What's New
Iowa will begin using the Smarter Balanced Assessment System (SBAC) in ELA and Mathematics starting with the 2017-2018 school year for students in grades 3-11. This assessment system is aligned to Iowa’s statewide standards with formative, interim, and summative components. By the summer of 2017, there is an expectation all teachers, administrators, and supports will be trained on SBAC. A train-the-trainer session will take place in GHAEA in November, 2016. Superintendents have recently received an email with a registration link. District personnel will be trained to take information back to all staff. GHAEA has also selected Consultants to attend the training.What's Due
Reminder of training on Teaching Transparently: for Model Teachers, mentors, facilitators, and administration. Dates: January 16, 17, February 28, and April 13. Registration available on the GHAEA class registration site under workshop, leadership.Cancelled Early Support Literacy Day- Due to Differentiated Accountability training, the November 7 Early Literacy Support Day has been cancelled. Schools are encouraged to attend the Celebrate Success Day in Des Moines for the January 23 date, which also will not be held regionally. We will continue to plan to hold the May 18 support date as scheduled.
