Welcome to the web site for the Iowa Support Team. This site has been established for your convenience and will
be updated to meet your needs. Please e-mail Lou Howell any documents or URL connections you would like placed on this web site. It is most helpful if you also indicate
the date of revision in the footer of the document or in your e-mail to Lou Howell. This helps assure that
the latest version is on the web site. Remember that you can contact the entire team by using the listserv:
iowasupportteam@aea8.k12.ia.us. If you find you are not receiving listserv e-mails, please contact Lou Howell to assure that your name and e-mail
is added to the list. __________________________________________________________________ Chronological Listing
of Meeting Dates Iowa Support
System for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance 2008-2009
Meetings for Iowa Support
Team are in bold and in color. Meetings for the Building Capacity/Oversight Team are in black. Meeting for the Fierce Facilitators are in blue.
August 25,
2008 (10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.): New Member Orientation at the home of Lou Howell, 2555 Pine Circle, Urbandale, IA
50322 August 26-27, 2008 (8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.): Iowa Support Team Meeting - Wildwood Lodge (Thunder
Bay Room), 11431 Forest Avenue, Clive, IA 50325 (515.222.9876) August 26, 2008 (4:00 - 6:00 P.M.): Face-to-Face Meeting of Fierce
Facilitators - Overview, Principles, and Transformational Ideas (Leads: Sherry Huffman and Susan Pecinovsky) August 28, 2008 (8:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.): Building Capacity/Oversight Team
at the home of Lou Howell, 2555 Pine Circle, Urbandale, IA (515.229.4781) October 30, 2008 (3:00 - 4:30 P.M.): PolyCom Meeting of Fierce Facilitators - Overview, Principles,
and Transformational Ideas (Leads: Peggy Krentz and Jill Helm) November 5-6, 2008 (8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.): Iowa Support Team
Meeting - Comfort Suites at Living History Farm (Granary Room), 1167 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA 50323 (515.276.1126) November 5, 2008 (4:00 - 6:00 P.M.): Face-to-Face
Meeting of Fierce Facilitators - Team Conversation (Leads: Terri Bush and Lauren Keating) November 7, 2008 (8:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.): Building Capacity/Oversight Team at the home
of Lou Howell, 2555 Pine Circle, Urbandale, IA (515.229.4781) January 29, 2009 (3:00 - 4:30 P.M.): PolyCom Meeting of Fierce Facilitators - Team Conversation (Leads:
Lorna Paxson and Sherry Hufmann) March 4-5, 2009 (8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.): Iowa Support Team Meeting - Comfort Suites at Living History
Farm (Granary Room), 1167 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA 50323 (515.276.1126) March 4, 2009 (4:00 - 6:00 P.M.): Face-to-Face Meeting of
Fierce Facilitators - Coaching Conversation (Leads: Anne Morgan and Gary Petersen) March 6, 2009 (8:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.): Building Capacity/Oversight Team at the home of
Lou Howell, 2555 Pine Circle, Urbandale, IA (515.229.4781) April 30, 2009 (3:00 - 4:30 P.M.): PolyCom Meeting of Fierce Facilitators - Coaching Conversation
(Leads: Susan Pecinovsky and Rob Brookhart) May 6-7, 2009 (8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.): Iowa Support Team Meeting - Comfort Suites at Living
History Farm (Granary Room), 1167 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA 50323 (515.276.1126) May 6, 2009 (4:00 - 6:00 P.M.): Face-to-Face
Meeting of Fierce Facilitators - Delegation Conversation (Leads: Cindy Swanson and Carol Sensor) May 6, 2009 (6:00 P.M.):
6th Annual Social of Iowa Support Team at home of Teresa McCune 4213 Northwest 98th Street May 8, 2009 (8:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.): Building Capacity/Oversight Team
at the home of Lou Howell, 2555 Pine Circle, Urbandale, IA (515.229.4781) June
9, 2009: ICN/PolyCom or Face-to-Face informational Meeting for all Year 2/Year 2 Delay districts regarding process for
districts in need of assistance (DINA) June
11, 2009 (3:00 - 4:30 P.M.): PolyCom Meeting of Fierce Facilitators - Delegation Conversation (Leads: Gary
Petersen and Lauren Keating) July 21-23, 2009 (8:30 A.M.
- 4:00 P.M.): Building Capacity/Oversight Team at the home of Lou Howell, 2555 Pine Circle, Urbandale, IA (515.229.4781)
________________________________________________________________ This section will be updated as soon as
new buildings and districts are identified. 2006-2007 Notification Samples for School in Need of Assistance Please note that information is provided on this page that addresses information regarding
the AEAs' ability to apply to be approved providers for supplemental educational services. Note also that sample letters for schools to use are provided - notification of AYP; notification of
AYP and Choice; and notification of AYP, Choice, and Supplemental Educational Services. A
template is also provided for the data addressing subgroups.
2007-2008 Schools in Need of Assistance: AEA1: ·
Fulton Elementary (Dubuque): Reading/Year 1 Delay
(choice) ·
Prescott Elementary (Dubuque): Reading/Year 1
Delay (choice); Math/Year 2 (choice and supplemental educational services) AEA 267: · South Tama Elementary (South Tama): Math/Year 1 (choice) · McKinstry Elementary (Waterloo): Reading/Year 2 (choice and supplemental educational services);
Math/Year 2 Delay (choice and supplemental educational services) AEA 8: · Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake): Reading/Year 4 (choice, supplemental educational
services, plan for restructuring); Math/Year 2 Delay (choice and supplemental educational services)
AEA
9: · No schools identified AEA 10: · Johnson Elementary (Cedar Rapids): Reading/Year 2 Delay (choice and supplemental educational
services) and Math/Year 1 (choice)
AEA 11: · Harding Middle School (Des Moines): Reading/Year 2 Delay (choice and supplemental educational
services) and Math/Year 1 Delay (choice) ·
Hiatt Middle School (Des Moines): Reading/Year
2 Delay (choice and supplemental educational services) and Math/Year 2 Delay (choice and supplemental educational services) ·
King Elementary (Des Moines): Math/Year 2 (choice
and supplemental educational services) Note: they are on watch list for reading. ·
Monroe Elementary (Des Moines): Reading/Year 1
Delay (choice) ·
South Union Elementary (Des Moines): Reading/Year
1 (choice) and Math/Year 1 (choice) ·
Perry Elementary (Perry): Reading/Year 3 Delay
(choice, supplemental educational services, corrective action) Northwest AEA: ·
No schools identified AEA 13: · No
schools identified AEA 14: ·
No schools identified Great Prairie AEA: · No schools identified
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