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All NewsHow we help educators, students & families
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Efficiency
We provide services to local school districts that they could not afford independently. By working together, we make every dollar stretch further.
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Equity
Prior to the establishment of Iowa's Area Education Agency (AEA) system in 1974, the Iowa legislature was plagued with complaints about inequitable services from district to district across Iowa. One of our number one objectives is to ensure that all students and teachers, regardless of location, have access to what they need to succeed.
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Excellence
Excellence is not a buzzword at Central Rivers AEA, it's part of our DNA as an organization. We recruit and retain highly qualified team members with a passion for service.
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Leadership & Service
We both respond to district requests and create opportunities never thought of before. Our dedication extends to every last student we serve.
Thank you to all who made today’s Supportive Schools Summit a success! 👏
Teachers walked away with resources that empower them to create environments where every student feels valued, supported and ready to thrive academically! Supporting our local schools so that they can achieve ...great things is what we do! 🙌
Shoutout to our incredible student keynote speaker and showcases that gave presentations about their different school groups that support everything from mental health to human services and violence prevention. The student groups included:
•Keynote Speaker: Maddie Gallagher - Senior (Cedar Falls CSD)
•Adams Ambassadors (John Adams MS, Mason City CSD)
•Waterloo Youth City Council (Waterloo CSD)
•Make it OK (North Butler HS)
•MVP Program (Mason City HS, Mason City CSD)
•Intro to Human Services Class & Kindness Club (West Fork MS & HS)
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We love collaborating with our schools! 🙌 Big thanks to RRMR’s Junior-Senior High School leadership team for their productive brainstorming session with our Central Rivers AEA consultants.
Together, they evaluated the Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) for students. Remember, ...student success is a team effort! 👏
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Yesterday, we had 192 sixth graders across 40 teams representing 29 school districts compete in the final round of this year’s Math Bee! 🙌
Students were tested on a variety of topics including geometry, expressions and equations, statistics and probability, ratios and more.
...Congrats to Union Middle School for taking home first place! 🏆 Well done to all students/teams for wrapping up another successful #MathBee! 👏
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What a fantastic day with #CRAEA #TeacherLibrarians! 👏
Last week, area teacher librarians gathered for learning centered around ways to diversify their book collections, building library programs to help prepare students for the future, important legislature updates, summer reading ...program details, book talks and more!
Big thanks to Maribeth Boelts, our guest speaker/author, for inspiring our teacher librarians! Also, a shout out to Tina Ristau, the teacher librarian at George Washington Carver Academy, for introducing us to some exciting new literature. 📚
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May is School Board Appreciation Month! 🙌 🏫
We appreciate the volunteer efforts of all the school boards in our service area, especially our Central Rivers AEA board. These individuals collectively represent a clear, ethical and dedicated mission for the students, families and ...educators we serve! 👏
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Congratulations to Lisa Anton from @unioncsd on winning the 2024 ABC Paraeducator Award! 🎉
The Above and Beyond the Call (ABC) Paraeducator Award recognizes paraeducators who excel in their skills and go beyond expectations in their profession and school community involvement. 🌟
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Shout out to Sandy Brown and Julie Borton for also being outstanding paraeducators. Thank you all for your commitment and service to students! 🙌👏
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What we are proud of
"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."