Author Archives: Beth Strike

Sherry Becker, administrator at North Iowa Vocational Center Services, and Beth Petersen, special education instructor at Rudd, Rockford, Marble Rock Community Schools have been selected as recipients of Arc of Iowa Awards for 2010. Becker will receive the Administrator of … Continue reading →

Area Education Agency 267 (AEA 267) is pleased to announce that Dr. Anne Sullivan, currently associate clinical professor at the University of Iowa, has been selected as the agency’s new assistant chief administrator/director of personnel.  Sullivan will succeed Dr. Ralph … Continue reading →

Are you a “fan” of AEA 267 on Facebook yet? Are you “following” AEA 267 on Twitter? If you haven’t already heard, the agency has joined legions of businesses and organizations that have established a presence on each of these … Continue reading →

Last month’s Intersections article gave the executive summary of the results from the Agency Internal Needs Assessment for 2009.  The survey sought opinions on continuous improvement and district needs.  The first Internal Needs Assessment survey went out in Spring of … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met April 6, 2010 at 4 p.m. in the AEA 267 Conference Center for their regular meeting. During the meeting, the board: Accepted with regret the retirements of Mary Bing, School Social Worker (Cedar … Continue reading →

Nearly 2,000 local educators responded to the annual Department of Education Customer Feedback Survey, which closed on April 9. The survey provides local educators across the state with an opportunity to provide feedback about the quality of AEA services they … Continue reading →

While the Panthers may have lost their bid for an NCAA tournament title, AEA 267 staff members were among those who showed faithful support. This photo was taken on Friday, March 26 when the Panthers battled #5 Michigan State. (By … Continue reading →

Governor Chet Culver announced earlier this week that Judy Jeffrey, the Director of the Iowa Department of Education, plans to retire next month. The Governor has named Kevin Fangman, the current Division Administrator for PK -12 Education, as Acting Director … Continue reading →

Nearly 600 AEA 267 staff members (599 or 51.9%) participated in the 2010 Internal Needs Assessment Survey. The number of responses is up from 355 the year before. This annual survey, administered through the AEA 267 Comprehensive Improvement and Assessment … Continue reading →

The AEA 267 Board of Directors met with search consultants from G. Tryon & Associates prior to their regular board meeting on March 3. The board spent time reviewing a Leadership Profile based on input received from discussions with the … Continue reading →

AEA 267 office support staff members are asked to put May 4th on their calendar for this year’s annual Office Support Professionals Day. This year’s event will feature a focus on communication and technology—two topics continually requested in evaluations from … Continue reading →