Federal Advocacy Committee Recommends AESA's 2021 Federal Advocacy Agenda |
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AESA members set a new record when you sent the largest delegation to the federal advocacy committee meeting ever! We had 53 members from 30 states gathering over Zoom to develop AESA's 2021 Federal Advocacy Agenda. Participants engaged with several speakers about important federal issues. AESA's Advocacy Team of Noelle Ellerson Ng and Chris Rogers updated the group on federal education policy just before a three-person panel discussed education funding. Highlights included what we can expect in the federal budget and what the impact could be on education. The final panels that the group heard talked about equity in education and important supreme court cases. They worked diligently on the legislative agenda, adding important COVID-19 funding and rural school topics to the list. A draft of the agenda now goes to the Executive Council for approval. Once approved, the agenda will be shared with the full AESA membership. |
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Federal Rural Education Policy |
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OCRE Federal Rural Education Summit
February 24, 2021
12 pm Eastern
(11 am Central; 10 am Mountain; 9 am Pacific; 8 am Alaska)
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As part of our commitment to supporting rural education, Organizations Concerned About Rural Education (OCRE) is hosting its first virtual Federal Rural Education Policy Summit for Capitol Hill on Wednesday, February 24th. During this half-day virtual event, Hill staffers and other attendees will get an overview of the most pressing issues facing rural K-12 schools, administrators, teachers, and students as our public school system continues to recover from the pandemic.
The summit will feature five separate 1-hour policy sessions focused on the most pressing education-related issues facing our nation's rural communities and offer attendees resources and recommendations for how to solve these problems. If that wasn't enough to get your attention, then the summit's line-up of high-profile speakers and experts from the Department of Census, Center on Budget Priorities, and Learning Policy Institute are sure to convince you to join the conversation.
This event is part of the allied coalition efforts of the summit's co-hosting organizations: the Association of Education Service Agencies (AESA), AASA, the School Superintendents Association, Future of Privacy Forum, Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, National Association of State Directors of Special Education, National Education Association, National Rural Education Advocacy Consortium, National Rural Education Association, and White Board Advisors. The summit's hour-by-hour agenda and resources are forthcoming but will be updated in the Online News as we near the event. You can register for the event by clicking here.
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The Business Strategy Framework for ESAs |
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You won’t want to miss this exclusive AESA Workshop! Learn how to grow your services with the Business Strategy Framework for ESAs! |
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MIT Sloan School of Business Marketing Professor Duncan Simester leads you through this Business Strategy Framework workshop. Dr. Simester has taught this same framework to scores of Fortune 500 companies around the world. Companies such as Cisco, Fidelity, Loreal and others use this training to help discover and develop new leaders within their organizations. Dr. Simester teaches this ESA-tailored session in true MBA style using business cases and hands-on work with real-team projects to enhance the learning.
This framework is a powerful tool that will help your leaders assess new opportunities and evaluate existing services. The framework provides a consistent approach to strategic marketing or understanding what markets/services your organization should be in and why. The framework sets your team on the right path to discovering game-changing insights about the services they offer by focusing on three specific areas with questions designed to encourage deeper thinking that will uncover previously unrecognized keys to success.
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The three key areas investigated in all options include:
• Customers - how to create value;
• Competition - how to capture value;
• Partners - how to deliver value.
Get Results!
Real ESA results of the Business Strategy Framework reported by ESAs who have used the strategy include:
• Program Growth from $50K to over $2M annually in only one program area in one agency.
• Revenue Growth from $28M to over $40M in entrepreneurial activities over 5 years.
• Increased Competence of program staff to make wise investments and other business decisions.
If you want to grow your organization and your team, now is the time to get involved!
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AESA Executive Search Team Announces Job Opportunity
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EXECUTIVE SEARCH POSTING--SERRC, Alaska
The AESA Executive Search Team announces an opening for the executive director of SERRC-Alaska's Educational Resource Center!
SERRC operates more than 30 programs and services. With district and community partners, SERRC touches the lives of over 50,000 Alaskan students every year. With over 40 years of service to Alaskan schools and students, SERRC remains focused on quality service and has the knowledge and personnel to custom-fit solutions to Alaska’s unique educational challenges – at an affordable price.
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Did you know that AESA offers executive search services? We will customize the search process to meet the needs of your organization.
Contact AESA COO John Bass for more information on this valuable service for AESA members.
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And don't forget to visit our Job Central webpage to see the posting above along with other current ESA and education-related opportunities.
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From our AESA Business Partners |
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Through a national business partnership between AESA and PlanMember Services, AESA members and their employees can enjoy the many benefits of the AESA PlanMember Retirement Program. Among the unique advantages of this innovative, AESA-endorsed program are solutions that can immediately help with your COVID-19 budget challenges, as well provide you with longer-term budget saving benefits.
Get help with your COVID-19 budget challenges. Potentially save thousands in 2021!
Like many businesses, school districts and educational services agencies are struggling with a budget crisis. We can show you simple ways to potentially save thousands of dollars in 2021 and future years.
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Finding a Pathway to Algebra 1 and Geometry
Pathway 2 Careers (P2C) Algebra 1 and Geometry curricula places learning in the context of high-value career opportunities and provides real-world application of core subject matter concepts. Students experience how a meaningful career, when delivered in context, will enable them to instantly see the purpose in their learning and understand the why behind the what. As a result, students experience increased motivation to learn, and retention increases. See more…
• To request a 15-minute live demonstration, click HERE.
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Check out the AESA archived webinars! |
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Your spot is reserved for these one-of-a-kind ESA professional development opportunities. |
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Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming AESA Events |
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Premier Business Strategy Framework with Dr. Duncan Simester
April 26-30, 2021
Virtual
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Summer Leadership Conference
July 21-22, 2021
Region 10 ESC
Richardson, TX
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Educators' Call to Action Conference
September 15-17, 2021
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
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AESA Annual Conference
December 1-4, 2021
Marriott Marquis
Houston, TX
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