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We’re Here For All Your Creative Services Needs!

Heartland AEA is here for all your creative services needs from printing and copying to graphic design and laminating! Our team can create and print instructional materials, displays, posters, wall graphics, brochures – almost anything you need to help students achieve and schools run smoothly!  Our…

Contracted Services

Iowa’s AEAs: Providing Services Children, Families & Educators Deserve

Since the Governor’s bill was introduced last week, we’ve heard loudly from our partners in education — teachers, school administrators, parents and even students — that the proposal to change AEA services would reduce AEAs to a shell of a system of services and supports – a framework…

Heartland AEA Earns Full AEA Accreditation Status

At the Iowa State Board of Education’s Nov. 16, 2022 meeting, the State Board granted Heartland AEA full accreditation status. An accredited status indicates that the Agency has met all requirements for services designated by Chapter 72 of the Iowa Administrative Code. “Our staff members and school districts have a…

Streaming Video Taking Place of DVDs; Teachers May Keep DVDs for Their Classrooms

Technology is changing—again! Usage data are showing that educators in the Heartland AEA service area now rely on streaming video rather than DVDs. The Agency’s DVD usage has dropped from 7,927 checkouts in 2011-12 to 156 in 2020-21. The streaming video (from just Learn 360) usage ranges from 53,000 to…

Take Our Science Needs Survey! We Want to Hear From You! 

Educators in the Heartland AEA service area, please take 2-3 minutes to complete this short survey to provide information about needs related to science education in your setting. We’d like your responses by April 9. Thank you!

Van Delivery/Distribution

Heartland AEA offers a van delivery service to each school within the Agency’s service area. Materials shared between schools through interlibrary loan can also be delivered via our vans. As of July 1, 2025, van delivery is a purchased service as part of the full implementation of HF…

About Iowa’s AEAs

Iowa’s educational structure dates back to 1858, but the first regional services were not established until 1910, when Iowa school districts numbered over 5,000. In that year, county superintendents were appointed to oversee the schools in each county. Over the years, the number of…

Getting Started With Special Education

Heartland AEA serves students from birth to the age of 21. The eligibility requirements for children to receive services differ depending on the age of the child. In all cases, however, services are free and are based on eligibility and need. If you believe that a child or…