04 Apr 2014

6th Grade Math Bee sponsored by the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency

By Whitney Smith

The Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency sponsored the 36th sixth grade Math Bee March 4, 2014. 40 teams, consisting of 160 students participated at the local level with the top four teams as well as the top 3 individuals advancing to the State Math Bee in Fort Dodge, IA on May 2, 2014.

The top four teams of the 2014 Local 6th Grade Math Bee:

1st Place Team: Riverdale Heights Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District

Students: Nihar Behere, Sanjiv Iyer, Aabha Joshi, Cienna Pangin

Coach: David Barber

2nd Place Team: Pleasant View Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District

Students: Taylor English, Christin Hartman, Jacob Holland, Max Murphy

Coach: Zach Day

 

3rd Place Team: Cody Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District

Students: Aadil Manazir, Anna Myatt, William Sharis, Mitchell Strobbe

Coach: Cathi Betts

 

4th Place Team: Hopewell Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District

Students: Darsh Balani, Grace Halupnik, Brenna Morley, Amulya Pillutla

Coach: Marlise Bowsman

 

The top three individuals of the 2014 Local 6th Grade Math Bee:

1st Place Individual: Max Murphy, Pleasant View Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District

2nd Place Individual: Aadil Manazir, Cody Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District

3rd Place Individual: Cienna Pangin, Riverdale Heights Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District


06 Nov 2013

Coats for Kids Program Needs Your Help!

By Whitney Smith

The Coats for Kids Program needs your support. The call is out for cash to purchase coats or donated gently used coats for needy students in area public and private schools. The Dr. David E. Lane Memorial "Coats for Kids" program, housed at the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency (AEA), has already provided more than 2,000 coats this season. The requests continue to pour in; area kids need your help!

Donations of winter coats (new or used) may be taken to any Burke Cleaners location in the Quad Cities. Cash donations may be made online (qcacoatsforkids.org) or mailed to the Coats for Kids Program, in care of the Mississippi Bend AEA, 729 - 21st Street, Bettendorf, Iowa  52722.

Donations are tax deductible. The Coats for Kids Program is a 503.1 non-profit organization serving schools in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. The Program is part of the Mississippi Bend AEA Special Events Foundation.

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The Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency is one of nine AEAs across the state of Iowa created by the 1974 Iowa Legislature. It provides educational services, media services and special education services to approximately 50,000 students in twenty-two public school districts and fifteen approved non-public schools in Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Louisa, Muscatine and Scott Counties.

The Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender identity, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, socioeconomic status, or disability in its educational programs, services or employment practices. Inquiries concerning this statement should be addressed to Dr. Edward Gronlund, Equity Coordinator, at 563-344-6315.

Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency
Improving teaching & learning
www.aea9.k12.ia.us
22 Oct 2012

Chief Administrator Retiring

By Whitney Smith
On Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency Board of Directors Organizational Meeting, Regular Board Meeting and Board Retreat, Dr. Glenn Pelecky, who has served successfully as Chief Administrator for the past 25 years, was released from his current contract at the end of 2012-2013 for the sole purpose of retirement.

Dr. Glenn Pelecky has served as Chief Administrator since 1988, retiring with a 43 year career that has demonstrated a high level of commitment, trust and mutual respect.

In reflection, Dr. Pelecky stated that although he will be leaving an organization to which he has dedicated the majority of his professional life, he is looking forward to being able to pursue several lifelong professional and personal goals that full time work has not allowed him to take on and move to the next chapter of his life.

The Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency is one of nine area education agencies in the state of Iowa. The Agency area includes all of Clinton, Muscatine and Scott counties, as well as part of Cedar, Louisa and Jackson, serving more than 50,000 students in public and approved non-public schools in 153 buildings and 5500 administrators and teachers.

In 2007, Dr. Pelecky was notified by SAI that he had been nominated by his peers and selected as the 2007-2008 Iowa Superintendent of the year for consistently providing innovative and visionary leadership to the educators and students in the area. In reply, Dr. Pelecky stated, "I am comfortable accepting this honor as recognition of the work of the staff and board of the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, not an individual effort on my part." We have accomplished a great deal together.

The Mission of the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency is to improve teaching and learning for all students through active partnerships and assertive leadership in a climate of mutual respect.

The Board of Directors will be reviewing search firm applicants and make a selection that represents the level of integrity, professionalism and custom-designed service required to select a Chief Administrator for the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency.

