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AEA Launches New Professional Learning Platform

New this fall! Iowa’s AEAs have launched a refreshed statewide professional learning platform that brings all learning together in one single location: a refreshed version of our existing AEA Learning Online platform.

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  • GPAEA Announces Winners of the 2026 Math Bee

  • GPAEA Board of Directors Meeting – March 10, 2026

  • Great Prairie AEA and Sigourney CSD Enter Leadership Sharing Partnership 

How we help educators, students & families

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    Birth to 21

    From the moment a child is born the AEA is there.

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    Supportive Staff

    We are caring partners that deliver accountable services.

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    Family Connections

    Resources, specialized training and support helps families in their efforts to reduce barriers to their students' learning.

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    Professional Learning

    We provide professional tools and learning experiences to support the implementation of evidence-based curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

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GPAEA By the Numbers

49

years of service

35,000+

children and students served birth to age 21

2,700+

teachers & administrators served

32

32 public school districts and 9 accredited non public schools

I work very closely with many of the providers at GPAEA, and they are very helpful. If I have a question, they always do their best to answer it as soon as they can, and if they don't know the answer, they always find out for me.

Special Education Teacher