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In 1974, the Iowa Legislature created 15 Area Education Agencies to provide programs and services for local school districts to ensure all Iowa children have equal educational opportunities. Great Prairie AEA is one of 9 now consolidated Area Education Agencies.
Great Prairie AEA provides leadership and service to more than 36,000 students, 3,700 teachers and administrators in 33 school districts and 6 accredited, private schools across 6,360 square miles in Southeast Iowa. Great Prairie AEA's programs and services are agency-wide focusing on improving student performance.
A nine-member Board of Directors, who are selected by local school boards, oversee the operation of Great Prairie AEA. The Board sets policy and ensures that all programs and services are implemented in a manner consistent with those policies and the approved budget of the Agency.
Vision
Great Prairie Area Education Agency will be the recognized leader in services that improve student performance.
Mission
Great Prairie Area Education Agency improves teaching and learning by developing leaders, discovering solutions, and delivering service through collaboration with students, families, schools, and communities.
Goals
1. All students will improve their performance.
2. All agency services will improve their quality.
Guiding Principles
Programs & Service
Respond to the needs of schools and school districts
Are data-based
Are research-driven
Demonstrate proactive leadership
Are supported by aligned agency resources
Are equitably available
Align with agency-wide vision, mission, guiding principles and goals
Include evidence of meeting all accreditation standards
Include a process to monitor implementation
Include a system for measuring effectiveness
Include a system for measuring efficiency
Align with the Iowa Professional Development Model
Delivered by intragency teams
Stakeholder Relationships
Collaborate effectively with schools, families, and communities
Respond effectively to stakeholder needs
Demonstrate professional, ethical behavior
Demonstrate commitment to the learning success of every stakeholder
Demonstrate proactive leadership
Demonstrate clear lines of communication
Interagency Relationships
Collaborate with staff throughout organization
Integrate existing initiatives
Make data-based decisions
Make research-based decisions
Demonstrate proactive leadership
Demonstrate professional, ethical behavior
Demonstrate continuous professional learning
Demonstrate responsible handling of funds
Establish public trust
Demonstrate clear lines of communication
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Students, parents, employees and others doing business with or performing services for the Great Prairie Area Education Agency are hereby notified that this agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment in, its programs and activities. The agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment in, its hiring and employment practices. Any person having inquiries concerning the agency’s compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), § 504 or IOWA CODE § 280.3 is directed to contact: Educational Equity/Section 504/Special Education Programming, Matt Mitchell, Regional Special Education Director, Great Prairie Area Education Agency, 3601 West Avenue Road, Burlington, IA 52601, 319-753-6561 x1103 or 800-382-8970 x1103; Educational Equity/MCGF/Title IX Gender Equity/Title VI Race and National Origin Equity/Title III ELL, Dona Goettsche, Director of Instructional Services, Great Prairie Area Education Agency, 2814 North Court Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501, 641-682-8591 x5221 or 800-622-0027 x5221; or Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Hiring and Employment Practices, Greg Manske, Human Resources Director, Great Prairie Area Education Agency, 3601 West Avenue Road, Burlington, IA 52601, 319-753-6561 x1217 or 800-382-8970 x 1217, who have been designated by the agency to coordinate the agency’s efforts to comply with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, the ADA, § 504 and IOWA CODE 280.3 (2007).
Burlington Office:
3601 West Avenue Road,
Burlington, IA 52601,
319-753-6561 or
800-382-8970
FAX: 319-753-1527
Ottumwa Office:
2814 N. Court Street,
Ottumwa, IA 52501,
641-682-8591 or
800-622-0027
FAX: 641-682-9083
E-Mail comments to: comments@gpaea.org
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