Beginning April 1st, Medicaid members will go through a redetermination process over the next 12 months. It is critical for members to have up-to-date contact information. Mail will come from Iowa HHS. Members should call member services with any questions 800-338-8366
Contact Rod Ball, Director of Special Programs, or Marcia Brolsma, Administrative Assistant to Amy Knupp if you have questions.
Some great questions were asked on the Wednesdays with Amy Zoom meeting! Be sure to take a look at this document.
If you have any questions, please email Marcia Brolsma, Administrative Assistant to Amy Knupp.
ACHIEVE PK to K Transition
Recorded Webinar
PPT PDF
Questions? Please reach out to Ashley Sires, Regional Administrator, or Katie Devereaux, Early Childhood Special Education Consultant
In the past, schools have been able to pull a Medicaid report out of the Legacy system to see which students are Medicaid eligible. At this point Medicaid has not been updated in ACHIEVE so there is not a report for them to print also the Medicaid report out of the Legacy system is not updated which makes it incorrect. This has been a frustration both for the LEA and AEA.
Schools bill Medicaid services for their LEA staff that are working with Medicaid eligible students. If LEAs have questions about a report, please forward them to Pam Kabela, Special Education data lead. If the school is asking for something that Pam can not help them with their questions can go to Jim Donoghue, Iowa Department of Education.
AEA bills Medicaid for AEA staff that work with Medicaid-eligible students. AEA staff questions should come to Amanda Hennigar, Special Education data technician, or Marcia Brolsma, Administrative Assistant to Amy Knupp.
Some great questions were asked on the Wednesdays with Amy Zoom meeting! Be sure to take a look at this document.
If you have any questions, please email Marcia Brolsma, Administrative Assistant to Amy Knupp.
A new submission of the AT Spotlight has been published! This month features Assistive Technology with Science. You can view this spotlight here.
If you have any questions, please contact your regional AT team member.
Now that we are all thinking about summer and professional learning, we want to provide you with a menu that is easy to access and navigate. Presenting! The Central River’s AEA 2023 Summer Learning Menu!
Check it out and come back often for updates. Some highlights for summer learning include:
Our second annual Connecting the Dots: You Matter! will take place on June 19 and 20 at the Cedar Falls office, featuring special guests Tina Boogren, Trevor Ragan, and Jared Smith.
Mentors and Mentees will have the unique learning opportunity, Creating an Engaging Environment to Empower Staff and Students, on August 10 and 11.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Kay Schmalen, Director of Professional Learning.
Creating & Implementing Meaningful IEPs (The Framework for Specially Designed Instruction) has been added to our list of micro-credentials in our system. **This micro-credential can also be taken for 1 License Renewal Credit.
In this micro-credential, you will create opportunities to rethink IEP goals based on connections to functional goals and academic standards while ensuring plans are made for skills to be practiced across natural routines and activities throughout the day.
Central Rivers AEA certified staff members can earn multiple badges by engaging in micro-credentials and the Educator Quality Professional Development Committee has agreed to pay $250 for your first one completed. Micro-credentials must be earned by June 30th, 2023, and will be paid in the July payroll.
Micro-credential can be found on our on-demand system. Learn more about micro-credentials by engaging in this on-demand content. All on-demand content, including micro-credentials are open to all. Set up an account and get started today.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Kay Schmalen, Director of Professional Learning.
