Monthly Archives: September 2016

Board approves early retirement incentive

To support a timely staff replacement process and assist in budget planning, a retirement incentive will be provided for Certified and Administrative Staff who provide early notification of their intent to resign or retire at the end of the 2016-17 … Continue reading

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A few reminders about professional dress

The topic of professional dress has recently been discussed at our Regional Administrators’ meeting in an effort to ensure that we present ourselves and AEA 267 in the most positive light.  Our dress code was last clarified back in 2012, but … Continue reading

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Reminder: New accountability and safety procedures began July 1

Safety and accountability are important values for all AEA 267 employees. To ensure that all our staff are safe and accountable, beginning with the 2016-17 school year, we are asking all staff to check into and out of the facilities … Continue reading

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Congratulations to AEA 267’s Melissa Ford

Melissa Ford, AEA 267 School Social Worker was selected by the Iowa School Social Workers Association (ISSWA) as the 2016 Iowa School Social Worker of the Year.  Melissa will be honored at the annual ISSWA Conference in Des Moines on … Continue reading

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New professional learning/travel request system will save time and effort

To support the new integrated services model, the agency is pleased to offer an electronic Professional Learning/Travel System to support staff with expenses such as conference registrations and travel arrangements (hotel/flight/rental car). The new system merges the internal PD request … Continue reading

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Date, location and other considerations for 2017 all-staff meeting

Thank you to everyone who responded to the evaluation of our Opening Day meeting on August 11. Feedback on the day was overwhelmingly positive despite our spontaneous schedule and presenter changes. Thanks for rolling with the punches! In addition to … Continue reading

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Walking workstations coming soon

The agency is making available walking workstations in each of our office locations to help encourage more movement throughout the day. These workstations are being delivered and set-up, however, we are still in the process of putting a system into place … Continue reading

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2016-17 Educational Directory coming soon

The 2016-17 Ed Directory is in the process of being printed and will be distributed to all AEA 267 staff this month. In the meantime, the online searchable schools directory (including labels) is current and accessible and administrative listservs have … Continue reading

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September Board recap

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met Wednesday, Sept. 7 in the Cedar Falls Conference Center. The board agenda and packet are available online and the minutes will be published online after approval at the next month’s board meeting.

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