Et cetera : Coder and Wilmot Graduate from Iowa School Business Management Academy

The following individuals graduated from the Iowa School Business Management Academy at Iowa State University in Ames on April 29, 2016:

John Berg - Mason City Community Schools
Tim Blum - Council Bluffs Community Schools
Mary Bogaard - Pella Community School District
Crystal Coder - Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
Tina Cooper - Allamakee Community School District
Jennifer Dunn - Riceville Comm School
Joel Etienne - Des Moines Public Schools
Clint Farlinger - Howard-Winneshiek CSD
Heng Fongkhamdeng - Heartland AEA 11
Cynthia Gingerich - Williamsburg Community School District
Kelli Gray - Woodbine Community Schools
Kirsten Heard - Fremont-Mills Community Schools
Lori Hoven - Boyden-Hull CSD
Angie Klinkkammer - West Branch Community Schools
Dale Kreher - Lewis Central Public School
Robyn Lane - Howard-Winneshiek CSD
Nick Lenhardt - Des Moines Public Schools Robin Leonard - Cardinal CSD
Megan Liebe - North Linn CSD
Song Luong - Des Moines Public School
Laura Marshall - Greene County CSD
Rhonda Oliphant - Missouri Valley Comm. School District
Donna Prather - Estherville Lincoln Central CSD
Andrea Raes (Henson) - Underwood School District
Kindra Reiter - Sibley-Ocheyedan CSD
Jodi Ryan - Sioux City Schools
Patricia Schmidt - Garner-Hayfield Comm. School District
Anita Sietstra - Rock Valley Community School
Kristina Smith - South Winneshiek CSD
LeAnn Wempen - Lu Verne CSD
Diane White - Clay Central Everly School
Sherry Wilmot - Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
Dean Wilson - Council Bluffs Community School District
Kristin Wood - Hamburg Community School District

Two Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District employees recently graduated from the Iowa School Business Management Academy. Crystal Coder and Sherry Wilmot, both of Vinton, completed the 4 year program at Iowa State University.

The Iowa School Business Management Academy (ISBMA or “the Academy”) was established by Iowa State University in 1991. It was designed to prepare school business managers, board secretaries and school administrators for performance of their business management responsibilities in accordance with prevailing standards and accepted practices.

The Academy’s curriculum was developed based on Iowa’s Standards and Criteria for School Business Officials and has been approved by the Iowa Department of Education. The courses have been designed to improve management and leadership abilities of school personnel responsible for human resource services, business functions and finance operations in Iowa’s schools.

Upon earning this diploma, recipients then have the opportunity to participate in Graduate Level classes offered by the Academy each spring. They also become eligible to teach classes for the Academy and to serve as mentors to Iowa's new school business officials.