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

 

Superintendent Update October 2024

Welcome to the Iowa’s AEAs Superintendent Update. This update provides important information from Iowa’s AEAs within the Educational Services, Media Services, Technology Services and Special Education Services areas. In this issue:

• Brief Survey Coming Soon: Your Input Matters!
• Complete the Needs Assessment for Educational Technology Solutions
• Iowa’s AEAs Launch New Statewide Technology Services Marketplace
• Tech Talk: Two New Featured Services – Equipment Repair & E-Rate Consulting & Filing
• Cybersecurity Summit to Focus on K-12 Solutions
• Reminder: Special Education Count Coming Oct. 25

Why Self-Assess Your Gifted & Talented Program?

Heartland AEA offers a facilitated program review of your Gifted & Talented program using a tool called the Gifted Self Audit and Planner (G-SAP). The G-SAP is a set of rubrics for districts to evaluate the current state of their gifted program at a K-12 systems level. Rubrics in the G-SAP are aligned to Iowa Code and best practices in current gifted education research.

By engaging in the facilitated G-SAP process, your district team will:

• Learn about Iowa Code requirements for gifted and talented programs and best practices in the field of gifted education and talent development
• Discuss with colleagues to gain a system-wide understanding of your district’s gifted program as implemented
• Use the findings of the review to develop a prioritized work plan for system improvement

For more information or to schedule a facilitated program review, reach out to Kyra Wilcox-Conley or Kate Boonstra today!