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Join us in thanking our amazing board members during School Board Recognition Month! Serving almost 62,000 students, 5,000 educators and over 500 staff members, these nine dedicated volunteers are the backbone of the agency, setting the course for all we … Continue reading →

As a reminder, insurance open enrollment closes on Friday, May 24. All benefit-eligible employees must enroll or waive coverage, even if you have no changes or are resigning/retiring! This is the only time per year you can make any changes … Continue reading →

Thank you to those of you who ordered t-shirts from our incredible Empowered students! If you didn’t order a t-shirt, feel free to wear anything green on May 16 to join the fun and raise awareness. Here is another resource … Continue reading →

Summer office hours of 7:30 am – 4:00 pm will begin Monday, June 3, and run through Friday, August 2. This will provide greater flexibility to those on contract in the summer months. In addition, the flexible summer schedule starts … Continue reading →

New Micro-credential available: 4 Key Mindsets All Central Rivers AEA staff have access to a personalized, self-paced opportunity to learn about and adopt practices to support the 4 Key Mindsets in or to enhance relationships and meet their personal and … Continue reading →

We want to take a moment to recognize our retiring superintendents! All were honored by their peers this week during the monthly superintendents’ meeting.  Thank you all for your years of services and dedication to children, families, educators, schools and … Continue reading →

Remember to change your voicemail greeting and schedule an “away” message to your email for Monday, May 27 so that callers and/or emailers will know all Central Rivers AEA offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.  Voicemail example: … Continue reading →

Thank you all for your strong advocacy efforts, courage and tolerance over the last few months. While we accept the challenge before us and get about the business of planning for our new reality, we know there are more questions … Continue reading →

The all-staff Coffee with The Chief Zoom for Friday, April 12 has been canceled due to the fact that we will be together on April 16 for the all-staff meeting.

The Open Enrollment period* for insurance begins Monday, April 29 and ends on Friday, May 24. *All benefit-eligible employees must enroll or waive coverage, even if you have no changes or are resigning/retiring! Some important details to note: If you … Continue reading →

While we say farewell to Executive Director of Educational Services, Jen Sigrist, and Executive Director of Special Education, Amy Knupp, we want to welcome Tesha Moser and Annette Hyde from Keystone AEA, who will be stepping in as interim directors … Continue reading →

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! The Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative Mental Health Awareness Month Toolkit is now available for download. May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Wear Green Day is May 16 Central Rivers AEA is a Make It … Continue reading →