GPAEA Alerts

Due to the icy conditions around the region, the Technology Coordinators meeting today has been canceled. The Erate part of the agenda will be rescheduled via zoom at a later date.

The SOAR Fraction scheduled for Tuesday Jan 15 in Burlington has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for a later date.

Please be advised that the initial bargaining session between Great Prairie Area Education Agency and the AFSCME/Iowa Council 61 will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 4:30 PM in the Great Prairie AEA Special Education Conference Room, 2814 North Court Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501. The Union will present their opening proposal. Presentation will be open to the public.

For additional information, please contact:

Greg Manske, Human Resources Director

Great Prairie AEA

greg.manske@gpaea.org

319-753-6561 Ext. 1217

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• Professional Development Opportunities from GPAEA – Spring 2019
• Supporting students’ complete mental health in a multi-tiered framework with Dr. Shannon Suldo – June 6 & 7
• Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) Training for Educators – Multiple Dates & Locations
• Navigating the Transition Process Workshop for Educators & Families – February 25 & 26
• Iowa Leadership Academy – A great opportunity for your team!
• Nominating a Deserving Individual for an AEA Award by February 15
• Communication Matters from FEP
• Building Bridges Accessible & Assistive Technology Conference 2019
• KT Pro for Students Grades 8-11 (Scholarships Available)

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The next meeting of the Great Prairie AEA Board of Directors will be held on Tuesday, January 8 at 5:30 PM at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 N. Main, Fairfield, IA. Agenda and past minutes may be found at https://www.gpaea.org/about-us/board-of-directors/.

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As a District Leader, we realize that your time is valuable and you receive a lot of emails. Leadership Connection is GPAEA's way of streamlining the "need to know" information for the next two months. Check your inbox the first Friday of the month or bookmark https://gpaealeadership.wordpress.com/ for easy access.

The next meeting of the Great Prairie AEA Board of Directors will be held on Tuesday, December 11 at 5:30 PM at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 N. Main, Fairfield, IA. Agenda and past minutes may be found at https://www.gpaea.org/about-us/board-of-directors/.

With many of our schools delaying their start times today (11/30), we have decided to postpone the Dyslexia/Dysgraphia class, and will schedule a make up date soon.  Since we are offering for graduate credit, we will not have the needed amount of seat time hours if we have a late start, and we do not want anyone on the roads if their district has a delay.  We will let you know the date for the make up session as soon as we are able to get it scheduled.  Thank you for understanding.