All Things Advocacy and Governance at NCE
The AASA Advocacy Team is excited for the 2022 National
Conference on Education in Nashville! Here’s what we have planned:
Wednesday, February 15
Governing Board Meeting
9:00a.m. ET, Location: Broadway EF
Thursday, February 16
A Discussion on Monitoring
Civil Rights Compliance in Districts
10:15—11:15a.m. ET, Location: Room
205B
Suzanne Goldberg, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the
Office of Civil Rights, will present on recent federal K-12 civil rights
actions by the U.S. Department of Education. After the presentation,
participants will have a chance to hear about and discuss the recent changes to
the Civil Rights Data Collection, which Suzanne leads. This is a great
opportunity for superintendents to engage directly with key staff at the U.S.
Department of Education about a variety of civil rights issues impacting
students and district leaders.
Federal Relations Luncheon: The
Fight for the Future of Public Education—Additional ticket required
12:00—1:30p.m. ET, Location: Room 104,
Convention Center
Derek W. Black, a legal scholar and author of Schoolhouse
Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy, will discuss
how today's current schooling trends—the declining commitment to properly fund
public education and the well-financed political agenda to expand vouchers and
undermine the operations of public schools—threatens not just public education
but American democracy itself.
Taking Stock of ESSER Spending
3:00—4:00p.m. ET, Location: Room
204, Convention Center
In this session Dr. Marguerite Roza, Director of Edunomics
Lab at Georgetown University, will share the six potential mistakes districts
may be making right now, opportunities and pitfalls reporting ESSER spending,
and how to demonstrate money is well spent in your district.
Friday, February 18
An
Update on Federal Regulations, Guidance and Court Cases
8:00—9:00a.m. ET, Location: Room
204
The top
education legal team in the country will walk you through the latest Supreme
Court cases impacting education and how they impact your districts, as well as
the latest federal guidance and regulations you should understand and follow.
President Elect Candidate Forum
11:15a.m.—12:15p.m. ET, Location:
Room 204
The candidates for AASA President-Elect will have the
opportunity to respond to questions from the chair of the AASA Election
Committee as well as members attending the National Conference on Education.
AASA
Federal Education Policy Update
12:45—1:45p.m. ET, Location: Room
205A
AASA’s entire Advocacy Team will be
presenting the latest and greatest information from Washington, D.C. beginning
with funding and legislative updates from Congress and moving on to recent
regulations and guidance issued by USED as well as the various federal policy
issues percolating at USDA, DOT, EPA and many other federal agencies. This is a
must-attend session for those who are concerned about federal education matters
and who want to stay engaged with AASA’s advocacy work.
Addressing
the Decline of Vaccination Rates of U.S. Students: What Supts Can Do
2:30—3:30p.m. ET, Location: Room
205B
Understand
the implications of declines in childhood vaccination rates resulting from the
pandemic and how districts can build and sustain cross-institutional
partnerships to develop and sustain school and district-based vaccination
clinics for students during and beyond the pandemic. Participants will learn
the best ways to increase parent and staff understand of lowered student
vaccination rates and strategies for promoting parental consent for
vaccinations. The session will feature two superintendents who have provided
students with vaccination opportunities for years prior to the pandemic and who
believe holding school-based vaccination clinics are essential to achieving
health and educational equity for students.
Making
the Most of your ESSER Funds: Reflecting on your Plans for Recovery and
Redesign
3:45—4:45p.m.
ET, Location: Room 203
How can
districts ensure they are using ESSER funds to meet immediate needs and, at the
same time, redesign toward a more student-centered, equity-focused and future-driven
approach? Join AASA and EducationCounsel for an introduction to new guidance
and resources tailored to this challenge and aligned with AASA’s Learning 2025
framework. Dr. Andi Fourlis, superintendent of Mesa (Ariz.) Public Schools,
will share her district’s current approach and plans for continuously improving
their recovery and redesign plans.
Follow the goings-on of the advocacy team and the conference’s
policy sessions on the AASA blog and by following @AASAdvocacy and the Advocacy
Team: @Noellerson, @SPudelski, @K_Sturdevant and @TaraEThomas1 on Twitter.