New Website for AEA Purchasing
Coming soon! AEA Purchasing will be launching a NEW website on July 1. Along with a new look and design, we will also have a NEW URL branching off of the Iowa AEA website. On July 1...but not before...be sure to point your browser to www.iowaaea.org/purchasing to access our new site.
Change in Ordering Process
As we transition to a new website, on July 1, we will also be sunsetting the AEA Purchasing Marketplace. AEA Purchasing Marketplace was our online procurement and purchasing platform. While this shopping option is going away, rest assured our contracts are staying put! To continue using (and saving with) our contracts, simply contact the vendor directly. All of the necessary contract and vendor information is available on our website.
2023-24 IASL Award Books
There’s still time to order your school’s set of the 2023-24 IASL Award Books from Perfection Learning. The ordering window closes on August 31, 2023.
Paper Orders
Our summer paper order has closed. All deliveries are expected to be completed on or before September 1st. Our winter paper buy will begin in late November.
AEA Purchasing School Spirit Shows
Please mark your calendar for the 2023 AEA Purchasing School Spirit Show. It's the same event with two different locations: Wednesday, August 9 at the Sioux City Convention Center and Thursday, August 10 at the Waterloo Convention Center. This free event is designed for AEA Purchasing Members, offering four hours of education in the morning and a food show highlighting market basket items in the afternoon. We'll kick the day off with Family Feud Nutrition Style, including Civil Rights Training, followed by a visit from the Iowa Restaurant Association Education Foundation discussing Iowa student involvement in the ProStart Program, Chef and Registered Dietitian created recipes with sodium reduction strategies, and we will wrap up morning education with our keynote speaker, Jill Anderson, emphasizing changing "Should to Could''. You can register for the event here by Friday, June 23, 2023.
Library Program
Our Library program offers savings on the supplies and resources you need to engage students in creating life-long learning habits. Click here to see the contracts in this program.
June Vendor Promotions
Click here to gain access to a shared Google Folder with brochures from our vendor partners. Content is added throughout the month.
Follow us on social media to see what we are up to. You can find us on Twitter and Facebook. Our handle is @AEAPurchasing on both platforms!
