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Exciting day at River Hills School!
We were thrilled to welcome @wcfcourier reporter Maria Kuiper, who stopped by to learn more about the upcoming adaptive library unveiling on November 6! 📚✨

This special space has been designed to meet the needs of the school's incredible ...students with an emphasis on their diverse learning styles and abilities.

Stay tuned for more details on this exciting project with an aim to empower every student to thrive and love literacy! 🙌

#CRAEA #iaedchat #EveryDayAtAEA

Last week, the School Administrators of Iowa (SAI) announced Darwin Lehmann as 2024-25 Iowa Superintendent of the Year!

Very well deserved. Congratulations, Darwin!

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(Photo credit: Forest City/Central Springs CSD)

@cf_caps high school students “got their teach on” last week at River Hills School! 🙌

Learning, modeling and growing – these students have bright futures ahead of them! 👏⭐

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We had our first Supporting Ongoing Achievement Responsively (SOAR) training last week at our Cedar Falls office! 👏

Attention to our school districts… Are your math teachers interested in an intervention curriculum? 🤔💡🧠

Explore the SOAR trainings we are offering this... year and sign up today! You can find the full list of our math offerings for the 2024-25 school year on our website.

#CRAEA #EveryDayAtAEA #iaedchat

Graphic design students from Jesup High School met with our agency's creative designers to explore the field. 💻

The students learned about the daily workflow, recommended software and how to kickstart a career in graphic design! 🙌

#CRAEA #EveryDayAtAEA #iaedchat ...#graphicdesign

This week, North Ridge Elementary students had an unforgettable experience (thanks to our friends in Media) exploring the night sky inside the "Star Lab"— an inflatable digital dome planetarium that brought the wonders of space to life! 🌟✨

The Star Lab will also be making ...its way to Shell Rock Elementary and Prairie West Elementary in December! 🙌👏

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What we are proud of

Top Iowa Workplace

We were a Des Moines Register Top Workplace two years in a row.

90%

of local educators say Central Rivers AEA special education services are "meeting or exceeding" expectations.

96%

of local educators say that Central Rivers AEA Future Ready supports are "meeting or exceeding" expectations.

98%

of local educators say that Central Rivers AEA Media and Creative Services are "meeting or exceeding" expectations.

"The AEA staff members who work with my district have been extremely helpful across the board...answering questions specific to content areas, helping with technology implementation, analyzing and using student data, and implementing Social and Emotional Learning structures."