Program Book

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Program Book

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AESA 28th
Annual Conference
Future Shock:
ESAs in a 2.0 World
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J.W. Marriott - Hill Country
San Antonio, Texas
December 4 - 7, 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AESA Executive Council .......................................... 6-7
Council Regions/AESA Staff .......................................8
AESA Educational Foundation Board ........................9
2013 AESA Award Winner ..................................10-13
Special Thanks.......................................................... 14
AESA Business Partners .......................................... 15
Conference Sponsors .............................................. 16
Conference Highlights ............................................. 17
Schedule at a Glance .............................................. 18
Wednesday at a Glance ........................................... 19
Thursday at a Glance ............................................... 20
Thursday Concurrent Sessions ..........................21-42
Friday at a Glance .................................................... 43
Friday Concurrent Sessions .............................. 44-62
Saturday at a Glance ............................................... 63
Saturday Concurrent Sessions ..........................63-69
Exhibitor and Showcase (by alpha) ....................70-79
Exhibitor and Showcase (by booth) ...................80-81
Exhibit Hall Floor Plan ............................................. 82
JW Marriott Floor Plan ............................................. 83
Notes .................................................................. 84-86
29th Annual Conference Save the Date
Future Shock:
ESAs in a 2.0 World
Welcome to AESA’s 28th Annual Conference in charming and historical San Antonio! On behalf of the AESA Executive
Council, it is our hope that you find this experience rewarding and educational.
We encourage you to take advantage of this
unique opportunity that presents expertise, innovation, and current methodologies and research, in alignment with this
year’s theme, Future Shock: ESAs in a 2.0
World.
R. Stephen Aguirre, President
Educational Service Agencies (ESAs) have existed, across the country,
for decades. Although ESA roles may differ slightly from state to state,
the foundational principle of each is to support the improvement of
student performance. This commitment is more challenging than ever,
as the level of accountability for student learning continues to rise.
This commitment is also more exciting than ever, as the ability to respond to student needs, implement innovative programs and practices,
and network and communicate with peers and experts, continues to be
vastly augmented with the use of technology.
We are certain that the keynotes, sessions, and exhibitors will provide
you with insight, strategies, and networking to assist you in responding
to education’s global sea of change in the 2.0 World. As you browse
through the conference program and make selections, you will quickly
identify AESA’s continued tradition of high-quality content and excellence in conference planning.
It is an honor to serve AESA and to have been designated as President
of the Executive Council. The quality of the collective members from
ESAs is like no other in the education profession. On behalf of the
Executive Council, we hope that you have a wonderful experience at
this year’s conference and enjoy San Antonio and all its spectacular
offerings.
R. Stephen Aguirre
AESA Executive Council President
Executive Director, High Plains Regional Education Cooperative
Raton, NM
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GENERAL INFORMATION
All activities are located in the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country - Ballroom
Level 2.
AESA Registration
AESA Registration is located on the Ballroom Level 2 and the hours are as
follows:
Wednesday, December 4
Thursday, December 5
Friday, December 6
Noon – 6:30 p.m.
7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
AESA Exhibits
The exhibit hall - Cibolo Ballroom - will be open:
2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – Noon
1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Conference Badges
Please wear your AESA badge at all times. Your badge is required to enter the
exhibit hall, general sessions, concurrent sessions, and breakfasts. If your name
badge requires corrections, please go to the registration area for assistance.
Lost & Found
Misplaced items can be turned in and claimed at the AESA registration area.
Spouse/Guest Activities
If you are interested in local events, restaurant recommendations, group tours
or other activities, please see the Hotel concierge located in the main lobby for
details and to sign up.
