September 20, 2022

ANNOUNCING: New Professional Learning Series Presented in Collaboration with

The Scholar First

AESA has partnered with The Scholar First to bring AESA members this new virtual professional learning opportunity.

In this series, Dr. Campbell, CEO of The Scholar First, will share her expertise gained from scholarship and real-life achievements as a superintendent.

The Scholar First Inc.’s mission is to inspire and empower leaders to think critically about their impact on behalf of scholars and construct environments of belonging in which opportunity gaps are closed and barriers to success are removed.

INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE

New Postings in AESA Job Central

Click on the job title for more information:

PA-Statewide Multilingual Education Program Manager: Apply by 9/30/22

IA-Chief Administrator : Apply by 11/1/22

IA-Chief Administrator : Apply by 11/7/22

Happening THIS Week!

ARE YOU ALREADY ATTENDING? DON'T MISS THE PRE-CONFERENCE!

Wednesday, September 21, 1-4 p.m.

Here's what's in store!

Federal Advocacy Strategies AESA’s Noelle Ellerson Ng, Associate Executive Director, Policy and Advocacy, and Tara Thomas, Analyst, Policy & Advocacy

Update on State Education Policy Issue

Austin Reid, National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL) and Jared Solomon,

MD state legislature facilitated by Noelle Ellerson Ng

State Advocacy in Action

This session will focus on how Educational Service Agencies (ESAs) in individual states work with the department of education and the state legislature. Jessica

Vavrus, Washington ESD; Craig Burford, Ohio ESC Association; Jerry Maze, Region 12 ESC; facilitated by Joan Wade, AESA Executive Director

CONFERENCE DETAILS

If you would like to add the pre-conference to your existing registration, please contact Ann Fiene.

From Our Business Partner: Frontline Education

It’s a story familiar to many school leaders: teachers are absent and there aren’t enough substitute teachers to meet the need. Classes are combined, other teachers give up their planning periods, and paraprofessionals or administrators are compelled to fill in. In any case, student learning is derailed and other staff lose valuable time to plan and complete their own work. It’s not sustainable. Before the pandemic further exacerbated the substitute shortage, over 4 million teacher absences went unfilled nationally. That means more than one in every five teacher absences had no substitute. This translates to about 250,000,000 days of individual student learning that were disrupted — in less than a single school year.

What can education leaders do to ease the substitute teacher shortage burden? Some education leaders have recently addressed their substitute teacher shortage with legislative changes, a modification to substitute teacher licensing requirements, and a partnership with Frontline. Learn more about the partnership in our recent blog, “Preparing Substitutes for the Classroom.”

Federal Advocacy NEWS

This month, our friends at AASA will be releasing two new surveys touching on the most important policy and funding issues in the K-12 federal policy space: ARP funding and educator shortages.

There are a lot of takes in the media and in Washington about how districts are spending (and not spending) this unprecedented funding on both sides of the aisle, and our lobbyist felt it was important to chart a clear narrative about what district leaders’ spending priorities are and what, if any, obstacles they are experiencing in spending this funding.

On September 1, they released the third in a series on how districts are spending ARP funding. Please read more.

This week's Advocate discusses:

The U.S. Department of Education Dear Colleague letter to states outlining the parameters for the $1 billion in ESEA Title IV-A funding that was appropriated through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act earlier this summer.

U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, outlines some considerations around possible interpretation, use, and communication of the school year 2021–22 assessment data.

READ AESA'S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Are You Ready to Get Started?

ABOUT THE SESSIONS:

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.
The hotel deadlines are approaching quickly!

2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE News and Reminders

ARE YOU MAKING YOUR PLANS TO ATTEND the 2022 Annual Conference?

Here are important DETAILS we don't want you to miss!

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: The hotel block is filling quickly. Hotel information is included in your confirmation email after you register.
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: Register before October 21, 2022, and save $100 per person! Don't miss the savings!