Governor Kim Reynolds has scaled back her proposal to overhaul Iowa’s Area Education Agencies.
Last week, Reynolds released a plan to focus AEA’s solely on special education for children with disabilities. Reynolds says based on feedback from parents, legislators, school superintendents, and teachers — she is dropping the idea of ending the AEA’s general education services that focus on things like literacy, math and science for all students.
The AEA’s digital resources and lending library for schools were to be closed down in the governor’s original plan, but Reynolds is proposing now that those continue, if schools are asking for those services.
The AEA overhaul bill — with changes — will first having subcommittee hearings in the House and Senate before any committee votes are taken on the plan.
