Our Key Services
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Heartland AEA By the numbers
46 years of service
11,070 teachers & administrators served
146,722 children and students served birth to age 21
15,000 items delivered to schools each month by our van delivery service
Words we love hearing
My three-year-old has been receiving services from Heartland AEA for just over a month. In just the short time from when school started, he has made a HUGE improvement in his speech! While kids do learn at their own paces, I believe the therapist has some kind of magic she uses because of how far he’s come in just a short while!!! Kudos to Heartland AEA and the work they do! I’m so very grateful for the loving care my little one receives!
Kristina, Mom
Honoring All Who Served. Thank you, Veterans!
Today is International Stuttering Awareness Day! Heartland AEA is a stuttering ally to the National Stuttering Association Family Chapter (NSA), which often meets on our Johnston campus. Students who stutter and their families have time to learn from and support each other! If you would like information about the NSA Family Chapter, call (515) 473-7449.
What an exciting week for this group of new Heartland AEA staff! They are eager to get the school year started and begin their journey to improve the learning and well-being of students in our area. Welcome to our family!
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We also have one more staff member to celebrate as she has decided to retire before June ends!
Happy Retirement to Maureen Schletzbaum, who has served as a Family & Educator Coordinator for 20 years!
She works to develop partnerships between families of students with disabilities and schools. She has shared her unique perspective as a parent of her own child with disabilities. Thank you, Maureen!
Congratulations to Anne-Michelle Pedersen, Teacher of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, for being awarded the 2021 Hamilton Relay Hearing & Speech Award for the State of Iowa!
Happy Retirement to Sheila Fay, Barb Hoffman, Karla Jones and Becky Kinnander!
Continuing our salute to our 2020-21 retirees...
Happy Retirement to Vickie Borich who has served as a math curriculum consultant the past 9 years!
“I have enjoyed the relationships I’ve made, especially with the math team and those in the Adel office. I will miss the relationships I’ve built over the past 9 years.”
Happy Retirement to Cynthia Burggraaf who has served as a speech-language pathologist for the past 29 years!
“People are what I have enjoyed the most about my job! I will miss the daily interactions with my colleagues, teachers and the children and families that I serve.”
Happy Retirement to Mark Crady who has served Heartland AEA and the statewide AEA system for 8 years!
“I have truly enjoyed the opportunity to work with and learn from so many different people across the state of Iowa.”
As the 2020-21 school year comes to a close, we want to take a little time to honor this year’s retirees. We’ll honor them over the coming days!
Happy Retirement to Sandy Anderson, who has served Heartland AEA for 24 years as a Regional Administrative Assistant!
“I’ve greatly enjoyed sharing in the lives of my co-workers. I’ll miss them very much!”
Happy Retirement to Cindi Ballard, who has served Heartland AEA for 22 years and retires as a Special Education Data Specialist!
“I have greatly enjoyed working with our staff who do so many wonderful things for children and families.”
Happy Retirement to Lisa Barnett, who has served Heartland AEA for 14 years as a Special Education Consultant!
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month. Thank you AEA Audiologists, Audiometrists, Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Speech-Language Pathologists!
Parents — Does your child have an IEP? Are they close to age 14? Have you started planning for their future after high school? Now is the time!
Join us for a Transition Fair where you can talk to orgs about living, learning and working for students post-high school.
April 12, 2021
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Dallas Center-Grimes High School