Grant Wood AEA Information

This site will provide announcements, events, and other information of interest to early childhood educators and parents in the east central Iowa area.

Community Empowerment
http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/schcomplan/comempow.html
In 1998, the Iowa Legislature established a Community Empowerment process, pooling and allocating funds to partnerships within geographical areas which focused on the well-being of families with young children and the removal of barriers to receiving education, health and human services. School board members, administrators, teachers and families are invited to be part of the process. GWAEA staff have been an integral part of Community Empowerment efforts in each county, can explain the legislation and its impact on schools, and can assist in getting involved with local efforts.

Diverse Learning
http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/divlearn/index.html
This Grant Wood AEA web page has contact information about various Grant Wood AEA programs and services related to early childhood such as Early Access, Early Childhood Special Education and more.

Early Access
http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/divlearn/earlyaccess.html
Early Access is Iowa's system of services to children from birth to age three. Grant Wood AEA is one of the partners in providing these services.

Early Childhood Special Education
http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/divlearn/earlychildsped.html
The Early Childhood Special Education Program at Grant Wood Area Education Agency offers services at no cost to families for children with special needs in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Washington counties. Children's special needs become apparent at different ages. Services are available as soon as the need is identified, even immediately after birth. Parents, doctors, social workers, teachers and other caregivers are encouraged to link families with the Grant Wood AEA Early Childhood Special Education Program as soon as possible.

Grant Wood AEA Early Education and Care
http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/curr/earlychildhood/index.html
This web site has a collection of annotated hot links of interest to educators, care providers, and parents of young children birth-3rd grade. Web pages include Educator Resources, Teacher-Parent Partnerships, Children Sites, and Grant Wood AEA Information. Many of the listed web sites have information of interest to 4th grade - high school educators.

Grant Wood AEA 10 Programs and Services
http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/services/index.html
This page offers an index of various services and programs offered by Grant Wood AEA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services and programs beyond the early childhood years (birth to age 8) are listed on this web page.

Parent-Educator Partnership
http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/schcomplan/pep/index.html
The Grant Wood AEA Parent-Educator Partnership (PEP) links families and educator for better understanding and communication. As part of a statewide Parent-Educator network, the program provides a lending library of printed information, books and videos; a newsletter; workshops and consultation on communication and family issues; a speakers' bureau; and ongoing networking with support groups and parent-teacher organizations.

Conferences and Workshops in Iowa
Iowa Assoc. for the Education of Young Children (AEYC) State Conference 
http://www.iowaaeyc.org

Conferences Outside of Iowa
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org