Author Archives: Beth Strike

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met December 7, 2011 at 6 p.m. in the AEA 267 Cedar Falls Conference Center for their regular meeting. During the meeting, the board: Heard a presenation from Amber Mann and Nancy Moothart, Itinerant … Continue reading →

Mark your calendar for Friday, August 10 for our first all-staff kickoff meeting! Details will be forthcoming.

Although Iowa’s AEAs have been helping children, families and educators for over 35 years, this comment remains, “People still don’t know what we do at the AEA.” A new video and advocacy campaign is preparing to launch within the next … Continue reading →

American Education Week will be observed November 13-19 and is a great time to recognize all of you for the incredible work you do to serve children, families and educators. Please watch your van mail for a small token of … Continue reading →

At the October 31st meeting of the Agency Continuous Improvement Team (CIT), the group spent a considerable amount of time discussing our “current reality” with respect to our progress on agency goals, key service areas and other items such as … Continue reading →

Last year, the agency established an account with Lands’ End Business Outfitters for staff who wish to personally purchase AEA 267 logo’d apparel and other items. An impressive variety of items and color choices are available to be independently purchased … Continue reading →

Although we’ve had drier-than-average weather and great conditions for travel, winter weather is undoubtedly in our future. Are you ready? Below are some helpful links to review: Iowa School Alerts sign-up for AEA 267 office closing and PD cancellation notification. Iowa … Continue reading →

As budgets shrink, more and more organizations are looking to email to send information and announcements. The agency has received many requests recently from outside organizations (colleges, universities, museums, etc.) who ask that we share their announcements with a large … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met on November 2, 2011 at 6 p.m. in the AEA 267 Clear Lake office for their regular meeting. Substitute board secretary, Beth Strike, administered the Oath of Office to the newly elected board … Continue reading →

Dr. Roark Horn, AEA 267 Chief Administrator, recently sat down to share his perspectives regarding the recently released Education Reform Blueprint shared by Governor Branstad, Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, and Iowa Department of Education Director, Dr. Jason Glass. In this podcast, … Continue reading →