Designation Process
Levels of Excellence (LOE) Cycle Two Outcomes
Year 1 Timeline:
 LOE Materials due 12/30/14
 Review visit – Winter/Spring 2015
 Recommendation to the ECI State Board – May 2015
 Effective – 7/1/15
ECI Areas Participating in Year 1 (10 ECI Area Boards)
ECI Area
Reviewers
Benton/ Tama
Boone, Story
Bremer, Butler, Franklin, Grundy
Cedar/Jones
Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Worth
Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell
Clarke, Decatur, Wayne
Clay, Dickinson, O’Brien, Osceola
Hardin, Marshall
Harrison, Monona, Shelby
Polk
Des Moines, Henry, Louisa,
Washington – New Designation
Shanell, James
James, Tami
Shanell, Tami
Shanell, Jeff
Shanell, Jeff
Jeff, Shanell
James, Jeff
Tami, Shanell
James, Jeff
Tami, Jeff
Shanell, Jeff
Shanell, Jeff
State Board Rating
Received June
2015
Compliant
Probationary
Probationary
Model
Compliant
Compliant
Compliant
Probationary
Model
Quality
Compliant
Compliant
If an area receives a Probation level, the corrective action plan will be reviewed in 6 months.
Levels of Excellence Materials Due Again By Level Achieved:
Compliant – 12/30/17
Quality – 12/30/18
Model – 12/30/19
Year 2 Timeline:
 LOE Materials due 12/30/15
 Review visit – Winter/Spring 2016
 Recommendation to the ECI State Board – May 2016
 Effective – 7/1/16
ECI Areas Participating in Year 2 (10 ECI Area Boards)
ECI Area
Reviewers
Adams, Ringgold, Union, Taylor
Appanoose, Davis, Lucas, Monroe
Cherokee, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux
Clinton, Jackson
Jasper, Marion, Poweshiek
Mahaska, Wapello
Muscatine
Pottawattamie
Scott
James, Tami
Tami, Amanda
Shanell, Jeff
Jeff, Shanell
Shanell, Tami
Amanda, Jeff
Shanell, James
Jeff, James
Shanell, Jeff
State Board Rating
Received June
2016
Compliant
Probationary
Probationary
Model
Probationary
Probationary
Model
Model
Model
If an area receives a Probation level, the corrective action plan will be reviewed in 6 months.
Levels of Excellence Materials Due Again By Level Achieved:
Compliant – 12/30/18
Quality – 12/30/19
Model – 12/30/20
Year 3 Timeline:
 LOE Materials due 12/30/16
 Review visit – Winter/Spring 2017
 Recommendation to the ECI State Board – May 2017
 Effective – 7/1/17
ECI Areas Participating in Year 3 (8 ECI Area Boards)
Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, Winneshiek
Ida, Woodbury
Black Hawk
Iowa, Jefferson, Keokuk (11/15 – received 1year extension)
Buchanan, Delaware, Fayette
Johnson
Fremont, Page
Lee, Van Buren
Hamilton, Humboldt, Wright
If an area receives a Probation level, the corrective action plan will be reviewed in 6 months.
Levels of Excellence Materials Due Again By Level Achieved:
Compliant – 12/30/19
Quality – 12/30/20
Model – 12/30/21
------------------------Due: 12/30/17:
Benton, Tama
Boone, Story (once the area successfully achieved compliant level)
Bremer, Butler, Franklin, Grundy (once the area successfully achieved compliant level)
Buena Vista, Crawford, Sac
Cerro Gordo, Hancock and Worth
Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell
Clarke, Decatur, Wayne
Clay, Dickinson, O’Brien, Osceola (once the area successfully achieved compliant level)
Des Moines, Henry, Louisa, Washington
Dubuque
Linn
Polk
Cass, Mills, Montgomery is moved to this due date (see request in September 2015 board minutes)
Due: 12/30/18:
Adair, Dallas, Madison, Warren
Audubon, Carroll, Greene, Guthrie
Calhoun, Pocahontas, Webster
Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago
Harrison, Monona, Shelby
Due 12/30/19:
Cedar, Jones
Hardin, Marshall