• Instructional Coach and Mentor Huddle to begin

    Instructional Coach and Mentor Huddle will be held from 1-2 p.m. on the first and third Fridays each month through May. The purpose for the… Read More

  • Join our winter reading contest hosted by News-O-Matic

    Who will be the top News-O-Matic reading school this winter...AND win a prize for their school library? Read News-O-Matic articles from December 1, 2021 to… Read More

  • DE offers work-based learning webinars

     Kristy Volesky, with the Iowa Department of Education, will be holding webinars on Tuesdays from 12:00-12:30 p.m., on work-based learning with the focus… Read More

  • The importance of gratitude

    Our November SEBH News includes how gratitude impacts well-being, how gratitude improves the classroom, and provides gratitude journal prompts. Please… Read More

  • 2022 All Iowa Reads titles announced

    The 2022 All Iowa Reads titles have been announced! The Iowa Center for the Book, in partnership with the State Library of… Read More

  • Prairie Lakes AEA School Counselor News

    The November issue of the Prairie Lakes AEA School Counselor Network News includes: Details about the Dec. 3 PLAEA Roundtable Discussion Counselor… Read More

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    All Prairie Lakes AEA offices will close at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. Read More

  • Upcoming schedule for science professional learning opportunities

    Iowa's Area Education Agencies have collaborated to offer science workshops that meet the Iowa Core Science Standards. Click here for the list… Read More

  • Child & Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings

    PLAEA is offering Youth Mental Health First Aid and Child Mental Health First Aid agency-wide in person. The training helps educators to… Read More

  • Dealing with this much uncertainty & moving from overwhelm to manageable

    This issue of the Prairie Lakes AEA SEBH News features: Our Brains Were NOT Built For This Much Uncertainty plus… Read More