Our offices will be closed for winter break from Dec. 23, 2024 through Jan. 1, 2025. Happy Holidays!
Heartland AEA is pleased to provide fun learning resources that qualifying families and their children can access from home. Access is available at any time and from anywhere there is an Internet connection. BookFLIX BookFLIX includes sets of fiction and non-fiction read-aloud ebooks. Learn360 Learn360…
Read MoreMeet the Heartland AEA Professional Learning staff. Contact a staff member if you have questions or need assistance.
Read MoreHeartland AEA offers professional learning to educators around the CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention 3rd Edition Training. This training provides staff with an effective framework for preventing, de-escalating and safely responding to crisis behavior. The program will focus on what’s happening from two perspectives: the person in distress and the staff…
Read MoreNational Organizations and Resources Acceleration Institute A Nation Deceived, A Nation Empowered publications, Iowa Acceleration Scale and other acceleration research and resources. National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) NAGC supports and develops policies and practices that encourage and respond to the…
Read MoreHeartland AEA is responsible for providing general supervision of special education in accordance with the requirements of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Iowa Administrative Rules of Special Education (IAC Chapter 41) and Iowa Code Chapter 256B. Heartland AEA investigates reports of non-compliance and makes recommendations for correcting…
Read MoreHeartland AEA special education consultants facilitate the development of successful strategies and interventions for K-12th grade students. They serve both general education and special education students and have diverse expertise in classroom teaching. Special education consultants are part of teams that: Determine appropriate supports, programming and services for students Determine…
Read MoreA brain injury can happen at any time to anyone. Heartland AEA staff members consult with schools and families of brain injury victims on the educational needs of the student including the following: Student’s return to the educational setting Educational planning such as modifications, accommodations and instructional strategies Monitoring of…
Read MoreDistrict 1 Vacant School Districts Represented: Baxter, Bondurant-Farrar, Colfax-Mingo, Collins-Maxwell, Lynnville-Sully, Madrid, Newton, North Polk, PCM, Southeast Polk District 2…
Read MoreJob Description Uses functional assessment techniques designed to focus on children’s relationships with home, school and community and on the development of interventions to improve educational performance Communicates with parents, school personnel and community resource staff to involve them in a problem-solving approach with children birth to age 21 to…
Read More2024-25 Book Rotation Registration is Open! Teachers in the Heartland AEA service area can register to receive about 25 books (fiction and non-fiction) every four weeks during the school year. We’re pleased to provide library materials and this book rotation service at no cost to your school or…
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