It's Time to Restore Full Funding to the AEAs

Reblogged from Jon's Blog:

1975 was a significant year in education reform in Iowa and in the United States as a whole.  It was the year that the U.S. Congress ratified Public Law 94-142.  Known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, Public Law 94-142 mandated that all school districts receiving federal money provide all students, regardless of physical or mental disability, with equal access to a free and appropriate public education.

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It’s Time to Restore Full Funding to the AEAs by Dr. Jon Sheldahl, Chief Administrator

Data Team Success at Keota

Chris Detwiler, Angela Snakenberg, Lisa Brenneman, Deidra Baker, and Schuyler Snakenberg (not pictured, Jenny Hobbs)

Lisa Brenneman, Keota Principal

Keota Jr/Sr High School has made some noticeable changes this year.  These changes are having a positive effect on motivation, how kids learn and overall positive culture throughout the building.

We began by developing a data team structure during the 2011-2012 school year.  A team of lead teachers was identified and worked with Lisa Brenneman, 7-12 Principal, Cory Johnson, then Great Prairie AEA School Psychologist and now School Improvement Specialist, and Sharma Parlett, Great Prairie AEA Regional Director to read and discuss Leaders Make It Happen.  As our team read the book, we began to apply the Data Team principles and developed a plan for implementation of Instructional and Building level teams.  In June 2012, we used Teacher Quality funds to hold a two day retreat for our building leadership team. During this time, we used a variety of data sources to identify areas of focus as well as individual student needs; we also used this time to finalize our plan for Instructional Data Teams which included the creation of 9^th Period.

When classes began in August 2012, we implemented our Data Team structure.  Instructional Teams (Language Arts/Social Studies, Science/Math, and Building Culture and Climate) began to meet on a regular basis, approximately twice per month during 9^th period.  Our Building Leadership team also met as part of this cycle.  Using our 9^th Period structure, our teams were able to begin their meetings at 3:00 (during the regular school day) and end at 4:00 while students were assigned to teachers whose teams were not meeting.  During 2012-2013 our entire staff also received the Data Team training provided by Great Prairie AEA’s Cory Johnson and Jennifer Adams.

The focus of 9^th period is not only to provide collaboration time for teachers but also support for students academically on an individual basis.  During this time students have access to all their teachers except on days the teacher’s team is collaborating.

Students are required to stay with teachers that have requested them and if they don’t stay they are truant.  The requests change on a daily basis and mean the student needs reteaching, has missing work, has discipline referrals or needs individual attention from a teacher to improve attitude or level of respect shown to others.

The goal is to feed a positive culture.  The positive is that all students “in good standing” earn privileges.  The junior high students go to the gym for recreation/socialization and high school students may choose to leave or socialize/study with peers.  Each student hangs a calendar inside their locker that tells them each day what is going on and what their options are.

One day a month all students participate in teambuilding activities.  Again, this is designed to improve the culture and relationships between students as well as between students and teachers.  All students participate in building activities no matter what level of standing they are in.

Through the data team structure the teachers identified last period absences for school activities as one of the building issues that needed to be addressed.  The creation of 9^th period also solved this problem because in the past they would miss an entire class period.

Flexibility, planning and organization have been the key to the success of our data teams and 9^th period.  As a staff, we are always looking for new ways to maximize learning and take full advantage of the time we have with students and teachers at school.

Second Chance Reading (SCR) PD 2013–14

Second Chance Reading (SCR) Professional Development Opportunities 2013 – 14 

1)    For previously trained Middle School and High School SCR Teachers

Middle and High School Teachers who have already been trained in Second Chance Reading will have two days of continued learning during 2013-2014 in either Ottumwa or Burlington.

Training Purposes:

• Increasing connections with the Iowa Core English Language Arts Standards for Middle School/High School students;
• Developing specific lessons/themes of study as Tier II Interventions
• Increasing the use of technology including 1:1 computers in SCR classrooms; and
• Collaboratively plan with other middle school and/ or high school SCR teachers.

