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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....
When a child is identified as needing special education instruction to meet their learning abilities, the needs are documented in an Individualized Education Plan, or IEP. Teams work together to develop IEP goals and create a plan...
More than 100 superintendents representing school districts across the state of Iowa combined forces in Des Moines on February 5 to rally for legislative support for education. “This event provides an important opportunity for school leaders to have productive...
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition identifies work experience as a strong predictor of post-school success in the area of employment for students with disabilities. Work experience is any activity that places a student in an...
In 1935, the “Iowa Test of Basic Skills” (ITBS) were first administered in Iowa. Students in grades six through eight completed the ITBS tests in subjects such as reading comprehension, spelling and mathematics. These assessments were state...
Over 250 school administrators and educators attended Dr. Anthony Muhammad’s workshop “Transforming School Culture through PLCs” at our Central Rivers AEA Office in Cedar Falls on January 9th as part of our Lead, Inspire, Innovate Professional Learning...
Central Rivers Area Education Agency (AEA) is on a mission to help the educators we serve to be the leaders of the most inspired and innovative schools in the nation. And we’re doing it through professional learning...