Wi-Fi
AESA is providing complimentary Wi-Fi access throughout the ballroom level of
the hotel from Wednesday through Saturday. We hope that this allows you to
stay connected as needed. ACCESS CODE: AESA2013
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AESA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
R. Stephen Aguirre, President
[email protected]
Executive Director
High Plains REC
101 N Second Street
Raton NM 87740
P: 575-445-7090; F: 575-445-7663
Rich McBride, President Elect
[email protected]
Executive Director
North Central ESD #171
430 Olds Station Road
Wenatchee, WA 98801
P: 509-665-2629; F: 509-662-9027
Cliff Carmody, Past President
[email protected]
Executive Director
South West / West Central Service Cooperation
1420 East College Drive
Marshall, MN 56258
P: 507-537-2250; F: 507-537-7663
Allen D. Buyck
[email protected]
District Superintendent
Broome-Tioga BOCES
435 Glenwood Road
Binghamton, NY 13905
P: 607-766-3802 F: 607-763-3691
Dee Cockrille
[email protected]
Executive Director
RESA II
2001 McCoy Road
Huntington, WV 25701-4937
P: 304-529-6205 F: 304-529-6209
Kevin Konarska
[email protected]
Superintendent
Kent Intermediate School District
2930 Knapp Street Northeast
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
P: 616-364-1333 F: 616-364-1488
Jerry G. Maze
[email protected]
Executive Director
Region XII ESC
P.O. Box 23409
Waco, TX 76702
P: 254-297-1213 F: 254-666-0823
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Julian (Bud) MacDonnell
[email protected]
Executive Director
Southern Worcester County Educational Collaborative (SWCEC)
P. O. Box 517
Southbridge, MA 01550
P: 508-764-8500 X 1144 F: 508-764-2724
Jack McAlpin
[email protected]
Executive Director
S-RESA
P.O. Box 18859
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
P: 601-266-6777; F:601-266-6766
Jerry W. Shiveley
[email protected]
Executive Director/CEO
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit 23
1605 West Main Street
Norristown, PA 19403
P: 610-755-9302 F: 610-539-6504
Joe Silva
[email protected]
Superintendent of Schools
Tuolumne County
175 South Fairview Lane
Sonora, CA 95370
P: 209-536-2065 F: 209-536-2003
Joan Wade
[email protected]
Agency Administrator
CESA #6
2935 Universal Court
Oshkosh, WI 54904
P: 920-236-0512; F: 920-424-3788
Angie Zarvell
[email protected]
Regional Superintendent of Schools
Bureau/Henry/Stark ROE
107 S. State Street
Atkinson IL 61235
P: 309-936-7890; F: 309-936-1111
Lee Warne
[email protected]
Executive Director
AESA
701 South Bend Ave.
Marshall, MN 56258
P: 507-401-3306; F: 866-543-5564
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COUNCIL REGIONS/AESA STAFF
AESA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REGIONS
Western Region
AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI,
ID, KS, MT, NM, OR,
UT, WA, WY
Stephen Aguirre
Rich McBride
Joe Silva
Central Region
IA, IL, MI, MN, ND,
NE, SD, WI
Cliff Carmody
Kevin Konarska
Joan Wade
Angie Zarvell
Eastern Region
CT, IN, MA, MD, NH,
NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI,
VT
Allen Buyck
Bud MacDonnell
Jerry Shiveley
Southern Region
AL, AR, FL, GA,
KY, LA, MO, MS,
NC, SC, TX, VA,
WV
Dee Cockrille
Jerry Maze
Jack McAlpin
AESA STAFF
Lee Warne
Executive Director
701 South Bend Avenue
Marshall, MN 56258
507-401-3306 • [email protected]
Peter C. Young
Chief Financial Officer
53 Hotchkiss Grove Road
Branford, CT 06405-5409
203-481-4063 • [email protected]
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AESA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD
AESA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD
Twyla Barnes, Chair
ESD 112
Vancouver, WA
Susan Leddick
President, PKR, Inc.
