August 2024 State Examiner Is Available
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We know you may still be clearing the cobwebs from the long weekend! Be sure to peruse the August 2024 State Examiner. This month's edition reviews state legislation and fiscal conditions affecting ESAs and their schools. It includes curated state budget and finance news, highlights key research, and offers an advocacy tip on using digital tools to enhance public education advocacy.
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We Want YOU on the AESA Executive Council!
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Thank you so much for your nominations we've received thus far! Again, we want to make sure that we don't miss anyone who could be a valuable addition to the AESA Executive Council. If you know an ESA staff member from the states listed below who could help shape AESA's future, please consider nominating them.
Central: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Eastern: Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Southern: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
The Western region has a bye this year.
Submit nominations via email to AESA Chief of Staff Ann Fiene at afiene@aesa.us by September 16, 2024.
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You Asked, We Delivered: Expanded Workshop Opportunities in Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship
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During July's Summer Leadership Conference, we received numerous requests for more opportunities focused on business strategy and entrepreneurship within the evolving educational landscape. In response, we’ve outlined these created opportunities below.
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October 2-3, 2024
*Location change: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
This workshop builds upon AESA's Business Strategy Framework to provide an interactive experience in making impactful decisions through experimentation, optimizing pricing strategies, and fostering innovation with confidence.
Register>>
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October 28-29, 2024
Heartland AEA, Johnston, Iowa
The Business Strategy Framework 1.0 workshop comprises a set of thought-provoking questions designed to foster critical thinking about your ESA as a business.
NOTE: This workshop serves as the pre-requisite to the BSF 2.0 workshop.
Register >>
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December 2-3, 2024
Orlando, Florida (Pre-Conference to AESA Annual Conference)
Building on the strategies from the BSF 1.0 workshop, this session dives deeper into competitive strategy and AI application. It focuses on mastering the art of navigating strategic uncertainties, forging AI partnerships, and optimizing organizational strategy for maximum impact.
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Final Day to Reserve Hyatt Regency at Conference Rate
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We are diligently preparing for the Advocacy in Action Conference later this month which provides in-depth information that ESA leaders need to equip them for their advocacy both in Washington, D.C. and back home. We hope you are making plans to join us at the Pre-Conference on September 25 and the main conference September 25-27, 2024!
Upon Registration
Add the $100 Pre-Conference under the "Additional Items" on the registration page. A block of rooms have been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill for conference attendees. The hotel reservation deadline is September 3, 2024 (TODAY). A link to reserve your room will be provided after your conference registration is received.
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Join Us in Orlando this December!
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You are all champions in your work and your agencies. To continue that good work, we also know you need to stay ahead of the curve! The AESA Annual Conference brings together thought leaders from across the country and expert ESA professionals. We focus on how ESAs are addressing today’s tough issues and what to anticipate in the future.
Early bird registration ends on October 18, 2024. Register now to take advantage of the early bird pricing and ensure your place at one of the most anticipated events of the year. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Women's Leadership Network-Cohort II
THIS THURSDAY, September 5 at 2:00 pm EST | Virtual Meeting
Contact Ann Fiene if you would like to participate.
Women's Leadership Network-Cohort III
September 17 at 2:00 pm EST | Virtual Meeting
Reading Leaders Book Club
(September Book Selection: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain)
September 19, 2024 | Virtual Meeting
Contact Beth Kabes if you would like to participate.
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Court Grants FCC Request for Stay (for E-Rate and Universal Service Fund)
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The 5th Circuit Court has granted the FCC's request for a stay following a decision that questioned the constitutionality of the funding mechanism for the Universal Service Fund (USF). This stay allows the USF program to continue operating without disruption until the stay expires or a higher court, such as the Supreme Court, issues a ruling. Read more here.
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Have we missed one of your ESA’s stories? Send submissions to csowder@aesa.us to be included in future editions of Online News.
The Saratogian
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CoSN Launches Season 7 of the EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel Broadcast Series
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The EmpowerED Superintendents edLeader Panel monthly broadcast series, co-hosted by CoSN, AASA and edWeb.net and sponsored by ClassLink, begins Season #7 on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 5:00 pm Eastern Time, with a focus on Leading Education Technology Innovations: Current Challenges and Solutions. During the live broadcast, three leading edge, innovative, superintendents engage in a conversation focused on the results of the recently released CoSN 2024 State of EdTech Leadership Survey. The superintendents will be joined on the panel by CoSN’s State of EdTech Leadership Survey Project Director. Read more about this series and other CoSN updates.
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