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19 Mar 2012

Regional Math Bee held at the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency

By Whitney Smith

Regional Math Bee held at the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency

 

200 area sixth grade students participated in the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency's 34th annual Regional Math Bee held at the Mississippi Bend AEA in Bettendorf, Iowa March 6, 2012.

47 enthusiastic teams of students worked individually and as a team to solve problems and demonstrate their math skills.  The top five teams as well as the top 3 individuals will represent our region at the State Math Bee in Fort Dodge on April 27, 2012

The top five teams of the 2012 Regional 6th Grade Math Bee:

1st Place Team: Pleasant View Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District

Students: Ethan Good, Jack Lynn, Konnor Sommer, Keshav Wagle

Coach: Zachary Day

2nd Place Team:         Hopewell Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District

Students: Caleb Arnold, Jacob Fuhrmeister, Austin Halupnik, Tyler Helmers

Coach: Marci Furlong

3rd Place Team: Riverdale Heights Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District

Students:  Mark Kessler, Roshni Nair, Abinaya Paravasthuramesh, Vishwajit Subramanian

Coach:  David Barber

4th Place Team: Cody Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District

Students: Alec Gelande, Ashlyn Haack, Max Royer, Caroline Sharis

Coach: Cathi Betts

5th Place Team:         Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf, Iowa

Students: Kenton Fee, Naina Ninan, Collin Smith, Sophia Xiao

Coach: Chae Hee Porubcin

 

The top three individuals of the 2010 Regional 6th Grade Math Bee:

1st Place Individual:   Abinaya Paravasthuramesh, Riverdale Heights Elementary, Pleasant Valley

Coach: David Barber

2nd Place Individual:   Tyler Helmers, Hopewell Elementary, Pleasant Valley

Coach: Marci Furlong

3rd Place Individual:   Konnor Sommer, Pleasant View Elementary, Pleasant Valley

Coach: Zachary Day
25 Feb 2010

Regional Invent Iowa Winners

By Whitney Smith

One hundred sixty seven student inventors from kindergarten through eighth grade shared their inventions at the Regional INVENT, IOWA
Invention Convention on Saturday, February 20, 2010. Sponsored by the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, the event was held at the
Family Museum in Bettendorf, Iowa.

The following students were chosen to represent our region at the State Invention Convention to be held April 24, 2010 at Carver Hawkeye
Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Grade 3:

Mason Holstein (Camanche Elementary): Stow and Go Lap Desk
Dana Loussaert/Emma Bagnall (Neil Armstrong, North Scott): Spray-n-Wipe
Madison Sloan (Camanche Elementary): The Hair Caddy by Maddy

Grade 4:

Taylor Brooks/Sydney Bernauer (McKinley Elementary): KITT (Keep it Together)
Olivia Allen/Bailey Brown (St. Paul the Apostle): Sip-N-Munch
Eric Long/Joey Slater (John Glenn Elementary): The Apple Snatcher
Lea Lefebure (Camanche Elementary): Ty Loon
Evan Nix (Lourdes): The Night Writer

Grade 5:

Justin Webster/Hunter Jensen (Preston Elementary): The 12-Pak Pop Stopper
Chase White (Camanche Middle): Razor Rack
Mickey Sloat (Adams Elementary): The Top Popper
Haleigh Andrews (Wilson Elementary): Deep Checkers +
Ashley Barker (Trinity Lutheran): Kleat Keeper
Ian Meisch (Harrison Elementary): Teacher Teacher
Aubrey Williams/Alaina Rostenbach (McKinley Elementary): Stopping Cart
Savannah Bogner (Bridgeview Elementary): The Picnic Clam
Brynn Hancock (Cody Elementary): Fresh Footies

Grade 6:

Ryan Miller (Alan Shepard Elementary): Big Time Birdhouse
Taylor Wells (Sudlow Intermediate): K-9 Leash Relief
Zach Kettmann (Marquette Catholic, Bellevue): Udderly Protected
Bethany Schmieder (Calamus-Wheatland Elementary): Cuddling Arms
Brent Buech (Northeast Elementary): Quick Draw
Kyle Empen (Preston Elementary): E-Z Top Drop

Grade 7:

Jaisene Hughes (Wood Intermediate): Nail Covers
Nicholas Riedesel (St. Joseph's, DeWitt): Dryer 1
Savannah Necker (St. Joseph's, DeWitt): The Hotsie

Grade 8:

Danielle Nauman/Maddy Zemba (Sudlow Intermediate): The Smoke Ring
Eli Kugler/Adam Kall (Sudow Intermediate): The Desaltinator

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