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District outlines response to AEA restructuring, proposes special‑education leadership hire
Summary
Board heard a report on statewide AEA changes under House File 2612 and the district’s plan to use retained special‑education funds to add a dedicated special‑education lead to manage compliance, IEP processes and staff support.
Administrators told the board that statewide changes to Area Education Agencies (AEA) under House File 2612 have reduced regional AEA staffing and shifted many services to a fee‑for‑service model, prompting Urbandale Community School District to propose internal adjustments and targeted hires.
An administrator briefed the board on the AEA changes, listing consolidation of special education regions from eight to four (plus Des Moines), staff reductions at the Heartland AEA and that some services previously provided without separate fees are now chargeable. The district projected roughly $458,000 available for combined educational and media services after nonpublic allocations, and said special‑education flow‑through funding to the district is typically a little more than $1 million; the district will…
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