Grant Wood AEA Regional Administrators

Each school district and accreditated private school within the seven-county service area has a Grant Wood AEA Regional Team and Regional Administrators.

The Regional Administrator is available to the administrative team of the school district to provide a ready link to all AEA services, to help organize the delivery of those services to schools, and to locate other resources that might be useful. They will collaborate with district personnel in the development of district-AEA service plans.

Regional Administrators are also knowledgeable about special education and school law, or know how to get the information quickly.

At the agency, Regional Administrators meet frequently and have quick access to agency administration. They soon become advocates for their districts and can be instrumental in the development of new or customized services or procedures. Meeting often with the administrative teams of their assigned districts and schools, they are familiar with the direction, goals and needs of the district, especially the components of the School Improvement plan. Then they are able to suggest what AEA services might fit the district's goals and what ways could strengthen the school-AEA partnership.

Region		Districts		Regional Administrator Associate Regional Administrator		Phone
Cedar Rapids Region		Cedar Rapids, Metro Catholic Schools		Julie Grotewold Paul Kiburz		319-399-6876 319-399-6700
Central Region		College Community, Linn-Mar, Marion		Kim Owen Janine Wahl		319-399-6803 319-399-6588
Iowa City Region		Iowa City		Tina Hoffman Laurene Lanich		319-358-6254 319-358-6207
Northeast Region		Anamosa, Lisbon, Midland, Monticello, Mount Vernon, Olin, North Cedar, Solon, Springville, Tipton, West Branch		Keith Stamp Bart Mason		319-399-6850 319-399-6793
Northwest Region		Alburnett, Benton Community, Central City, Center Point-Urbana, North-Linn, Vinton-Shellsburg		Janel Lesan Jeanie Wade-Nagle		319-399-6810 319-399-6574
Southwest Region		Belle Plaine, Clear Creek Amana, English Valleys, HLV, Highland, Iowa Valley, Lone Tree, Mid-Prairie, Washington Williamsburg		Lisa Haverkamp Marsha Reitzler		319-358-2109 319-358-6214
Off-Site Programs		Anamosa State Penitentiary A.W.A.R.E Behavior Learning Center Foundation II Shelter Iowa Medical & Classification Center Life Skills Linn County Detention S.E.A.D. Project VITAL Youth Emergency Shelter		Jill Weigel		319-399-6464
Recruitment, Hiring, Mentoring, Induction, and Retention (RHMIR)				Kim Owen		319-399-6803