Mercer Named New Special Education Supervisor

Sara Mercer

The Agency is pleased to announce that Sara Mercer has been named the new Heartland AEA Special Education Supervisor. Sara has been working in education for 24 years, with 14 of those at Heartland AEA. She is currently serving the Agency in an agency-wide special education support role in which she supports Child Find, disproportionality, IEP training, general support to regional directors and staff on special education issues and Medicaid. 

Prior to this position, Sara was a team leader and program assistant for special education, as well as a school psychologist at the Agency. She brings extensive experience in the classroom, having taught both elementary and middle school students who have behavioral disorders. 

Sara has also held leadership positions in the Agency’s professional learning redesign efforts for the Child Find cadre and has led the IEP cadre in the design and delivery of training for both AEA and school district staff. She has also lead and coordinated numerous other projects at the Agency. 

Sara earned both her bachelor of arts degree in education/special education and her education specialist degree in school psychology from the University of Nebraska. She holds a Professional Service Administrator Endorsement from Drake University. 

Sara will begin her new role on July 2, 2018.