Local Board Supports

• Early Childhood Iowa Acronyms

• Early Childhood Iowa Merger Guide

• A Discussion in Board Ethics

• Facilitation Skills

• Community Empowerment Expenditure Report Template

• Resource for Community Planning – Iowa Head Start Needs Assessment

• CEA Contract Template

• CEA Contract Template for Contracts under $1000.00

• Process to Receive Community Empowerment Grant Payments Electronically

• CEA Board Orientation Strategies 

• 2006 Board Development Training

• Avoiding the Bad, Managing the Good: Board Development

• Success! How to Plan for and Demonstrate Results: Results Accountability Training

• 2004 Board Development Training

• Board By-laws for Fall Training 

• Board Meeting Evaluation 

• Choosing the Most Powerful Strategy 

• Community Empowerment Board Development Training 

• Community Empowerment Framework 

• Follow-up Questions & Answers 

• How and Where to Find Board Members 

• How Do We Safeguard Against Conflict of Interest 

• Individual Board Member Self-evaluation 

• Mini Board Self-assessment 

• The Board Building Cycle 

• "Sunshine Advisories" Bulletins - Office of the Attorney General, catalogued by year
  The Advisories discuss basic requirements and application of Iowa's Open Meetings Law and Public Records Law (Chapter 21 and Chapter 22 of the Iowa Code) -- Iowa's "sunshine laws."

• Iowa Freedom of Information Act website
  Here you will find a great Q and A section, as well as resources concerning open meetings and open records.

• Open Meetings Checklist
  This valuable resource was prepared by Governor Vilsack's legal counsel specifically for Community Empowerment Areas. It was shared by Governor Vilsack's office first at the Empowerment Contacts & Coordinators meeting on December 13, 2006.

• Open Records Checklist
  This valuable resource was prepared by Governor Vilsack's legal counsel specifically for Community Empowerment Areas. It was shared by Governor Vilsack's office first at the Empowerment Contacts & Coordinators meeting on December 13, 2006.

• Achieving Results Resource Guide

• QRS Support

• Carry Forward Funds and Merging ECIA Boards