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TALKING POINTS
ESEA Renewal
House leans toward:
- Flexibility.
- Permission to move money within and between all Titles of ESEA.
- Set asides to remain: supplemental services and choice, professional development and parental engagement.
Senate:
Title IX Compliance
- Renewed focus on school districts' responsibility to provide students with an educational environment free from sexual violence.
- Office of Civil Rights (OCR) warning of need for compliance.
- Letter from OCR.
Misunderstandings of the Superintendency
"The superintendency is probably one of the least understood jobs in education," writes AASA Director Dan Domenech in the May issue of eSchool News. Read full column. |
HUMOR
Mix-Up Provides Nation's Schools Enough Money To Properly Educate Students
For those in need of a laugh, check this story from The Onion, America's news satire network.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Seven Steps to Becoming a 21st-Century District: AASA Summer Conference in Park City, Utah, June 22-24.
School Board Relations: AASA and the Aspen Group, LLC have partnered to offer a one-day workshop on Coherent Governance. Oct. 7, 2011, at AASA Headquarters in Arlington, Va.
Strategic Compensation: AASA members can receive a series of online courses developed by Battelle for Kids to help school leaders build competency around strategic compensation and provide districts considering reform with critical information to guide implementation of a compensation model that advances their improvement goals.
When Anecdotes Replace Data: In the May 2011 issue of The School Administrator magazine, AASA President Edgar Hatrick ponders the importance of accurate data points for school reform and the dangers when anecdotes replace data in decision making. The Board-Savvy Superintendent presents a five-point plan to cultivate a team mentality among school board members. In a guest column, an elementary school principal applies the lessons he learned about hospital operations to schools while caring for his prematurely born daughter. The profile highlights Penny Fisher, superintendent in Greenville County, S.C., and one of four finalists for the 2011 National Superintendent of the Year.
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Coming
Events
June
22-24, 2011 - AASA Summer Conference, Park City,
Utah
June
22-23, 2011 - Inside Innovation Workshop, Arlington,
Va.
July
12-14, 2011 - AASA Legislative Advocacy Conference, Washington,
D.C.
Oct.
19-20, 2011 - Inside Innovation Workshop, Arlington,
Va.
Nov.
15-16, 2011 - Inside Innovation Workshop, Arlington,
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AASA School Solutions CenterEleven firms make up the AASA School Solutions Center. NJPA is a premier member. |
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NATIONAL JOINT POWERS ALLIANCE, national contract purchasing solution, www.njpacoop.org. |
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ECRA GROUP, research, analytics and accountability solutions, www.ecragroup.com |
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HMS, dependent healthcare eligibility audits, www.dependentcheck.com/about/partnerships/aasa |
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HOPE FOUNDATION, professional development for leadership teams, www.hopefoundation.org |
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K12 INSIGHT, survey tool, www.k12insight.com |
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MEDEXPERT, medical issues management services, www.medexpert.com |
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ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH, organizational audits of human capital, www.organizationalhealth.com |
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PFM FINANCIAL SERVICES, public procurement card program, www.pfm.com |
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POWERIT, cost-saving web technology for schools, www.poweritschools.com/ |
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PROPELLSHOPS, no-cost fundraising solution for schools, www.propellshops.com |
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TUTOR.COM, 24/7 online academic support and tutoring, www.tutor.com |
| School districts should do their own diligence before signing contracts with companies that belong to the AASA School Solution Center. |
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