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Iowa Department of Education outlines implementation supports, math initiatives and grants for new school year
Summary
The department reported hires, statewide implementation supports for math and literacy, new professional development resources, competitive grants for therapeutic classrooms and other initiatives including a statewide partnership with National Math Stars and a new specialty license plate.
At the State Board of Education meeting, Department of Education officials summarized the department’s recent staffing additions, legislative implementation supports and new programs for the 2025–26 school year.
Director’s highlight: the department welcomed Todd Abramson as a new board member (term began July 1) and reported more than 30 new special education team hires as of July 1. It also announced three senior leaders joining the department: John Elgin (chief of staff), Dr. Lisa Breitfelder (central special education division administrator) and Dr. Corey Seymour (chief of school improvement).
Math and literacy supports: the department published its annual “letter to the field” summarizing education legislation from the 2025 session of the 90th General Assembly and posted implementation supports online, including named points of contact. As part of the Math Counts Act implementation, the department launched four statewide…
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