Our Mission 
To improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth by providing services and leadership in partnership with families, schools and communities.

Our Goals

• Increase learning growth for students
• Decrease the gap in achievement
• Increase annual graduation rates
• Increase gateways to post-secondary success

Agency Announces Change of Official Name – to Heartland Area Education Agency from Area Education Agency 11

A resolution was passed at the Aug. 11, 2020, Heartland AEA Board of Directors meeting to change the official name of the Agency to Heartland Area Education Agency from Area Education Agency 11. The Agency has been operating as Heartland Area Education Agency (AEA) for decades, but our official name has remained Area Education Agency 11. This change will help clarify any confusion and create continuity regarding the Agency’s business dealings.

2020-21 Heartland AEA Superintendent Directory Available

The 2020-21 Heartland AEA Superintendent Directory is now available. A limited supply of these directories will be distributed by van mail to superintendents. If you didn’t receive a copy, please contact Jenny Ugolini, Board Secretary/Executive Assistant, at jugolini@heartlandaea.org.

FREE Cognitive Coaching Session Available Through Thinking Collaborative

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary responses. In light of the current situation, Thinking Collaborative will offer a brief, pro bono Cognitive CoachingSM opportunity for educators in stress over the opening of school, a “Cognitive CoachingSM Lifeline.”

Go to the Thinking Collaborative website for more detailed information. The free Lifeline will conclude in October, and the regular “for pay” coaching service will continue on the website.

ICAP Virtual Training Coming in Sept.: Diving Deeper with Individual Career & Academic Planning

Join this virtual training led by Lauren Jones to:

• Explore the foundational facets of career development and successful ICAP implementation
• Uncover the expectations and competencies that Iowa wants as a picture of your high school graduates (Career and College Readiness/Postsecondary Workforce Readiness) and how this fits into Iowa’s economic future (Future Ready Iowa)
• Discover CTE and Career Pathway development connections - School Counselors as CTE Champions
• Practice and emulate Meaningful Career Conversation Training
• Address opportunities for Work-based Learning and experiential opportunities where Career Conversations exist naturally
• Apply an equity and inclusion lens to this work
• Facilitate a 'Yes, and....' mindset when conversing about barriers, strengths, challenges and celebrations

Two-Part Virtual Training Sessions (Choose 1 date from each session)
Session 1: Sept. 9 or 10 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Session 2: Sept. 16 or 17 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. **Prerequisite- Session 1
Register by going to: https://forms.gle/yaYWPAPeV6TZbFco9 or contacting Dr. Katy Blatnick-Gagne for more information at katy.blatnick-gagne@iowa.gov.

Districts/Schools are encouraged to register as a team (Administrator, CTE Educator, Counselors, Special Education teacher, etc.).