Mission Vision Guiding Principles Beliefs - Green Hills AEA

D
District Developed Instructional Services
Delivery Plan
This plan is a unique instructional services delivery
system created by an individual school district. These
systems are developed to redefine special education
programs and services to more effectively meet the
needs of students.
Call any GHAEA regional office
DINA (Districts in Need of Assistance)
Terri Bush, Peterson Regional office
• See Iowa Support Team
Drug Abuse Education/Prevention
• See Community-Youth Connections
E
Early ACCESS
• See Birth to Three
Early Childhood Education
Professional development, consultation and resources
regarding implementation of appropriate practices for
early programs serving young children are available.
Valerie Jensen, Missouri Valley Regional Office
North Region: Pam Elwood, Atlantic Regional
Office; Robin Holtz and Lisa Naig Hodges,
Missouri Valley Regional Office
South Region: Ami Leath and Karen Spahn,
Glenwood Regional Office
West Region: Lori Lynn Ahrends and Pat Shore,
Peterson Regional Office
East Region: Pam Elwood, Atlantic Regional Office;
Maureen Lonsdale, Creston Regional Office
Early Childhood Special Education
This program identifies children (birth to five) with
disabilities, refers children to community agencies and
trains parents in techniques that will help with positive
child growth. It helps develop programs in public schools
and provides home visiting services, as well as centerbased
services to preschool-aged children.
Valerie Jensen, Missouri Valley Regional Office
North Region: Lisa Naig Hodges, Missouri Valley
Regional Office
South Region: Karen Spahn, Glenwood Regional
Office
West Region: Pat Shore, Peterson Regional Office
East Region: Carrisa Otto, Osceola Regional Office
Educational Television
The Media Division works closely with Iowa Public
Television to circulate information and promote
programming. AEA staff help local teachers learn how
new developments in instructional television can help
them. Most ETV programs from IPTV are available on
video. Teacher guides and annual schedule books are
available.
Jamie Reid, Halverson Center
English Language Learner
Consultant support is available in testing,
accommodations, curriculum, staff development and
education plan construction as a component of district
equity plans. An ELL Preview Library, a collection of
materials available for examination prior to district
materials purchase, is also available.
Valerie Jensen, Missouri Valley Regional Office
Mary Smith, Halverson Center
Equity/Multicultural Gender Fair (MCGF)
Assistance is available in developing MCGF curriculum,
materials and teaching strategies as well as the writing of
district equity plans.
Kerry Aistrope, Red Oak Regional Office
F
Framework for Understanding Poverty
• See Community-Youth Connections
G
Gifted Education
Services are available to help design and develop
identification systems and programs for students, to
provide staff development for teachers of the gifted and
to be a resource for parents and educators.
Kelli Berke, Glenwood Regional Office
Terri McClure, Council Bluffs ESC
Carma McLaren, Red Oak Regional Office
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