Some of you may have noticed that as the school year has gotten underway, media outlets have been requesting interviews with many of the AEAs to follow up on the implementation of HF2612 to see what the immediate impact has been on AEAs and school districts.
A few of the recent stories that have focused on the AEAs as a whole have been:
- Iowa AEA changes phase in as school year begins (CRAEA mentioned)
- Area Education Agency staff numbers see sharp decline (CRAEA mentioned)
- Iowa Public Radio – Iowa AEA changes phase in as school year begins
- Iowa’s Area Education Agencies lost 429 staff since last school year
- Area Education Agency staff numbers see sharp decline
- Iowa AEAs see 429 fewer staff as school year begins, Democratic lawmakers say
- KCCI – Close Up: What’s the impact of Iowa’s new law reforming AEAs?
We’ve received a few questions about the reported staffing numbers, so we wanted to share that data with you.
As a state system, we are down 429 staff from the beginning of last school year to the beginning of this school year. Specifically at Central Rivers AEA, we are down 68 staff from last school year.
Thank you for continuing to ask questions and wanting accurate information to share with others.