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BUSINESS
Volunteers Interview Lakewood Students
Pictured below are our volunteers who interviewed our Lakewood 5th graders Tuesday, March 4. The purpose
was to help the students achieve the experience of job interviews to participate at Biztown Thursday, March
27 and Friday, March 28. Left to right, Row 1: Kate Baldwin, Amysue Hopkey, Carla Becker, Kathryn Schmidt,
Maribeth Wright, Anita Varme, Ashley Graft, Nancy Palks, Mary Jo Fox. Row 2: Tom Phillips, Bryan Greiner,
George Meinecke, Pat Williams, Bob Baldwin. Photo submiffed.
39 School Districts Selected for
First Teacher Leadership Systems
By 2016-17, all districts
will be able to participate in
centerpiece legislation
Gov. Terry E. Branstad,
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and
Iowa Department of Edu-
cation Director Brad Buck
have announced the first
group of Iowa school dis-
tricts selected to launch
teacher leadership systems
next schoolyear. Norwalk
Community School Dis-
trict is among those cho-
sen.
Top teachers taking on
leadership roles to im-
prove instruction and raise
student achievement is the
centerpiece of Iowa's land-
mark 2013 education re-
form package. New teach-
er leadership systems
across Iowa will allow"
teachers to work in great-
er collaboration with col-
leagues and learn from
each other instead of oper-
ating largely in isolation in
their dassrooms. Teacher
leadership systems will be
phased in over three years,
with the goal of all districts
participating by 2016-17,
although whether to do so
is a local decision.
Districts were selected
for the first round based on
the strength of their appli-
cation as well as geograph-
ic and size diversity.
Districts that applied to
start teacher leadership
systems next fall were re-
quired to set a vision and
goals for what they plan to
accomplish. They also had
to address "must-haves,"
such as setting a minimum
teacher salary of $33,500,
improved entry into the
profession, including
mentoring for new teach-
ers, and a rigorous selec-
tion process for leadership
roles.
Districts selected will
receive about $309 per pu-
pil next school year to im-
plement their teacher lead-
ership systems. The annu-
al cost statewide is nearly
$50 million in fiscal year
2015, growing to about
$150 million annually by
the third year.
The next step for school
districts is selecting their
teacher leaders. Branstad's
fiscal 2015 budget recom-
mendations include $4
million for the Iowa De-
partment of Education,
working with Area Educa-
tion Agencies, to provide
technical assistance and
leadership development
for the districts in the first
group implementing
teacher leadership systems
in 2014-15.
Kum & Go Breaks New Ground
as Proud Partner of Habitat for Humanity
Customers invited to donate
$1 in-store to help select site
• forfirst company-sponsored
Habitat home
Kum & Go has launched
a new partnership with
Habitat for Humanity In-
ternational, a global non-
profit that creates afford-
able housing in partnership
with low-income families.
The Kum & Go initiative,
which includes a corporate
cash donation and consum-
er fundraising, is currently
Habitat's only partnership
with a convenience retail-
er.
Kum & Go, the fifth
largest privately held,
company-operated conve-
nience store chain in the
U.S., has committed a
$100,000 corporate gift to
support Habitat's mission•
The company also will
sponsor construction of a
Habitat for Humanity
home in one of the com-
munities Kum & Go serves
through its more than 420
stores in 11 states.
Customers will be
asked to join the effort by
adding a $1 donation to
their in-store purchases
throughout the month of
March. Kum & Go will
sponsor a Habitat for Hu-
manity project in the re-
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gion that collects the most
money as a percentage of
customer traffic through
its stores. Kum & Go's goal
is to receive $100,000 in
customer donations to
support the company's
"Let's Build a Home To-
gether" project. All dona-
tions go to Habitat for
Humanity to support their
mission to build homes,
communities and hope.
More than 1,500 Habi-
tat for Humanity affiliates
are at work in the United
States, building houses in
partnership with people in
need of decent, affordable
housing. Habitat homes
are purchased by low-in-
come families through no-
profit mortgages, thanks
to the donated labor of
Habitat volunteers and the
support of partner organi-
zations, individuals and
foundations. Families buy-
ing Habitat homes invest
sweat equity hours toward
building their homes and
the homes of others.
Young's Campaign
• Leadership Team
David Young's congres-
sional campaign has an-
nounced a grassroots
County Leadership team.
The list is comprised of
more than 170 individuals
from throughout the third
congressional district.
Included are John
Blaskovich, Norwalk, and
John Strathman, Cumm-
ing.
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Register for
Youth Gardening
Iowa State University
Extension and Outreach is
holding Connecting
Learning and Living (CLL)
training that will feature
more than 100 research-
based and hands-on les-
sons for teachers, home
school, after school, 4-H,
youth group leaders, com-
munity garden organizers,
day camp coordinators
and master gardeners
working with children in
kindergarten-sixth grade.
Training is March 15, 9
a.m.-4 p.m. at the Hardin
County Extension office in
Iowa Falls.
Registration is available
online at http://www.
extension.iastate.edu/4h/
CLLTraining. Cost for the
training is $95; curriculum
will be available for pur-
chase for an additional cost.
For more information, con-
tact Annette Brown,
annbrown@iastate.edu,
515-432-3882 or Jeff Ma-
comber, jmacombe@ia
state.edu, 515-993-4281.
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Butler Announces
for House Seat
James Butler, a Des
Moines police sergeant
and longtime Warren
County resident, plans to
seek the Republican nomi-
nation for the Iowa House
District 26 seat in Warren
County. Butler is a dedi-
cated public servant and
wants to bring his leader-
ship skills and abilities to
the Iowa Legislature.
Butler is a 26-year vet-
eran of the Des Moines
Police Department. He has
advanced to the rank of
sergeant and serves as the
DMPD's chief humane of-
ricer. Butler is also an in-
structor at Upper Iowa
University, instructing
courses in Emergency and
Disaster Management,
Criminal Justice and Pub-
lic/Business Administra-
tion. He holds a Master's
degree in Public Adminis-
tration from Drake Uni-
versity and a Master's de-
gree in Criminal Justice
from Simpson College.
"The life experiences I
have had as a police officer
will translate well into
public service as an Iowa
State legislator," Butler
said. "I want to be known
as an honest, sincere,
genuine and dependable
leader for the Warren
County citizens I will
serve ."
"While working to-
wards my various degrees,
I was serving on the Des
Moines Police Depart-
ment, rising through the
ranks, protecting and serv-
ing, and treating people
with respect," Butler said.
"Being a police sergeant
gives me the opportunity
to help people when they
are at their worst and do
the very best I can to help
my fellow Iowans. I want
to expand my public ser-
vice, representing Warren
County in the Iowa Legis-
lature."
Butler lives in rural
Saint Charles. He is a
member of St. Thomas
Aquinas Church in
Indianola. He is engaged
to Kateri Duncan and the
couple is planning a fall
wedding.
Iowa House District 26
indudes Indianola, Carlisle,
Hartford, Martensdale,
Lacona, Sandyville,
Ackworth, southern por-
tions of Des Moines and ru-
ral townships of these cities.
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