Mission
To deliver high-quality, evidence-based, and strategic services to our educational partners that meet the diverse needs of Iowa's learners (birth-21), educators, and school communities.
Vision
Iowa’s Area Education Agencies are educational partners embedded in Iowa schools. We exist to create a thriving educational landscape where all learners and educators have access to high-quality, evidence-based and strategic supports and services, collaboratively provided within districts, to help all learners achieve their full potential.
Anchors
Serve - Engage and address the immediate needs
Support - Provide continuous assistance and backing
Impact - Achieve meaningful and lasting positive outcomes
Our Core Values
Collaboration - Emphasizing the importance of working together with schools, districts, and families to achieve common educational goals.
Accountability - Prioritizing strategies that create measurable impact (using analytics) and being accountable for outcomes.
Relationships - Driving positive change through the power of strong partnerships. We partner with educators to create a shared vision for student success.
Excellence - Striving for excellence in all aspects of service delivery, including the quality, evidence-based nature and strategic alignment of supports and services.
Sustainability - Committing to ongoing reflection, learning and improvement to ensure the sustainability and impact of effective services.
Our Goals
Goal 1 - Promote safe, orderly, and welcoming learning environments.
Goal 2 - Promote equity in education by closing achievement and opportunity gaps.
Goal 3 - Implement measures to ensure consistent quality in the delivery of AEA services to Iowa’s accredited schools.