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Your feedback helps shape our collective impact
At our recent All Staff Meeting, we shared a survey designed to help us better understand what’s working well across our agency and where we have opportunities to strengthen our collective impact. If you haven’t had a chance to complete the survey yet, we’d love to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to…
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Legacy & impact challenge
We’re always looking for ways to celebrate the impact of our work. This year, we will randomly award ten (10) $100 gift certificates from all entries/stories of success shared before Thanksgiving 2026. Do you know a student who’s made big strides in their learning or reached a milestone thanks to the support you or your…
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Sign up for agency alerts
Please be sure that you are signed* up to receive Central Rivers AEA Alerts via text, call or email. Alerts are used to announce agency-related emergency updates, building closings or professional learning cancellations. *If you are already signed up, you do not have to do anything. Sign up today at https://myalerts.centralriversaea.org/. If you have questions,…
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Welcome aboard: meet the newest Central Rivers AEA team members
We would like to welcome incoming staff for the 2026-27 school year. We are so excited you’re joining our Central Rivers AEA team!
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New agency norm: turning off AI note-takers & recording bots
Central Rivers AEA is asking all staff to turn off AI note-taking tools (like the native Zoom note-taker feature, Otter.ai, Fireflies and Read.ai) during agency meetings and professional learning sessions. Why We’re Making This Change A reminder statement has been added to agency Zoom invites. Please note that this guidance does not apply to parents who…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI): What’s new from Google
Over the summer, Google shipped a steady stream of Gemini updates across the Workspace apps we use every day. None of them are separate tools to learn. Each one is built into a familiar app and does one specific job, such as summarizing the comments on a shared document or building a quiz from a…
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INspired Leadership support will continue
All staff are invited to take advantage of 1:1 core energy leadership coaching sessions with Certified Professional Coach, Dr. Leslie Moore, via Zoom. Sessions are designed to enhance your well-being, life satisfaction and assist you in meeting your personal and professional goals. Just book one day in advance – slots are for 60 minutes and…
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Labor Day office closure reminder
All Central Rivers AEA offices will be closed on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day. Please update your voicemail and set an out-of-office email reply to let others know about the closure. All offices will reopen on Tuesday, September 8. Voicemail example: Hello, this is (your name and title). All Central Rivers AEA…
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Details for the 2026 All Staff Kick Off Meeting are now available
The 2026 All Staff Kickoff Meeting will be held at the Cedar Falls office beginning at 9:00 am on Wednesday, August 26. This year’s theme is Legacy & Impact. Impact is the immediate effect of your work right now – the teacher you coached yesterday, the family you supported this morning. Legacy is the long-term…
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Updated staff photos will available at the August 26 All-Staff Meeting
With the new school year around the corner, several team members have asked for updated photos. To make it easy, we’ve set up a dedicated photo session during our upcoming All-Staff Kick Off Meeting on Wednesday, August 26. If you need a new photo, just swing by the downstairs studio in the Cedar Falls office…
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Reminder about required training for all staff
As we enter the month of August, we wanted to send a reminder that all staff must complete the mandatory AEA-required trainings. Certified staff are allowed to use one of your 2026-2027 contract days to complete the trainings. Simply indicate on your Google calendar, “AEA Mandatory Training Day.” Once completed, staff are expected to submit…
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AEA Professional Learning registration is moving to one platform
All Iowa AEAs are moving to one unified professional learning platform this September. The refreshed AEA Learning Online platform will serve as a single hub for all courses, trainings, certifications and authorizations, whether you take them online, virtually or face-to-face. You can continue registering through your local AEA, but all your professional learning will now…
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Does your email signature need to be updated?
Earlier this year, we launched new email signatures to ensure brand consistency and digital accessibility. Your signature details – including your photo, title, phone number and office location – are pulled directly from the staff directory. Please take a moment to check your directory listing. If anything is missing or incorrect, please contact your region’s…
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Meet our new Regional Administrators & Assistant RAs
We’re excited to welcome two outstanding leaders to our team at Central Rivers AEA: Lexie Denton, Regional Administrator for the Northeast Sector, and Marc Snavely, Regional Administrator for the South Sector. Lexie comes to the AEA from Des Moines where she served as a principal for the last four years. Prior to her role as…
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Welcome aboard: meet the newest Central Rivers AEA team members
We would like to welcome incoming staff for the 2026-27 school year. We are so excited you’re joining our Central Rivers AEA team!