Our Partnerships

Iowa's Area Education Agencies (AEAs) are located across Iowa to serve local education agencies (LEAs) and their students.

The AEAs have staff who are meeting LEAs at their point of entry along a continuum as they work to transform to learner-centered practices. From blended learning to customized playlists to technology integration to competency-based experiences to student leadership groups to community-embedded partnerships, the AEAs offer a wide range of services and learning opportunities for Iowa's LEAs.

Learn more about Iowa's AEAs at http://www.iowaaea.org/.

The AEAs are committed to meeting LEAs where they are to provide premier services as they engage in school improvement efforts for ALL learners.


Central Rivers AEA, 909 S 12th St, Marshalltown, IA 50158

Grant Wood AEA, 4401 6th St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Great Prairie AEA, 2814 N. Court St., Ottumwa, IA 52501

Green Hills AEA PO Box 1109, Council Bluffs, IA 51502

Heartland AEA, 6500 Corporate Dr, Johnston, IA 50131

Keystone AEA, 1400 2nd St., NW, Elkader, IA 52043

Mississippi Bend AEA, 729 21st St., Bettendorf, IA 52722

Northwest AEA, 1520 Morningside Ave, Sioux City, IA 51106

Prairie Lakes AEA, 500 NE 6th St., Pocahontas, IA 50574

AEA Leadership Council Members.pdf

Get Connected Today


We are a coalition of educators from the IA ASCD, AEAs, SAI, LEAs, and higher education with a Leadership Council that supports local implementation of learner-centered, personalized, and competency-based practices. Members create tools/processes and offer free resources on the website to help make the shifts easier and more sustainable by using current research and innovative designs that model UDL/SDI and current practices in the field of personalized learning. Use the table on the left to get connected with a Leadership Council member in your AEA today!

The Iowa Department of Education

The Iowa Department of Education supports educators in our efforts to implement the Iowa Academic Standards, which include the 21st century skills and Universal Constructs. Additionally, they lead the Future Ready Iowa Clearinghouse for Work-based Learning in partnership with AEA Learning Online, and are working collaboratively with The Center and Iowa's AEAs to reach the Iowa Board of Education's goal that every learner will experience personalized, learner-centered education.

The Center is proud to sit on CCSSO's Student-centered Learning Collaborative with the IDoE and to be partners in building equitable access to deeper learning for all students.

The Center currently partners in learning and cross-state projects with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the Student-centered Learning Collaborative, the American Institutes for Research (AIR), the Midwest Comprehensive Center (MWCC), the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL), and 2Revolutions.

Future Ready Iowa

@FutureReadyIowa

Future Ready Iowa Goals

  • Progress toward reducing the socioeconomic, ethnic and racial achievement gaps in kindergarten through 12th grade and increasing equity in postsecondary enrollment

  • Progress toward increasing the percent of traditional-age students and adult learners who earn postsecondary degrees, certificates or other quality credentials

  • Progress toward how well degrees, certificates and other credentials awarded by Iowa postsecondary institutions align with high-demand job needs and job-placement rates