Our Mission 

To improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth by providing services and leadership in partnership with families, schools and communities. 

Our Goals

• Increase learning growth for students
• Decrease the gap in achievement
• Increase annual graduation rates
• Increase gateways to post-secondary success

Heartland AEA COVID-19 Dashboard for the Week Ending Dec. 25, 2020

We will provide you with COVID-19 case and quarantine data each Monday in The Connection. The numbers will fluctuate on a weekly basis, and our report will show what is current as of the previous Friday. If you have any questions, contact Nia Chiaramonte, Director of Human Resources.  Thank you for your continued cooperation and flexibility as we work together to support children, students, families, educators and each other throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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It’s Almost Tax Time! Is Your Address Current?

The Payroll Department will have your 2020 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement ready around mid-January and your 2020 Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage ready a few weeks later. Both forms will be available electronically through Employee Online and a paper copy of both forms will be mailed to your home address. Help us ensure you receive your paper forms in a timely fashion by verifying that your address is correct in the Employee Online system. Please verify your information in the system by Jan. 8, 2021. 

To verify your address through Employee Online, login to the Employee Dashboard and click the Employee Online icon. Once you’ve reached the Employee Online home page, click on “Menu” in the upper left-hand corner, select “Personal Information” then “Address and Phone Number.” If you need to update your address, do so and then click the “Save” icon in the upper right-hand corner of the page. 

If you have any questions about your personal information, contact Heather Rinderknecht, Human Resources Associate, at ext. 14427. If you have any questions about your Form W-2 or Form 1095-C, contact Steve Jordan, Senior Payroll Specialist, at ext. 14908.

Updates to Federal Tax Tables 

Additionally, the 2021 federal income tax withholding tables have been adjusted for inflation. The result will be a slight decrease in federal income tax withholding from your paycheck beginning Jan. 15, 2021. 

Reminder: Payroll Dates for 2021 Announced

 Staff members frequently inquire when timesheets, addendum pay, direct deposit forms and other changes need to be submitted to the Payroll Department in order to be processed for a particular pay date. 

To assist in your planning, a list of 2021 pay dates and corresponding due dates is available. This document is archived on the Intranet > Business Office > Payroll Forms & Information > 2021 Payroll Dates. Payroll needs to receive all information by the end of the day on the due date to ensure payments and/or changes are made on the corresponding pay date. Any information received in Payroll after the due date may be processed during the next payroll cycle. 

For those staff members being paid from a timesheet or receiving addendum pay, please keep in mind these items are to be completed, approved/signed by a supervisor and submitted to Payroll within four working days after the end of the pay period. Any items received after the due date may be processed on the next payroll. If you have any questions, contact Steve Jordan, Senior Payroll Specialist, at sjordan@heartlandaea.org or ext. 14908. 

2021 Pay Dates & Due Dates 

January 2021 School Leader Update Available

The January 2021 issue of the School Leader Update from the Iowa Department of Education is available.

Human Resources Debuts New Application System Today

Beginning today, in conjunction with the Iowa Department of Education and Teach Iowa, the Human Resources Department will begin using a new system for applicants to apply for job vacancies, including internal positions. 

To create a new account to apply for internal openings, follow these instructions. 

Once you have completed the set-up of a new account, you will be able to apply for internal vacancies that are posted in the Career Opportunities notice each Wednesday and Friday. 

If you have any questions, contact Britini Jones, Human Resources Assistant.