Author Archives: Beth Strike

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. Voicemail Example: “Hello, this is (your name).  Our … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met at 6:00 p.m. on December 2, 2009 in the AEA 267 Conference Center for their regular meeting. (The board met at 3 p.m. for a retreat to discuss the budget, progress on the … Continue reading →

Want more interesting trivia about our agency staff? We have approximately 175 vacancies a year. Women outnumber men in the Agency 7:1 There are 46 certified staff with either a Doctorate or Ed Spec. 127 classified staff either have their … Continue reading →

AEA 267 Teacher of Multi Disab SCI, Jamie Osterbuhr, was among nearly 80 Iowa educators nominated for an Excellence in Education Award sponsored by the Iowa State Education Association, the Farm Bureau, WHO Radio, Staples, and KDSM Fox 17. According … Continue reading →

AEA 267 employees are eligible to receive a personal cell phone discount as part of a State of Iowa contract with four wireless service providers: AT&T, Sprint-Nextel, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon. Eligibility, discounts, and identification requirements vary with each cellular … Continue reading →

Four AEA 267 employees ran in the IMT Des Moines marathon last month as part of a team that raised over $25,000 for the Ed Thomas Foundation. Thomas, a teacher and coach with the Aplington-Parkerburg Community School District, was gunned … Continue reading →

Colleagues and friends of the late Deb McGowan, former AEA 267 InfoTech employee, recently completed the installation of a memorial bench in her honor. The bench was purchased through private donations and was installed with help from employees’ family members. … Continue reading →

A partnership between AEA 267 Devonshire School and the Wise Guys program, a male responsibility program sponsored by the Family and Children’s Council Together for Youth, was recently featured in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. The program features weekly sessions … Continue reading →

Although we’ve already had a taste of it, the full brunt of winter is just around the corner. Take some time now to review the inclement weather and emergency closing information (username: aeastaff/password: aea267ia) implemented in October of 2008 and … Continue reading →

The 2009-10 United Way campaign has begun. Pledge sheets were sent to each AEA 267 employee this week and will be accepted in the AEA 267 Business Office until December 4, 2009. Please send completed pledge sheets to Betty Beauregard, … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met at 6 p.m. on November 4, 2009 in the AEA 267 Conference Center for their regular meeting. During their regular meeting, the board: Heard a review from Early Childhood consultants about the support … Continue reading →

As you have probably heard, the Governor issued a 10% across-the-board cut late last week.  For AEA 267, the reduction means a loss of approximately $1.5 million in state funds.  While we had anticipated an across-the-board cut for some time, … Continue reading →

Recently, the novel H1N1 influenza, also known as the swine flu, has heightened the focus on preparing a response during an influenza outbreak. This steps below outline procedures to follow when a staff member becomes a victim of an influenza … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Professional Development Office began experimenting with an interactive tool on the website that allows users to hold a live “chat” with an AEA 267 professional development staff member in seeking help to professional development related questions. “We … Continue reading →