August 16, 2022

Many of us put other priorities before our own needs. We have deadlines, budgets, meetings, and good old-fashioned work to get out the door.

When will it ever be time to fill your own professional development "cup"?

Now is the right time to take advantage of AESA's Communities of Practice!

AESA's Communities of Practice are designed to tackle the tough topics together, grow professional networks, and stimulate the kind of forward-thinking you need to enrich you on your professional journey. Make this the year you join us!

The First Entrepreneurial Community of Practice Meeting

August 30, 2-3:30 EST

Virtual

About the Entrepreneurial Community of Practice

The purpose of this network is to learn with other Entrepreneurial ESAs as a community of practice. Sessions will be held virtually six (6) times per year, 90-minutes each session. Additionally, the network participants will be intentional about meeting at AESA national events. 

Session Dates & Topics: All sessions will run from 2-3:30 pm EST

• August 30: Strategic Planning through Service Design. Tom Danehy, Executive Director, ACES, New Haven Connecticut
• October 25: The West Virginia Story. Jan Hanlon, Executive Director, Mountain State ESC, Dunbar, West Virginia 
• December 20: Public/Private Partnerships. Shannon Cox, Superintendent, Montgomery County ESC, Ohio
• February 28: The Ins and Outs of Leading an Entrepreneurial Organization. Nancy Hutchinson, KEDC, Lexington, Kentucky
• April 25: Aligning Strategic Planning with Talent Management. Chad Couette, Sourcewell, Staples, Minnesota
• June 27: Topic to be determined. Rich Elsasser, Region 13. Austin, Texas

There is still room to register for the

2022-23 Women’s Leadership Network! 

About the Women's Leadership Network Community of Practice:

This is a forum for women leaders to strengthen their leadership by networking, problem-solving, and creating their future. Open-guided discussions will include pre-reading of a book to center the discussion. This year, ESA Women in Leadership will focus on the following three topics:

• Leadership Success
• Leadership Growth through Negotiations
• Authentic Leadership for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging



Topics for Virtual Sessions:

• Sept 13: Leadership Success - What Does It Look Like?
• Nov 8: Open Guided Discussion - HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Women & Leadership by Harvard Business Review
• Jan 10: Leadership Growth - What Should I Ask For? Sharpening Your Negotiation Skills 
• March 14: Open Guided Discussion - Braving the Wilderness by Brene' Brown
• May 9: Authentic Leadership for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
• July 11: Open Guided Discussion - Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Are you wondering if the Business Strategy Framework is for you and your team?

AESA is hosting a free Webinar about the Business Strategy Framework

When: September 7, 3:30 PM, EST

Come to the FREE WEBINAR and hear from AESA's business strategists about what you will learn and what the Business Strategy Framework has done for ESAs around the country!

As you may know, AASA has launched the Learning 2025 Network. AESA is partnering with AASA on this important work.

A significant part of the work is building a coalition across the country to support and positively impact education in every state. 

Over the next year, many opportunities will emerge from this partnership as we join together on behalf of schools and school systems. The Next Education Workforce learning cohort is being formed now.

Participants in the cohort will:

• Hear about team-based staffing models
• Receive concrete resources for sharing about team-based staffing models
• Understand how the models can lead to multiple access points into the education profession providing opportunities to build a more diverse workforce 
• And much more….

The first cohort meeting is scheduled for late September.

Participants in the Learning Cohort will also receive invitations to learning visits hosted by ASU and Arizona districts, as well as discounted registration to the annual Next Education Workforce National Summit (virtual, February 8-9).

Cohort Fee:

$2,000 per district team (up to 5 individuals)

2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Three days packed with fun & learning!

NEW:

Friday is the final day of the conference. To conclude your conference experience, we are working closely with several Atlanta-based and national organizations that support or partner with education. Their representatives will come to us and present an exclusive look at their work and demonstrate how partnerships produce results! 

HERE IS A SAMPLE of Friday's program:

• National Center for Civil & Human Rights
• Zoo Atlanta
• Marietta Student Life Center 

More details will be released as details are known. We are giving you a heads-up because we don't think you will want to miss this year's Annual Conference!

The hotel block is filling fast - please don't wait!

AESA READING LEADERS BOOK CLUB

Next meeting: August 18, 7 PM EST, 6 CST, 5 MST, 4 PST

August Book – Horse by Geraldine Brooks