Board of Directors

Prairie Lakes AEA is governed by a nine-member board (Iowa Code 273.8).

• Five members represent director districts that are roughly equal in population. They are elected by local school district boards of education and serve staggered four-year terms.

• Four members are superintendents (or a designee) who serve at-large. They are appointed by the majority vote of the superintendents of the public school districts located within the boundaries of the AEA. They serve staggered four-year terms.

The Board is responsible for approving agency budgets and program plans before they are submitted for final approval to the Iowa Department of Education, hiring a chief administrator and establishing and overseeing education policies for the Agency.

Regular meetings are traditionally held on the third Monday of every month in the Prairie Lakes AEA office in Pocahontas. The meeting location occasionally rotates to other venues. Meetings are traditionally held at 4 p.m. and are open to the public.

The Prairie Lakes AEA Board of Directors welcomes you to attend monthly meetings. By attending, you will better understand how the agency operates. There will be discussions about student learning, the structure of the agency, partnerships and agreements we have with external partners, finances, staffing and other topics related to service and education.

Board meeting details, board policies and other information about the Prairie Lakes AEA board are available on our board Simbli site