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

 

Save the Date: HAA Meeting Reminder - Dec. 7

The next Heartland Administrators' Association meeting will be held on Dec. 7 from 9 - 11:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at Heartland AEA, Johnston Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, in Johnston and via Zoom. The agenda features:

• Legislative panel with guest speakers, Margaret Buckton, Phil Jeneary, Kate Walton and Dave Wilkerson
• Information about College and Career Transition Counselor grants and partnership with guest speaker Gail Zehr from Des Moines Area Community College

What Does Learning Look Like in a Post-Pandemic World? Attend the Dec. 10 Virtual Event to Learn More About the CTE Collaborative

Are you wondering what learning might look like in a post-pandemic world? How we might leverage what we learned about more effectively meeting students’ needs in ways that are both practical and deeply meaningful? What if we could include the application of college-, career-, and civic-readiness skills in all classes...and what if those experiences didn't have to happen solely in the brick-and-mortar of our schools?

Consider blending competency-based education (CBE) within career and technical education (CTE). CBE allows for flexible pacing, learning anytime/anywhere, validation of core competencies within CTE experiences, the development of learners’ agency in their own learning process, and a focus on the application of college-, career-, and civic-ready knowledge, skills and dispositions.

The 2021-2022 Personalized, Competency-based CTE Collaborative is an opportunity to learn about cross-curricular, career-connected, deeper learning experiences from educators in Iowa and in Michigan. Please review this CTE Collaborative flyer and Dec. 10 save-the-date card to see if our Who, What and Aim describes you and challenges you would like to solve in your context.

Interested in Future Ready Topics? ​​Join the Heartland AEA Future Ready Network on Dec. 2

Join your local colleagues at the next Heartland AEA Future Ready Network meeting on Dec. 2, from 9:00 -11:00 a.m. on Zoom! 

Topics will include: 

• Why Future Ready
• District Future Ready Data Analysis
• Action Planning Discussions 

If you would like to attend a breakout session for a deeper dive into PREP Dashboards, follow this link for instructions to ensure you have access to EdInsight (page 2).