AESA Online News

June 15, 2021

Pricing Workshop is Back!

Are you looking for some help on how to price your services in a post-pandemic world?

Mark your calendars for October 4th, 6th, and 8th as AESA will host virtual, 90-minute sessions with Doreen Marvin and Andy Pechacek!

Do you need this support before October? Doreen and Andy can customize this virtual workshop for your leadership team. This allows your entire team to be in the same training and have your specific questions answered regarding pricing concerns or processes for your organization. The customized training can be set up as two virtual half-day sessions for up to 30 participants!

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“Doreen and Andy challenged our Leadership Team to think differently about how to price services. They brought forth relevant scenarios allowing the team to 'speak the language,' solidify new learning, and spark new ideas. Their expertise made it easy for them to contextualize the content for our ESC. This session is a must-do for all!”

~Chad Hilliker, Hamilton County Superintendent

Hotel Discount Ends June 28

If you plan to attend the Summer Leadership Conference in person, join us at the newly renovated Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel hotel in Richardson,TX! It's centrally located near great name-brand shopping, a performing arts center, entertainment, and more! Note: The hotel reservation link is provided to you in your Summer Leadership Conference registration confirmation email.

Wednesday Dinner: Now Free for Your Guest!

Thanks to the generosity of Pogue Construction, a company that has worked with Region 10 in Richardson, Texas, all registered on-site attendees and their guests can attend the Wednesday evening dinner at no additional cost.

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Keeping Students & Staff safe in Nebraska

Working Together to Keep Schools Safe

Keeping students and staff at Nebraska’s public and private schools safe and secure so schools could open on time last fall despite the COVID-19 pandemic was a big job. But the state’s 17 educational service units were up to the challenge.

“When the pandemic hit, everyone realized the ESUs were a perfect solution to address a myriad of issues,” said Dr. Kraig Lofquist, executive director of Nebraska’s Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council, which works closely with all of the ESUs.

Personal protective equipment and common cleaning supplies were hard to find during the summer of 2020 as schools prepared to open for the 2020-21 school year, especially in the numbers needed for the thousands of students and staff in Nebraska’s 244 public school districts and all of its private schools.

Business Partner News

E-Therapy is a leading tele-therapy company that has not only been in business for over 12 years but has been so successful that we have a 100% retention rate with our customers. During the pandemic, we became an even more trusted resource for not only assistance where it was needed but as a trusted advisor. We provided direct services for those schools with holes in their staffing and also listened to the unique needs of schools and started to license out our proprietary teletherapy platform to anyone who needed it to track compensatory time, access clinical notes and IEP goals as well as provided our entire library of interactive resources, games, and activities to school’s in-house therapists. When most of your staff have been educators or therapists, there is a different level of service you receive.

Mental Health is now at the forefront of everyone’s agenda. We have listened and now have several programs that we hope can assist your school’s staff and students in navigating through this new world we live in. E-Therapy is excited to offer a comprehensive mental health program that will equip educators with the skills and knowledge to engage and support their students through this critical mental health crisis. A big component of the program also focuses on teacher self-care and prioritizing their own mental health needs. As well we are offering, mental health screenings, therapy intervention sessions, referral meetings, and more.

Contact Annmarie Lascone, Director of Business Development to schedule time to chat about your needs at annmarie@electronic-therapy.com.

E-Therapy’s NEW Mental Health and Well Being Program

Reminders

Nomination forms due Today!

AESA sponsors four national awards to recognize individuals for outstanding contributions to educational service agency programs at the regional, state, and/or national levels.

Learn more about the criteria for each award in the nomination packet below.