This task force, established by the Iowa General Assembly in 2018 (SF 2360), “shall submit a report regarding its findings and recommendations relating to dyslexia…no later than November 15, 2019.” The task force report includes:
- An overview of the symptoms and effects of dyslexia
- An overview of current practices related to dyslexia response in Iowa schools
- A description of current concerns relating to dyslexia response identified by members of the task force
- Recommendation of any proposed legislation or rulemaking or any additional personnel or funding needed to address the needs of Iowa students with dyslexia
- Recommendations relating to dyslexia response for specific stakeholder groups, including but not limited to parents, educators, administrators, school boards, and institutes of higher education
- A suggested timeline for implementation of the task force’s recommendations
Reports
Iowa Dyslexia Task Force Executive Summary
Iowa Dyslexia Task Force: Report to the Legislature
Meeting Dates, Agendas and Notes
November 14, 2019
November 5, 2019
October 18, 2019
October 9, 2019
September 19, 2019
August 28, 2019
July 19, 2019
June 4, 2019
May 2, 2019
April 16, 2019
- This was a series of small-group meetings and no formal agenda was developed.
March 8, 2019
- This was a series of small-group meetings and no formal agenda was developed.
February 28, 2019
February 5, 2019 – Meeting held virtually.
- This was a series of small-group meetings and no formal agenda was developed.
January 18, 2019 – Meeting held virtually.
December 14, 2018
November 30, 2018
November 21–28, 2018 Iowa Dyslexia Task Force Small-Group Agendas – Small group meetings will be held via desk-top conferencing. Contact David Tilly for login information for each session to join.
November 1, 2018
Organizational Meetings - Two organizational meetings, one on Wednesday, October 3, and a second on Wednesday, October 10, will be held via Zoom video conferencing. The meetings are scheduled from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. each day.
- 2018-10-03 and 10 Iowa Dyslexia Task Force Agenda
- 2018-10-03 and 10 Iowa Dyslexia Task Force Meeting Notes
Membership
- Lonna Anderson, Ottumwa Community School District
- Helen Blitvich, Decoding Dyslexia Iowa
- Amy Conrad, University of Iowa
- Sue Etscheidt, University of Northern Iowa
- Katie Greving, Decoding Dyslexia Iowa
- Elizabeth Hoksbergen, Apples of Gold Center for Learning, Inc.
- Erin Klopstad, Nevada Community School District
- Cindy Lewis, Pleasant Valley Community School District
- Nina Lorimor-Easley, Decoding Dyslexia Iowa
- Kirstin Orton, Heartland Area Education Agency
- Deborah Reed, Iowa Reading Research Center
- Kim Schmidt, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District
- David Tilly, Iowa Department of Education