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

Districts Are Asked to Complete Step III Beginning May 1 in Request for Transportation Agreement Process

During the last two months, districts have been asked to complete Steps I - II in the online Request for Transportation Agreement process. Districts can now complete Step III (certifying your permissions) beginning May 1 through May 31. Please review the instructions and timelines to complete the process for 2017-18, including the video tutorials. For more information, contact Jenny Ugolini at jugolini@heartlandaea.org or (515) 270-0405 ext. 14441.

Are You Paying Too Much on Your Student Loans? IS Loan Solutions May Be Able to Help Lower or Eliminate Your Payments

*Share this with all of your full-time employees*

Heartland AEA is partnering with an advisory company, IS Loan Solutions, to help school employees improve their student loan situations and overall financial well-being. All of your full-time district employees (regardless of position) with student loans are encouraged to find out if this voluntary benefit can help them. They may qualify for loan forgiveness and refinancing to help lower or even eliminate loan payments. IS Loan Solutions has helped others reduce their monthly payments on average by 81%.

Click this link https://HeartlandAEA.myisls.com/register and enter registration code AEA11 for more information.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) may be able to:

• Immediately lower monthly student loan payment
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• Reduce student loan obligation
• Significantly lower costs to earn additional degrees


PSLF also provides a personalized 10-year loan forgiveness plan outlining projected tax-free savings.

Contact IS Loan Solutions at (866) 831-5564 or visit isloansolutions.com for more information and success stories.

If you registered with IS Loan Solutions in the past and were told you would not benefit from PSLF, login to your MyISLS portal and you will be directed to the refinancing option.