Company Profile
Heartland Area Education Agency
Company Overview
Who We Are
Our mission at Heartland Area Education Agency (AEA) is 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. We are committed to maximizing equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the services and environments we provide. Our goal is for all employees to be able to engage and work effectively with others different from themselves, treating each other with respect; as well as to retain employees who desire to meet this goal.
We strive to cultivate an environment that fosters a healthy work-life balance by providing a wide variety of employee benefits, including but not limited to:
No-cost individual healthcare coverage
IPERS retirement benefit
Opportunities for a flexible work schedule depending on position
Paid time off including Winter Break
On-going coaching and mentoring for professional growth
An Employee Assistance Program and a
Wellness Program to help ensure our employees are able to bring their best selves to work each day
At Heartland AEA we understand that WE is always stronger than ME, and together we can make a difference for all children and youth.
Heartland AEA does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetics, pregnancy, disability, military or veteran status, parental, family or marital status.
What We Do
Heartland Area Education Agency works in partnership with public and accredited private schools to provide educational services, programs and resources for improving the learning outcomes and well being of all children and youth in central Iowa. Heartland AEA staff members serve children from birth to age 21, families, educators and communities. Heartland AEA's staff members, 75 percent of whom are licensed educators, aid student achievement in many ways. They teach students; provide direct services to students with special needs; consult with teachers, principals and superintendents; meet with parents; lead school-community meetings; and undertake many other tasks to improve teaching and learning. Since 1975 Heartland AEA has had the largest student enrollment of Iowa's nine area education agencies.
AEAs were created by the 1974 Iowa Legislature and opened a year later to ensure efficient, effective and equal educational opportunities for all children. The Agency is a public entity funded by federal and state aid, legislatively-controlled property tax, grants, course tuition and the sale of educational products. Most of Heartland AEA's services are free, although a nominal fee is charged for services such as printing, graphic design, lamination, some staff development courses and special school district requests.