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
As you may recall, Iowa’s Area Education Agencies announced that the AEAs will subsidize costs for districts to upgrade their Iowa Department of Education-provided FastBridge (FAST) subscriptions to include additional functionality in the areas of mathematics and behavior.
As a reminder, the deadline for 2018-19 participation (beginning fall 2018) is June 15, 2018. You can indicate your interest in participating in the fall assessments at this link. Heartland AEA schools that have signed up for the expanded assessment suite can be found at this link. Schools that want to purchase FastBridge for grades 7-12 should email the name of the their district, school, contact person, grade levels requesting to purchase, and student enrollment in those grades to sales@fastbridge.org.
Also, many districts have started preparing for the spring and fall implementation for these assessments by participating in these upcoming webinars. Please be sure to register to participate in these webinars. A recording of each training session will be shared after each session.
Iowa's AEAs presented their 2nd annual AEA Awards at their annual boards’ conference last week to five deserving recipients This is the second year for the awards, which are an opportunity to recognize and celebrate outstanding candidates for their contributions to education and the AEA system. You can read about this year’s award recipients and their generous contributions on our website. It’s worth the read!
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E. Robert Stephens Award
Evan Abbey, Project Director of AEA Learning Online
Friend of the AEAs
Dr. Janet Stutz, superintendent of Grinnell-Newburg Community Schools
Innovative Creator Award
Cindy Cavanagh and Teresa Wyant, staff at Mississippi Bend AEA
Friend of the AEAs
Miller Roskamp, supporter of River Hills School
