Podcast Archives 

Tips for Contacting Your Legislators - Former Iowa Speaker of the House and current director of AEA services Brent Siegrist sat down with SAI Executive Director Dan Smith to record this podcast offering tips for contacting your legislators. It’s important for all administrators to get to know their legislators, and this interview provides some basic dos and don’ts for approaching your elected officials as well as what is deemed most effective.

Decision Rubrics for Education Leaders - a recording of the use of the resources featured on a Web site available with rubrics focusing on data-informed decision making, financial resource allocation, governance and human resource allocation. These instruments have been piloted in four states and 20 districts.

Available Resources for Schools to use with Children whose Parents Have Been Deployed by the Military - SAI's Matt Carver talks about the myriad tools offered to schools and parents for help in dealing with deployment. Links to the various resources may be found here.