Policy and Advocacy Webinars
AASA is proud to offer a series of webinars. Each interactive, Internet-based educational program in this series is presented by leading experts in the field of public education.
The following webinars come from the policy and advocacy team.
Webinar: E-rate 2.0: Understanding the New Category 2
Services
Date: October 29, 2014
Time: 2-3 p.m. EDT
The renewed focus of the E-rate program on broadband within
buildings (in addition to connectivity to buildings) presents a new opportunity
for schools to modernize aging network infrastructure. In addition to
discussing the new Category 2 eligible services, this webinar presented an
overview of the new “managed internal broadband services” and explained how
districts can benefit from aggregating purchases of these services.
Presenters:
Aleck Johnson, Vice President, EdTech Strategies, LLC
Tim Laubach, Program Director, Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13
This
webinar is sponsored by Blackboard.
Blackboard is a global leader in education technology that transforms the
experience of millions of students and teachers every day. Blackboard works
with states, K-12 districts, and virtual schools to expand educational
opportunities, create collaborative learning communities, and increase
engagement for students, teachers, parents, and administrators. With
Blackboard’s website, online learning, mobile, and mass communication
solutions, educators are closing the gap between the way students live and the way
they learn through personalized, connected learning experiences that meet the
needs of the K-12 classroom and the 21st century.
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Webinar: E-rate 2.0: Understanding the New Category 1 Services
Date: October 22, 2014
Time: 2-3 p.m. EDT
The changes in eligible services in the E-rate program will
have significant budget implications for most school districts participating in
the E-rate program. This webinar provided an in-depth review of the eligible
services in the new “Category 1,” with an emphasis on helping districts
understand the immediate and long term budget implications of the changes in
eligible services. In addition, Blackboard discussed its new service offerings
for schools.
Presenter: Aleck Johnson, Vice President, EdTech
Strategies, LLC
This webinar
is sponsored by Blackboard.
Blackboard is a global leader in education technology that transforms the
experience of millions of students and teachers every day. Blackboard works
with states, K-12 districts, and virtual schools to expand educational
opportunities, create collaborative learning communities, and increase
engagement for students, teachers, parents, and administrators. With
Blackboard’s website, online learning, mobile, and mass communication
solutions, educators are closing the gap between the way students live and the
way they learn through personalized, connected learning experiences that meet
the needs of the K-12 classroom and the 21st century.
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AASA Webinar on Significant Title VI Guidance from U.S.
Department of Education
Date: October 21, 2014
Time: 3-4 p.m. EDT
AASA Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $75.00
On October 1st the U.S. Department of Education issued new
guidance on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act explaining how OCR will
investigate districts for noncompliance to determine whether they are providing
equal access to educational resources for all students. Under Title VI, school
districts must not intentionally treat students differently based on race,
color, or national origin in providing educational resources. The new guidance
issued by ED details how the Department will be comparing resources allocated
across schools and school districts to measure the relative allocation of
“equal educational opportunities for students.” Among the factors they will
consider are equal access to: courses, academic programs, and extracurricular
opportunities; effective teachers and leaders and other school personnel;
school facilities and instructional technology and materials. The new guidance
is complex and may require districts to reconsider their current allocation of
resources across the district.
AASA hosted a free webinar on the new guidance for all
AASA members and urged our district leaders to take advantage of the unique
opportunity to learn more about the guidance and right away. The webinar
featured Maree Sneed and Michelle Tellock at Hogan Lovells, LLP who discussed
the guidance in great detail. For decades, Maree Sneed has provided extensive
counsel to AASA and its members advising them on a wide range of state and
federal legal issues, including those involving the U.S. Constitution, No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) and Title IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She is a partner at
Hogan Lovells, LLP.
Webinar: E-rate 2.0: What Superintendents Need to Know
Date: October 15, 2014
Time: 2-3 p.m. EDT
This summer, the FCC released an order marking the most
significant changes in the E-rate program’s history. This webinar provided an
overview of E-rate 2.0, ranging from eligible services to discount calculations
and the application process, based on the latest available information.
Presenter: Aleck Johnson, Vice President, EdTech
Strategies, LLC
This webinar is sponsored by Blackboard.
Blackboard is a global leader in education technology that transforms the
experience of millions of students and teachers every day. Blackboard works
with states, K-12 districts, and virtual schools to expand educational
opportunities, create collaborative learning communities, and increase
engagement for students, teachers, parents, and administrators. With
Blackboard’s website, online learning, mobile, and mass communication solutions,
educators are closing the gap between the way students live and the way they
learn through personalized, connected learning experiences that meet the needs
of the K-12 classroom and the 21st century.
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