Bozeman, MT
R. Stephen Aguirre
High Plains REC
Raton, NM
Joseph Marinelli, Vice-Chair
Wayne/Finger Lakes BOCES
Newark, NY
John Bass
Reg. 16 ESC
Amarillo, TX
Rich McBride
North Central ESD
Wenatchee, WA
Cliff Carmody
SW/WC Service Cooperative
Marshall, MN
Brian Talbott
Chewelah, WA
Dee Cockrille
RESA II
Huntinton, WV
Joe Crozier, Treasurer
Grant Wood AEA
Cedar Rapids, IA
Joan Wade
CESA 6
Oshkosh, WI
Lee Warne
AESA Executive Director
Ex-Officio
Ronald Fielder
Hamilton County ESC
Cincinnati, OH
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES DEFINED
AEA
BOCES
CESA
COE
EC
ERC
ESA
ESC
ESD
ESU
ISC
ISD
IU
REC
RESA
RESC
ROE
RRC
SC
Area Education Agency
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Cooperative Education Service Agency
County Office of Education
Educational Cooperative/Collaborative
Educational Resource Center
Education Service Agency/Alliance
Education Service Center/Cooperative/Commission/Consortium
Education Service District
Educational Service Unit
Intermediate Service Center
Intermediate School District
Intermediate Unit
Regional Educational Cooperative
Regional Education Service Agency
Regional Education Service Center
Regional Office of Education
Regional Resource Center
Service Cooperative
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AWARD WINNERS
JUSTUS A. PRENTICE AWARD
Wayne A. Bell
Administrator, Educational Service Unit # 10
Kearney, NE
AESA annually recognizes outstanding accomplishments and contributions to education
and to AESA. Congratulations to Wayne A.
Bell, 2013 Winner of the Justus A. Prentice
Award, who has been selected for outstanding contributions through executive leadership in the advancement of
regional education service agency programs at the regional, state and
national levels.
Wayne’s Board Chair tells us that Wayne “is one of those rare individuals
in the educational realm. His innovative mind perceives advancements to
improve education before others are even aware a need exists. Then his
administrative and detail-oriented mind kicks in to create programs that
make a difference. Along with this visionary approach is his desire for
excellence which he fulfills by finding just the right people. He is not so
concerned about who receives the credit for accomplishments as he is
for goal accomplishments.”
The list of Wayne’s achievements at ESU 10 is long and substantial.
He is a leader among the ESUs in Nebraska, often quick to be willing
to take the necessary steps to make things happen with his ESU colleagues. Wayne served on the AESA Council from 2000 to 2003. Chairing the membership services committee, he worked to achieve a 19%
increase in state memberships. He participated in the first international
ESA conference in the Netherlands. His work with Dr. Howard Solomon
resulted in major changes to the AESA Bylaws, notably in the changes to
our regional structure. Finally, he serves on the Editorial Board of AESA
Perspectives.
AESA congratulates Wayne Bell on his receipt of the Justus A. Prentice
Award!
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AWARD WINNERS
BRIAN L. TALBOTT AWARD
Northeast Service Cooperative
Paul Brinkman, CEO
Mountain Iron, MN
AESA annually recognizes outstanding accomplishments and
contributions to education and AESA. Congratulations to the Iron
Mountain Service Cooperative, winner of the 2013 Brian L. Talbott Award
which recognizes contributions in the area of technological innovation
and support to local districts and educational service agencies.
The Northeast Service Cooperative (NESC) has designed a broadband
infrastructure project, called the Northeast Minnesota Middle Mile Fiber
Project that creates a fiber optic backbone in unserved and underserved
rural areas of northeast Minnesota. This 915 mile fiber optic network
will expand broadband services throughout eight counties in northeast
Minnesota. This area covers one-fourth of the land mass of the state.
Financed by $43.5 million in federal funding through the Rural Utilities
Service at the United States Department of Agriculture through the
America Recovery and Reinvestment Act, this project will enable
hundreds of critical service sites including schools, libraries, higher
education, health care organizations, tribal governments, and counties.
Schools and libraries will receive 10 to 100 times the speed at cost levels
paid previously for a lower level of service that didn’t enable growth or
access to evolving technologies.
This project is but one example of how NESC serves the technology
needs of its region. A long standing regional wide area network has
been in place for many years along with technical support for equipment,
devices and wiring solutions. Substantial support has been given
to districts in terms of staff development and support for services to
students.
NESC is a fine example of how an ESA meets the needs of its school
districts and, particularly in rural areas, takes leadership among a variety
of agencies in moving the agenda forward.
Our congratulations to the Northeast Service Cooperative!
