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1858 - Established office of County SuperintendentMore than 5,000 separate school systems

1974 - Established present structure of AEAs

Iowa AEA History:

1957 - Permitted counties to share superintendent1965 - Permitted counties to join into one system

2009-10 - 363 public school systems served by AEAs

The Mission of Iowa Area Education Agencies is to lead the transformation of early childhood, elementary, and secondary educational systems into universally recognized excellence by providing quality, equitable services through a cooperative network of innovative regional service centers.

Sector IAndrewBellevueCamancheClintonDelwoodEast CentralMaquoketaNortheastPreston

Sector IIBettendorfCalamus- WheatlandCentral ClintonNorth ScottPleasant Valley

Sector IIIBennettColumbusDurantLouisa-MuscatineMuscatineWest LibertyWilton

Sector IV Davenport

The mission of the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency is to improve teaching and learning for all students through active partnerships and assertive leadership in a climate of mutual respect.

Governance:Nine directors elected by local school boards for four-year

terms.

Each director district represents an equally populated portion of the AEA.

Directors must reside in the area they represent and may not be employed by a school they represent.

Funding Sources:

Special Education11.7% Property tax38.6% State aid45.0% IDEA 3.7% Competitive grants 1.0% Other*

Media88.4% Property tax

11.6% Other*

*Other indicates interest income & sale of services

Evaluation & Market Research88.3% Competitive Grants

7.6% Media Services Support

4.1% Special Education Support

Educational Services60.0% Property tax 3.3% Competitive grants 36.7% Other*

M e d ia8 .30%

E d . S e rv ice s 13 .30%

E . & M . R . 2 .00%

S p e cia l E d u catio n

76 .40%

State Standards for Service:School community planningProfessional developmentCurriculum, instruction, and assessmentDiverse learning needs of all children and youthInclusive school supportMedia servicesSchool technologyLeadershipManagement services

“Will it improve student achievement?”

Agency Guiding Principles are driven by: Deming Profound Knowledge Covey 7 Habits Appreciation of System 1. Be Proactive Theory of Variation 2. Begin with the End in Mind Theory of Knowledge 3. Put First Things First Knowledge of Psychology 4. Think Win-Win

5. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood 6. Synergize 7. Sharpen the Saw

GOALS:1. Increase the percentage of low socioeconomic status,

Individual Education Plan, and minority students achieving reading proficiency in grades 4, 8, and 11.

2. Increase the percentage of low socioeconomic status, Individual Education Plan, and minority students achieving math proficiency in grades 4, 8, and 11.

3. Increase the percentage of low socioeconomic status, Individual Education Plan, and minority students achieving science proficiency in grades 5, 8, and 11.

Why do we need to restructure?The current growth rate is not sufficient for students and

schools to reach their respective goals.Our current system is producing the maximum results it is

capable of producing.Therefore, if we expect to meet our goals, our system must be

restructured.

Structure of the Agency:

Internal OperationsService Delivery

Planning & Assessment

Mississippi Bend AEA Employees: Executive Administration Evaluation & Market

2 Permanent employees Research4 Permanent employees

Support Services Integrated Services32 Permanent employees 290 Permanent employees

Total Staff

328 Permanent employees 154 Temporary employees

Integrated Services:

The purpose of the Integrated Services Platform is to improve teaching and learning by providing quality educational programs and services that not only meet the current and emerging needs of our customers but also make a measurable difference.

Integrated Services:

Quality Learning and Media Materials DistributionStudent Programs, Activities, and Events Special Education

Departments

Quality Learning:Consultants and Specialists:

Curriculum, Instruction, and AssessmentProfessional Development School TechnologyMedia Resources Comprehensive School ImprovementLeadership

Media Materials Distribution: Audiovisual ServicesComputer LabCurriculum LaboratoryNon-Print LibraryPrint LibraryProfessional LibraryStar Lab PlanetariumProduction Area

Student Programs, Activities, and Events:

Student ProgramsDriver EducationJuvenile Detention Center AEA 9 Shelter SchoolHome School Assistance Program

Student ActivitiesCollege for KidsComputer Camp FLEX (Foreign Language

Exploration)Kid UniversitySummer SpanishStudent Events

Invent IowaMath BeeSenate Youth ProgramFuture Problem Solving

Special Education:Develops and implements Individual Family Service Plans.Develops and implements Individual Educational programs.Provides free, appropriate services to children/students with

disabilities.Makes changes in our educational systems so that learning of all

students is enhanced.Develops and implements Solution-Focused Interventions.

