Doing What Matters Most, Even Better
Welcome to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies! Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs) work together as a system to ensure all Iowa children have equal opportunity for an exceptional education. Advocates including teachers, school administrators, parents, community members, and AEA staff can support the AEA’s mission.
Iowa AEA’s Strategic Goals
Goal 1
Promote safe, orderly, and welcoming learning environments.
Goal 2
Promote excellence in education by closing achievement and opportunity gaps.
Goal 3
Implement measures to ensure consistent quality in the delivery of AEA services to Iowa’s accredited schools.
Agency News & Events
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Multilingualism as an Asset: How Schools Distinguish Learning English from Having a Learning Disability
In our increasingly interconnected world, multilingualism is a superpower. The ability to communicate effectively in more than one language helps…
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Area high schoolers will participate in “Design Dash” entrepreneurial experience on Nov. 11
Central Rivers AEA, in partnership with the University of Iowa’s Jacobson Institute, will host the annual “DesignDash” for area high…
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The Attendance Snowball: When a Few Absences Become a Pattern
If a student missed nearly a full month of school all at once, any parent or teacher would immediately sound…
We will forever be grateful for the wonderful therapists and professionals from Central Rivers AEA who have walked into Kori’s life with open arms about 2.5 years ago (who now feel like family). They have shown us she is so much more than a diagnosis or statistics. They have shown us countless interventions we are able to incorporate into our family’s everyday routine to help Kori thrive.
-Annette Burkle, parent