Services

Assessment Resources
Heartland AEA's Assessment Team provides resources for implementing district wide assessments.

Assistive Technology Services
Explore the Assistive Technology Services webpage to find Teaching Resources, General Information on Assistive Technology, Staff Development announcements and resources as well as Tech Support connections. Assistive Technology News for Families and Schools provides strategies, resources and success stories.

Autism Resources
Heartland AEA's autism consultants present a structured teaching model designed to serve children with autism.

Decision Making & Early Literacy Research Summaries
Summaries of selected journal publications on decision making and early literacy. This page is updated quarterly, so come back often to see what's new!

Early Childhood Education

Electronic IEP
To download the latest version of the electronic IEP, visit this site.

English Language Learners/Diversity Issues Webpage
The new Heartland AEA 11 English Language Learners/Diversity Issues webpage offers information about resources, professional development opportunities and confernces, helpful web sites, materials, associations and organizations and full journal articles on related topics.

Greater Metro Team
Visit the Greater Metro Team, serving Polk County schools, offering programs for Continuous School Improvement.

Hearing Department
The Hearing Department is excited to share with you all of the great services we provide! Find out about all of the hearing conservation and educational services that are happening in your school districts and who provides them!

Internet Curriculum Projects

NurseWeb
Access the Special Education Nurse Consultants through NurseWeb. Use the site to search the Internet for health-related resources, to preview upcoming nursing workshops, or to learn more about consultation services available through Heartland.

Parent Educator Connection
Get to know your Parent Coordinators and the districts they serve. Find out about services they can provide, view a calendar of events, see their newsletters, bibliography and order library materials.

Phase III
View current Phase III meeting agendas, minutes, newsletters and more. Completed Phase III project descriptions are available.  You will want to return to this site often to keep updated regarding Phase III.

Reading Passages for Progress Monitoring
These passages are intended to be used to assess oral reading fluency and monitor student progress over time. Passages for grades one through seven are available. For more information regarding scoring and administration, contact your Heartland educational consultant or school psychologist.

School to Work
This dynamic site provides a breadth of career resources and links to improve student learning in Merged Area 11.

Shelter Care Educational Program
Learn about educational services we provide to young people living in shelter and detention homes.

Student Technology Fair

Success4
Improving schools by supporting students socially, emotionally, behaviorally, and intellectually.

Technology Team
Offering professional development, technology planning, ICN, curriculum integration, and other related services.

Transition
Graduation is a time full of questions to be answered and decisions to be made. This site provides information and resources that will help with the transition from school to the adult world for youth with disabilities. It contains good information for students, family members and educators.