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June 4, 2024 |
AESA CFO Cole Cordell Announces Retirement |
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AESA's Chief Financial Officer Cole Cordell has announced his retirement. Over the past five years, Cole has been instrumental in guiding AESA through remarkable growth and significant change. His dedication and expertise have been invaluable and his leadership will be greatly missed. The AESA staff and leadership team are deeply grateful for his contributions and years of service to AESA, ESAs, and public education.
As Cole prepares for a well-deserved retirement, we wish him all the best. He looks forward to spending more time with his family, especially his beloved grandchildren. If you want to join us in wishing him an enjoyable retirement, please drop him a note at ccordell@aesa.us. |
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Don't Miss the Summer Leadership Conference:
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THIS THURSDAY! Small Staff ESAs Network |
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NEXT SESSION: Thursday, June 6th | 2 PM EST (1 PM Central; 12 NOON Mountain; 11 AM Pacific; 10 AM Alaska) Time
Topic: Supporting Your Districts Through School-Based ACCESS Billing Services
Presenter: Sandy Edling, CFO/Director of Business Services, Montgomery County IU (PA)
Working on behalf of its districts, MCIU has developed an invaluable service to ensure that schools are receiving all of the federal Medicaid reimbursements they are entitled to for certain services. In this session, you will learn how MCIU developed and funded their School-Based ACCESS Program, providing expertise in navigating regulations and billing complexities, and helping their districts to fully realize reimbursements for eligible special education therapies that may have previously been unrecognized.
If you are not a member of this network and would like to attend this session, please contact AESA Program Assistant Beth Kabes to register at the rate of $25. |
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Send in your Nominations!
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Each week, we are taking a closer look at one of AESA's National Awards.
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Exemplary Service and Innovation
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The Exemplary Service and Innovation For Technological Advancement Award acknowledges an individual or agency for contributions to technological innovation and support to local districts and educational service agencies.
Criteria for this award:
In honor of Dr. Brian L. Talbott, AESA Executive Director for fourteen years. Dr. Talbott started several strategic initiatives, including the Executives In Residence and AESA Business Partnership programs. He was also a key leader on E-Rate through his service as Chair of the Universal Services Administrative Company Board of Directors (USAC). In addition, through his leadership, AESA became a leader in technology. |
Nominate a colleague today for any AESA National Award!
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Federal Advocacy Update |
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School Board Elections in the US To help journalists cover school board elections, Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media gathered and summarized six academic studies that look at how school board members are chosen and the impact they can have on school funding and student achievement.
School Districts Join Challenges Against Title IX Rule This K-12 Dive article discusses districts joining and filing legal challenges against the U.S. Department of Education’s Final Title IX Rule released in April and how the Supreme Court’s rejection of related cases has shifted the focus to state-level laws.
Districts Scramble to Comply with New Overtime Rule This EducationWeek article examines the impact of a recently finalized Department of Labor rule that changes the overtime exemption income threshold for non-teacher workers and imposes a two-month timeline for employers to implement payroll changes, prompting AASA and ASBO to join other organizations in requesting a delay of the implementation deadline.
White House Announces New Actions to Advance Racial and Educational Equity On May 17, the White House released a new fact sheet, announcing new actions to advance equity on the 70th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, including the creation of new magnet school grants, new technical assistance centers to help provide more equitable school funding, new data on equal access to math and science courses, and an interagency initiative to preserve African-American history by ensuring students have access to literature and other resources. |
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Member News from Around the Nation |
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The Killeen Daily Herald The MOU outlines commitments by the District, Texas A&M University-Central Texas, and Texas Strategic Staffing at Region 12 Education Service Center.
Orleans Hub The leader of the Orleans/Niagara BOCES has announced his retirement, effective June 30.
Summer Reading Program underway at Bucyrus OH Public Library Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum This initiative, developed in partnership with the Mid-Ohio ESC and supported by the Ohio Afterschool Network's Moonshot program and the Friends ...
Rome Sentinel The Oneida/Herkimer School Library System, a service of the Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES, held its annual Administrator and Librarians Awards ... |
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Business Partner News
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Devastating K-12 Cyber Attacks Highlight Need for Robust Cybersecurity Measures
Does your tech team have the right tools? As the school year winds down, it's time to prepare for the next year. Preparation involves more than reviewing curriculum, developing lesson plans, and purchasing educational materials. It also includes supporting your technology teams to defend against the ever-present threat of cyber-attacks. Just as you’ve hired the best reading, math, and science teachers, you know you’ve hired the best technology team. You’ve given your teachers the best tools, test preparation, and guidance. Now, think to yourself: have you provided your technology team with the best tools? Even the best technology teams can’t perform at their highest level without the right resources.
Risk Factors If you think, “My technology team handles that, so we should be okay,” you are at risk! While implementing data backups, multi-factor authentication, and testing incident response plans are essential, the key differentiator between cyber-ready organizations and those vulnerable to breaches is administrative engagement.
ResoluteGuard has worked with over 350 public entities and found that organizations with strong alignment between administrators and technical teams, regular communication, and adequate financial support fare much better. Organizations that rely solely on their technology teams rarely make the necessary changes to protect themselves, leaving them vulnerable to attacks.
Supporting ESAs ResoluteGuard provides the needed support for educational service agencies (ESAs) and school districts to implement a governance framework through our proprietary SMART-Cyber Action Plan (SMART-CAP™). The SMART-CAP™ equips administrators with the tools to manage cybersecurity risks similarly to how they administer financial, legal, and other risks. ResoluteGuard offers a variety of cybersecurity products and services, including:
Don’t wait until you’ve been breached! Work with ResoluteGuard to equip your technology staff with proactive solutions to prepare and protect your agency or district against cyber attacks. For more information and exclusive offers for AESA members, visit Educational Service Agencies - ResoluteGuard. Schedule a consultation with a ResoluteGuard team member: Schedule a Consultation. |
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