December 20, 2022

THE STAFF OF AESA WISHES YOU A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!

AESA will be closed on December 26, 2022 and January 2, 2023 to allow our staff to spend quality time with family and friends! We will see you in 2023!

JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

With Dr. Tammy Campbell

Dr. Campbell presented to a full house at her Breakfast and Learning Session during the Annual Conference!

If you, your ESA, and your staff want to learn from a proven leader in student-centered learning, then join this virtual 5-part series with Dr. Campbell, CEO of Scholar First. Starts in January, so please register soon!

Entrepreneurial ESAs - Join

us for this Live Session Today!

Public/Private Partnerships

Did you know you can join us today for this session?

TODAY, Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 2 pm Eastern (1 pm Central; 12 noon Mountain; 11 am Pacific; 10 am Alaska) time.

Meeting Topic: Public/Private Partnerships

Presenter: Shannon Cox, Superintendent, Montgomery County Educational Service Center

The mission of the Montgomery County Educational Service Center, simply stated, is to strengthen outcomes in education throughout their service region. Achieving this relies on a divergent matrix of programs and personnel in order to support high-quality service and maintain fiscal responsibility for our stakeholders. Public/private partnerships with agencies, organizations, and individuals who share our commitment to improving the well-being of children and families in our region are critical to MCESC's mission. Shannon Cox, MCESC, will share her organization's experiences in developing effective local, state, and national public/private partnerships that address existing and emerging educational and community needs.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

You don't need to be a member of this Community of Practice to join this session - single session pricing is available!

CONTACT ANN FIENE TO JOIN THE SESSION!

Member Highlight: Podcast

Paying Student Teachers in Nebraska

EduTalk Radio podcast highlights Dr. Dan Schnoes, Executive Director, ESU #3 in Nebraska as he talks about the school districts in his region paying student teachers a stipend as a means of recruiting new teachers into their classrooms.

Visit Podcast

Dive into the

Business Strategy Framework:

Three Opportunities to Learn Big

Why get started now? ESAs are Getting Results!

Results of the Business Strategy Framework, reported by ESAs who have used the strategy:

Program growth from $50K to over $2M annually in only one program area in one agency.

Revenue growth from $28M to over $40M in entrepreneurial activities over 5 years.

Increased competence of program staff to make wise investments and other business decisions.

If you want to grow your organization and your team, now is the time to get involved. There are several workshop formats to choose from, and enhanced opportunities as well!

Visit our Website to Register

THIS WEEK'S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Each year, members of the AESA Federal Advocacy

Committee work together to formalize AESA's Federal

Legislative Agenda.

Membership of AESA's Federal Advocacy Committee is comprised of one AESA member representative from each state. The representative to the committee is selected by the ESAs of that state. The AESA Priority Agenda represents the federal advocacy work that focuses on ESAs specifically. This is the

meeting to set the legislative agenda! It is important that your state is represented!

Each state is invited to send one voting representative who must be a member of AESA. (A state may send more than one member to this important meeting; however, only one vote per state.)

More Information

AESA Federal Advocacy Committee - Virtual

JANUARY 24 & 25, 2023

1-4 PM (Eastern)

Information from US Department of Ed

US Department of Education Office of Safe And Supportive Schools Announces Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant

The Office of Safe and Supportive Schools is excited to announce that over $99M in

funding is available for the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program. The Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant program is designed to increase mental health support for children and youth in schools by providing training and creating pathways into school-based mental health fields and high-need LEA.

A technical assistance webinar for prospective applicants will be provided on January 11, 2023, prior to the application deadline. Webinar information is available here.

Dept Of Ed Introduces Spring 2023 Teach To Lead Summit

U.S. Department of Education’s Spring 2023 Teach to Lead Summit, titled “Raising the

Bar: In Pursuit of Equitable Opportunities Through Expanded Student Experiences and

the Diversifying of the Educator Pipeline” is an in-person convening March 10-12 in

Atlanta, a collaborative effort called Teach to Lead.

More about Teach to Lead

Teach to Lead (TTL) is a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Education,

ASCD, and TeachPlus, and envisions a world where teachers are valued as experts in

instruction and leaders in informing, developing, and implementing policy and practice

to steer systematic improvements to benefit student learning.

TTL Summits provide teams with collaborative planning time, skills development, and

professional consultation to develop and refine innovative projects that can make a

positive impact on educators and students in their schools, communities, districts, and

states.

Interested in applying to attend Spring 2023 Teach to Lead Summit in Atlanta, GA? Receive support and complete your application during an upcoming Zoom session: