What is the Iowa Educators Consortium?
The Iowa Educators Consortium, IEC, is an initiative of the Iowa Area Education Agencies. Iowa AEAs formed the IEC as an independent, tax-exempt, nonprofit institution supporting the mission of the Area Education Agencies. The primary function of the IEC is to provide a voluntary purchasing program for K-12 schools by bringing all statewide school purchasing programs under one legal umbrella and one fiscal management group. IEC purchases allow schools to take advantage of aggressive pricing based on the purchasing volume of many Iowa schools.
In addition to
aggressive pricing, the IEC frees valuable LEA staff time in
researching and procuring products. Advisory committees work with
vendors, manufacturers, product reviews and product literature to
determine the best product/cost value for schools. The IEC offers
purchasing programs in the areas listed to the left. The IEC is
funded by client-user fees, grants and the AEA’s general
budget.
