Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from our offices to yours. Thank you for your support throughout the years.

Get to Know our Foodservice Program!

Interested in learning more about our Foodservice purchasing program? Keep reading!

Our school Foodservice program covers everything your school needs to maintain its daily kitchen operations and keep your students, staff and faculty well fed. Looking for center of the plate items?  We've got 'em! Looking to stock up on serving utensils or dish washing supplies? Look no further! We've got you covered and then some.

AEA Purchasing currently has contracts with:

• Martin Bros. Distribution (prime vendor for food)
• Rapids Wholesale (small wares)
• EMS Detergent and Martin Bros. Distribution (ware wash)

Check out these partners on our website or email dan@aeapurchasing.org for more information!

Print or Digital? What Does Neuroscience Say?

We know with today’s reality of submersion in digital texts, we must teach our students the skills and tools to successfully navigate and comprehend them.  But like everything in this world, there needs to be balance.

What do the experts say about print and digital reading?

Dr. Jennifer McCarty Plucker, Director of Mackin Professional Learning, discusses the research and findings on print and digital reading and the critical implications for our instructional practices.

Click here to read and download the article -- "Print or Digital: What Does Neuroscience Say?"

3 Partners You Need To Know! (November)

Acco Brands USA: ACCO Brands USA LLC brand delivers innovative products that allow users to present, protect, secure, organize, enhance and transform all printed material to achieve a professional edge in a competitive marketplace.

Discounted line-items under contract include: GBC document camera, Pinnacle 27 laminator, Ultima 65 laminator and laminating film.

Rosetta Stone: Rosetta Stone can be used to support or supplement any type of language learning acquisition program. Think outside the box! Rosetta Stone can make it easier to connect your teachers and staff with students they serve as well as enable students to explore a world of languages at their own pace.

Proquest K12: ProQuest provides online resource content and tools that enable research and curiosity. Proquest K12 is a great supplemental resource to add to your offering.

Mark Your Calendars! (November)

Nov. 14-15: Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) 

If you find yourself in Des Moines next week and are attending the IASB conference, be sure to stop by our booth! Staff will be at the ready to inform you on what's new and how we can better serve your school.

Nov. 22-23: Offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.