Professional learning doesn’t have to look just one way.
Find your people. Grow as a leader. Build your expertise. Strengthen your voice. Expand your perspective.
Whatever’s next for you, AESA has an
opportunity to help you get there!
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Find Your People: There’s Still Time to Join an AESA Network
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AESA Networks connect you with colleagues from educational service agencies across the country who understand your role, your challenges, and the opportunities in front of you.
Some networks have already kicked off, but it’s not too late to join:
- Communications & Marketing
- Technology Leaders
- Business Officials & Human Resources
And several more are starting soon:
- Professional Learning Directors | Sept. 17
- Special Education Leadership | Sept. 22
- Behavioral Health | Sept. 23
- Executive Assistant to the CEO | October 7
Jump in now and make these connections part of your year.
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The Academy for Women Leaders brings women together for a year of learning, reflection, coaching, and connection. The expanded Academy welcomes Chiefs of Staff, Executive Assistants, department and division leaders, and women leading key functions, initiatives, or one-person departments.
The kickoff is October 5-7 in Louisville, KY.
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CTE Online Learning Lab
How can your ESA help strengthen career pathways for students and the communities you serve?
Led by National CTE Leadership Strategist Kristy Volesky, this year-long virtual learning experience brings participants together to explore CTE programs, partnerships, pathways, and strategies they can put into practice.
The Lab includes four 90-minute virtual sessions and is open to AESA members and K-12 and community partners.
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Business Strategy Framework 2.0
October 26-27 | St. Petersburg, Florida
Offered just once each year, this advanced workshop is led by MIT Sloan professor Dr. Duncan Simester with AESA consultants Andy Pechacek and Doreen Marvin. It combines world-class business strategy with practical application specifically for ESAs.
Register here>>
Business Strategy Framework 1.0
December 4-5 | Orlando, FL
New to the framework? Join us immediately following the AESA Annual Conference & Expo for an excellent introduction to the tools and thinking that can help your ESA build for the future.
Register here>>
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Learn Globally. Bring It Back Locally.
AESA Global gives education leaders the opportunity to experience new education systems, cultures, ideas, and approaches firsthand, then bring that learning back to their own organizations and communities.
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Global Leadership Institute
April 2-10, 2027
Designed for ESA CEOs, senior management, and board members, the Global Leadership Institute combines leadership development with immersive learning in Vienna and Budapest, including a visit to the United Nations.
Commitment deadline: November 6
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2027 Educator Field Studies: Choose Your Adventure!
June 23-July 2, 2027
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Lisbon • Cascais • Sintra • Porto
Explore education, sustainability, applied STEM, ocean and environmental learning, and culture.
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Seoul • Busan Region
Explore education, STEM, innovation, technology and AI, research, and workforce learning.
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Commitment deadline: November 15
Consider bringing a team of ESA and K-12 colleagues. Learn together, bring new ideas home, and see what might be possible for future global learning in the schools and communities you serve.
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December 2-4 | Orlando, Florida
The AESA Annual Conference & Expo brings together ESA professionals from across the country to share what they’re trying, what they’re learning, and what’s working. It’s a chance to step outside your day-to-day responsibilities and see how other agencies are tackling many of the same challenges your team is facing.
With 130+ breakout sessions across six strands, you can dig into the issues most relevant to your role, discover programs and practices you can adapt back home, and connect directly with the people doing the work. Three keynotes, the Expo Hall, and opportunities to interact with AESA Global partners and education leaders from around the world bring even more ideas, perspectives, resources, and connections to the experience.
And some of the best learning happens between sessions. The relationships you build in Orlando give you a network of ESA colleagues you can call on long after the conference ends.
Early-bird pricing ends September 30.
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Maybe your next step is finding colleagues who understand your role. Maybe it’s building a new skill, growing as a leader, strengthening your voice, or seeing education from an entirely new perspective.
Whatever you choose, you don’t have to do it alone. AESA is a community of people who understand the unique work you do and are ready to learn, share, and grow alongside you.
You belong in the network, in the conversation, in the room...
You Belong Here.
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