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Interested in saving a few extra dollars in the new year? Check out two discount programs available to CRAEA employees: Blue365 Offers access to many health and wellness deals. Available at no cost to members of Wellmark Blue Cross Blue … Continue reading →

After 35 years of service to the children and families served by the Area Education Agency (AEA) system, Mike Lonning will retire from his position as principal of River Hills School, effective August 31, 2022. The Central Rivers Area Education … Continue reading →

The Equity Committee met on January 6 to further plan for the upcoming focus groups to take place later this month. Much of the conversation centered around how to ensure that we have accurate representation in the groups, including increasing … Continue reading →

Thank you to everyone who completed the Accessibility Self-Paced Training Course! We appreciate the time and effort each of you put in to expand your knowledge and skills regarding accessibility. Based on feedback from the course reflection, we wanted to … Continue reading →

The board of directors approved the office calendar for 2022-23 during their meeting this week. The calendar contains the required 260 workdays and lists holidays and office closed days for the school year. A downloadable copy of the calendar can also … Continue reading →

  Plan now to join Chief Administrator Sam Miller on Friday, February 4, at 8:00 am for a virtual update on agency events and current trends in K-12 education. This is a great opportunity to get any questions or concerns … Continue reading →

Mistakes – we’ve all been there!  Have you ever been working in Chrome and accidentally closed a browser tab?  Here are two easy ways to get your tab back: Use the Ctrl + Shift + T keyboard shortcut on a PC … Continue reading →

Congratulations and happy retirement to Roberta Kraft-Abrahamson, former Director District 1! During her time at Central Rivers AEA (CRAEA), Roberta served 19 years on the board and 25 years at CRAEA in various roles including: Speech-Language-Pathologist (SLP) Parent Educator Coordinator … Continue reading →

The Central Rivers AEA Board of Directors met Wednesday, December 8 in Cedar Falls for the annual organizational meeting. Three district representatives were up for re-election this year and one new candidate filed for election.  Congratulations to those re-elected to … Continue reading →