Hats Off for Your Community

Here's how you can help raise $25,000 for our community!

Step 1 Take a photo or video of someone taking off a hat.  Get creative!

Step 2 Post it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram  and use the hashtag #HatsOff4UnitedWay. (Tag United Way of the Midlands and your company or agency too!)

Step 3 Challenge others to do the same so we can raise $25,000 for our community!

When it comes to making our town a better place to live, we all wear many hats, and we all have a role to play. YOU can make a difference by simply sharing a photo of yourself taking off a hat and sponsors will donate $1 to local families in need. Get Started Today

Dr. David Kilpatrick is coming to Omaha on December 9th

Attached is a flyer for a presentation by Dr. David Kilpatrick. Dr. Kilpatrick is known worldwide for his contributions to helping professionals learn more about science-based reading interventions. Tickets are going fast! Grab yours today!

See flyer here

Building a Contagious Culture

• Are you having the impact you want?
• Do you feel the way you want?
• Do people follow you because you’re the “boss” or because they want to?  
• Do you have the culture you want? 

The key to a resounding “Yes” response to these questions is in how you show up. The way we lead ourselves and our energy—or don’t—has a tremendous effect on our ability to create impact. How we nurture our energy, from the inside out, influences how in tune we are to others, how well we can lead a room, and how well we can pick up on things that no one else can. (We have superpowers, and we don’t even know it.)

In today’s world, leadership actions and skills alone are not enough; we need intention, energy, and presence to back them up for best results. Through this workshop, gain strategies for creating influence and impact on purpose, while accelerating your results and well-being.

Facilitator: Dr. Dana Schon, SAI
• Thurs., Sept. 5, 2019 - Avoca

Register Here

Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Planning for Practitioners Course

#160659 GH - Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Planning for Practitioners

Participants will learn to operationally define target behaviors and conduct a technically sound functional behavior assessment designed to answer specific questions. Indirect and direct methods of assessing function will be taught and applied. Participants will learn how to analyze and then synthesize assessment data in order to write a descriptive summary leading to a hypothesis about the function of the targeted behavior(s).  Participants will learn how to link these results to appropriate, function-based interventions. Data collection resources will be modeled and practiced in class and within the natural environment.  Coaching opportunities will be provided by members of the Challenging Behavior Team.

8:30-3:30 at the Osceola AEA Regional Office
September 25th
November 13th
December 4th

Target audience is: AEA Special Education Reps, SPED teachers who support students with behavioral concerns and have/need an FBA/BIP as part of their supports in their IEP, SPED coordinators or other district staff who support sped teachers with collecting behavior data or writing FBA/BIPs

Register HERE

UNI Think Tank/Leadership Camp

Through a partnership with the University of Northern Iowa, Green Hills AEA is excited to offer a think tank and leadership camp opportunity.

See flyer for more details

Professional Learning this fall

Our Green Hills AEA Fall Catalog is available NOW!

Check out the new fall courses offered through Drake University here.

2nd Annual Learning Supports Symposium

THANK YOU for helping make the 2nd Annual Learning Supports Symposium so successful! Over 300 educators, parents and community members attended the Symposium at Riverside High School on August 5th and 6th. Keynote Speakers Jim Sporleder and Tasha Schuh shared inspiring messages with all of us and the 25+ breakout sessions were impactful, diverse and applicable.
SAVE THE DATE for next year's Symposium: August 3rd and 4th at Griswold Middle/High School.  You won't want to miss it!

Social Emotional Behavior Mental Health Leadership Series

Heartland AEA is offering a no-cost Social Emotional Behavior Mental Health SEBMH Leadership Series this fall for Superintendents and Education Leaders.

See flyer for details

RESPECT Training

RESPECT is a free, four-day workshop focused on relationship building and conflict resolution.  Participants will learn skills and strategies that can be applied universally when addressing professional and personal conflict.

Where:
Country Inn and Suites, 17 Arena Way, Council Bluffs

When:
September 10, October 8, November 12, December 3
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Learn more HERE
To register go to askresource.org/events

FASTBridge Back to School Message

As you kick off your school year, the AEAs want to ensure that buildings and administrators that requested the expanded FAST assessment suite have access as expected and understand the billing structure for the suite. 

If your school requested the expanded FAST assessment suite, please click this link

2019-2020 Green Hills AEA Van Routes

Please see the links below for important information about van routes. Updated van routes for the 2019-20 school began earlier this week. Attached is a listing of all stops. Please note that some routes have changed.
Van Routes

Route Information

2019-2020 Norms and Benchmarks Update from FAST

What has changed?

The developer of the FAST assessment measures has updated their norms and benchmarks. These updates go into practice starting fall of 2019.


Why the update?
Norms and benchmarks were updated to more accurately represent national performance. This was done by using their available user data to more closely represent the national school population based on gender, race/ethnicity, and socio-economic status. More closely matching national demographics will increase assessment accuracy across the range of abilities (e.g., struggling students, high performing students). This update is also intended to increase norm and benchmark stability, leading to less frequent updates in the future.

Crayola ColorCycle

Not sure what to do with your old markers? Crayola is teaming up with schools in an effort to be more environmentally friendly and teach students about their role in protecting the environment. Collect markers throughout the year and send them to Crayola to recycle! Learn more about Crayola ColorCycle HERE

New Look and Feel of Green Hills AEA

Last spring, we updated our mission, vision, and core values at Green Hills AEA to ensure they still represented who we are, what we do, and where we are going. We wanted to reflect that change in our brand identity. This summer, we adopted a new logo and brand. You will begin to see our new logo on our website, social media accounts, and on our employee's ID badges as they enter your buildings.