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Plan now to join Chief Administrator, Sam Miller, on Friday, February 24 and Friday, April 28, at 9 am for virtual updates on agency events and current trends in K-12 education. This is a great opportunity to get any questions … Continue reading →

The Central Rivers AEA Board of Directors recently approved a plan for summer hours that will bring greater flexibility to those on contract in the summer months. In June and July, staff will work one of the following schedules in … Continue reading →

W-2s for the calendar year 2022 were handed out to office staff or mailed to your home during the week of January 23. If you need another copy, please visit the Web Link portal under Employee Information > Payroll and … Continue reading →

The 2023 All-Staff Kickoff meeting will be held on Friday, August 18. Please add this date to your calendar. The meeting will be held in the Cedar Falls Conference Center and attendance is mandatory for all Central Rivers AEA employees.

A reminder to all staff that the virtual background feature is available and allows you to display an image or video as your background during a Zoom meeting. Not everyone has a home office and sometimes letting coworkers see into … Continue reading →

The Everyday Inclusion App delivers diversity, equity and inclusion solutions that support inclusive values, create daily behavior change and embed inclusion in culture in a digital and scalable format on your cell phone. The app is available for all Central … Continue reading →

Join us on February 6 for our next Courageous Conversations! Courageous Conversations are a space, either virtual or in person, for staff to gather for 30 minutes to have guided conversations, ask questions and learn about DEI topics. Want to … Continue reading →

Call Others “In” It happens to all of us – even with good intentions, at some point we might feel the need to “call someone out.” Here’s a 1-minute read about an alternative way from our partners at ESSDACK. Think … Continue reading →

A new Central Rivers AEA clothing/merchandise storefront is coming soon! Keep an eye out for upcoming details such as the new storefront link on the staff website (coming soon) and the timeline to place orders.

Plan now to join Chief Administrator, Sam Miller, on Friday, February 24 and Friday, April 28, at 9 am for virtual updates on agency events and current trends in K-12 education. This is a great opportunity to get any questions … Continue reading →

Dr. Beverly Plagge, Regional Administrator with Region 1, announced her retirement effective June 30, 2022. Prior to joining Central Rivers AEA, Bev served as a Special Education Teacher and Special Education Administrator at CAL and Clear Lake schools from 1974-2000. … Continue reading →

Many of you have probably noticed a new feature in Google Calendar which allows you to set your location. While it is an expectation of all agency employees that your calendar reflects your location at all times, you are not … Continue reading →

Central Rivers AEA is pleased to announce that Joel Pedersen, currently superintendent at Cardinal Community School District, has been selected as the agency’s new chief administrator. Pedersen will succeed Sam Miller, who is retiring from the agency in August. Miller … Continue reading →

Join us on January 9 for our next Courageous Conversations! Courageous Conversations are a space, either virtual or in person, for staff to gather for 30 minutes to have guided conversations, ask questions and learn about DEI topics. Want to … Continue reading →

The Everyday Inclusion App delivers diversity, equity and inclusion solutions that support inclusive values, create daily behavior change and embed inclusion in culture in a digital and scalable format on your cell phone. The app is available for all Central … Continue reading →

Registration for the full-day Disrupting Bias learning session, offered by Gina Weekley, is now open and will be offered at each Central Rivers AEA office location. Register online through the AEA Professional Learning system. *This training is for Central Rivers … Continue reading →