No, the Annual Conference is not the same this year . . . it's a bargain AND it still offers great
professional learning!
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We know that one of the most valuable parts of attending the conference is the opportunity to network with colleagues from across the nation.
We love that too!
Please join us at the AESA 35th Annual Conference, where you can learn from colleagues - remotely, via the virtual conference!
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December 2 – 4, 2020, 12-5 p.m. ET
Check it out!
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Over 80 breakout sessions; free recordings for registered participants.
- Three keynote speakers on hot topics.
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Join us VIRTUALLY
for the
35th Annual Conference!
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December 2
1:30 pm ET
Stacey Bess,
Educator and Author
Building Powerful and Caring Communities in the Workplace
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December 3
Live at 1:30 pm ET
Jenny Lay-Flurrie,
Microsoft Chief Accessibility Officer
Accessibility in the Modern World
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December 4
Live at 1:30 pm ET
Ricky Robertson
Educator, Author and Consultant
Building Resilience for Educators and Their Students
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Learn how to create value for your ESA:
It’s a new world and we are reinventing ourselves!
Engage with other ESA presenters:
Find out how your peers design and deliver successful services.
Stay current on federal legislative issues that matter to education: Your voice is critically important!
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AESA Community News:
Program Evaluation Community Hosts Guest Speaker
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Nov 18, 2020
1 pm EST, 12 Noon CST, 11 am MST, 10 am PST, 9 am AKST
Guest Speaker:
Annie Wright, Ph.D.
Southern Methodist University
Director, Center of Research and Evaluation
If you have an interest or your work involves any of the following - evaluation, research, assessment, accountability, strategy, professional learning, or building capacity - then join the conversation on November 18 via zoom: http://Region10.zoom.us/j/4587477247
The Program Evaluation Community focuses on program evaluation and its use in education settings. We explore ways of quantifying the impact and demonstrating the effectiveness of the various programs offered at educational service agencies (ESAs).
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Reality Check:
Title IX and the Biden Administration
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While the Biden Administration has said the Title IX regulations will quickly end when he’s elected—it’s not that simple. While they can tell schools that there will be no penalty from OCR or a potential loss of federal funds if they fail to comply with the 2020 Title IX regs, it’s not as though that would protect schools against lawsuits.
If, for example, a student feels that their due process rights has been violated by a district’s decision to not follow the current Title IX regulations, then it is likely that the respondent would be successful in Court since the law is still on the books.
Congress is not likely going to be of much help to the Administration, particularly a Republican Senate. While there is still significant momentum to reauthorize the Higher Education Act where these regulations are based, and Congress has a role in shaping the underlying law that the regulations are based on, it will take considerable renewed time and debate on Capitol Hill to jump start new legislation and get bipartisan agreement on this contentious issue.
Regardless of what Biden does, there are still two pending lawsuits challenging the Title IX rule that could strike it down. Also unclear is what the Biden Administration’s response to the litigation would be and how that would impact the litigation. So in the meantime, legal experts advise that the safest legal course will be to continue to follow the regulations until we have a definitive pause in the regulations and a course for what districts should follow instead.
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Attention Small ESAs . . .
New Networking Opportunity!
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Small ESAs Community of Practice
Learn, network, and discuss critical issues with
other small ESAs
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Network and learn with other ESAs that have small staff in a community of practice. The 90-minute sessions will be held virtually six times during the year.
Dates:
All sessions will be held 2:00 – 3:30 pm (EST)
- January 19
- March 16
- May 18
- July 13
- September 21
- November 16
The goal for this community of practice is to learn from ESAs of similar size. High-quality services are delivered from small organizations.
Session topics include (but are not limited to):
- ESA structure and funding sources
- Building relationships with member districts
- How to generate revenue to expand your services
- Steps to grow small staff efficiency
- Open discussion – learning from each other
Pricing:
Annual individual membership $150.
Facilitators: Joan Wade, Ed.D., John Bass, and Cole Cordell
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THIS WEEK!
Reading Leaders Book Club
November 19, 2020, 7 pm Eastern
All reading leaders welcome!
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Free Webinars from our Business Partners |
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Introduction to Microsoft Forms
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 2pm Eastern
(1 pm Central; 12 noon Mountain; 11 am Pacific; 10 am Alaska)
Dr. Geri Gillespy is back to share her expertise in Microsoft Forms! Please join us for a virtual session to learn about Microsoft Forms. Discover how to build a quick survey, poll, or other type of form in minutes. You can collect responses in real time and use built-in analytics to evaluate them as they are submitted to easily gather the information your organization needs.
Check out these and all AESA's
There is always something new being added!
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Budget Relief for You: A Secure Tomorrow
for Your Employees
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The industry-leading financial education programs available through the AESA
PlanMember Retirement Program can help employers create a culture of savings that can potentially result in significant budget savings over time. The PlanMember program also provides simple, budget-saving solutions for lump-sum payouts to retiring, laid-off, and terminated employees.
Contact us today to learn how the AESA PlanMember program may help your organization save valuable budget dollars while helping your employees achieve a secure financial future.
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Have you visited the AESA
Business Partner Directory lately?
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AESA carefully partners with businesses that serve ESAs with products and opportunities that can enhance your services. Please take a look at all they have to offer! |
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