July 18, 2023

NEW! Experimentation, Pricing & Innovation Workshop

Take your ESA’s Business Strategy to the Next Level

In this interactive two-day workshop, AESA brings you the tools to help your team with its business strategy by exploring experimentation, pricing, and innovation.



Workshop Details:

• October 12 & 13, 2023
• Milton, PA. - Hosted by Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU)
• Registration Fees: $1,500 for an individual |  $1,000 per person for a team of 3+

SAVE THE DATE! October 4-6, 2023 in Washington DC

AESA's Federal Advocacy Event for Members

This conference provides in-depth information that ESA leaders need to equip them for their advocacy both in Washington D.C. and back home.

AESA's legislative advocacy team connects participants with experts on the legislative topics that affect educational service agencies and the school districts 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.

Is this your year to join?

The ESA Women in Leadership Network is a forum for ESA women leaders to strengthen their leadership through networking with other women in ESA leadership. This year, ESA Women in Leadership will include topics about

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion;
• Building and leading high-performing teams;
• Advocacy and influence in education;
• Emotional intelligence in educational leadership.

We will also have two open discussion sessions that include pre-reading of a book to center the discussion.

Each cohort will meet virtually for six 90-minute sessions. In addition, AESA will be hosting an in-person two-day ESA Women in Leadership gathering in April 2024, specially designed for participants in the virtual network. This gathering will have a separate registration and fee.

Registration is limited to 25 participants per cohort. Please register as soon as possible to assure you are part of this fantastic group of leaders!

Cybersecurity

FUNDING Available

AESA is excited to announce that FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel announced last week

that the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has begun a pilot program to

allocate nearly $200 million to bolster cybersecurity efforts in our nation's schools.

READ the Press Release

REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY

In related news, see this report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: Protecting Our Future: Partnering to Safeguard K-12 Organizations from Cybersecurity. It reports on cybersecurity risks facing elementary and secondary schools and provides recommendations that include cybersecurity guidelines designed to help schools face these risks.

IDEA Full Funding Act

The IDEA Full Funding Act was reintroduced in the 118th Congress! The bill numbers are S.2217 and H.R. 4519. Read the press releases from our Senate and House leaders: Sen. Van Hollen and Rep. Huffman. AESA is proud to partner with AASA to co-chair the IDEA Full Funding Coalition and to support this important legislation.

House FY24 Appropriations Proposal Guts Education

This is a huge cut to education no matter how you count it. The bill cuts FY 2024 education funding in two ways: it reduces funding – and in some cases provides no funding - below what programs received for FY 2023.

• It rescinds $10.4 billion of FY 2024 funding that was already appropriated in the FY 2023 bill as “advance funding” for various elementary and secondary education programs. This is funding that is set to be in schools for the 2023-24 school year which starts next month. (That advance funding is considered in the “program level” for FY 2023 and was provided for the school year about to start; schools are counting on that funding to be made available on October 1 to be used for the upcoming school year.)

• It is important to note that the Republican press release mentions the rescissions but doesn’t count them in the total it provides for ED, stating the proposed bill provides $67.4 billion for ED ($12 billion cut (15%) from the current FY23 level). In reality, when including the rescission, the bill’s impact on FY 2024 ED funding is a cut of $22.1 billion – a devastating 28% funding cut for education. 

• Title I Cuts in Your State: The bill rescinds $8.7 billion in advance funding for Title I grants to states that school districts were planning to use for the school year starting as early as next month, and cuts new funding by $6.0 billion for a total $14.7 billion cut to Title I. Title I cuts nearly 80% of Title I funding; see this chart to see how many teacher positions could be eliminated under the proposal to cut Title I.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) knows the challenges you face when planning for your future as a blood cancer patient or survivor. As you navigate life after diagnosis or treatment, we want to support your next step.

The LLS Scholarship for Blood Cancer Survivors provides up to $7,500 to cover the cost of tuition so you can pursue your dreams.