. Salem Avenue, Indianola
VIRTUAL
Virtually via Zoom (if you would like AEA support for the afternoon time, please let us know in the survey)
If your district plans to attend this workshop, please complete this survey by Oct. 17, to indicate which office your team plans to attend or if your team would like to participate virtually. Please just complete one survey for your district team. This will help us plan to have enough AEA support in each office.
We are excited to see all the districts who plan to attend the District Career Guidance Plan workshop next week. If your district cannot attend this workshop, other options will be available later this year.
