March 14, 2023

Transform Data Into Impact

This is turning out to be the most robust Summer Leadership Conference we have ever planned! It will include a Business Strategy Framework preconference (optional) followed by the full conference with a laser focus on using data to make highly impactful leadership decisions that will help you lead your organization’s success.

Why Attend?

If you are spinning in data, then turn that data into actions that will propel your ESA forward. If your ESA is already using data, then turn to your colleagues for inspiration that will take your organization to the next level. Either way, we know data drives improvement. Come learn with us at the 2023 AESA Summer Leadership Conference!

NEW! This is just out! Included with each registration will be one free ticket to the Cincinnati Reds vs. San Francisco Giants major league baseball game on Tuesday, July 18! Additional tickets will be made available for purchase.

When:

Preconference: July 17-18, 2023

AESA Summer Business Strategy Framework Workshop

(Optional Workshop, separate registration fee)

Opening Reception: July 18, 2023

Summer Leadership Conference: July 19-20, 2023

Transform Data Into Impact

Where:

The 2023 Summer Leadership Conference is hosted by:

Hamilton County ESC

Cincinnati, OH

Pre-Conference: Business Strategy Framework

Save the cost of double travel!

AESA is pleased to announce that the two-day Business Strategy Framework workshop will take place at the Hamilton County ESC immediately preceding the Summer Leadership Conference. It's almost like a two-for-one deal! (Except, you do have to pay for each event separately - but you can save travel expenses.)

Ready to learn more? Sign up today!

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from ED-FI Alliance

Ease Data Pain Points

Are your districts asking for more robust, real-time, and accurate data collection? Ed-Fi

can help! You are invited to join the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s Ed-Fi Alliance team to hear about how Ed-Fi may help to ease some of your data pain points, as well as a funding opportunity from the foundation to ensure you are able to implement smoothly.

This is a complimentary webinar for AESA members. Click below to access a recording of the webinar recorded on February 22, 2023.

Webinar

Executives in Residence (EIR)

Applications open March 15

Executives in Residence Applications open on March 15. There is limited room in each cohort, so interested candidates should act quickly. Please contact

Joan Wade, AESA Executive Director, for more information.

EIR APPLICATION

Federal News, Updates, & More

New Report Documents Explosive Growth in Private School Voucher Spending

A report released this week by Public Funds Public Schools, a project of the Education Law Center (ELC)

and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), documents the massive increase in public spending on private education voucher programs in the decade following the Great Recession. The report, The

Fiscal Consequences of Private School Vouchers, examines the growth in voucher programs and spending in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin from the fiscal year 2008 through the fiscal year 2019. For comparison, the report provides data for per-pupil expenditures on public education in inflation-adjusted dollars for these seven states, as well as the nation’s forty-three other states, over this same period.

Parents Bill of Rights Act Introduced

On March 1, House Republicans reintroduced the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which had 73 Republican co-sponsors at introduction. The bill would, among other things, require school districts to post curriculum publicly, affirm a parent or guardian’s right to address school boards, and require schools to provide parents with a list of books available in the school and classroom libraries. (The House Democrats’ response to the bill is available here; more background on this topic is here.)

The bill was marked up in the Education Workforce Committee last week in a marathon 14-hour event. The bill is scheduled for a House floor vote in two weeks, but there is not a companion bill or similar vehicle in the Senate.

Watch for a recap of President Biden's FY 2024 budget proposal in next week's Online News.

It Only Happents Once a Year

AESA's Premier Business Strategy Framework is presented only once per year by MIT Professor Dr. Duncan Simester. Dr. Simester digs deep into the principles that drive strategic business decisions. His work has led Fortune 500 companies in their decision making and he brings it to educational services agencies exclusively through AESA.

If you have participated in workshops with our business strategy consultants, you know the value of this work. For two weeks, take the plunge with your team and dive deep into the learning.

Registration is open. It's virtual with time in the two-week schedule allotted for individual team conferences to tackle your agency's unique needs.

GET READY FOR A NEW SEASON!

On March 23, this Community of Practice kicks off a new season with "Buff Nuggets for Leaders". Intrigued? We were too!

Buff Nuggets for Leaders: Empowering Others

When: March 23, 2023

Time: 2 pm Eastern (1 pm Central; 12 noon Mountain; 11 am Pacific; 10 am Alaska)

Description

Do you want to level up your leadership game? True leadership magic happens when people are empowered. In this session, attendees will learn the potent power of caring, purpose, leadership vulnerability, relevant professional development, and networking. You’ll leave with tips, strategies, and new perspectives to help you on your journey of increased empowerment.

About the Presenter

Brian Buffington is the Director of Instructional Technology at Pioneer Regional Service Agency in Cleveland, Georgia. Named one of "30 K-12 IT Influencers to Follow in 2021" by EdTechK12, he is an educator, innovator, and keynote speaker, inspiring teachers, administrators, and students throughout the world. Buffington specializes in Innovative EdTech, School Culture, Digital Living/Cyber Safety, and Marketing, and his presentations have earned high praise for being deeply insightful, thought-provoking as well as entertaining.

Find out more about how you can join the 2023-2024 season!

Join AESA's Reading Leaders Book Club

Next meeting: Thursday, March 16, 2023

7 pm EST (6 pm Central; 5 pm Mountain; 4 pm Pacific; 3 pm Alaska)

March Book: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

Interested in joining? Contact Ann Fiene and she'll get you signed up!

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