Special Resource Teams:Assistive Technology TeamAutism Resource TeamBrain Injury TeamParent-Educator Connection

AudiologistsAudiometrists Communication AidesConsultantsHome Intervention Teachers Itinerant Teachers:

Visually ImpairedHearing Impaired

Occupational TherapistsPhysical TherapistsSchool Social WorkersSpeech-Language PathologistsSchool PsychologistsTransition Specialists

Departments:

AEA Building Service Facilitator (SF):Responsibilities - Systemic ImprovementFacilitate needs assessmentInform and coordinate AEA servicesMonitor effectiveness of AEA servicesProvide SINA supportAssist with system change interventionsFacilitate integration of instruction, learning supports, and leadership interventions

Additional Responsibilities (Psychologist, Social Worker, Consultant, Speech)Provide formative and diagnostic assessmentConduct counselingDevelop and monitor intervention strategiesProvide instruction/curriculum alternativesProvide learning supportsDeliver therapyFacilitate IEP process

Service Sector Offices:

Clinton Sector I 43 special education employees

Bettendorf Sector II & IV 126 special education employees

Muscatine Sector III 47 special education employees

Strategic Management and Evaluation:

The purpose of the Strategic Management & Evaluation Platform, as an advocate for internal and external customers, is to provide quality leadership, services and resources through proactive communication, partnerships and support. It also provides external funding for programs which exemplify educational excellence and can be disseminated to or replicated by local school units.

Iowa Department of EducationEnhancing Education through Technology (E2T2)Perkins Title II Vocational ConsortiumsStatewide Voluntary Preschool Grant Management

Current Grants:

Evaluation Services GrantsFederal – Smaller Learning Communities GrantState – Early ChildhoodState – Superintendents’ Network

ASAP structure - Improve Student Achievement:

Customized AEA ServicesAEA outcomes, measures, and

actions to support building reform

efforts.

Service ProviderResponsible for effective

personal delivery of service.

Sector Coordinator of Agency ServicesResponsible for Partnership Agreements, which include building

assigned staff and effective delivery of AEA services to districts.

Theory of Action

CapacityFidelity

Accelerated StudentAchievement

Reading & Literacy PD

LearningSupports

Math & Science PD

Struggling LearnerInterventions

Special Education

Support

DifferentiatedInstructionalInterventions

Active Partnership

CommunicationLearning CenterCo-op PurchasingEnvironmental ServicesFiscal ServicesHuman Resources Information Technology

and Print Support Services

Mediation ServicesOperations/MaintenanceVan DeliveryLegal ConsortiumWebsite Development

Support Services:

External Customer Input Opportunities:Superintendents’ advisory committeeTeacher advisory committeeCabinet visitsBoard visitsFocus groupsPlatform advisory committees

CommunicationWebsite: www.aea9.k12.ia.usEmail formula: gpelecky@aea9.k12.ia.usSchool Directory online at: www.aea9.k12.ia.usCommunication PlanningCommunicator

Articles about events at AEA, and government issues published quarterly to all schools and

Mississippi Bend AEA employees.

Mailbag Weekly email to superintendents, principals, and associate principals providing links to new

information and upcoming events in the area.

Yellow Pages: A publication by the AEA listing all programs, services, and employees of Mississippi Bend AEA.

Communications Facilitator – Whitney Smith-Bringolf: (563) 344-6403

Tour the AEAStaff Development online registrationMedia Materials DistributionOrder materials online -- “Proquest”Early Childhood CenterPrint Support ServicesLearning CenterTechnology Lab

Working together improving teaching and learning.