Author Archives: Beth Strike

Beginning July 1, AEA 267 Media services (including the lending library) will be operated from the Marshalltown Office. The move will create greater efficiencies in both staffing and van routes. Locating the program in Marshalltown should not significantly impact services … Continue reading →

Please change your voicemail greeting and set an away message to your email during the holiday breaks so that callers and/or e-mailers will know when they can expect to hear from you. Voice mail example: “Hello, this is (your name). … Continue reading →

According to Food Bank of Iowa, one in five Iowa children do not have enough food to eat. For every $1 donation, four meals can be provided to needy families in our area. From now until December 16, AEA 267 … Continue reading →

When you think of a playbook, you typically think of a collection of high impact strategies or “plays” that a coach uses to direct his or her team to victory. The agency has put together our own playbook that guides … Continue reading →

Those of you who have been with the agency since the time of our merger know that our agency name has a storied and interesting history. For some, the name “AEA 267” is synonymous with the joining of three agencies … Continue reading →

Regardless of your role with AEA 267, safety should always be your top priority. For those staff who make home visits, staying safe requires extra vigilance and attention to detail. The agency offers a “Home Visitor Safety” course each fall … Continue reading →

Flu season is right around the corner and the agency is offering a flu shot clinic at each of our office locations on Wednesday, October 19th. Cedar Falls: Conference Center Lobby, 6:30-8:00 A.M. Clear Lake: Room D, 7:00-8:30 A.M. Marshalltown: … Continue reading →

AEA 267 will receive an intensive, “differentiated accountability” site visit by the Iowa Department of Education (IDE) in May. The department will first complete a “desk audit” around AEA standards including a focus on closing the achievement gap and early … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 media center has a new video recording device available called the SWIVL that staff can use to record instructional content such as presentations or trainings. The SWIVL is essentially a robotic mount that can hook up to … Continue reading →

The Flex Room contains resources and technology that require special training in order to use them to their full capacity, beyond the basic projecting of one computer screen to all monitors.  This training will provide participants with the capability or … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met Wednesday, October. 5, 2016 in the Cedar Falls Conference Center. The board agenda and packet is available online and the minutes will be published online after approval at the next month’s board meeting.

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →