February 14, 2023

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Dr. Dan J. Schnoes, CEO of ESU #3, participated with fellow colleagues and the Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona in a roundtable discussion about school mental health on February 8 at ESU #3, in La Vista, Nebraska. Dr. Schnoes also serves as a member of the AESA Executive Council. Pictured in the photo above are members who participated in the round table discussion with Dr. Schnoes (far right) and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona (middle).

During a previous meeting with Secretary Cardona in September of 2022, the idea of visiting Nebraska to learn more about the exciting work of the Nebraska ESUs and school districts was born. Nearly fifty leaders from education and mental health organizations were able to attend and listen to the roundtable discussion.

ESU #3 is currently in the second year of a federal grant, which allows the service unit to provide therapists within the school buildings of eight rural districts that are served by ESU #3. According to Dr. Schnoes, Secretary Cardona left with several important takeaways from the conversation.

Integrated Marketing Plans

When: February 28, 2023

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

See registration and information below:

KEDC staff will share information on their integrated marketing plan that includes social

media initiatives intended to derive reputation branding, as well as efforts to build brand

ambassadors. Learn how they are using social media campaigns that allow them to be the

voice of their own story, and the role brand ambassadors can serve in expanding

marketing efforts.

Presenters:

Nancy Hutchison, CEO, Kentucky Education Development Corporation (KEDC), Lexington, KY

Sam Atkins, Chief Business Officer

Carla Kersey, Project Development Coordinator

Rachel Holbrook, Ed.D., Learning Acceleration & Deeper Learning Specialist

With over 70 member districts statewide and 50+ years of service, KEDC is Kentucky’s

oldest and largest educational cooperative. KEDC provides a broad range of local, state,

and national services including educational support, technology, and cooperative

purchasing.

If you aren't a member of this community and would like to attend this session, please contact AESA Executive Assistant Ann Fiene to register at a rate of $150.

This week's legislative update provides a review of the school meal regulations under consideration.

GOOGLE FORMS, More Than Just Surveys

Professional Learning Opportunity

Thursday, March 9, 2023

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

Creating and sharing forms created with Google Forms is simple and easy. While the first applications that come to mind are surveys, some of the most effective uses are for forms that we create for ourselves or for our teams. We will explore many of the capabilities and examine simple and practical uses. The best forms are easy to use and appealing to the eye. Data from a google form seamlessly port to Google Sheets, making it easy to organize and sort results. There are also many opportunities to use forms for collaboration between office staff and teams or an administrator.

Cost: $50 per person

Members of the AESA Executive Assistant to the CEO Community of Practice receive a 50% discount. Contact Ann Fiene for the discount code.

A FREE WEBINAR FROM OUR NEW BUSINESS PARTNER ED-FI ALLIANCE!

ED-FI 101

February 22, 2023

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

Are your districts asking for a 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.