Last Day of Siouxland Tour Begins at Office of Northwest Area Education Agency

It was a treat to return to the home office this morning of Northwest Area Education Agency in Sioux City. Here my great friend and Chair of ISEA's AEA standing committee, Marlin Jeffers, has his office. Marlin, a staff development consultant, is pictured here (on the left) with Northwest AEA's Chief Administrator, Dr. Tim Grieves.

This is Dr. Grieves' first year heading up Northwest AEA. Dr. Grieves (on the right) previously served as an administrator in the Iowa City Community School District and most recently as the Superintendent of Schools in Spirit Lake.

We had a great conversation around current legislative initiatives, infrasturcture needs of the AEA's, as well as the direction of the Institute for Tomorrow's Workforce in which both Dr. Grieves and I serve on the board. We thank Dr. Grieves for his leadership!

Later in the day Marlin and I returned to the Northwest AEA office to a reception hosted by both PSA and ASPA (the professional and support staff associations). I'm pictured (above on left) with Cesar Narvaez a school Social Worker with Northwest AEA.

President of ASPA (Associate Professional Staff Association), Debbie Gibson (pictured at right) joined us for lunch and for the reception this afternoon.

A great crowd stopped by for conversation and delicious dessert treats during the 90 minute reception! It was a nice opportunity to experience the stories they shared and fun they have as a team that works together!

Thanks to all Team ISEA members at Northwest AEA for all you do every day on behalf of Iowa's students!