One of the original Area Education Agency 7 staff members, Karen (Garvin) Wente, passed away due to sudden illness on November 3. Although officially retired after 35 years of services to the Area Education Agency system, she was active as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC) grant received by Area Education Agency 267, School Administrators of Iowa and the Iowa Department of Education.
Karen’s contributions will be sorely missed. Click here for complete details.