January 23, 2018
AESA Member News & Updates
In This Issue:

Affinity Group News: Are you a NEW CEO? We have an Affinity Group for You!

Business Partner News from Build Your Own Curriculum


Save the Date:

AESA Foundation Summer Leadership Conference
July 16 - 19, 2018
Renaissance Depot Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
Job Central: New Postings
The job postings found on this, and related linked pages, are employment opportunities offered by member-ESAs.

Job Central is an AESA member-service.
Business Partner shout-out!

Do you know that AESA's Business Partners are an important part of AESA?

In addition to providing valuable services, our Business Partners, through their involvement with AESA, bring opportunities and partnerships to individual agencies AND help keep AESA costs down for our ESA members.

Thank you for considering AESA Business Partners as you look to expand or enhance programming this year!

Federal Advocacy: In case you missed it!
AESA sent all members an analysis of President Trump's FY 19 Budget. Find it here!
New CEOs Affinity Group Welcomes New Members!
The group includes brand new executives as well as those that have been working a few years, but yet want to learn from others. The group utilizes ZOOM as its video conferencing tool and is scheduled to meet again on Friday March 9, at Noon CST.

Anyone who would like to join this new group may contact Ron at 319-350- 4765 or rsf2919@aol.com.
More information

This new AESA affinity group was recently launched for new CEO’s.

Current participants include members from Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, Texas, Massachusetts, Utah, and Wisconsin. The group hopes to learn from one another about successes, challenges, funding, legislative advocacy, entrepreneurialism, marketing, etc.

Dr. Ron Fielder of Iowa is facilitating the group. He served 24 years as CEO of the Grant Wood AEA in Iowa and was active in AESA as a Council member and Chair of the Foundation. He will be assisted as facilitator by Jada Rupley, CEO of the Clackamas ESD in Oregon.

AESA SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
July 16 - Opening Welcome Reception
July 17-19 Program

Save the Date!
AESA's 2018 Summer Leadership Conference, Minneapolis, MN
Business Partner News
New Training Modules from Build Your Own Curriculum







In this update from Build Your Own Curriculum (BYOC), AESA's business partner introduces a new service and set of training staff and leadership training modules that they have developed in partnership with CESA 6, Wisconsin!

BYOC invites you to contact them for more information about this opportunity to work with your agency, too.

To join the BYOC network, or simply to learn more about BYOC and how they partner with AESA members, contact Chris Trina, 800.596.0735 x801 or ctrina@schoolsoftwaregroup.com .