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AWARD WINNERS
E. ROBERT STEPHENS AWARD
Sue Feldman
Director for Assessment and Educational
Research
Educational Service District 112
Vancouver, WA
AESA annually recognizes outstanding accomplishments and contributions to education, ESAs and AESA. Congratulations to
Sue Feldman, winner of the 2013 E. Robert
Stephens Award which recognizes research that advances the understanding of educational service agencies at the regional, state and/or
national level. The research may take the form of articles, monographs,
dissertations, a book chapter or a book.
In the second year of a study for the Office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction in WA, Sue is looking at how the network of nine Washington
ESDs have organized a data coaching initiative that utilizes a new model.
This study has provided some important insights into how ESDs work
together to form a network of expertise and services that reaches from
the largest districts to the smallest and to ensure that the best ideas from
any district have a pathway to spread to other districts
In addition, Sue is working on two projects to increase and enhance
ESD-focused research. The first is a study of equity poly design and
implementation at the district and regional level. The second is a twoyear investigation of the relationship between poverty and academic
achievement across the ESA.
Outside the ESD, she brings research methods as practical tools for
school and school district leaders to use to better understand their own
efforts. She is encouraging ESA superintendents to form an Institutional
Review Board (IRB) to provide human subject review to formalize some
of the research-practitioner projects in order to publish and spread the
findings more broadly. Area Superintendents praise the tools and creativity that Sue has brought to their work.
AESA congratulates Sue Feldman, winner of the 2013 E. Robert Stephens Award!
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AWARD WINNERS
MERITORIOUS AWARD
William G. Keane
Former Superintendent, Oakland Schools, MI
Former Editor, AESA Perspectives
Huntington Woods, MI
The AESA Council periodically recognizes an
individual who has made outstanding contributions to educational service agencies.
Congratulations to Bill Keane who meets the
three criteria for this award:
1. Advancement of goals and philosophies of regional education
2. Unique contributions to regional education
3. Service to the regional educational community
After a fourteen year term as the Superintendent of Oakland Schools
in MI, Bill became a Professor at Oakland University. At this point in
time, the AESA Council decided to establish Perspectives, a journal of
research about ESAs. Bill was asked to be the first editor of that publication and continued in that role for eighteen years. During his work as the
Perspectives Editor, Bill worked very hard to establish this publication as
one of the highest quality. He diligently sought out authors to prepare articles. Further, he worked with these authors to produce articles that truly
met the definition of research and, in the process; he provided a learning
experience for many of the authors.
In addition, the definitive work on ESAs, The Educational Service
Agency: American Education’s Invisible Partner was written by E. Robert
Stephens and William G. Keane. The collaboration of the two authors
produced a volume that is consulted regularly by those considering or
operating ESAs across the country.
AESA thanks Bill Keane for his work with our organization- as the CEO of
a member, as a Council Member, as President of the Council and for his
long service as editor of Perspectives.
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SPECIAL THANKS
The AESA Annual Conference is truly a membership-driven event.
We rely on numerous volunteers from many educational service
agencies to ensure the success of this conference. To all member organizations, we offer a heartfelt thank you for attending this
important event!
For this 28th Annual Conference, we acknowledge the assistance
of:
• AESA President Stephen Aguirre for his leadership with the
2013 Conference.
• Joan Wade, Rich McBride and Jack McAlpin Conference CoChairs, for designing and carrying out the vision for this conference. Thank you to many states for providing the onsite
volunteers.
• Dee Cockrille, Bud MacDonnell and Joe Silva for the 2014
Call to Conference in San Diego, California.
• All of the Executive Council members for their help in identifying the themes and strands for this year’s conference, as well
as for assisting wherever they were needed.
• Dyanne Hughes, DLH & Associates, for all her help and support.
• Special thank you to our student performers and their directors for the wonderful entertainment that opens our sessions.
• Our AESA Business Partners: ACT, AEPA, Corwin, Great
American, Marsden, McREL, Silverback, SLA Management,
and WIN.
• Our conference sponsors: AESA Foundation, BrightBytes,
CDW-G, CompuClaim, Pearson, Rourke Educational Media
and TCPN.
• To all of you who have done your part to assist AESA in
conference planning and coordination, and there are many
of you, we thank you! Whether you submitted a session for
review or talked one additional staff member into attending
this year, we thank you for your support of and involvement in
the conference. You personal efforts are appreciated.
On behalf of the AESA Executive Council and Staff,
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Lee Warne, Executive Director
AESA BUSINESS PARTNERS
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CONFERENCE SPONSORS
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
NAMTC Leadership Summit
Tuesday, December 3 - Wednesday, December 4
JW Marriott - Grand Oaks N
Welcome Reception
Wednesday, December 4, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Cibolo Ballroom
General Sessions
Opening General Session
Thursday, December 5, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Grand Oaks J
Second General Session
Friday, December 6, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Grand Oaks J
Brunch & Closing General Session
Saturday, December 7, 10:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Grand Oaks J
Luncheons & Awards Programs
Thursday, December 5, Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Friday, December 6, Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Grand Oaks J
AESA Foundation’s Silent Auction
Cibolo Ballroom
AESA Networking Breakfast
Friday, December 6, 7:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Cibolo 5
Riverwalk Excursion
Friday, December 6, 6:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Depart from Main Lobby
LAST BUS will return from the Riverwalk at 9:30 p.m.
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Tuesday, December 3
8 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration Open
Exhibits Open
Welcome Reception
8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Noon – 6 p.m.
2 – 6:30 p.m.
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Registration Open
Continental Breakfast
Exhibits Open
Exhibits Open
Sessions/Workshops
Lunch and Awards Program
Exhibits Open
Sessions/Workshops
Afternoon Social
Sessions/Workshops
President’s Reception/
Foundation Auction
7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
7:30 – 9 a.m.
7:30 – 9 a.m.
9 – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – Noon
10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 3 p.m.
3 – 4 p.m.
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Friday, December 6
Registration Open
State Leaders Meeting
Breakfast
Sessions/Workshops
Sessions/Workshops
Riverwalk Excursion
7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.
9 –10:30 a.m.
10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
1:30 – 3:45 p.m.
6 - 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 7
Coffee Service
Concurrent Sessions
Brunch and Closing General Session
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8 – 9 a.m.
9 – 10 a.m.
10:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.
WEDNESDAY AT A GLANCE
Registration Open
Exhibits Open
Welcome Reception
8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Noon – 6 p.m.
2 – 6:30 p.m.
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Exhibitor Orientation
A time for exhibitors to meet with AESA staff before the Exhibit Hall
opens to attendees.
Cibolo Ballroom- 1:15 p.m.
AESA Foundation Meeting
This is the annual meeting of the AESA Foundation Board.
Twyla Barnes, AESA Foundation Chair
Level 3 - Alyssum - 3:00 p.m.
AESA Welcome Reception
Plan to attend the welcome reception in the Cibolo Ballroom. This is the
perfect opportunity to begin to network with fellow conference attendees,
to meet exhibitors, and enjoy some light refreshments – hors d’oeuvres
and beverages.
Cibolo Ballroom - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
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THURSDAY AT A GLANCE
Registration Open
7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 9 a.m.
Exhibits Open
7:30 – 9 a.m.
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Exhibits Open
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Sessions/Workshops
10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Exhibits Open
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Sessions/Workshops
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Afternoon Social
2:30 – 3 p.m.
Sessions/Workshops
3 – 4 p.m.
President’s Reception/
Foundation Auction
4 - 5:30 p.m.
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
THURSDAY OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Presiding: Stephen Aguirre, AESA President
Entertainment: Mariachi Aguila, Brackenridge High School, San
Antonio ISD, TX, Jon Nieto, Director
Welcome to Texas: Steve Overton, President of the Texas Association of Educational Service Centers and Vice-Chair of the Region 10
ESC Board
Introduction of Council: Stephen Aguirre, AESA President
Keynote Speaker: Yong Zhao
Yong Zhao holds the Presidential Chair of Global Education and Online
Learning at the University of Oregon, where he also serves as the Associate Dean for Global Education and Online Learning and Director of the
Center for Advanced Technology in Education. An internationally known
education expert, he has been invited to speak on educational issues in
nearly 20 countries on six continents. He has published over 20 books
and his most recent is Catching Up or Leading the Way: American
Education in the Age of Globalization. This book is published by Corwin
Press, the sponsor of his appearance with us.
