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WEST DELAWARE

COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

2016-17

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Pat Heiderscheit
Administrator
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Annette Hyde
Director of Special Education/

Sector II Coordinator
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Tesha Ruley
Director of Instructional Services
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Amy Holst
Assistant Sector II Coordinator
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Keystone AEA is governed by a nine-member board of directors, elected by local school boards. The members each represent between one and five school districts within a director district. The Board is the policy-making body with powers and duties delegated by state laws and guidelines. Board meetings are the third Monday of the month but are subject to change.

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West Delaware is part of Director District 5 and is represented by Jerry Hilton, Strawberry Point.

Front Row: Sue Updegraff (4), Sandra Gassman (6), Walter Pregler (8), Janet Kreitzer (1). Back Row: Davis Johnson (2), George Holland (9), Jerry Hilton (5), Merle Gaber (7), Bill Withers, M.D. (3)

Your Navigator Team is comprised of core team members from special education and 2-3 school improvement consultants. These staff members serve as your “go to people.". Click the Navigator icon above to see your team.

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KEYSTONE AEA PROFILE OF SERVICES

www.aea1.k12.ia.us 563-245-1480

TOUR OUR SERVICES

Jerry Hilton

Keystone AEA is proud to be your educational service partner. The information contained in this document provides an overview of our work during the previous academic year. You will find a general overview of the people, programs, and services that comprise our agency as a whole.

Our priority is for you to know how to reach us.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACTS

WEST DELAWARE'S

DISTRICT NAVIGATORS

BOARD MEMBERS

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FAST FACTS

Public and NonPublic Headcount: 32,839

Employees: 231

Office Locations: Decorah, Delhi, Dubuque, Elkader, Oelwein, New Hampton, Waukon, West Union

Districts and Schools Served: 23 Public School Districts and 28 Non-Public Schools

Counties Served: Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek

Coverage area: Nearly 5,000 square miles

AGENCY VISION

Improving Learning and Living for All Students

WEST DELAWARE CSD

2016-17

KEYSTONE AEA PROFILE OF SERVICES

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KEYSTONE AEA PROFILE OF SERVICES

WEST DELAWARE CSD

1.4%

Percentage of Total

Agency Revenue

4.9%

Percentage of Total

Property Tax Revenue

LOCAL (PROPERTY TAX) REVENUE FROM
WEST DELAWARE

2016-17: $313,660

Media Services $88,834

Educational Services $99,110

Special Education $125,716

Massive lending library with twice a week van delivery; online resources and ebooks

The Iowa Department of Education relies on AEAs for regional support of school improvement initiatives.

Specific responsibilities for special education services are mandated in Iowa Code.

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TOTAL AGENCY REVENUE

2016-17: $23,092,351

All AEAs have specific responsibilities for special education, educational services, and media as defined in Iowa Code. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Education relies on the AEA system for regional support of statewide school improvement initiatives. Keystone's funding comes from federal, state, and local sources and is tied closely to its student count.

KEYSTONE'S FUNDING

Federal $

State $

Local $

HEADCOUNTS AND

WEIGHTINGS

Public Headcount

Non-Public Headcount

Special Education Headcount

Special Education Weightings

1,505.1 (5.25%)

134 (3.21%)

173 (4.60%)

172.45 (4.29%)

28,666.5

4,173

3,762

4,020.54

West

Delaware Keystone

EXPENDITURES

BY DIVISION

Special

Education

Educational

Services

Media

Services

WEST DELAWARE'S FUNDING PORTION

KEYSTONE AEA PROFILE OF SERVICES

WEST DELAWARE CSD

2015

2016-17

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Keystone AEA offers professional learning for educators to enhance their skills and practices to improve student learning, including courses for licensure renewal, para-educator and substitute authorization programs, and courses held within the agency and at school locations.

PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT CLASSES

SUPPORT

FOR TEACHER LEADERS

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AEA PD Online is a statewide collaborative initiative of Iowa's area education agencies (AEAs). Together, we bring educators high quality professional development in many different formats, meeting teachers' needs and providing just-in-time training. To search or register for an online course, visit the AEA PD Online course catalog.

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KPEC, Keystone's Premier Education Conference is held annually in June. The comprehensive conference offers learning for all educators at an incredible value. The 2017 conference had five strands to choose from: The Whole Child, Special Education, Technology, Leadership, and Curriculum Content Areas. Keynote addresses were made by Pete Hall of ASCD; Joe Beckman, youth motivator; and featured speaker Trevor Ragan, returning after KPEC 2016, focused on Growth MIndset. All 23 of Keystone AEA's member districts sent attendees to KPEC 2017.

Breakout sessions covered topics such as:

Keystone AEA continues to provide support for Teacher Leaders by offering a variety of Teacher Leader Networking opportunities, opportunities for Jim Knight training, and a hybrid of classes with Dianne Sweeney and an online community of learning.

Leadership
Mental health
Standards-based grading
Making math accessible
Literacy Strategies
Dyslexia

Technology integration
Flipped learning
Challenging behavior supports
Mindfulness and trauma
Personalized learning
Social emotional learning

Approximately 750 people attended KPEC and more than 200 of those attendees elected to attend for credit.

VIEW ALL PD OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN 2016-17

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KEYSTONE AEA

WEST DELAWARE CSD

Thousands of eBooks

169,284

MEDIA LENDING LIBRARY

www.aea1.k12.ia.us

563-245-1480

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Media materials are delivered to your district twice weekly by Keystone AEA van. Keystone's media collection includes student and professional books, small media kits, videos/DVDS, and magazines. The value of this collection is over $4 million.

AROUND THE CLOCK ACCESS

TO ONLINE RESOURCES

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129,535 BOOKS
1,725 delivered to West Delaware

4,988 VIDEO/DVDS

280 delivered to West Delaware

DOZENS OF MAGAZINES

222 delivered to West Delaware

13,269 SMALL MEDIA KITS

3,597 delivered to West Delaware

We partner with the statewide AEA system to acquire online resources on behalf of all Iowa students. Keystone invested roughly $140,000 this year in Online Resources like eBooks, research tools, encyclopedias, and digital video.

BookFLIX
Follett eBooks
FreedomFLIX
Teaching Books
TrueFLIX

eBooks read by West Delaware Students

• Fiction and non-fiction are available and can be accessed at home or school.

• Students may highlight, underline, annotate, and have text read-aloud.

2016-17

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Julie T Was [email protected] | September 06, 2017