Thanks to all who could attend the ICASE webinar with Dustin Zeske from Swisher & Court on A Year In Review. In case you couldn’t join live, here is the recording as well as the slides presented.
We would like to encourage you to check out and bookmark our new website at https://www.iowacase.org – there is great information about the benefits of becoming a member of CEC/CASE and I-CASE.
Finally, please take a minute to provide us with a little feedback about the webinar. This helps us ensure our sessions are meeting your needs!
Please contact Marcia Brolsma or Amy Knupp if you have any questions.
A Speech-Language Pathologist Lead Position for the south sector will be open for the 2024-2025 school year. The position offers a stipend and 0.1 FTE assignment. If interested, please submit a letter of interest via email to Shirley Horak in Human Resources.
For any additional questions, please reach out to Amy Knupp, Executive Director of Special Education.
ACHIEVE Family Portal: Decisions regarding the functionality and launch of ACHIEVE are made by the ACHIEVE Governance Council (AGC), which is made up of two AEA Special Education Directors, two LEA Special Education Directors, and Department of Education staff. Based on feedback from the field, the AGC has decided to launch the ACHIEVE family portal in the fall 2024. This decision was made in order to align with the start of the school year and ensure sufficient support for successful use of the portal. In preparation, the Department will engage with family members and individuals from LEAs and AEAs to provide feedback and advice regarding the details of the launch.
Check out recent recordings Wednesdays with Amy
Disrupting Bias agency learning
Registration for the full-day Disrupting Bias learning session, offered by Gina Weekley and MaKenzie Hakeman, is now open and will be offered at each Central Rivers AEA office location. Register online through the AEA Professional Learning system.
Course Description: Join us for a full-day learning session* that will provide a framework to disrupt bias behaviors. Bias limits our ability to make the best decisions for our teachers, our students, and our families. The awareness of our biases is foundational to becoming more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Unconscious bias is something everyone has and that doesn’t make us bad; it makes us human. Through this session, you will be able to recognize bias, disrupt bias, learn how to choose courage, and increase your connections! *This training is for Central Rivers AEA Staff only!
Course information to register:
For more information see the attached flier!
