Author Archives: Beth Strike

W-2 statements to be mailed later this month

The Business Office will be mailing W2 and 1095-C tax information to all employee’s homes toward the end of the month. Please verify your address information in the iVisions portal under My Personal Information > Contact Information. The forms will … Continue reading

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January Board of Directors recap

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met Wednesday, January 4, 2017 in the Cedar Falls Conference Center. The board packet is available online and the minutes will be published online after approval at the next month’s board meeting.

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Join your colleagues for holiday food, fellowship and fun

Traveling around the area in December? Join your colleagues at one of the three regional offices for their annual holiday potlucks! The Clear Lake  potluck will be held on Monday, December 12, Cedar Falls on Tuesday, December 13, and Marshalltown … Continue reading

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Media and printing services to be centralized beginning July 1

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

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Don’t forget to change voicemail/email message for the holiday break

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

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Help us fill area food pantries!

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

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Agency “playbook” offers summary of strategic efforts, focus areas

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

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Embracing the future, honoring the past

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

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Staying safe during home visits

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

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Flu Shots Offered

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

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Department of Education site visit to take place in May

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

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SWIVL device for video recording now available in media center

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

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Flex Room training available

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

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October Board Recap

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.

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