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April 23, 2024 |
AESA’s Online News is intended to connect members with information including federal updates, event information, and more. Here's what you need to know this week! |
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What's on Your Summer Reading List?
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Reading Leaders Book Club announces books for the next four months!
As lifelong readers and leaders, we all know the importance of reading and literacy…well beyond the pre-k12 classroom where it is often assigned. AESA Executive Director Dr. Joan Wade and Literacy Extraordinaire Janelle Bailey invite you to join the AESA Reading Leaders Book Club. The club meets every third Thursday of the month to discuss the latest book. To join, contact Ann Fiene at afiene@aesa.us. |
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Is Your Next Career Waiting for You in AESA's Job Central? |
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Are you the next executive director of Region 14 ESC, Texas? AESA's Executive Search Team is assisting Region 14 ESC in its search for the next executive director. Visit AESA's Job Central to learn more. |
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News You May Want to Know! |
4-Day School Weeks Hurt Students’ Reading, Math Achievement This K-12 Dive article presents data from a multi-state, peer-reviewed study featured in the Economics of Education Review, which found that while four-day school weeks are becoming increasingly common in the U.S., this change has “significant negative effects” on students’ math and reading performance with a more significant negative effect for non-rural schools.
The 74 provides a collection of videos highlighting remarks shared during a recent Council of Chief State School Officers' convening by USED officials and district and school leaders discussing how to identify and sustain the most successful programs funded by COVID recovery funds as they reach their expiration.
10 Features for Successfully Redesigned High Schools |
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PIPC Webinar Series on Student and Child Privacy
Through April, May, and June, the Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC) will be holding a webinar series on the changes in the student and child privacy landscape and providing insights into child and student privacy issues happening now. |
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A Suite of Resources to Help You Transform Digital Learning |
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The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is honored to support the work the AESA as it supports current and aspiring executive leaders and their teams. Through this partnership, AESA can offer its members access to a suite of resources that can help your organization stay informed on important transformational digital learning topics.
The K-12 Generative AI Readiness Checklist Questionnaire can be accessed at https://www.cgcs.org/genaichecklist.
The K-12 Generative AI Maturity Tool is freely accessible at https://cloudreadiness.amazonaws.com/#/k12genairt.
EmpowerED Superintendent edLeader Panel Series You are welcome to register to view the recording and/or podcast version of this and other previous edLeader Panel broadcasts at https://home.edweb.net/supers/.
The CoSN Experience: The Ultimate Virtual Collaboration Series |
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Members In the News |
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Federal Advocacy |
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AESA Joins National Organizations Endorsing COPPA 2.0 |
AESA joined ten national education and privacy organizations in signing a letter endorsing the updated version of the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). AESA takes student data privacy seriously, and we strongly support updates and revisions to child privacy protections. At the same time, we believe that effectively incorporating edtech into classroom instruction is necessary to promote greater learning and success for all students and will help local education agencies best serve their communities. Read our letter HERE. |
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AESA 2024 Federal Legislative Agenda Approved |
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Each year, members of the AESA Federal Relations Committee work together to formalize AESA's Federal Legislative Agenda. The recommended Legislative Agenda was approved by the AESA Executive Council at their spring meeting earlier this month. |
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