Grand Oaks J
Sponsored by Corwin Press
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Shared Service, Shared Leadership
GRAND OAKS A
Governance
Discover how two ESCs from Ohio came together to create a new organization dedicated to shared service and customer value. Clermont
County ESC and Hamilton County ESC share a unique partnership that
involves both superintendents, both Governing Boards, and members
of both staffs. The Center for Collaborative Solutions stands up to is
name. Driven by a solutions orientation, the Center designs and delivers innovative services to school districts. True to its collaborative spirit,
the Comprehensive Substitute Solutions creates a systematic approach
for “subs” that provides value for districts that they cannot accomplish
alone. Similarly, we have brought together districts from the region to
leverage property and casualty insurance: better plans, lower premiums.
Shared service cannot be accomplished without shared leadership and a
culture of trust. Join this session to learn how these two superintendents
have accomplished this goal and as a result, are creating real value for
customers
Jeff Weir, Superintendent, Clermont County ESC, Batavia, OH
Dave Distel, Superintendent, Hamilton County ESC, Cincinnati, OH
THURSDAY 10:45 a.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 10:45 – 11:45 A.M.
Effective Partnerships; ESAs and State Education Offices
GRAND OAKS B
Leadership
Washington State ESDs have actively developed partnerships with the
State Education Agency to assure that State initiatives for teaching and
learning are supported and delivered by regional service agencies. A
direct result of this partnership is expanded professional development,
technical assistance and support, which are collaboratively developed
and delivered. This presentation will clarify this partnership through the
lens of Teacher/Principal evaluation, CCSS, math and science, early
learning and our overarching Consolidated Services Agreements.
Cindy Duncan, Assistant Superintendent for Academic Activities, North
Central ESD Educational Services, Wenatchee, WA
Helene Paroff, Assistant Superintendent, Student Learning & Support
Services, NEW Educational Service Dist, Spokane, WA
Jessica Vavrus, Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning, OSPI,
Olympia, WA
Julie Rolling, Assistant Superintendent, Learning, Teaching and Family
Support, Puget Sound ESD, Renton, WA
Stephanie Parker, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning,
Olympic Educ Serv Dist.114, Bremerton, WA
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THURSDAY 10:45 a.m.
Growing a Commercial Partnership to Make Life Easier — and Get
Results
GRAND OAKS C
Leadership
In this session, participants will learn how the Hamilton County (OH)
Educational Service Center is meeting two customer needs through its
partnership with a respected commercial publisher: (1) a continuum of
Common Core services to address the varied demands of its constituent
districts and (2) the assessment literacy district personnel require to create student learning objectives (SLOs) that accurately measure student
growth. Participants will learn how the partnership is addressing the
parties’ respective needs. For Hamilton County, having the time and resources to develop the needed professional development is a significant
issue. The commercial publisher, on the other hand, lacks the ESC’s
deep customer relationships. By bringing the commercial publisher’s
authorship and array of professional development programs to the ESC’s
customers, the ESC and publisher have been able to provide quality
services more quickly and affordably than they would have if operating
alone. Learn how this partnership has evolved as a win / win / win for
these professional development providers and their customers.
Bill Sears, Educational Leadership Specialist, Hamilton County ESC,
Cincinnati, OH
Jeff Ikler, SVP Program Management, Pearson School Achievement
Services, New York, NY
Sourcing with the State and Web Based Bus Bidding and Purchasing Software.
GRAND OAKS D
Open
A two part presentation will be made highlighting two unique programs.
This first half will outline how service centers in Indiana have developed
a partnership to coordinate sourcing between schools and the Indiana
Department of Administration with the use of an e-Procurement system
to aggregate the purchasing power of all state and local government
agencies. The second half will consist of a demonstration on a web
based software solution for bidding and purchasing of school buses. The
bus vendors bid through the software program and then a school district
creates specifications and select options that best fits the needs of the
district. All bus types, including special needs and activity, are competitively bid with options. The school corporations are then able to use the
software to purchase the bus that optimizes their requirements.
