• Nominate an Outstanding Teacher for Iowa’s Top Education Award

    You can help find Iowa’s next Teacher of the Year! The nominating period for the 2025 Iowa Teacher of Year is now open through… Read More

  • Additional Sections Added: Instructional Practices to Reduce Challenging Behavior

    Due to high demand of previous offerings, PLAEA is offering THREE additional sections of Instructional Practices to Reduce Challenging Behavior! Navigating… Read More

  • Teen Mental Health First Aid

    Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among youth.  Are your students as knowledgeable as they can be about recognizing the signs and symptoms… Read More

  • Implementing Supplemental & Intensive Tiers for Student Success

    Is your school improvement team or leadership team wanting to best serve students receiving supplemental and intensive instruction? Join us as we guide… Read More

  • PLAEA Creative Services Yearbooks & Planners

    Our Creative Services Team is ready to help you, your classroom, and your school! Our focus is on working with educators to design and produce… Read More

  • Stough Family Finds Consistency in AEA During Uncertain Times

    ALTA, IA — Diana Stough, a concerned parent from Alta, highlights the invaluable support provided by Anna Speers, a Prairie Lakes Area Education… Read More

  • Eggers Family Gratefully Acknowledges AEA’s Support

    STORM LAKE, IA — Storm Lake resident Jared Eggers and his family expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency… Read More

  • Harris Family Shares Impact of AEAs in Light of Proposed Bill

    EMMETSBURG, IA — For Laura Harris, her local AEA providers have become an extension of her family through a unique bond formed over… Read More

  • AEA Assists Mason Family Before, During & After Autism Diagnosis

    STORM LAKE, IA — After attending the Storm Lake Fourth of July parade in 2022, Amy Mason noticed that her daughter, Presley, was… Read More

  • AEAs Provide Critical Services to Reinders Family from Early Age

    Emmetsburg, IA — For Laura Reinders, the services of her local Area Education Agency helped her twins from the very beginning—and it continues… Read More