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) 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. View the full agenda. 

Note: Make sure you’re in-the-know by watching recordings of our two In-Depth Advocacy webinars!
 

Features

Advocacy & Alignment Workshop

Day on the Hill

• 8–11 a.m. Registration, Breakfast & Pre-Training (Slides)
  
• 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

Day on the Hill Resources 

AEA, IASB & SAI Joint Legislative Priorities Leave Behind

Preschool Advocacy Sheet

SAI 2025 Legislative Priorities

Iowa Schools 2023–24 Staff Shortages Data

SAI Superintendent's Survey on Staffing Shortages

Student Exhibitor Dos and Don'ts

House Seating Chart

Senate Seating Chart

Advocacy & Alignment Workshop Slides

Jan. 28 Advocacy Slides

In-Depth Advocacy Webinars

ONLINE
Webinar: In-Depth Advocacy—State of the Budget
Air Date: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025
RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE! 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 hits 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.

View Recording
 

ONLINE
Webinar: In-Depth Advocacy—Condition of the State
Air Date: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025
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 provides 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!

View Recording