Summer Van Route Schedule

Below is the summer van delivery schedule. If you are not sure of which route your building belongs to, you can find that information here.

Monday, June 7 - Route 1, 7, 8
Tuesday, June 8 - Rouet 4, 5, 6

Monday, June 14 - Route 1, 7, 8
Tuesday, June 15 - Route 4, 5, 6

Monday, June 21 - Route - 1, 7, 8,
Tuesday, June 22 - Route 4, 5, 6

Thursday, July 1 to Thursday, August 12 - no van delivery - will make deliveries as needed

Monday, August 16 - regular van delivery for the 2021-22 school year begins

If you have any questions, please contact Julia Hood at 712-366-0203 or 800-342-7192 (Iowa only).

Provide Feedback on the 2020-21 At-A-Glance Newsletter

Green Hills AEA is committed to continuous improvement and values the opinions of the At-A-Glance's readers. Please take a few moments to provide feedback on the At-A-Glance newsletter experience. Feedback will be taken into consideration in an effort to provide an even better experience when the At-A-Glance returns next school year. 

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Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities

Check out our Summer Courses Flyer to see available professional learning opportunities! Sign yourself up and share the information to get involved in some summer learning!

Don't forget to make any necessary updates to your Iowa Department of Education Portal Accounts as part of end-of-year housekeeping. The linked document will walk you through several common changes that you might need to make.

Social-Emotional Learning Supports Symposium - Course #201221 (Riverside High School)

August 2nd & 3rd, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Click Here to Register

The 2021 Social Emotional Learning Supports Symposium will provide a variety of climate, culture, social-emotional, and behavioral strategies for teachers, administrators, parents, counselors, and community service providers to use with children birth-21. Research shows social-emotional learning and well-being increase academic achievement at all levels of instruction, and are just as critical for adults as they are students.

This 2-day event will feature Keynote Speakers: 1) Dr. Marc Brackett, author of "Permission to Feel'' and 2) Dr. Jen Ulie-Wells, Please Pass the Love. Watch for updates on breakout sessions and the full agenda for further details. You won't want to miss this chance to reboot and recharge for the upcoming school year!

The $50 registration fee includes lunch on both days.

T-Shirt Order Form

Inclusive Classroom Virtual Conference

 

The first annual virtual Inclusive Classroom Conference will be held on February 9, 2022, and coordinated by four AEAs. Keynote speakers will be the authors of the book, "Inclusive Classroom 365". For more information in regards to the Inclusive Classroom, please check out https://inclusive365.com/. In order to create a conference that will fit the needs of participants, you are invited to fill out a short survey on what topics would be of most interest.

INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM CONFERENCE TOPIC SURVEY

NEW Transition Team Clickable Classroom

Our great GHAEA transition team (Mary McLaren, Samantha Wilson, Amy Liddell, Rebecca Hamilton, Nancy Lindgren) presented recently at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Work-Based Learning Conference. They did a great job of presenting and sharing with colleagues not only in Iowa but from around the country. The team was sharing a collection of transition resources that they had compiled and created in a clickable classroom format. This excellent resource now lives on our Green Hills AEA website and provides resources in the categories of assessments, curriculum/instruction, family/educator resources, resource linkages, and social-emotional learning. You can click here to see the classroom directly, and also know that it is linked to the GHAEA transition page. If you work with transition-aged students, ages 13 and up, please check out this classroom and add it to your toolbox!

Final Self-Care, Sharing, and Support for Families Session Next Week

Join Amy Liddell, Family & Educator Partnership Coordinator, and Billie Jo Clausen, MS, IMH-E®, on June 9th for the final opportunity to learn more about self-care, engage with other families, and gain support in a Self-Care, Sharing & Support for Families session!

LEARN MORE OR REGISTER HERE!

Professional Learning COVID-19 Update

Effective immediately, our professional learning opportunities will resume full capacity registration and use of the agency’s conference rooms. GHAEA encourages you to take measures you believe best to protect yourself and those with whom you come in contact from the spread of COVID-19.

We will continue to clean all offices regularly, and we will reassess the need for routine, deep-cleaning efforts on June 30.

We will continue to update and track COVID-19 data for each county through June 30, as we will want to keep an eye on a possible resurgence of cases. If a county were to move into RED/RED status, we would verify with CDC on recommendations for office status at that time.

Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities

Implementing Ambitious Science Teaching Part 1 (Virtual)

July 19 - December 9, 2021

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Check out all of our 2021 SUMMER COURSE OFFERINGS! Help us spread the word and sign up for your own learning in the process!

License/Certificate Renewal Reminder

Need to renew your license/certificate? You can access your transcript electronically at any time!

1. Log in to your account in the AEA Professional Learning Registration System
2. Click on the Home button
3. Scroll to the bottom right-hand side of the page to the "My Courses" heading
4. Click on "My Transcript"
5. Click on the "Print Official Transcript" button (cumulative transcript)

Iowa Department of Education - Reference Guide for Required Staff Development

Western Iowa Regents Resource Center - Spring Newsletter

Check out Western Iowa Regents Resource Center - Spring Newsletter for updates on:

• Scholarships Available for Distance Education Program Students
• Local Outreach & Activities
• New Distance Learning Offerings
• Distance Education Degree Opportunities

Learning Supports Symposium Announcements

Nominations Are Open for the NEW  Be The One Award!

Any person working within a school building has the power to "Be The One". Nominations are open for any person (AEA/LEA), of any occupation within a school building. Nominations can also come from any AEA or LEA employee.

This award will be presented at the Social-Emotional Learning Supports Symposium to any AEA or LEA employee within a Green Hills AEA district. All nominees should embody the example of what it means to "Be The One" for students. This person should be an exemplar for others. They make an impact by building relationships and being a positive person in the lives of others, ultimately contributing to a positive culture and climate within their schools.

Nominations are due by May 19th, 2021 to be considered.

NOMINATE NOW

Social-Emotional Learning Supports Symposium T-Shirts Available for Order!

T-shirts for the 3rd annual Social-Emotional Learning Supports Symposium are now available to order! The shirts are 100% cotton and a unisex fit. Orders close on July 15, 2021!

ORDER NOW

Self-Care, Sharing & Support for Families Sessions

 Join us for an opportunity to learn more about self-care, engage with other families, and gain support in our Self-Care, Sharing & Support for Families sessions! Attend any or all sessions. 

LEARN MORE OR REGISTER HERE!