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IESBVI students are counting on their math skills to advance them to a national contest in Louisville, Ky.  Twelve students served by Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (IESBVI) will compete in the first Iowa Regional Abacus Bee. The Abacus Bee is a national program of the American Printing House (APH). APH […]

Individual results are at the end of this page. Regardless of what track and field events the IESBVI Rams athletes choose, miles are what both unite and divide the team.  Each of the Rams lives in a different community across Iowa. Through careful planning, IESBVI’s expanded learning department finds a way to make the team […]

New parents worry a lot. About everything. When their babies or young children are blind or visually impaired, the worries intensify.  Iowa Educational Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired (IESBVI) is offering a morning for these Iowa families to meet one another in person, and discover they are not alone on their journey. Parents, […]

When it comes to one trait of the next superintendent for Iowa Education for Deaf & Blind, 100% of survey respondents agree: being a strong relationship builder is “very important” or “extremely” important.  In late September, the general public and ISD’s stakeholders were offered the chance to express opinions on characteristics and qualities the next […]

White Cane Awareness Day is October 15th. We will have family celebrations at two locations this year – Living History Farms on October 14th and Bloomsbury Farm on October 15th. Register by September 25 – https://forms.gle/Mz2qyYVK94RMbppB7 IESBVI students registered for either event will receive a free t-shirt. A limited supply of t-shirts will be available […]

What qualities and characteristics should the new superintendent of Iowa Educational Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired and Iowa School for the Deaf have? You are invited to express your thoughts in a public forum in September. There are three dates and sites for in-person forums. You may also join each forum via Zoom.  […]

Students served by IESBVI are eligible to sign up for extracurricular sports and activities. Really! Even though our 600+ students live across the state in different school districts, the mighty IESBVI Extended Learning Program staff has mad logistic skills and prepares IESBVI for competitions. Zooms, partnerships with the student’s school and passionate IESBVI coaching staff […]

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IESBVI teacher of the visually impaired noticed something about her student Dylan Reineke. “He will always listen and give advice to his peers,” she said. “He is always willing to help teachers and volunteers to run errands. He is respectful to adults and peers.” Marth was so impressed by Reineke, she nominated him for the […]