Day on the Hill

Monday, Jan. 27 & Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025
One Voice for Iowa Students

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Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs), Iowa Association of School Boards® (IASB®) & School Administrators of Iowa (SAI) I invite you to the 2025 Day on the Hill! This advocacy event will begin at the State Historical Building in the morning for an optional brief session on talking points and logistical information for advocating at the Capitol. Following the training, attendees will head to the Capitol to meet and network with legislators in the rotunda and to support the displays showing innovative programs and initiatives happening in Iowa public schools.

Note: Make sure you’re in-the-know before Day on the Hill and join us at our two In-Depth Advocacy webinars in January!
 

Features

Advocacy & Alignment Workshop

Day on the Hill

• 8–11 a.m. Registration, Breakfast & Pre-Training
  
• 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Advocacy & Student Showcase
  
• 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Shuttle between Historical Building & Capitol 

Student Showcase—Featured Districts

• Oelwein—Big Dog's Coffee Shop
• Norwalk—The Leader in Me Lighthouse School
• MMCRU—MMCRU Schools and Little Royals Daycare
• West Delaware—Work Based Learning Programs at WD
• Urbandale—Discover Your Path | Discover U
• Madrid—A Community Impact: Project-Based Learning in and Beyond the Classroom
• Woodbine—iJAG
• Waterloo—IT Programming and Cybersecurity
• Maquoketa/Storm Lake—Classroom Clinic
• Pleasantville—Pleasantville FFA
• Green Hills AEA—Rising Hope Academy
• Davenport—LETRS Training and Amplify Curriculum
• Linn-Mar—Venture Academics
• Alburnett—Alburnett 3DE
• Cedar Rapids—Early Literacy
• Winterset—WHS Cybersecurity Program
• Oskaloosa—#ALLIN for All-Day Pre-K
• Marshalltown—TPRA
• Olin—Mini Farm / Farm-to-Table / Agricultural STEM Education
• ADM—TechRise
• Cardinal—4-Day School Week

In-Depth Advocacy Webinars

ONLINE
Webinar: In-Depth Advocacy—State of the Budget
Thursday, Jan. 16, Noon 
DATE CHANGE! In this brief rundown of the state of the budget and school finance funding issues, IASB Associate Executive Director of Government Relations & School Finance Mike Guanci will hit on the biggest things you need to know about Iowa’s economy and state revenues; the governor’s budget recommendations; and what to keep an eye on beyond school aid funding.

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ONLINE
Webinar: In-Depth Advocacy—Condition of the State
Tuesday, Jan. 21, Noon 
FREE FOR IASB MEMBERS!  Join education advocacy experts from Iowa’s AEAs, IASB & SAI for a recap of the governor’s annual Condition of the State address. The webinar will provide you with a preview of what’s to come this session, including new education issues on the horizon and issues that might reappear, and will help ensure you are up-to-date as you advocate for your schools this session!

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