Friday, December 16, 2011

Holiday Office & Van Route Schedule

Heartland offices will be closed December 26, 27, 29 and 30 during the holiday season. Please take note of the following schedule as you plan to send and receive items through our van mail.

December 19-22, 2011 Regular Van Delivery
December 26-30, 2011 No Van Delivery
January 2, 2012 Regular Van Delivery Resumes

Additionally, there will be no Administrator Connection blog update on December 30.

Reminder: IEC Winter Paper Buy to End Jan. 6

Don’t miss your chance to save big money on your paper supply needs through the Iowa Educator Consortium (IEC). Supplying this winter’s supply is the Paper Corporation which offers excellent pricing on a large variety of paper weights, colors and sizes. Additional discounts are available for orders at or above 440 assorted cases, 880 assorted cases and 880 white only. Ordering and pricing information is available on the IEC website at http://www.iec-ia.org/vnews/display.v/ART/4cea867abe0cf.

If you have questions regarding the IEC ordering process, contact Joni Puffett at jpuffett@iec-ia.org or (319) 268-9008.

Reminder: New Prices for Printing/Copying Services Effective Jan. 1

During the Fall 2011, Heartland AEA performed a cost analysis of our printing services. It was found that what was being charged did not allow the agency to recover the service, supply and labor cost when producing printed documents from the Print Center. In order to continue to provide printing services for the schools we serve, we needed to increase the prices. Our cost analysis findings were presented to area superintendents who approved the increased print prices. Click here for our revised print prices that will take effect January 1, 2012.

Despite the cost increase, the price per copy remains considerably lower than commercial printers and school copiers. We would be very grateful if you would pass the new pricing information on to teachers and other school staff who use our Print & Production services. If you would like information about the cost formula that was used to determine the revised printing costs, click here.