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Thank you to our Central Rivers AEA team for helping get our new staff acclimated! It’s clear from recent check-ins that the start of the year has been overwhelmingly positive. Amazing support from the team New staff feel incredibly supported … Continue reading →

Live documents, helpful resources and guides can be found on our staff website.

Central Rivers AEA continues to provide uPAR implementation support services to districts uPar access update: The Universal Protocol for Accommodations in Reading (uPAR) is a powerful protocol that helps determine appropriate reading accommodations for all students. Districts in Iowa can … Continue reading →

Personalized coaching is available for you Want more of what works for you and less of what doesn’t? Central Rivers AEA offers free 1:1 coaching sessions with certified well-being coach Dr. Leslie Moore on Zoom. Sessions are available weekdays from … Continue reading →

Leverage the new Zoom Scheduler “booking link” to save time and streamline appointment scheduling. Zoom Scheduler is a new feature that helps you book meetings faster. It can link directly to your Google Calendar and lets you create specific time … Continue reading →

We have updated the Iowa AEA statewide slide Google templates to help make your professional development presentations even better! We collaborated with the Ed Services Directors to add four key slides that will help guide you in creating engaging presentations: … Continue reading →

We’re always looking for ways to celebrate the impact of our work – and that starts with the students we serve. Do you know a student who’s made big strides in their learning or reached a milestone thanks to the … Continue reading →

The special programs staff from Brookhaven Youth Shelter truly showed their spirit last week! They didn’t just attend their professional learning session; they nailed their Halloween costumes by dressing up as the fun crew from Inside Out. The team spent … Continue reading →

Don’t forget to update your voicemail greeting and set an “away” message for your email during the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks to let callers and emailers know when to expect a response. All Central Rivers AEA offices will be closed … Continue reading →

A reminder that all staff must complete the mandatory AEA-required trainings. Certified staff are allowed to use one of your 2025-2026 contract days to complete the trainings. Simply indicate on your Google calendar, “AEA Mandatory Training Day.” If you have … Continue reading →

Following a Board meeting on September 11, the Central Rivers AEA Board of Directors took action to partner with Dr. Cindy Yellick, chief administrator of Heartland AEA, and Nathan Wood, chief administrator of Great Prairie AEA, to lead the search … Continue reading →

We would like to welcome incoming staff for the 2025-26 school year!

To support a timely staff replacement process and assist with budget planning, Central Rivers AEA is offering an early notification incentive for Certified, NUSS, CWA, and Administrative staff who provide advance notice of their intent to resign or retire at … Continue reading →

Just a reminder: the monthly Zoom update for Central Rivers AEA and Keystone AEA staff takes place on the second Tuesday of each month from 4:00 to 4:30 pm (unless canceled if there are no new updates). This month’s update … Continue reading →