Register on My Learning Plan – 1 credit	Burlington AEA Tech Center, Conference C	Ottumwa AEA Tech Center, Conference B
Day One	Monday, October  14 from 9-3	Monday, October  21 from 9-3
Day Two	Monday, February 24, 2014  from 9-3	Monday, March 3, 2014  from 9-3

2)    NEW SCR Teacher Academy for Middle School and High School SCR Teachers

Middle and High School Teachers who will be added to an existing SCR team or a district that has made a commitment to add Second Chance Reading as a Tier II Intervention with weekly collaborative planning time will have seven days of professional development to learn the routines and the content of SCR.

(This training will include specific Iowa Core English Language Arts connections.)

New SCR Teacher Academy – Ottumwa GPAEA (7 days total)
Register on My Learning Plan- 3 credits	Times	Location
Summer Academy- 4 days	August 5,  6, 7, and 8  9-4 lunch on own	GPAEA – Ottumwa – Auditorium A
Follow up day 1	Monday, September 23  (from 9-3)	GPAEA – Ottumwa– Conference Room A
Follow up day 2	Monday, October 28  (from 9-3)	GPAEA – Ottumwa– Conference Room A
Follow up day 3	Monday, January 27  (from 9-3)	GPAEA – Ottumwa– Conference Room A

Snow date:  Monday, Feb. 3^rd      GPAEA- Ottumwa

GPAEA Contact for questions about Second Chance Reading PD or Implementation:  fran.mcveigh@gpaea.org

Iowa Youth Survey Results Available

The Iowa Youth Survey results are in!! The state report is available here. Other reports (county, AEA, etc) are available at www.iowayouthsurvey.iowa.gov. Superintendents (or a designee) may request local results.

The dissemination of information from external organizations by Great Prairie AEA does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the information. It is being passed on to our stakeholders for its educational value.

GPAEA Website Survey

Not another survey! Yes, we are sorry, but would really appreciate your feedback regarding the Great Prairie AEA website. Take a few moments to browse our website before taking the survey.

Click the following link to take the Great Prairie AEA Website Survey: http://bit.ly/110ZBMh

GPAEA’s Summer Institute: Early Literacy & RtI

If you haven’t already registered and plan to attend GPAEA’s Summer Institute on June 17 & 18, please do so now at http://bit.ly/summerinstitute13. No cost, lunch included.

Randy Allison and Shannon Harken will lead two days of Early Literacy and Response to Intervention learning and application. This interactive conference will be beneficial for administrators, educators, and building teams.

GPAEA’s Summer Institute

June 17 & 18, 2013

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Fairfield Arts & Convention Center

200 North Main Street, Fairfield, IA 52556

 

Register at http://bit.ly/summerinstitute13

Download the Summer Institute Flyer 2013

2013 Sixth Grade Area Math Bee, 5 Teams Advance to State

The Great Prairie AEA Sixth Grade Math Bee was held Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center in Fairfield, Iowa.  The event involved 47 teams from 21 school districts within the Great Prairie AEA region. There were 218 students participating on the building level teams including their team alternates.  The test covers six different areas: Number Sense & Estimation; Patterns & Functions; Geometry& Measurement; Probability & Statistics; Ratio, Proportion & Percent; and a Team Problem Solving Round.

Individual Winners:

Individual Place	Name	School
1st	Hank Hammer	Ottumwa Evans Middle
2nd	Maggie Voyles	Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont CSD
3rd	Julia Fairchild	Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont CSD
in top 10	Waylon Weirather	Central Lee Middle
in top 10	Ben Sheppard	Central Lee Middle
in top 10	Wyatt Klyn	Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont CSD
in top 10	Laurel Hilger	Fairfield Middle
in top 10	Shaleen Thiengmany	Mt. Pleasant Middle
in top 10	Makenna Hall	Central Lee Middle
in top 10	Jagger Gourley	Mediapolis Middle/High
in top 10	Mason Porter	New London Jr./Sr. High
in top 10	Rebekah Hartman	Ottumwa Evans Middle
Top Alternate	Bridget Hayman	Burlington Aldo Leopold Middle

Each AEA in Iowa sends the top 10% of their competing teams to the State Competition.  The State Sixth Grade Math Bee is scheduled May 3, 2013 and will be held in Fort Dodge.

The five teams from Great Prairie AEA eligible to participate in the 2013 State Sixth Grade Math Bee include: 

• Central Lee Middle (1^st place team)
• Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont School District (2^nd place team)
• Ottumwa Evans Middle School
• Burlington Aldo Leopold Middle School
• Sigourney Elementary School.

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Congratulations to all of the students and those teams advancing to state!

Occupational Therapy Month, April 2013

COTA Deb Mueller working with a student

Each year in April, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students in practice, education, research, and science host a month long celebration showcasing the importance of Occupational Therapy.

Thank you to our Great Prairie AEA Occupational Therapists:

• Karen Aherns
• Lynn Coppage
• Carol Havelka
• Marty Hudson
• Kathy Jaske-Gardner
• Amy Ramsey
• Paula Renard
• Elise Spronk

We also would like to recognize and thank our Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants:

• Vonn Gould
• Ashley Hobbs
• Joe Hudson
• Michele Mihalovich
• Deb Mueller
• Chris Williams

GPAEA Schools in the News – April 2013

April 9

• Cardinal - Teacher never gives up on students facing challenges

April 12

• Ottumwa - VIDEO: Today Show spotlights Ottumwa

Note: The articles compiled in this list come from independent media sources who are solely responsible for their content. GPAEA staff did not participate in writing any of these articles and GPAEA does not necessarily endorse the content of the articles.  Some articles may be available only by subscription.

Workshop Highlight! Iowa Core Investigations

Daily, Educators from across the area come together to learn and collaborate with peers. Here is one example!

Over 70 Middle School English Language Arts & Special Education Educators participated in today’s Iowa Core Investigations Workshops in Burlington & Ottumwa. Educators had an opportunity to take an in-depth look at the Iowa Core literacy standards, progressions across grade levels and the unique needs of all students. These standards represent the content that should be present in the universal instruction all students receive. Participants also discussed the implications that these standards will have on instruction and assessment. A great day of learning and collaborating!

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Seeking Nominations: SAI Iowa Administrator of the Year

Excellence in school leadership deserves recognition, which is why SAI conducts the Administrator of the Year awards program. You’re encouraged to nominate your administrators for any of the following awards:

• Arts Administrator                            
• Assistant Elementary Principal     
• Assistant Secondary Principal           
• Central Office Administrator     
• Elementary Principal    
• Middle Level Principal 
• Secondary Principal 
• Superintendent 

How do I nominate someone?

• Use the attached form (it’s also available to download at www.sai-iowa.org/storage/distnomination.doc) and return it to Tom Messinger at mailto:thomas.messinger@bcsds.org no later than May 1, 2013.
• Eligibility criteria may be found on the SAI website: www.sai-iowa.org/awards.html, and it is attached to this message.

What’s next?

• From the nominations received, your SAI district officers will select the district’s Administrators of the Year. Those individuals will complete the official four-page application and submit it to SAI by June 30, 2013.
• The SAI Administrator of the Year selection committees will narrow the respective field of nominees to three finalists for interviews at the SAI office during the 2013-14 school year.
• A recipient will be selected as the 2014 Iowa Administrator of the Year in each category.
• Award recognition details are included with the selection criteria at www.sai-iowa.org/awards.html.

The critical role school administrators serve should not be overlooked; you are commended for your contributions to education in Iowa. Thank you for what you do, and please help us recognize the exemplary work that is taking place throughout the state.

Questions regarding the process may be directed to Tracy Harms at SAI, tharms@sai-iowa.org.

• Administrator of the Year Award Criteria
• Nomination Form

Shedding a Light on Autism: David’s Story

David and Marci

Marci Prose, Parent

My husband, Adam Prose has lived in Ottumwa all his life and I, Marci Prose have lived in Ottumwa since our marriage about 10 years ago. We had our first child, Elaine about 9 years ago and our second child Izabella about 6 years ago. About two and a half years ago my husband and I had a life changing experience. Our third child, our first son entered into this world July 7, 2010 we named him David James. From the moment he was born our lives changed, not only was it the change of having a new child to care for but he went above and beyond in needing care.  I knew from birth that there was something different about David. We exhausted possibilities of what could be wrong in his first year-two years of life. We visited doctor after doctor all in hopes that someone would find out what caused our son the trouble he was having.  He wasn’t a normal happy baby that we had experienced with our two girls, he didn’t smile, he didn’t laugh, he screamed for hours and never seemed to be happy and content and started missing childhood milestones.

When we took our son into the doctor at the age of two we had a little light shed on the subject, the answer was autism.  We had evaluations and heard that our son who was 25 months at the time was really at a 10 month level on some of the developmental marks. It wasn’t a lack of parenting or a lack of trying on our part. My husband works on copiers at Bailey’s in Ottumwa but I stay at home to be with the children to have a parent present in their early education. I knew that we had tried to teach David. Those were challenging times trying to figure out autism and what exactly it was. Neither my husband nor I had ever had experience with autism and frankly it scared us. We didn’t know where to start but there were people who did, the same people who evaluated our son and told us he had autistic tendencies. The therapist did not diagnosis our son autistic but at least had the answers of what road we needed to travel down. We started therapy in the fall and after just a few therapy sessions our son started changing.  The stress of our family started declining. He started getting content and happy. David’s therapist come and spend about an hour with him every week and not only do they work with him on skills, they teach us how to teach him. I can’t even imagine what life would be like for us if they had not entered our son’s life.

I am inching closer to having three years in the battle on autism under my belt. The first two years I didn’t know what I was battling but I would have to say these last couple of months have been the easiest. Because of his therapists I not only have a clue as to what I’m fighting but they have equipped me with the tools I needed to fight this battle. I cannot imagine continuing my battle alone.

I hope that in the future as autism rates increase families will continue to get the support they need from the AEA programs such as Early Access. The last battle these parents need to be facing is how they are supposed to face this battle alone. I understand that budget cuts happen. As a society we are very concerned about government programs and cutting spending. Many people wouldn’t understand why the Early Access programs are important but being in the midst of the program I can tell you that they are. Statistics prove autism is only growing so to shrink programs aimed at helping these children and parents would be horrible. Autism has many faces and one child with autism will be completely different to another so there isn’t a single “instruction manual” to use we can’t just expect these parents that will have children diagnosed to understand a spectrum disorder. That’s the value of these therapist, they have seen one on one the different faces of autism and can understand the intricacies that even us parents can’t see!

April is Autism Awareness Month – Get Informed, Make a Difference!

JoAnn Morton, Autism Specialist

In March 2012, the CDC released data and statistical information regarding the prevalence of Autism.  This report estimates that about 1 in 88 children have been identified with an autism spectrum disorder. Autism occurs in all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups.  It is five times more common in boys (1 in 54) than girls (1 in 252). Information made available also reports that about 1 in 6 children in the U.S. had a developmental disability in 2006-2008, ranging from mild disabilities such as speech and language impairments to serious developmental disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, and autism.

As educators we want to know what we can do to provide the most appropriate educational environment and supports.  Although you will want to tailor each student’s program to best meet their individual needs, the following *suggestions are offered a guide.

• Ask yourself these two important questions, “How does my student communicate his or her needs?” and “What can I do to help promote their ability to communicate functionally?” 
• Provide the student with an individualized visual daily schedule.
• Maintain a consistent routine and structure. Gradually implement change where/when appropriate to also teach flexibility. 
• Explore each of the settings where your student will receive instruction/engage in activities.  What do you see, feel and hear in these environments? Our students are often overwhelmed by visual stimuli such as the fluorescent lights, people moving about and items used to “decorate” classrooms as well as the auditory sounds coming from heaters/air vents and the echoing of large spaces such as lunch rooms and gymnasiums.   
• Give verbal directions that are clear and concise, omit unnecessary verbiage. Use visual supports to help convey directions. Our students with autism are generally overwhelmed with lengthy or prolonged verbal directions. More is not always better.
• If your student is having difficulty in a specific situation(s), look at how you can modify that activity or the amount of time they spend within that activity.  
• Provide consistent reinforcement/reward for desired behavior.  The best way to guarantee change is to build upon the positive. 
• Contact your core AEA team members with your concerns and/or any questions.  They will be your initial source of support and are able to access the autism team for additional assistance.

By accessing Great Prairie AEA’s course catalog, individuals will find five classes available to teachers, support staff and parents that provide more comprehensive instruction in implementing many of these strategies.  The courses include: Structured Teaching for Autism – Basic Components (ST-AT1), Structured Teaching for Autism Communication- Leisure and Social Skill Components (ST-AT2), Social Skills for Autism (SSA), Communicating with Visuals (CWV), and ABA Strategies and Curriculum; Using the STAR Program to Support Students on the Autism Spectrum.

*The majority of these suggestions are based on strategies referenced in The National Autism Center Report, 2009, as established or emerging treatments for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

The following reference is provided as an additional source for educators: http://www.autismvoice.com/2006/08/07/ten-things-your-student-with-autism-wishes-you-knew/

April is Autism Awareness Month:

Please visit the Autism Society of Iowa home page www.autismia.org to read about all the upcoming activities.  These include (but not limited to), Autism Awareness Walk/Run, Bake Sale and launching of the 2013 Autism Society of Iowa’s cookbook; favorite recipes are needed!

The B-Town (Burlington) Autism Walk is Saturday April 20 from 9-2, registration at 8. At the lake at Great River Medical Center, contact: Heidi Sewnson 319-457-7944 or e-mail:iowaqtpi@yahoo.com

TSA Support for Individuals with Autism

With springtime upon us, and more importantly spring break trips quickly approaching, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has a number of options available for adults and families living with autism to help make the process through the airport security checkouts as easy as possible. Click on the following link: TSA Support for Individuals with Autism

You’re Invited: Summer Institute – June 17 & 18, 2013

Great Prairie AEA
Summer Institute – June 17 & 18, 2013

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
 
Location:
Fairfield Arts &
Convention Center
200 North Main Street
Fairfield, IA 52556

A conference for Administrators, Educators & AEA Staff

Early Literacy and Response to Intervention

Please join us for an interactive Summer Institute with two renowned keynote speakers! On June 17, Randy Allison, will kick off our learning with overview information and then provide breakout/team time for application of the learning, planning, and next steps for the staff serving the district. The following day, Shannon Harken will help us apply more deeply RTI to literacy.

Register Now! http://bit.ly/summerinstitute13
No cost. Lunch included.

Download the Summer Institute Flyer 2013

Area Students Qualify for “National History Day in Iowa” Contest

Shannon Johnson, Instructional Services Secretary

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National History Day is the nation’s leading program for history education in the schools.  On March 19, 2013, 305 students from 17 districts and 2 non-public participated in Great Prairie AEA’s History Day contest held at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center with 185 category entries. Students researched history topics of their choice related to the theme “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.”  Students worked as individuals and in groups to create exhibits, documentaries, performances, historical papers and websites. Area individuals volunteered their time to evaluate student entries and advance them to the state contest.

Congratulations to the following state qualifiers for their hard work as these students will represent GPAEA at the “National History Day in Iowa” contest on April 29, 2013 (Senior & Youth Division) and May 6, 2013 (Junior Division) at the State Historical Society of Iowa in Des Moines. 32 projects are advancing to State, 56 participants.

2013 Great Prairie AEA State Qualifiers (by category)

JUNIOR DIVISION HISTORICAL PAPER:

• Title: Switching Horses Mid-Stream:  Andrew Johnson and the Collapse of Reconstruction
  Students: Claire Jager
  School: Eddyville-Blakesburg Middle School, Blakesburg, IA
  Teacher(s): Angie Koebke

• Title: California Gold
  Students: Lainey Graff
  School: Sigourney Elementary School, Sigourney, IA
  Teacher(s): Amy Jones

JUNIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT: (Only category to send 5 to state)

• Title: Norman Borlaug: New Food for Thought
  Students: Ryan Kendell
  School: Aldo Leopold Middle School, Burlington, IA
  Teacher(s): Katie Salisbury

• Title: Wilhelm Roentgen
  Students: Wyatt Klyn
  School: Blakesburg Elementary, Blakesburg, IA
  Teacher(s): Stacey Manternach

• Title: Tertium Bellona Punicum (Third Punic War)
  Students: Sam Carmichael
  School: Oskaloosa Christian Grade School, Oskaloosa, IA
  Teacher(s): Renee Van Kooten

• Title:  When You Wish Upon a Star: Walt Disney
  Student: Hannah Koellner
  School: Eddyville Elementary
  Teacher(s): Jessica Nollen

• Title: The Men that Changed the Color of the Sky
  Student: Damon Wolter
  School: Keokuk Middle School
  Teacher(s): Doreen Underwood

JUNIOR DIVISION GROUP EXHIBIT:

• Title: The Atomic Bomb: The Beginning of the End
  Students: Gannon Courtright, James Lyman
  School: Fairfield Middle School, Fairfield, IA
  Teacher(s): Tena Nelson

• Title: The Bubonic Plague
  Students: Sofia Falcone, Emma Carper, Olivia Hinojosa
  School: Burlington Notre Dame, Burlington, IA
  Teacher(s): Larry Pohren

JUNIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY:

• Title: Through a Child’s Eyes: The Story of Ruby Bridges vs. Segregation in School
  Students: Phoenix Haessler
  School: Fairfield Middle School, Fairfield, IA
  Teacher(s): Tena Nelson

• Title: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
  Students: Sarah Huschak
  School: Burlington Notre Dame, Burlington, IA
  Teacher(s): Larry Pohren

JUNIOR DIVISION GROUP DOCUMENTARY:

• Title: Votes for Women!  The Events that Allowed Women the Right to Vote!
  Students: Brook Paris, Riley Albertson
  School: Evans Middle School, Ottumwa, IA
  Teacher(s): Heidi Bradford

• Title: A New Woman is Born: Flappers
  Students: Hannah Heiserman, Shannon Garrels
  School: Van Buren Community Schools, Keosauqua, IA
  Teacher(s): Kacey Edgar

JUNIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE:

• Title: Lucille Ball:  Ball of Fire
  Students: Olivia Bohlmann
  School: Evans Middle School, Ottumwa, IA
  Teacher(s): Heidi Bradford

• Title: The Underground Railroad
  Students: Emma Baumgardner
  School: Eddyville Elementary, Eddyville, IA
  Teacher(s): Tony Kurimski

JUNIOR DIVISION GROUP PERFORMANCE:

• Title: Nellie Bly: Benefiting Humanity One Word at a Time
  Students: Anuja Pharasi, Dayna Price, Savannah Kelley
  School: Fairfield Middle School, Fairfield, IA
  Teacher(s): Tena Nelson

• Title: Breaking the Color Barrier in Baseball
  Students: Jaylan Jones, Addison Corum, Justin Budan
  School: Evans Middle School, Ottumwa, IA
  Teacher(s): Heidi Bradford

JUNIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL WEB SITES:

• Title: How the Media Indirectly Affected the Presidency the Nixon /Kennedy Debates
  Students: Collin Kepner
  School: Evans Middle School, Ottumwa, IA
  Teacher(s): Heidi Bradford

• Title: Girl Scouts: A Turning Point in a Woman’s Life
  Students: Kristen Daugherty
  School: Fairfield Middle School, Fairfield, IA
  Teacher(s): Tena Nelson

JUNIOR DIVISION GROUP WEB SITES:

• Title: World War II Prison Camps
  Students: Grant Rheinschmidt, Mary Rose Roundy, Christina Hunter
  School: Burlington Notre Dame, Burlington, IA
  Teacher(s): Larry Pohren

• Title: From Boiling Point to Turning Point: The Bessemer Process
  Students: Rylan Crews, Wade Marshall
  School: Mediapolis Community School, Mediapolis, IA
  Teacher(s): Steven Steele 

SENIOR DIVISION HISTORICAL PAPER:

• Title: The Rite of Spring
  Students: Rachel Gibbons
  School: Burlington High School, Burlington, IA
  Teacher(s): Sara St. John

SENIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT:

• Title: Penicillin
  Students: Holly Noneman
  School: Keokuk High School, Keokuk, IA
  Teacher(s): Barbara Edler, Patrick Hogan

• Title: Sigmund Freud’s Impact on Psychiatric Practice
  Students: Cierstynn Welcher
  School: Van Buren Community Schools, Keosauqua, IA
  Teacher(s): Kacey Edgar

SENIOR DIVISION GROUP EXHIBIT:

• Title: Annie Wittenmyer
  Students: Kara Prewitt, Ericka Mardis
  School: Keokuk High School, Keokuk, IA
  Teacher(s): Barbara Edler, Patrick Hogan

• Title: A Change of Mind
  Students: Sarah Stanley, Kacey Cranston
  School: Sigourney High School, Sigourney, IA
  Teacher(s): Andy Harter

SENIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY:

• Title: The Triangle Fire: A Change in the Workplace
  Students: Kelly Mickael
  School: Burlington High School, Burlington, IA
  Teacher(s): Sara St. John 

SENIOR DIVISION GROUP DOCUMENTARY:

• Title: Lock and Dam 19
  Students: Priya Khanolkar, Alexandra Logan,
  School: Keokuk High School, Keokuk, IA
  Teacher(s): Barbara Edler, Patrick Hogan

• Title: Steam Locomotion: The Super Power
  Students: Trenton Humphrey, Cody Winkler, Marc Wharton, Nicholas Edler
  School: Keokuk High School, Keokuk, IA
  Teacher(s): Barbara Edler, Patrick Hogan

SENIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE- No entries 

SENIOR DIVISION GROUP PERFORMANCE:

• Title: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Turning the Tides of Fire Safety, Child Labor and Women’s Rights
  Students: Bailey Andrews, Karna Hampton, Nicole Johnson, Paige Johnson, Alicia Nickell
  School: Wayne Community Schools, Corydon, IA
  Teacher(s): Michael Jones

• Title: The Power of Electricity
  Students: Kendall Berner, Grant Gabel, Jennifer Brown
  School: Keokuk High School, Keokuk, IA
  Teacher(s): Barbara Edler, Patrick Hogan

SENIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL WEB SITES:

• Title: The RMS Titanic
  Students: Madison Osborn
  School: Burlington High School, Burlington, IA
  Teacher(s): Sara St. John

Again, Congratulations to those students advancing to state National History Day!

A special “thank you “ goes out to our judges that volunteered their time to make this event an educational and memorable experience for students, our teacher and parent supporters, the staff/volunteers at Fairfield Arts & Convention Center and Jane Broeg.

Contact: Shannon Johnson, shannon.johnson@gpaea.org, or 800-382-8970 ext. 1136