GHAEA Voice

Dr. Haws and the Admin team have begun their "ride alongs" with various groups of staff. The ride alongs provide the admin team an overview of a day in the life of each of the various roles of our staff. See Glenwood Regional Administrator, Linda Spencer, below on a few of her ride alongs. Lisa Magneson, Special Ed Consultant - South Page Jessica O'Dell, Speech-Language Pathologist - Kreft Elementary Kari Olson, Special Ed Consultant - Titan Hill

Have you noticed a colleague that has been striving to have a positive impact on someone's life, someone who truly demonstrates what it takes to "be the one" or someone who is dedicated to serving the whole child? Tell us about them HERE ! Nominations will be featured in the next edition of the Voice.

Reminder that this year's United Way campaign will be wrapping up shortly. We are currently only at 16% of our goal... But don't worry, there's still time! Our goal this year is $1,500. We currently have raised $250  If you would like to help us reach our goal, please contact Devin Laughlin for a form. The campaign closes on November 9th!

The 2018-19 Getting to Know You publication has been added to the Staff Portal under the Communications/Media/Logo tab. Access this year's Getting to Know You HERE ! * Note that staff highlighted in yellow are new staff (not in last year's edition)

  Iowa's AEAs Chief Administrators recently addressed the topic of increased collaboration around print services. In reviewing the current data collected along with data collected from previous studies, there was consensus around the notion of moving forward. What does “moving forward” look like? Developing a common catalog of products and services that all LEAs have access to Developing a common pricing structure for products and services Pilot partnerships are being explored to begin working through the challenges of collaboration The development of a steering committee comprised of representatives from the Chief Administrators, Media Directors, and Chief Financial Officers. What won’t happen as we move forward? Moving ahead does not mean the abandonment of individual AEA print shops. The model that seems to make the most sense relies on a print shop in each AEA offering a base level of services.  An abrupt disruption of equipment contracts, staffing or operatio...

Remember that all Green Hills AEA offices will close at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21st.  Offices will remain closed on Thursday, November 22nd and Friday, November 23rd. They will open at regular time on Monday, November 26th.