Planning is done one year in advance. School districts dismiss school on the days of the in-service. The approved plan calls for focus areas to generally extend over two to three years. The plan also encourages study groups, in building or district-wide format developing general awareness and capacity in selected areas. All teachers and administrators are surveyed yearly to determine needs for future years.
Results go to the representative planning committee.
Starting in the early summer of 1997, the AEA is planning for the provision of a leadership academy for school leaders in AEA 14. The outcomes approved call for developing awareness skills, strategies, and resources for administrators in the area of school improvement. Members of this academy could also increase their network of resources. This support has not yet been requested. Evaluation of AEA services is usually by perception inventory of participants and leadership.