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To support a timely staff replacement selection process and assist in budget planning, the early retirement incentive is being offered again this year. The incentive will be administered to Administrative, Certified, and NUSS staff as follows:

• Commitments of separation by resignation or retirement at the end of the 2019-20 work year submitted by Certified, NUSS, or Administrative Staff.
• Notification of resignation or retirement received in the Human Resources office before December 10, 2019.
• Accepted by the Board no later than the regular meeting on December 11, 2019.
• Will receive an early notification incentive payment of $1,500 payable June 19, 2020.
• Subject to the employee fulfilling their individual employment contract obligations for the 2019-20 work year. 
• Staff resigning or retiring who separate prior to the end of the 2019-20 work year are not eligible for the early notification incentive.

For more information, contact Karl Kurt, Assistant Chief Administrator/Director of Human Resources.

Barb Ehrig has retired from her part-time position in accounts receivable, effective September 30 and we will also be saying goodbye to Calli Boeckmann as Accounting Director on October 4. Calli resigned her position at Central Rivers AEA to become the business manager at North Polk CSD.

At this time, the accounts receivable responsibilities will be handled by Betty Hesseling, Benefits Specialist, and Mike Kalvig, Chief Financial Officer, will take over Calli’s responsibilities until an accounting director is hired.  

Please join Mike & the Business Office staff in thanking Barb and Calli for their service to Central Rivers AEA. We wish them the best in their future plans! 

Nearly 200 staff members are currently enrolled in some kind of challenge through our new Navigate website. We’d love to see even more of you using the tools to take control of your health and wellbeing while earning cash back! If you are enrolled, you might notice that you are currently receiving notifications and reminders regarding challenges you are enrolled in. Please be aware that you can control the frequency of those notifications if you’d like to receive less. Also note that you can access Navigate through our new ClassLink system. Need a refresher? Refer to last month’s post on this topic.

November 1 is the deadline for staff to update their AEA Learning Online account information. Please be sure the email address listed is your Central Rivers AEA email account  and that Central Rivers AEA is listed as your employer. Your account can be found here: https://training.aealearningonline.org. If you have any difficulties please contact Professional Learning at 319-273-8200. 

Onsite flu shots will be available this year through Hy-Vee Pharmacy at each Central Rivers AEA location. All employees (and family members, age six and above) are free to go to whichever location is most convenient.  Each person receiving a flu shot will need to bring a copy of their driver’s license and both sides of their insurance card. Please sign up by October 8 and complete the required form to bring the day of your shot using this flyer.

• October 15 (beginning at 8:30 am): River Hills School
• October 17 (beginning at 7:45 am): Cedar Falls, Clear Lake and Marshalltown offices

The Culture & Climate Committee would like to thank everyone who completed the CRAEA Culture & Climate activity survey.  Many great ideas were shared and your input is greatly appreciated. As the 2019-20 activity schedule is created, many of your new ideas will be included.   

The winner of the Carlos O’Kelly’s gift basket was Christy Diermer.  Christy mentioned she has never been to Carlos O’Kelly’s so this is a terrific reason to go!

Mark your calendars now for the 2020-21 all staff meeting to be held Tuesday, August 18, 2020, in Cedar Falls. We listened to the feedback from this year’s meeting and pushed back the date to kickoff the 2020-21 school year.  The orientation for new staff will be held the day before on Monday, August 17.