Reorganization Plan

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Reorganization Plan

• Loess Hills Area Education Agency 13
• Green Valley Area Education Agency 14

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Organization of the Plan

• Five Part Report organized into Chapters
• 1 . Process for Reorganization, Overview of
  Context
• 2 . Criteria and Expected Outcomes
• 3. Other items required to be in the plan
• 4. Tentative outline of design and structure
• 5. Final Comments and Formal Request
• Appendices

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Introduction

• Loess Hills Area Education Agency 13 (AEA 13) and
  Green Valley Area Education Agency 14 (AEA 14),
  pursuant to Iowa Code section 273.21, 2005,
  developed, approved, and are submitting this
  reorganization plan to the State Board of
  Education (State Board ). The board of
  directors, as noted in Figure 00-01, approved the
  plan.
• Reorganization Plan Approved by Board
• AEA Date of Approval
• 13 TBD
• 14 TBD

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Chapter 1 Process for Reorganization per Iowa
Code
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Procedures Followed by AEAs 13 and 14
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Chapter 2 Legislated Study Criteria
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General Study Criteria
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Enrollment and Population
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Enrollment and Population contd
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Enrollment and Population contd
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Geography
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Other required information

• Salaries
• Finances
• Facilities
• Equipment

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Schools and Districts Served
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Expected Outcomes
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Chapter 3Preliminary Budget

• Subsection 6 of Section 273.23 states that, For
  the school year beginning on the effective date
  of an area education agency reorganization as
  provided in this subchapter
• the media services cost per pupil as determined
  under section 257.37 for all districts in a newly
  formed area education agency for the budget year
  shall be the highest amount of media services
  cost per pupil for any of the affected area
  education agencies. Subsection 7 renders
  similar provisions for educational services.

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Media Services District Cost
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Educational Services District Cost
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Special Education Support Cost
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Assets and Liabilities
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Fund Balance
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Comments from Public Hearings

• Public hearings will be convened and results
  included in this section.
• Agenda and minutes will be included in the
  appendix.
• Public hearings to be convened in March

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Survey of Needs

• Data Input AEA 14 Staff Western Region
• Data Input AEA 14 Staff Eastern Region
• Data Input AEA 14 Staff Central Region
• Data Input LEA Staff (AEA 14) Western Region
• Data Input LEA Staff (AEA 14) Eastern Region
• Data Input LEA Staff (AEA 14) Central (Group 1)
  Region
• Data Input LEA Staff (AEA 14) Central (Group 2)
  Region
• Data Input AEA 14 Administrative Cabinet
• Board Rankings (AEA 14) of Target Statements
• Data Input AEA 13 Staff Northern Region
• Data Input AEA 13 Staff Southern Region
• Data Input AEA 13 Staff Central Region
• Data Input AEA 13 Administrators/Certified Staff
• Data Input AEA 13 Halverson Center (HCE) Staff
• Data Input LEA Staff (AEA 13) Northern Region
• Data Input LEA Staff (AEA 13) Southern Region
• Data Input LEA Staff (AEA 13) Administrators
  Advisory x
• Data Input LEA Staff (AEA 13) Council Bluffs
  Teachers
• Data Input LEA Staff (AEA 13) Council Bluffs
  Principals

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Accreditation

• AEAs 13 and 14 are both fully accredited
• During the 2010-11 school year, the new AEA will
  undergo a DE accreditation review these are
  convened in the spring
• A new Continuous Improvement Plan will be due to
  DE by April 1, 2012.

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Chapter 4Design and Structure of Reorganized
Agency

• There are currently eleven regional sites, across
  the two AEAs
• Atlantic Regional Office (Atlantic)
• Missouri Valley Regional Office (Missouri
  Valley)
• Glenwood Regional Office (Glenwood)
• Harlan Regional Office (Harlan)
• Halverson Center for Education/Halverson Regional
  Office (Council Bluffs)
• Peterson Center/Council Bluffs Regional Office
  (Council Bluffs)
• Manawa Regional Office (ISD Campus Council
  Bluffs)
• Shenandoah Regional Office (Shenandoah)
• Central Region and Central Office (Creston) 2)
• East Region (Osceola)
• West Region (Red Oak).
• The reorganized AEA will maintain the existing
  regional service center structure with the
  central business and administrative offices
  located in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Regional Service Center Map
Missouri Valley
Harlan

• Council Bluffs
• Halverson Center for Education/Halverson Regional
  Office
• Peterson Center/Council Bluffs Regional Office
• Manawa Regional Office (ISD Campus)

Atlantic
East Region Office
Central Region Office
West Region Office
Glenwood
Shenandoah
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Structures and Programs

• Administrative Structure will need to be
  determined and described.
• Programs and Services structure will need to be
  determined and described (e.g., three divisions,
  two divisions)

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Chapter 5Conclusions

• The Voluntary Reorganization Plan and Appendices
  satisfy the requirements of Chapter 273 of the
  Code of Iowa.
• The plan will demonstrate a new Area Education
  Agency that will efficiently and effectively meet
  the needs of students, schools, and communities
  entrusted to our care.
• The boards of directors of Loess Hills Area
  Education Agency 13 and Green Valley Area
  Education Agency 14 will request the State Board
  of Education approve the reorganization plan in
  accordance with the provisions of Chapter 273 to
  be effective July 1, 2010.

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Executive Summary

• This section of the report will contain
  highlights from the Feasibility Study Report.
• Sections of that report included
• Background
• Post 2001 Reorganization Activity
• Geographical/Population Data
• District Enrollment Figures
• Student Achievement Data
• Staff/Teacher Data
• Student Characteristics Data
• Expenditures and Revenue Figures
• Stakeholder Perceptual Data