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Shaping the Future Through our ESAs Presented by Brian L. Talbott, Ph. D Executive Director Association of Educational Service Agencies btalbott@aesa.us 703/875-0739. The AESA Mission. Serve as a national voice for ESAs;
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Shaping the Future Through our ESAs Presented by Brian L. Talbott, Ph. D Executive Director Association of Educational Service Agencies btalbott@aesa.us 703/875-0739
The AESA Mission • Serve as a national voice for ESAs; • Provide professional development, technical assistance, advocacy, and research; • Help member agencies promote, distribute, and leverage ESA knowledge, products, and services; • Assist in the establishment of ESAs.
Formative Model SDE USED ESA LEA
Yesterday’s Model ESAs are the Bridge to the Future ESA’s SDE USED LEAs Schools Service Providers
Today ESAs Are the Hub for Leveraging Partnerships Other State Agencies Private Schools Regional Educational Laboratories Other ESAs USED Other Federal Agencies State ESA Networks SEAs ESAs Hundreds of Integrated Programs and Services Businesses LEAs Congress State Legislatures Communities Alternative Education Programs Foundations Hospitals & Health Clinics Higher Education
TRENDS/CHANGES Accountability/Accreditation Early Childhood Education Operating Schools that Cross District Boundaries Online P-20 Consolidation & Mergers Shared Services
ACCOUNTABILITY/ACCREDITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Educational Service Agency Accountability and Accreditation’s: Is a National System Needed? Learning Point Associates
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • Headstart • Early Childhood Centers • Staff Training
ESA Schools Special Needs Schools Gifted Schools Vocational Skills Centers Incarcerated Youth Schools Accommodation Schools Alternative Schools Charter Schools Science/Math Schools Technology Based Schools Hospital Based Schools Magnet Schools
Online P-20 Virtual High Schools University Programs for Educational Personnel
Consolidations/Mergers • LEAs • ESAs • Iowa • Colorado • Washington • Oregon • Ohio
SHARED SERVICES • Alternative Certification • Back Office Services ▪ Business Operations ▪ Payroll ▪ Purchasing ▪ Management Services ▪ Investment Services – Debt Services ▪ Personnel Services
SHARED SERVICES • Charter Schools ▪ Authorization ▪ Management • Cooperative Purchasing ▪ Just in Time/Warehousing ▪ Electricity/Natural Gas/Other Petroleum Products
SHARED SERVICES • Efficiency Studies - Programatic ▪ Transportation ▪ Financial ▪ IDEA • Energy Audits • ESA Product Distribution ▪ Regionally ▪ Statewide ▪ Nationally
SHARED SERVICES • Insurance Trusts • Inter Agency (Municipal) Cooperatives • Regional Collective Bargaining Agreement • Research Services • School Construction/Maintenance • Summer Programs
Challenges • Competition With Private Sector ▪ Embrace It ▪ Cost Effectiveness Analyzing Why We Do What We Do ▪ Does It Make A Difference For Students & Schools? If Not Why Are We Doing it? ▪ Eliminate Or Change Outdated Services • Ability To Hire the Best Employees
AESA Association Partnerships • Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) • National Association of Media Technology Centers (NAMTC)
Pressing Federal Issues • American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (AARA) • Funding/Appropriations • ESEA – Reauthorization • IDEA – Funding & Fixing Regulations • Medicaid • Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) • E-Rate
AESA Business Partnerships Computer Automation Systems Great American Financial Resources McGraw Hill NOVA Southeastern University Promethean Direct Energy
mi Solution New Benefits Retail and Mail Order Pharmacy Dental Care Coast to Coast Vision Nation Safe Drivers Roadside Assistance VIP Health and Wellness Travel Assistance TelaDoc
How to Become More Involved in AESA • Committee Activities: • Membership Service Committee • Executives in Residence • 2. Business Relations Committee • 3. Governmental Relations Committee • Research and Development Committee • Global Education Ad Hoc Committee
How to Become More Involved in AESA • Attend our Conferences • AESA CEO Summer Conference • July 20-23, 2009 • Embassy Suites Hotel • Napa, CA • Educators’ Call to Action Conference • September 14-16, 2009 – WA DC • AESA Annual Conference • December 2-5, 2009 • Austin Hilton Hotel & Convention Center • Austin, TX • * ESA Board Member Presentations