Author Archives: Beth Strike

Area Education Agency 267 will provide significant support to the staff of Waterloo East and West High Schools in their participation in the Iowa Safe and Supportive Schools effort. The effort is a federally-supported project designed to measure and improve … Continue reading →

We would once again like to thank everyone for attending our August Kick Off meetings!  There are never enough opportunities to meet and speak to everyone face-to-face.  We hope you found the meeting helpful, informative and a chance to meet … Continue reading →

In order for our AEA Contact Manager system to remain current and viable, each year, AEA 267 staff members are asked to go in and update their profile in the system. This ensures that you will receive information customized to … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met September 7, 2011 at 6 p.m. in the AEA 267 Conference Center for their regular meeting. During the meeting, the board: Heard a review of the agency finances and Maintenance of Effort (MOE) … Continue reading →

Please remember to update your voice mail greeting daily! Scripts, tip sheets and more are available on the staff website (username: aeastaff/password: aea267ia). If you have questions, please contact your administrator or supervisor.

Darrel Lind, longtime board member and advocate for the AEA system has retired from the AEA 267 board. Darrel has served the AEA system as a board member since 2000 when he was sworn in on the Northern Trails AEA … Continue reading →

Recently, Governor Terry Branstad announced a plan to make Iowa the Healthiest State within five years as measured by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®.  The Healthiest State Initiative is a community and business-led, government-endorsed statewide effort that will engage citizens throughout … Continue reading →

By now, you should have received your invitation to the all-staff “welcome back” meeting to be held in your area. If not, just a reminder about the following dates: Tuesday, August 16, Cedar Falls area staff (AEA 267 Cedar Falls … Continue reading →

While you may not have been at the Iowa Education Summit held last month, you can still watch videos of the speakers involved! Visit the AEA 267 Eduvision site and search for “Iowa Ed Summit” to watch replays.

As of July 1, the agency will no longer use the news media as one of the channels for announcing office closings or professional development cancellations. Information will still be shared in the following ways: Under “Latest News” on the agency’s … Continue reading →

More accurate location information has been added to the searchable staff directory available on the agency’s website. (The classification information was removed since it often created confusion.) Please search for yourself in the directory and ensure that the information we … Continue reading →

A new video has been produced to raise awareness among new teachers about the services AEA 267 can provide for them. While not every service is covered (that would be a nine-hour video instead of nine minutes!), the video highlights … Continue reading →