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 35,000 students, 2,700 teachers and administrators in 32 school districts and 10 accredited non-public 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, selected by local school boards, oversees 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. Reference: 2025 Accreditation Report
Annual Progress Report
- In accordance with Iowa Code 281-72.10(2), the following annual written progress report has been collected to showcase data from Great Prairie AEA for the 203-24 year.
Annual Progress Report 2023-24
Vision
Iowa’s Area Education Agencies are educational partners embedded in Iowa schools. We exist to create a thriving educational landscape where all learners and educators have access to high-quality, evidence-based and strategic supports and services, collaboratively provided within districts, to help all learners achieve their full potential.
Mission
To deliver high-quality, evidence-based, and strategic services to our educational partners that meet the diverse needs of Iowa’s learners (birth-21), educators, and school communities.
Values
Goals
Serving 32 public and 11 non-public school districts in Appanoose, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello, and Wayne counties.
- Albia Community School District
- Burlington Community School District
- Cardinal Community School District
- Centerville Community School District
- Central Lee Community School District
- Chariton Community School District
- Danville Community School District
- Davis County Community School District
- Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District
- Fairfield Community School District
- Fort Madison Community School District
- Keokuk Community School District
- Keota Community School District
- Mediapolis Community School District
- Moravia Community School District
- Morning Sun Community School District
- Moulton-Udell Community School District
- Mount Pleasant Community School District
- New London Community School District
- North Mahaska Community School District
- Oskaloosa Community School District
- Ottumwa Community School District
- Pekin Community School District
- Seymour Community School District
- Sigourney Community School District
- Tri-County Community School District
- Van Buren County Community School District
- WACO Community School District
- Wapello Community School District
- Wayne Community School District
- West Burlington Independent School District
- Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District
Accredited Non-Public
- Burlington Notre Dame
- Great River Christian (Burlington)
- Holy Trinity (Fort Madison)
- Keokuk Catholic
- Keokuk Christian
- Maharishi (Fairfield)
- Oskaloosa Christian
- Ottumwa Christian
- Seton Catholic (Ottumwa)
- Southeastern Christian School (Pekin)
- Mt. Pleasant Christian