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  • January board recap

    The AEA 267 Board met January 5, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in the Cedar Falls Conference Center for their regular meeting.

    During the meeting, the board:

    • Heard a review by Dr. Mary Stevens on the AEA Taskforce committee recommendations that have been submitted to the legislators. (See related story.)
    • Accepted with regret the resignation of Connie Furlong, Teacher of Early Childhood Special Education (Castle Hill), effective December 19, 2010.
    • Motioned to hire Julia Trembath-Neuberger, Special Education Coordinator (Sector 1).
    • Heard and accepted the 2009-2010 Audit Report from Dennis Muyskens, Hogan-Hanson auditor.
    • Approved the 2011-2012 proposed budget for publication.
    • Approved the second reading of the following Board Policies:

    401.27 – Employee Use of Cell Phones
    401.27R1 – Employee Use of Cell Phones Administrative Regulation and Procedures
    401.28 – Intellectual Property
    401.29 – Employee Conflict of Interest
    405.11 – Family and Medical Leave Act
    603.9 – Credit Cards
    603.9R1 – Credit Cards Administrative Regulation

    • Approved the 2011 Extended School Year Calendar.
    • Approved the 2011-2012 Office Calendar.
    • Approved the renewal of the Memorandums of Agreement between: 1.) NIACC and AEA 267; 2.) Tri-County Child and Family Development Council, Inc.; 3.) AEA 267 North Iowa Community Action and AEA 267; 4.) Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. for Early Childhood Programs and AEA 267.
    • Heard a variety of reports from directors and fellow board members.

  • Planning to retire?

    Are you planning to retire? Please let the Personnel/HR office know as soon as possible so that we can begin making plans to recognize your service and plan for future programming.

    Contact Shirley Horak, AEA 267 Personnel Coordinator.

  • Newly established AEA 267 Advisory Committee to meet on Monday

    AEA 267 Chief Administrator, Roark Horn, will lead new AEA 267 Advisory Committee

    The first meeting of a newly established Advisory Committee for AEA 267 will meet on Monday, January 10 from 5-6:30 p.m. in the AEA 267 Conference Center in Cedar Falls. While AEA 267 has a variety of specific advisory committees already in place (one for each service area, professional development and a superintendents’ advisory to name but a few), this group’s purpose will be to provide feedback on the bigger picture of AEA 267 services and how they are impacting those they were designed to serve. The group will be facilitated by Roark Horn, AEA 267 chief administrator and will meet twice annually.

    Membership includes:

    • Tyler Williams, Superintendent, Garner-Hayfield CSD
    • Marvin Wade, Superintendent, Marshalltown CSD
    • Dan Fox, Superintendent, East Buchanan CSD
    • Wendy Cruse, Principal, Charles City CSD
    • Pam Ziegler, Principal, Waterloo CSD
    • Darin Jones, Principal, Montezuma CSD
    • Micky Bahlmann, Principal, Waverly-Shell Rock CSD
    • Jon Huebner, Teacher, South Tama CSD
    • Robin Neely, Teacher, AGWSR CSD
    • Don Dye, Teacher, Belmond-Klemme CSD
    • Matt Jensen, Teacher, Mason City CSD
    • Jeff Frost, Administrator, Cedar Valley Catholic Schools
    • Doug Miller, parent, Waterloo
    • Tammy DeSchamp, parent, Marshalltown
    • Shannon Latham, parent, Sheffield

    For more information, contact Roark Horn, AEA 267 Chief Administrator.

  • Area teachers earn National Board Certification

    Five area teachers recently earned National Board Certification. Congratulations to Cynthia Borske of Nashua-Plainfield; Kari Brown of Osage; Jennifer Miller of Allison-Bristow; Meg Schutjer of Osage; and Jeffrey Teske of GMG.

    Iowa currently ranks 22nd in the nation for the number of teachers who have achieved certification, with a total of 664 teachers currently certified. Three school districts had more than one teacher earn certification–one of which is Osage Community School District who had two teachers certified this year.

    Congratulations to these educators for taking this important step in their careers! Let them know how proud you are of their efforts.

  • AEA 267 River Hills raises nearly $3,500 during “Fill ‘er Up” event

    Nearly $3,500 was raised during the first-ever AEA 267 River Hills “Fill ‘er Up” fundraiser. All three Hy-Vee gas station locations in the Cedar Valley saw a fair amount of traffic during the event which was staffed by staff volunteers and others affiliated with AEA 267 River Hills. Thank you to all those who participated! Funds will go toward technology, equipment and programming for the children who attend AEA 267 River Hills.

  • A reminder about agency-owned cell phones

    Do you use an agency-owned cell phone? If so, please remember that cell phones or Blackberries provided by the agency are for business use only. The board is currently in the process of updating the cell phone use policy.

  • Area superintendent tapped for Interim Site Superintendent position

    Tom Fey, AEA 267 Interim Site Superintendent

    Tom Fey, a longtime school administrator in the north Iowa region of AEA 267 will begin his duties as the “Interim Site Superintendent” for the AEA 267 Clear Lake office on January 1, 2011. Fey, most recently superintendent at R0ckwell-Swaledale Community School District, will fill a new position in the agency with responsibilities left vacant by Dr. Bruce Jensen and Bill Schutz, who are both retiring prior to the end of the year.

    “We feel fortunate to have someone with Tom’s experience, expertise and relationship-building skills on board,” said Roark Horn. “He is excited about the position and getting to know the staff in the Clear Lake office. He already has long-standing relationships with many of our district partners which will be an incredible asset to us.”

    Welcome, Tom!