Author Archives: Beth Strike

The annual AEA/DE Customer Feedback Survey, which provides educators we serve with an opportunity to share feedback about our services, launched on Monday, March 5. Traditionally, our agency has enjoyed an enviable return rate on the survey (typically around 40%), … Continue reading →

Area Education Agency 267 (AEA 267) is pleased to announce that Julie Davies, currently the site superintendent for the AEA 267 Clear Lake office, has been selected as the agency’s new Educational Services Director. Davies will succeed Dr. Sara McInerny, … Continue reading →

In early winter, Dr. Anne Sullivan, Assistant Chief Administrator/Director of Personnel, conducted focus groups with 12 groups in each region of the agency (Clear Lake, Marshalltown, and Cedar Falls). Each focus group was comprised of four to seven staff members … Continue reading →

If you have already been approved for the Remote and/or Temporary Work Site Program(s) and you still qualify for participation, you need only complete the re-application form found on the staff website and submit it to your supervisor for his/her … Continue reading →

Do you get text message from others that look like they are in another language? Here are some common abbreviations that can help you decipher what they were trying to say. 18r — Later rofl — Rolling On Floor Laughing … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met February 8, 2012 at 6 p.m. for a public hearing on the 2012-13 AEA 267 proposed budget. The regular board meeting was held immediately following. During the meeting the board: Heard a program … Continue reading →

What’s happening with our agency’s budget? What can we expect for next year? Dr. Roark Horn, Chief Administrator, files this report. (Be sure to click the play button.)

Everyone wants to present the most professional image they can in the work place; and now more than ever, we want our educational partners (and our colleagues) to view us as the “leaders in learning” that we truly are. Still, … Continue reading →

How can we structure our agency to provide administrative support to our AEA staff and local school districts so we can optimize our effectiveness in positively impacting children, families and educators? How can we work to ensure that even in … Continue reading →

Citing a need to move from the past to the future, the AEA 267 Board of Directors took steps to begin the process of renaming the agency during a discussion at their meeting held earlier this week. The issue of … Continue reading →