Jingle bells, all is swell.
Vacation time, let’s rest!
Oh what fun ‘14 has been.
We welcome ‘15 with zest!
What's NEW
Teacher Leadership & Compensation System
The next group of school districts has been chosen to launch local teacher leadership plans through Iowa’s new Teacher Leadership and Compensation System. 125 school districts were chosen to put in place local plans – 74 of them during the 2015-16 school year and another 51 during the 2016-17 school year. The school districts serve a mix of urban, suburban and rural communities. In GHAEA, these schools include:
- 2015-16: Atlantic, Central Decatur, Glenwood, Lewis Central, Nodaway Valley and Red Oak
- 2016-17: CAM, Clarke and Lenox
These 125 selected districts join 39 other districts that were chosen to implement the first teacher leadership systems. The goal is to have all Iowa school districts participate in the optional system by 2016-17, according to Brad Buck.
- October 31, 2015 - TLC Year 3 Applications Due. As the Legislature has only identified TLC as a three-year application opportunity, schools that do not apply for this third round may not have the option to do so in the future.
For more information about Teacher Leadership & Compensation, please refer to the GHAEA H.E.L.P. site or contact Jan Norgaard,
Substitute Authorization License Change
A substitute authorization allows an individual to substitute in grades PK-12 for no more than five consecutive days and no more than 10 days in a 30-day period in one job assignment for a regularly assigned teacher who is absent, except in the driver’s education classroom. As of 12/17/14, holders of the substitute authorization may now serve PK-12 classrooms. For more information about the change to 282—22.2 (272) Substitute authorization, click here.
School Start Date Waiver Change
Effective immediately, the Department will no longer automatically grant waivers of the school start date requested under Iowa Code section 279.10(4) for the 2015-2016 school year. Visit the Department of Education and scroll to New Innovative Calendar and Continued Innovative Calendar for more information.
What's DUE
Early Literacy Implementation
For those schools utilizing Iowa TIER (FAST and IGDI screening tools), the winter screening window will be from January 12 to February 6, 2015.
EdInsight
If you are wondering about EdInsight training, there is one last opportunity scheduled for this winter: January 8, 2015 at Red Oak. Click here to sign up.
Happy Holidays from GHAEA H.E.L.P!
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