Pocahontas Catholic
Prairie Lakes AEA Staff Assignments
Academic Strategist-Elaine Cook
Academic Strategists are essential team members in the child find process and play an important role during evaluations in determining eligibility for special education services. They collaborate with team members to complete evaluations such as diagnostic academic assessments. In addition, they analyze data to assist teams in the development of Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and appropriate goals.
Email: ecook@plaea.org
Phone: 712-335-6037
School Social Worker-Kris Manteufel
School Social Workers are essential team members in the child find process and play an important role during evaluations in determining eligibility for special education services. They collaborate with team members to complete evaluations such as functional behavior assessments. In addition, they analyze data to assist teams in the development of intervention plans and individualized education plans with fidelity to improve social skills and appropriate behaviors.
Email: kmanteufel@plae.org
Phone: 712-458-7025
Regional Administrator-Molly Elston
Regional Administrators provide leadership to AEA staff to enable them to work effectively in support of local district improvement planning and implementation efforts. They serve as a resource to AEA staff, school administrators and school district staff on the collaborative problem solving process and AEA service delivery initiative. In addition, they provide guidance and best practice to meet the needs of districts, families, and students.
Email: melston@plaea.org
Phone: 712-458-7017
Your PLAEA Partners
Each school is served by a team of specialists from Prairie Lakes AEA that support Special Education, Early Childhood, Media, Technology, and areas including gifted/talented, literacy, math, social studies, and science. Click here to discover the PLAEA staff members who work with your school.
Chief Administrator
Jeff Herzberg
Special Education Director
Kristin Ahrens
Educational Services Director
Pam Stangeland