LEGAL NOTICE Iowa Code 273.8 – Area Education Agency Board of Directors
Notice is hereby given that Keystone AEA is accepting Statement of Candidacy submissions for the election of five AEA board members. The director district board positions open for election are:
District 1 – Four year term ending in 2029
Decorah, Howard-Winneshiek, New Hampton, Postville, Riceville, South Winneshiek, Turkey Valley
District 2 – Two year term ending in 2027*
Allamakee, Central, Clayton Ridge, Eastern Allamakee, MFL MarMac, North Fayette Valley, Oelwein, West Central
District 3 – Four year term ending in 2029
Edgewood-Colesburg, Maquoketa Valley, Starmont, West Delaware County, Western Dubuque
District 4 – Two year term ending in 2027*
Dubuque (split), Dubuque County Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34, and all Jackson County Area
District 5 – Four year term ending in 2029
Dubuque (split), Dubuque County Precincts 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20
The board of directors of an Area Education Agency shall be elected by a vote of the members of the boards of directors of the local school districts located within the director district. The member of the Area Education Agency board to be elected may be a member of a local school district board of directors and shall be an elector and a resident of the director district, but shall not be a school district employee. A member of an area education agency board shall not serve on the board of directors of a merged area. A candidate for election to the area education agency board shall file a statement of candidacy with the Keystone AEA board secretary no later than October 15, 2025. The statement of candidacy form is available at the school board offices in the corresponding Director District and the administrative office of Keystone AEA, 1400 Second Street NW Elkader, Iowa 52043.
Board members shall serve on the Keystone AEA Board of Directors beginning the first regular meeting of December 2025. Anyone desiring further information on the election may call or write to Julie Tschirgi, Keystone AEA Board Secretary, 563-241-5397 or email at jtschirgi@keystoneaea.org.
Julie Tschirgi, Board Secretary for Keystone Area Education Agency
*While the full term length for all seats is four years, due to redistricting, the term expiration date of 2027 applies to this seat.