Barney Summers, Cooperative Purchasing Coordinator, Central Indiana
ESC, Indianapolis, IN
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What if you could offer a much needed service which would positively affect your staff, the districts you serve and their families? A new pilot program between your ESA, and AESA Business Partner Great American
Financial Resources, allows ESAs to offer a new level of value-added
financial and retirement planning services and products for the districts
you serve AND create a powerful new revenue stream for your ESA.
Come join us to hear how two ESAs in Ohio and Washington State and
GAFRI have developed an innovative way for your ESA to deliver premier financial planning and wealth management to local school district’s
staff members, their families, as well as your own ESA staff.
Rich McBride, Superintendent, North Central ESD #171 Educational
Service District, Wenatchee, WA
Mike Oberjohann, Regional Vice President, Great American Financial
Resources, Cincinnati, OH
THURSDAY 10:45 a.m.
Membership has its Privileges…and Revenue too: New ESA Pilot
offers Premier Retirement and Financial Program
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Open
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Learning on the Run--Wifi meets school busses!
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Teaching and Learning
Too often students who depend upon bus transportation miss out on after
school activities that boost learning. Now athletic trips and other activities
provide the possibility of safely filtered extended instructional time for students. First proposed by ESD 123 in southeastern Washington, in July of
2012, four districts were granted a free trial period through the end of the
12-13 school year. The Wi-Fi Bus Project Team consists of managers
from Verizon Wireless, Cradlepoint, Premier Wireless, DeploytNet and
ESD 123. At the end of the free trial period, districts may choose whether they wish to continue service, and possibly add additional modems to
the rest of their fleet. Additionally, some new challenges surfaced. Bill
Petersen, Transportation Director indicates that all drivers and teachers
want the Wi-Fi bus due to the fact that student discipline referrals are
substantially less and the students are more productive. Pilot Superintendent Ray Tolchacher has noted that they will be budgeting for more in
the next year. Learn how you can be a part of this exciting venture bringing equity and extended learning through technology.
Bruce Hawkins, Superintendent, Educational Service District 123, Pasco,
WA
Constructive teacher evaluations provide valuable feedback to educators. The components of current evaluation processes are inconsistent
from district to district, and state to state. Holding teachers accountable
for implementing the CCSS involves providing them with a systematic
teacher evaluation process to ensure that expectations align with each
educator’s knowledge base. Attendees of this presentation gain insight
and expertise regarding a 7-step, constructive teacher evaluation process, and will learn effective ways to leverage the evaluation process
as they implement the CCSS. Through an interactive PowerPoint and
focused, applicable discussions, attendees will learn a crucial component
that is not part of most teacher evaluation processes. This 7-step teacher evaluation is comprehensive from pre-knowledge through student
success. Participants will leave the presentation with job-embedded,
practical resources and information to enhance their professional development and teacher evaluation process.
Donna Ottaviano, Executive Director, East Bay Educational Collaborative, Warren, RI
Kim Michel , Director, Online Development, CommLearn Online, Needham, MA
THURSDAY 10:45 a.m.
7-Step Teacher Evaluation Process Begins with CCSS Teacher Assessment and Results in CCSS Success!
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Instructional Coaching Management Made Easier with Google Docs
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Open
Are your customers requesting on-site, personalized instructional coaching? Are you left wondering how to manage this shift in professional development? Join ESC Region 12 representatives to learn how they serve
school districts through customized, instructional coaching as this trend
has gained popularity in central Texas. While there is no “easy button”
when it comes to high-quality services, discover how a potentially fragmented and scattered service has been streamlined using Google Docs
and Forms. In addition, hear how our service models have been adapted
and refined and how instructional coaching has impacted teachers, and
ultimately students, in Region 12.
Becca Bell, Director, General Education Services, Region XII ESC,
Waco, TX
Traci Holder, Assistant Director, General Education Services, ESC Region 12, Waco, TX
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THURSDAY 10:45 a.m.
