
Welcome to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies! Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs) work together as a system to ensure all Iowa children have equal opportunity for an exceptional education. Advocates including teachers, school administrators, parents, community members, and AEA staff can support the AEA’s mission.
Promote safe, orderly, and welcoming learning environments.
Promote equity in education by closing achievement and opportunity gaps.
Implement measures to ensure consistent quality in the delivery of AEA services to Iowa’s accredited schools.
Keystone Area Education Agency Finalizes New Leadership Structure with Selection of Barb Schwamman as Director of District and School Support…
Join the Keystone AEA Team! Our teams help improve student outcomes in a variety of learning environments. We offer great…
Annual Notice Regarding Records – January 16, 2026 1. FERPA. Keystone Area Education Agency (AEA) maintains records on each student…

We believe that the importance of collective responsibility and the belief that no school or system will succeed based on the leadership of a single person. To make change within our system, we work collaboratively with our “collective responsibility” AEA partner. Together, we work together to build capacity within our systems and our people.