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Leadership Connection - November 2019

November 8, 2019

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.

Agency Updates

The Cornerstone - November 2019
- GPAEA Districts Featured in PBIS Article
- School Psychology Awareness Week – November 11-15, 2019
- Ottumwa Director Dr. Lonna Anderson receives Friend of Math Award
- Pedersen Named 2020 Iowa Superintendent of the Year
- Ottumwa first-grader featured on Good Morning America
- Substitute Authorization Courses Available in Albia & Burlington – January 2020
- Professional Learning Courses Available – November 2019
- Iowa Teacher Librarians Again Have Opportunity to Collaborate During Monthly Online Sessions
- GPAEA Schools in the News – October/November 2019

Professional Learning/School Improvement/Special Education

Meeting the Requirements for Suicide Prevention Legislation
GPAEA's Professional Development Department Seeking Help from Participants
Reminder to Check TLC Fund Balances

External & State Partners

AEA System Superintendents Update - November 2019
AEA Learning Online
BoEE
DE - School Leader Update
Think Tank Session from UNI

Posts may be updated throughout the month, so remember to check back for further information. You may always contact your Regional Director as questions arise.

Kuder Training/Work-Based Learning/Clearninghouse

October 29, 2019

The Kuder/Work-Based Learning/Clearinghouse training scheduled for Wednesday, October 30 in Fairfield has been postponed to Wednesday, November 13.

GPAEA Board of Directors Meeting - October 1, 2019

September 27, 2019

The Great Prairie AEA Board of Directors meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 1 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/.

Special Board Meeting Zoom - September 24, 2019

September 23, 2019

The Great Prairie AEA Board of Directors will hold a special board meeting zoom on September 24, 2019, at 4:30 PM to set the date, time, and location of the October meeting. Agenda posted at https://www.gpaea.org/about-us/board-of-directors/.

GPAEA DLM Workshop on 9/16/19 at the Burlington GPAEA Site has a Delayed Start until 9:00am

September 16, 2019

The Cornerstone - September 2019

September 12, 2019

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Welcome to the 2019-20 School Year!

Open Board Positions

September 9, 2019

The Great Prairie Area Education Agency will be accepting Statement of Candidacy submissions for the election of five (5) AEA Board members in October 2019. The five Board positions open for election are:

District 1: Central Lee, Harmony, Keokuk, & Van Buren
District 3: Keota, North Mahaska, Oskaloosa, Sigourney & Tri-County
District 4: Cardinal, Centerville, Davis County, Moulton-Udell, Seymour & portion of the Ottumwa School District
District 5: A portion of the Ottumwa School District
District 8: A portion of the Burlington School District

School Board Members from these districts will choose the Great Prairie Area Education Agency representatives. Under Iowa law, anyone who is a resident and elector of the Director District indicated, may seek election to the AEA Board, except local school employees or members of the Community College Boards of Directors.

Persons interested in declaring candidacy must file a “Statement of Candidacy,” available at the school board offices in the corresponding Director Districts and the Great Prairie AEA Ottumwa or Burlington Offices. The deadline for filing a Statement of Candidacy with Jennifer Woodley, Public Relations Coordinator/Board Secretary of Great Prairie AEA is October 15, 2019.

Terms of office for these positions on the Board are for 4 years – December 2019 through December 2023. Meetings of the Great Prairie AEA Board of Directors are held at 5:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main in Fairfield, Iowa.

Anyone desiring further information on the election may call Jennifer Woodley, Great Prairie AEA Public Relations Coordinator/Board Secretary, at 800-382-8970, Ext. 1232, write to Great Prairie AEA, 2814 North Court Street, Ottumwa, Iowa, 52501 or email jennifer.woodley@gpaea.org.

GPAEA Board of Directors Meeting - September 9, 2019

September 6, 2019

The Great Prairie AEA Board of Directors will hold the following on Monday, September 9, 2019:

4:30 PM - Transportation Hearing / Board Meeting - Perkins Conference Room

5:45 PM Dinner/Joint Board Meeting with Indian Hills Community College

Indian Hills Community College, 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Agenda and past minutes may be found at https://www.gpaea.org/about-us/board-of-directors/.

Leadership Connection - September 2019

September 6, 2019

Welcome to the 2019-20 School Year! 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.

GPAEA Board of Directors Meeting - July 29, 2019

July 25, 2019

The Great Prairie AEA Board of Directors meeting and retreat will be held on Monday, July 29 at 11:30 AM 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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