Author Archives: Beth Strike

Thank you to the 545 staff members who responded to the Des Moines Register Iowa’s Top 100 Workplaces survey. Recently, a sample of the results were shared with the AEA 267 Human Resources Office revealing the following: Workplace statements asked … Continue reading →

For many years, AEA 267 employees under the Master Contract between the AEA 267 Education Association and the Agency were issued contracts for the following year prior to the beginning of April even if negotiations between the Association and the … Continue reading →

Clarity is a service of Bright Bytes that all the AEA’s in Iowa offer to local school districts. It provides building and district-wide data regarding technology integration and implementation. The AEA system has been working closely with Clarity to design … Continue reading →

Submitted by Brent Siegrist, Iowa AEA Executive Director A fortieth birthday is an important milestone in a person’s life. Amid the joke about approaching middle age is the comfort of being a little wiser than a person was just a … Continue reading →

Start planning now to attend the upcoming retirement open houses which will be held on May 12th in Cedar Falls, May 13th in Clear Lake, and May 14th in Marshalltown. All celebrations will be from 3:30-5 p.m. In keeping with … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Facebook page is a great place to keep up with news regarding the agency, monthly features about our awesome staff, and to see fun photos of your colleagues. Here are two posts we recently shared that you … Continue reading →

If you are considering retirement at the end of the 2014-15 year, please let the Human Resources office know as soon as possible. This will help to ensure that plans can be made for future staffing and also to celebrate … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. for a joint board meeting with Hawkeye Community College, Iowa Valley Community College District, and North Iowa Area Community College at Hawkeye Community College in … Continue reading →

A decision has been made to hold an all-staff meeting on August 12 at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) in Cedar Falls. (Please note that this is a change from previously announced sector meeting dates for August.) The reason … Continue reading →

This past month, focus group participants, including representatives from all four of the agency’s employee groups along with local superintendents, created a “leadership profile” which details the type of leader the agency is looking for to replace Dr. Roark Horn. … Continue reading →

Many thanks to Dennis Sinclair who narrated a special video designed to remind legislators and other key audiences about the important contributions of the AEA system over the past 40 years. Have a few minutes? Turn up the volume, sit … Continue reading →

Before your meeting: Dress professionally. Dress for your video conference the way you would for an in-person meeting. Practice hosting. Zoom is easy to use, but you do not want to explore it’s features during a live conference. Practice scheduling … Continue reading →

Enjoy these photos of your teammates showing off their AEA pride as part of the 40th anniversary #iowaaea campaign on Twitter. Want to get in on the fun? Snap a photo of your team or yourself with one of the … Continue reading →

Are you on Facebook? Please “like” the AEA 267 Facebook page so you can keep up with daily news regarding the agency. Here are two stories we recently shared that you may have missed. “Education vs. Domestic Violence” event deemed … Continue reading →

If you are considering retirement at the end of the 2014-15 year, please let the Human Resources office know as soon as possible. This will help to ensure that plans can be made for future staffing and also to celebrate … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 6 p.m. in the Cedar Falls Conference Center. During the meeting, the board: Heard a program review from Dr. Jerry Schnabel and Michelle Cowell on Robots in … Continue reading →