Introduction to the Business Strategy Framework
Wednesday, September 7 at 3:30 EST
Attend the FREE 60-minute introductory webinar to learn more about AESA's Business Strategy Framework.
This webinar will discuss the ideal participants, the benefits of participating in a workshop, and the return on investment you'll experience from this professional learning opportunity.
| |
Join Us In October!
Business Strategy Framework Workshops
Real-life lessons.
The workshops rely on real-life ESA scenarios to study the concepts presented in the Framework.
Extra time with presenters available!
Inquire about customized follow-up.
Don't miss out on savings.
Team pricing is available. Hotel deadlines are approaching quickly!
| |
Amplifying Our Members' Voices | |
Hundreds of Leaders Sign Letter To Secretary Cardona Urging Late Liquidation Flexibility
Last week, almost 700 ESA and district leaders from 47 states sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging the Department to immediately issue guidance that will clarify how much additional time districts can have to spend ARP funding for contracted services, projects, and personnel. Additional time to liquidate the ARP funds ensures that districts can maintain the critical pandemic-related services students require to overcome the challenges of the past three academic years.
This letter, signed by not only educational service agency leaders, and district superintendents but also school business officials, is the first open sign-on letter to the Secretary in many years. The breadth and depth of the signatories—the letter includes some of the largest and smallest districts in the country—demonstrates the urgency of this issue and the importance of knowing when and how this flexibility will be granted to districts. We will be sure to let you know if we hear a response from the Department or the Secretary.
| |
Letter on Addressing School Staff Shortages
On August 31, Department of Education (ED) Secretary Miguel Cardona and Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh sent a letter to state and local education and workforce leaders encouraging them to take a series of actions to address teacher and school staff shortages and invest in the teaching profession, including:
-
Establish high-quality paid Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP) for teaching. Registered Apprenticeship is an effective, high-quality "earn and learn" model that provides structured, paid on-the-job learning experiences combined with job-related technical instruction with a mentor that leads to a nationally recognized credential. Once established, RAPs can leverage financial resources from ED and DOL to support this career pathway.
-
Increase collaboration across workforce and education systems, including strengthening career pathway partnerships to bring more people into the education profession through high-quality pathways, such as providing opportunities for school-based staff to become teachers. Workforce and education partners can work more closely in developing their respective statewide strategies, including how they can create pathways for individuals from underrepresented populations to become educators. The letter recommends creating long-term collaboration through inclusion in state plans required by federal education laws such as ESEA, IDEA, and Perkins.
-
Ensure teachers are paid a livable and competitive wage. Secretaries Cardona and Walsh encourage states and school districts to use ESSER funds to pay critical staff competitively. They also highlight that governors, county commissioners, and mayors can also help districts address this challenge by using the $350 billion in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to help schools hire staff, including by providing premium pay.
| |
In addition to the letter, the White House announced commitments from talent recruitment and job platforms to make it easier for states and school districts to source, recruit, and hire teachers and school professionals, and to help more Americans find jobs in education. See more information here. | |
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Day Of Action
With just two months left to go until the end of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) limited waiver period on October 31st, the White House is calling on employers and others across the country to get the word out. So far, borrowers have gotten more than $10 billion forgiven through PSLF.
| |
Last week, the White House focused on spreading the word about the PSLF limited waiver to educators, school personnel, administrators, professors, and other employees at all education levels. This relief can make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who work tirelessly every day to educate and care for our nation’s students and includes ESA employees.
How You Can Help:
- Please join by posting to social media, sending out an email to your educator networks, or otherwise help public servants to access this life-changing opportunity.
- Use AESA's template email for ESA executive directors to share with their staff how to take advantage of the waiver before it expires.
- The White House also developed a set of materials for K-12 school district administrators and college leaders to share with educators on how to complete the PSLF application. In it, you can find draft newsletter blurbs, a template of all-school email, social media samples, and more!
- Be sure to make your voice heard in Washington D.C. by joining us for this year’s Educators’ Call To Action Conference!
| |
2022 Annual Conference Reminders
NEW SCHEDULE
The new annual conference schedule starts at 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 30 and ends at noon on Friday, December 2.
HOTEL BLOCK FILLING QUICKLY
Please take advantage of the conference hotel room block and book your room promptly after registering for the conference. The hotel information is included in your confirmation email after you register.
SAVE $100 WHEN YOU REGISTER NOW
Register before October 21, 2022, and save $100 per person! Don't miss the savings!
| |
Let Your Voice Be Heard
This conference provides in-depth information that ESA leaders need to equip them for their advocacy both in Washington D.C. and back athome.
AESA's legislative advocacy team connects participants with experts on the legislative topics that affect educational service agencies and the school districts that they serve. Participants receive up-to-the-minute information about emerging and pending federal legislative issues.
There is time built into the schedule for ESA leaders to plan their visits to Capitol Hill so that they can personally advocate to their federal legislators on issues important to them.
| |
Small ESAs Community of Practice
This presentation will focus on the insights gained by Resource Training and Solutions, Sartell, MN, as they work to customize and implement the Business Model Framework in their organization. They will share their successes, challenges, and future plans for using the model to create new revenue, as well as align services and staff capacity.
Meeting Date: September 8; 2-3 pm (EST).
Topic: Frameworks Journey: Resource Training and Solutions
Presenters:
Mark Schmitz, Executive Director/CEO
Michelle Wang, Education Director
| |
Join Our Business Partner Online! | |
Corwin Literacy Institute Series
"Bringing Literacy to Life"
September 7 | 3 PM PST
Access to authentic reading, writing, and speaking experiences today set the stage for students to become lifelong learners of tomorrow. To build the foundation for success, literacy needs of students must be met with purposeful, personalized, and engaging instruction. The Corwin Literacy Institute is a virtual institute that provides attendees with practical and effective instructional strategies designed to captivate learners, advance literacy skills, and create moments of discovery and insight in the classroom.
| |
Don't Suspend Me Institute
September 26 | 8 AM - 12:30 PM PST
With ever-changing discipline laws and regulations coupled with a return to in-person learning, the alternative discipline framework from Don’t Suspend Me! will help guide educators with a true restorative approach and help them avoid reverting to traditional, exclusionary discipline practices. Educators will learn the why, what, and how of alternative discipline.
| | | | | |
