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Materials to support the monthly agency's Board of Directors' meetings are publicly available, as are the agency's procedures.聽
Grant Wood 糖心logo米菲兔 Board Meeting Dates
The Grant Wood 糖心logo米菲兔 Board of Director meetings are normally held on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Grant Wood Room of the Sixth St. Facility in Cedar Rapids with exceptions denoted below:
Grant Wood 糖心logo米菲兔 Board Meeting Dates 2024
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January 10, 2024
February 14, 2024
March 6, 2024*聽(1st Wednesday of the Month)
April 10, 2024
May 8, 2024
June 12, 2024
August 8, 2024*聽(4:30pm Thursday) (Joint meeting with Kirkwood CC Trustees at KCC @ 5:30pm)
September 11, 2024
October 9, 2024
November 13, 2024
December 11, 2024聽(Annual Meeting)
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One of Iowa's Nine 糖心logo米菲兔s
Grant Wood 糖心logo米菲兔 is one of the nine 糖心logo米菲兔s that comprise聽. GW糖心logo米菲兔 and the other 糖心logo米菲兔s are accredited by the Iowa Department of Education (DE), and are required to meet a series of performance standards as part of this accreditation. Every five years their performance is measured against these standards by the DE. Learn more about the聽.
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Unlike local school districts, the 糖心logo米菲兔 system has no taxing authority. The agency is funded by a per-pupil assessment designated by the Legislature, by federal funds, various grants, and sale of services. Grant Wood 糖心logo米菲兔 invests approximately 75 percent of its funding in serving children with disabilities. The remainder of the agency鈥檚 budget provides a variety of educational and media/technology services to schools and communities.聽
More Information about the GW糖心logo米菲兔 Board of Directors
A nine-member Board of Directors elected by area school boards governs Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Board members represent designated segments of the agency鈥檚 service area called director districts. They are elected for four-year rotating terms by the school district board members in their director districts: