ISEA - Polk Suburban UniServ Unit

05/12/2023

01/13/2023

Highlights of Governor Reynolds FY 2024 budget include:
• Setting Supplemental State Aid (SSA) at 2.5%- unfortunately, this percentage equates to fewer dollars as roughly 6000 fewer students enrolled in our public schools this year due to COVID. This means 2.5% represents $20.1 million – less than a quarter of new funding that school districts received through the formula last year. Just for perspective, 2.5% last year was the equivalent of $95 million.
• Cuts to area education agencies (AEAs)- the governor’s budget assumes an additional $17 million cut to the AEAs as well as the continuation of the statutory reduction of $7.5 million for a total of $24.5 million.
• Community college funding- the budget includes an increase of $5.5 million for a total recommended investment just shy of $230,000,000. The equivalent of a 2.5% increase.

Vouchers- SSB 1022 and HSB 1 (ISEA-Against)

• This bill would create education savings accounts, phased in over a three-year period. Estimated costs are: $106 million in the first year, $157 in the second and more than $340 million in the third, at which point when the plan would provide a voucher for any student who wants to attend a private school. Reynolds' staff believes the cost to the state will be more than $900 million over the first four years– all without the government oversight, transparency and accountability of taxpayer dollars that our public schools and their locally elected boards adhere to.

12/14/2022

https://www.cvent.com/d/slqm2d
Sign up is now open for the 2023 ISEA Legislative Conference on January 28 from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm on Zoom

12/05/2022

Every SEP Preschooler Receives Free Book – The Gruffalo!

Tracy Dawson, a Spring Creek 6th grade teacher, applied for a grant through the Iowa State Education Association’s Community Outreach program to purchase a book for each of the district’s preschoolers. Tracy was informed that she had been awarded the $500 grant at the end of October and by the middle of November a free book was in the hands of every preschooler across the district.

We did it again! The Southeast Polk Education Association, in conjunction with the Iowa State Education Association, was able to provide a book for each preschooler in the district again this year. Recently, preschoolers across the district received ...

10/28/2022

Educators for Molly Buck Day of Action
When: Sunday, November 6th, 12:00 PM
Where: 629 N Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50023
Why: Let’s help elect for fellow educator Molly Buck for Iowa House the final weekend before the campaign!
Sign up to attend here:

Join ISEA to get out the vote in Ankeny for educator + ISEA member Molly Buck! Training and materials will be provided.

10/25/2022

Congratulations to both the Ankeny Education Association and the Norwalk Professional Education Association for winning their recertification elections by a huge majority of YES votes!
This shows that teachers understand they need a strong voice.

08/20/2022

NEW TEACHERS!!! Don't forget to come out to the FREE garage sale! So many great items to help you get started!!

08/17/2022

Please share! We could also use some help if you are able and send Shannon Baity a message.

08/02/2022

Summer Conference 2022! So many amazing new things being learned. We can do this! We must do this! TOGETHER ❤️

02/09/2022

Public school employee Associations are in the process of presenting initial proposals for employees that have worked tirelessly for Iowa students. Please show support them by proudly displaying a yard sign!