The AEA receives funding through the local school district budget process to provide instructional services, media services and special education support services to local school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. An AEA is a school corporation.
AEA Budgets
FY14 AEA Budgets
FY2014 AEA Budget Instructions
Juvenile Home Educational Programs
AEAs that provide classroom instruction for students residing in Juvenile shelters or Juvenile Detentions located within the AEA will report the budgeted number of teachers, aides, and student average daily membership (ADM) for each classroom. This information serves as part of a request for advanced payment for the subsequent school year. The budget is due by January 1 for the following school year.
In addition, the area education agencies (AEA) must provide or make provision for an appropriate educational program for each child living in a licensed or approved juvenile shelter care home or juvenile detention home.
Advance
AEAs receive an advanced payment for the budgeted costs of the instructional program. The payment schedule for the monthly advance to the AEAs to provide the Juvenile Home educational program is provided below.
FY2012-13 AEA Juvenile Home Advance Payment Schedule
FY2014 Juvenile Home Budget Instructions
Claim
AEAs that provide classroom instruction for students residing in Juvenile shelters or Juvenile Detentions located within the AEA will report the ACTUAL number of teachers, aides, and student average daily membership (ADM) for each classroom. This claim is due by August 1.
The data collections are located at www.edinfo.state.ia.us .
Juvenile Home Claim Instructions
Request
An area education agency (AEA) shall provide or make provision for an appropriate educational program for each child living in the following types of facilities located within its boundaries:
(2) An approved juvenile detention home, as defined in section 232.2, subsection 32.
(1) December 1 of the school year prior to the beginning of the school year for which the services are being requested.
(2) Ninety days prior to the beginning of the time for which the services are being requested if the facility is a newly established facility.
A fillable pdf application is provided below.
Links
Legislative Guide to Area Education Agencies
LSA Fiscal Topics - School Aid Formula Funding - Area Education Agencies