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Registration is open for the June 13-14 Teaching for Impact training being held at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
Sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education and the Iowa Area Education Agencies, the training is for all educators supporting learners with disabilities. There is no cost to attend.
The purpose of the training is for educators to develop and expand knowledge and skills related to the education of learners with disabilities from birth to age 21. Emphasis will be placed on integrating information into practice across a variety of educational settings in these content areas: college and career readiness, mathematics, literacy, early childhood, leadership and positive learning environments.
Three dynamic speakers have been invited to headline Teaching for Impact including Jennifer Wolfsheimer, Hedy Chang and Clay Cook. They bring a wealth of personal and professional experience to the field of education.
Educators and providers from early childhood to high school, school administrators, AEA professionals and higher education faculty supporting pre-service educators and providers will all benefit from the training.
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The Legislative Action Alert is a new service implemented by the Iowa Department of Education to inform stakeholders of enacted legislation that requires the immediate attention of the field and will be issued periodically throughout session.
School superintendents, principals and nonpublic administrators are already subscribed to receive these alerts.
Anyone is welcome to subscribe to receive the Legislative Action Alerts. Sign up using the following button.
School nurses can delegate the task of medication administration to unlicensed personnel and the Medication Administration training assists the school nurse in this delegation. Iowa school districts and accredited nonpublic schools are required to use this free course provided by the Iowa Department of Education. The course has been condensed and updated to be interactive and engaging while promoting safety in the steps of medication administration by unlicensed personnel. The course contains basic medication administration knowledge and step-by-step procedures. There is also a voluntary module covering awareness for schools on stock medications. A blank certificate will be generated when an individual obtains 100% completion and passing scores on all 17 modules/quizzes. The certificate is only valid after a hands-on skills check to demonstrate competency in medication administration is completed and documented by the school nurse. To register, go to the aealearning online catalog If you have questions, contact Melissa Walker.
The annual upload for the Secondary Career and Technical Reporting Application (SCTERA) Spring Collection (student data) runs from Monday, April 3, 2023, through EOB Friday, June 16, 2023.
See the SCTERA Handbook for detailed instructions.
The Bureau of Career and Technical Education will hold a training webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, March 29 from 10-11 a.m. The webinar will walk through the steps to complete the Spring Collection (I.e., submitting student data).
The Zoom invite for the webinar will be emailed to those who register.
For questions, contact Jeffrey Fletcher or 515-321-7309.
As your district looks at expanding work-based learning experiences for students, take a holistic view at your district’s opportunities and data. Utilize your district career and academic planning team to review internal practices using the Work-Based Learning Self-Assessment Tool. The tool will help your team identify areas to focus expansion in a sustainable way. The tool and additional resources to support work-based learning are found on the Department’s Work-Based Learning webpage.
Questions about building sustainable work-based learning experiences, courses and programs? Contact Kristy Volesky, Work-Based Learning Consultant at the Iowa Department of Education or 515-971-0669.
Each district with a 9-12 campus should be working with their Regional Planning Partnership (RPP) to finalize and submit (depending on RPP timeline) their District Career and Academic Plan (DCAP) for the 2022-23 school year. RPPs are in the process of collecting and evaluating each DCAP with their established teams. For additional information, visit the Department's Career and Academic Planning webpage or reach out to Erica Woods-Schmitz, Career and Academic Planning Consultant.
Visit and subscribe to the Annual Notices and Deadlines Calendar for a list of state and federal notices and deadlines for all public and nonpublic schools.
It is the policy of the Iowa Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, political party affiliation, or actual or potential parental, family or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code sections 216.9 and 256.10(2), Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C.§§ 1681 – 1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.). If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy by the Iowa Department of Education, please contact the legal counsel for the Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, 400 E. 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146, telephone number: 515-281-5295, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, 230 S. Dearborn Street, 37th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604-7204, telephone number: 312-730-1560, FAX number: 312-730-1576, TDD number: 800-877-8339, email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov
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