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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 →

As part of the spectrum of health and wellbeing support the agency is offering staff, a cadre of administrators with advanced training in the INspired Leadership model have agreed to serve as coaches to agency staff. Coaching is available to … Continue reading →

The Equity Committee met on November 4 and December 6 to continue with our equity audit work. Prior to the meetings, committee members completed a survey to identify potential priority areas for our audit.  The committee reviewed the survey results … Continue reading →

It is that time of year to remind staff of the procedures for office closures due to inclement weather.  This FAQ document provides a lot of information and specific examples for your reference.  However, in the interest of hitting the … Continue reading →

We want to share an important update about your Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The EAP can help you with your day-to-day concerns or provide guidance through a challenging situation. The EAP includes no-cost confidential help, referrals, and resources for issues … Continue reading →

Holiday giving opportunity for the shelters If you would like to donate funds to purchase holiday stockings filled with goodies for each student and a special catered holiday meal at each shelter location (Four Oaks, Woodhaven & Francis Lauer Youth … Continue reading →

Iowa public money can’t pay for rooms at non-certified hotels We recently learned that any hotels we reserve for staff, beginning next month, need to have their employees trained in recognizing human trafficking. Below is the information received from the … Continue reading →

As we reported last month, the Information Technology (IT) department sent out “fake” emails to staff in an attempt to collect data on what specific phishing emails trip staff up the most so that we can develop future training.  The … Continue reading →

Central Rivers AEA staff will have the opportunity to support our Youth Shelter classroom staff and students this holiday season.  Our goal is to collect $1,000 by December 13 to purchase holiday stockings filled with goodies for each student and … Continue reading →

American Education Week is a great time to celebrate the amazing work that each and every one of you do for the children, families, and educators that our agency serves. Simply put, you make a tremendous positive difference! Take time … Continue reading →

As we shared in the October edition of The Channel, statistically, phishing emails are the leading cause of data privacy incidents. Phishing is a type of social engineering where an attacker sends a fraudulent message designed to trick a human … Continue reading →

Plan now to join Chief Administrator Sam Miller on Friday, December 10, at 8:00 am for a virtual update on agency events and current trends in K-12 education.  So grab a cup of coffee or your favorite morning beverage and … Continue reading →

With winter almost here, be sure you are signed up to receive Central Rivers AEA weather alerts via text, call, or email regarding office closings or professional learning cancellations. Staff members can contact Shirley Horak, Human Resources Coordinator for assistance … Continue reading →

Don’t forget to change your voicemail greeting and schedule an “away” message to your email during both the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday breaks so that callers and/or e-mailers will know when they can expect to hear from you.   Voicemail … Continue reading →

The agency continues to monitor our COVID infection rates and the CDC for revised guidelines.  Currently, cases related to COVID (i.e., infection or exposure) in our staff are very limited (1-2% of staff).  While the low incident rates are positive, … Continue reading →