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| Make Plans to Attend the Iowa Fall Conference |
The first annual AdvancED Iowa Fall Conference will be held November 2, 2011 at the Stoney Creek Inn & Conference Center in Des Moines. The conference will open with the unveiling of the new AdvancED Standards and the Adaptive System of School Improvement Support Tools (ASSIST®), a new web-enabled School Improvement and Accreditation Platform. Additionally, AdvancED staff will provide an overview of the new available surveys, as well as the standards and protocols that will become effective for schools and districts hosting Quality Assurance Review (QAR) visits during and after the 2012-13 school year. Please join us to learn about the exciting new tools and processes that will support your improvement efforts. To register for this conference click here. |
The AdvancED Midwest Regional Office that serves Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin moved over the summer. Please update your address books with our new address and phone number:
AdvancED Midwest Regional Office
121 East Rosser Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501
888.413.3669, ext. 5754
We are pleased to announce that Lisa Bennett is the new administrative assistant for our regional office. Lisa joined AdvancED on August 1. She can be reached at 888.413.3669, ext. 5754 or via e-mail at lbennett@advanc-ed.org
Dr. Angie Koppang, Midwest Regional Director will be assuming the responsibilities of the state director for Iowa following the retirement of Steve Fey this summer. Dr. Koppang will be assisted by Jennifer Tschetter, Associate Director. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Koppang at akoppang@advanc-ed.org or by phone at 888.413.3669, ext. 5757 or 605.670.2604. |
ASSIST to Re-shape School Improvement |
AdvancED is preparing to launch a new innovation that will re-shape the continuous improvement process. AdvancED Adaptive System of School Improvement Support Tools (ASSIST) is the future of school improvement. ASSIST joins a world-class array of knowledge resources, practical implementation tools with interactive screens to create a fully integrated web-based system. This new technology can help schools ensure no compliance detail or improvement activity is missed during the improvement process. Districts, state agencies, and partner organizations also will benefit from ASSIST by harnessing the ability to aggregate and review, for the first time, how the practical work of school improvement is conducted at the local level. ASSIST allows schools and districts to gain a better understanding of past successes and opportunities and confidently build and implement a solid, research-based plan for the future. Find out more by attending the AdvancED Iowa Fall Conference on November 2, 2011. |
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