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Just a reminder that summer hours have officially started! Summer hours at all Central Rivers AEA offices will run from 7:30am to 4:00pm from Monday June 10th until Friday August 9th.
Summer slide is the tendency for students to undo the gains they made during the previous school year, or to not be as prepared for the new, higher-level requirements of their grade level when they return to...
Anxiety. It’s one of the most prevalent mental health disorders; and of all the mental health disorders, it has the youngest age of onset. Did you know that everyone experiences some level of anxiety at times? And yet...
Hanover Research, a global market research and analytics firm, recently released results of an independent survey of Iowa’s educators regarding the services of Iowa’s Area Education Agency (AEA) system. Over 8,000 responses were generated from an invitation...
In your lifetime, you have undoubtedly crossed paths with a child labeled lazy, unmotivated, and underachieving but also marveled when that very same child showed signs of high creativity, imagination, and curiosity. What about the child with...
We just wrapped up our annual Battle of the Books competition held at the Central Rivers AEA Cedar Falls office. Battle of the Books is a collaborative reading competition designed to enhance student commitment, team building, and...
The purpose of grading is to identify how well students have achieved the learning objectives or goals established for a class or course of study. Recently, several school districts around the country have challenged traditional grading systems...
We all have a story. Suzy, a local mom, gives an inside look into her story and journey through the IEP (Individualized Education Plan) process. Suzy reflected back to her child’s very first IEP meeting. She felt a...
Central Rivers Area Education Agency (AEA) is pleased to announce that Jen Sigrist, currently Director of Personalized Learning and Innovation at Van Meter Schools, has been selected as the agency’s next Executive Director of Media & Technology....