Executive Council Election: Nominations now being accepted!
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AESA is governed by an executive council comprised of three representatives from each of the four regions. Council members are elected each fall. Serving on the AESA Executive Council provides a great opportunity to influence and lead AESA!
AESA Bylaws, Article III, Section (b) states “In order to maintain 12 council members and have four-year terms of office, each region elects council members three out of four years. The election sequence will be determined by the council with each region having a bye every four years.”
The 2024-25 national nominations must come from the southern, central, and eastern regions. The western region has a bye and will not have a nominee. The states in the western region include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
The deadline for submitting nominations via email to AESA Chief of Staff Ann Fiene is September 16, 2024. For detailed information, click on the following document links:
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Did You See it? July 2024 State Examiner Dropped Last Week
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The July 2024 State Examiner delves into state-level legislation and policy trends, offering insights on what to expect when state legislatures reconvene this fall post-election. Additionally, we provide a forward look into the next legislative sessions in 2025.
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August Schedule
Women's Leadership Network-Cohort I
August 13, 2024 | Virtual Meeting
Reading Leaders Book Club
(August Book Selection: Be A Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo)
August 15, 2024 | Virtual Meeting
Technology Leaders Network
August 29, 2024 | Virtual Meeting
Advocacy in Action Conference
September 25-27, 2024 | Washington, DC
Experiment, Price, and Innovate with Confidence (EPIC) Workshop
October 2-3, 2024 | Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Business Strategy Framework 1.0
October 28-29, 2024 | Johnston, Iowa
Business Strategy Framework 2.0: Managing Strategic Resources
(Pre-Conference to AESA Annual Conference)
December 2-3, 2024 | Orlando, Florida
December 4-6, 2024 | Orlando, Florida
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AESA Signs Letter in Support of CARE for Student Mental Health Act
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AESA joined ten other national organizations in a letter to the Senate expressing their support for COPPA 2.0 as included in the bill and continued deep concern for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) as included in the bill. The Senate passed KOSPA (which incorporates both COPPA 2.0 and KOSA) by a vote of 91-3. The dissenting senators were Sens. Rand Paul, Mike Lee, and Ron Wyden. The bill will move to the House, who is on recess until September. Our team will use the month of August to continue our round of meetings to respond to the drafts the House shares and highlight our remaining asks for their bill (a couple small changes to KOSA). We do not yet have a read on the exact timeline for a vote or what the actual bill text or substitute will be.
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AESA Joins EdLiNC Coalition in Expressing Deep Frustration with 5th Circuit E-Rate Decision
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Last week, the 5th Circuit struck down the funding mechanism for the universal service fund, which includes the E-Rate program. After the decision, EdLiNC sent a letter expressing deep frustrations. We plan to work with FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel and vow to ensure that E-Rate will continue to provide all students, educators, and library patrons with access to the online world as envisioned by the bipartisan Congressional authors of this program. Read more here.
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New Report on Digital Divide
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The Center for American Progress (CAP) released a new issue brief titled, How States and Districts Can Close the Digital Divide to Increase College and Career Readiness. This brief is the first in an upcoming series focused on policy recommendations to enhance the use of technology in K-12 public schools. Report author Paige Shoemaker DeMio highlights resources states and districts can access to work towards closing the digital divide and presents a case for future policymaking which prioritizes proactively addressing technological advancements to strengthen educational technology. The author explores federal investments from the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act but ultimately makes clear that long-term, sustained federal investment - including investment in research to predict and prepare for technological advancements - is necessary to adequately equip educators with the resources they need to prepare students for both college and careers.
Both USED and the FCC have reached out and indicated they want to be on- site in schools at the start of the school year.
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For E-Rate, if you have a member/district in your state that would be awesome to highlight, please let us know. The Chairwoman wants to be in schools and we’ve connected her to three this week alone. She’s looking for good E-Rate stories, to highlight the importance of the program: Under-connected rural area? District went 1:1? Hotspots- enabled home access? If you have a school who’d be great to highlight, please email Joan at jwade@aesa.us.
- Tuesday, September 3rd
- Green Bay, WI
- Madison, WI
- Wednesday, September 4th
- Milwaukee, WI
- Naperville, IL
- La Porte, IL
- Thursday, September 5th
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Lansing, MI
- Detroit, MI
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FCC Releases final rules for Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its final rules for the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program. In the PDF version pages 1-30 [“Discussion”] describe the FCC’s rationale for final rules, including its responses to public comments on the following:
- 54.2000 Terms and definitions. (p.30)
- 54.2001 Cap, budgets, and duration. (p.31)
- 54.2002 Eligible recipients. (p.31)
- 54.2003 Eligible services and equipment. (p.31)
- 54.2004–54.2006 [reserved] (pp.35-40)
- 54.2007 Discounts. (pp.31-32)
- 54.2008 [reserved] (pp.40-42)
- 54.2009 Audits, inspections, and investigations. (p.32)
- 54.2010 Records retention and production. (p.32)
- 54.2011 Administrator of the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program. (p.33)
- 54.2012 Appeal and waiver requests. (p.33)
- 54.2013 Children’s Internet Protection Act certifications. (p.34)
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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.
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This Month’s CoSN Highlight: Data Privacy Survey and TLE Seal Program
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The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is honored to support the work of current and aspiring superintendents and district leadership teams through the Association of Educational Service Agencies in leading all aspects of digital learning transformations. This month they urge members to take a data privacy survey so they can better access needs. You may also find interesting their Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal program. Read more about these topics!
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Pathway2Careers (P2C) Celebrates Contribution to New Book on Academic and Career Integration
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Pathway2Careers (P2C), a valued AESA Business Partner, is proud to announce its contribution to the newly-released book, Synergizing Success: Academic and Career Integration in CTE, published by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). P2C’s chapter, titled, "Career-Connected Academic Courses," underscores the significance of weaving real-world experiences into academic curricula to better prepare students for their future careers.
“This book is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about the future of education. I thought it was worth sharing this exciting milestone,” said Dr. Joseph L. Goins, CEO of P2C.
Explore the book and learn more about integrating career connections into education here.
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