Digital Age Teacher Evaluation Processes
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Despite multiple fold increases in the use of digital tools for learning, including the application of blending and online learning strategies, the language and tools of teacher evaluation remain locked in an analog world.
This presentation will introduce participants to the instructional practice
rubric that was created by service center staff in Connecticut and was
recently adopted by the Connecticut State Department of Education for
use in its statewide SEED teacher evaluation program. The foundational
principles of the rubric are grounded in Connecticut’s Common Core
of Teaching and interpreted through the instructional lens of EDUCATION CONNECTION’s Center for 21st Century Skills - an i3 winning and
ground breaking blended learning program based in Litchfield, Connecticut. Key topics will include: common elements of effective practice,
specific challenges of evaluation in a digital learning environment, and
case studies of teacher practice as seen through the lens of this service
center created instructional improvement mechanism.
Jonathan P. Costa Sr, Director, School/Program Services, EDUCATION
CONNECTION, Litchfield, CT
It’s Not Always About the Numbers
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As Education Service Agencies (ESA) develop new and innovative
products and services for the schools they serve, a key component to
success is the appropriate pricing of these products and services. Pricing is not always an exact science and relying only on the numbers could
be problematic – many other factors must be taken into consideration.
Attendees will discuss the components (numeric and non-numeric) that
should be factored into the equation. Through PowerPoint and a real life
example, attendees will leave with a checklist of items to consider as well
as a model for use in developing the “right” price.
Stanley H. Wisler, CFO/Director of Management Services, Montgomery
County Intermediate Unit 23, Norristown, PA
The Greenbush, KS Medicaid Billing Model - Learn How Your ESA
Can Bring in Medicaid Dollars to Support Students
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Open
As districts strive to meet the needs of their special education students,
it is increasingly necessary to ensure all resources have been pooled
and maximized. The delivery of high quality therapies and other ancillary services are key to the educational success of many of our most
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vulnerable students. At the same time they are some of the most costly.
Attend this workshop and learn from Greenbush, KS how their Medicaid
model can help you start and run your own Medicaid billing program. A
well run medicaid program garners extra dollars to ensure districts have
the infrastructure necessary to support students. The Southeast Kansas
Education Service Center/Greenbush has partnered with CompuClaim
to offer Medicaid consulting and automated Medicaid billing services to
interested ESAs.
Monica Murnan, Director of Student Support Services, Southeast Kansas
ESC-Greenbush, Girard, KS
Peter Carson, President, CompuClaim, Newport, RI
What’s Happening In Washington and How Will It Affect My ESA?
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Open
This session will touch on every key federal educational policy topic and
issue. We’ll start with an overview of ED’s ESEA Waivers and the House
and Senate’s progress on ESEA reauthorization and then discuss the latest news on the FY 14 budget, the reauthorization of IDEA, the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins CTE Act and updates to the E-rate program.
Other smaller education policy issues (school discipline, school nutrition,
etc.) will be reviewed as well as recent guidance and regulations by
ED.Time will be alloted for participants to respond to the discussion as
well as ask questions
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Noon – 1:15 p.m.
LUNCHEON AND AWARDS PROGRAM
Justus A. Prentice Award:
Introduction of Award Recipient: Lanny Kizer, President, ESU
10 Bd.
Award Recipient: Wayne A. Bell, Administrator, ESU 10,
Nebraska
State of AESA: Lee Warne, AESA Executive Director
THURSDAY 1:30 p.m.
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 1:30 – 2:30 P.M.
Foundations of Flipped Learning
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Are educators asking for PD on flipped leaning? Ours were and we found
a great solution. CSIU offered a blended course with 4 self-paced online
modules, a day of F2F training and 2 online coaching sessions. Last
spring, a cadre of math and science teachers learned how to flip their
classes. Flipped Learning occurs when direct instruction is moved from
the group teaching space to the individual learning environment. Hear
how you can replicate this experience at your ESA in conjunction with
the Flipped Learning Network and Pearson. The 18-20 hour course is
personalized for each engagement so teachers can make an immediate
and seamless transition to flipped learning.
Geoff Craven, Telecommunications Manager, Central Susquehanna IU
16, Milton, PA
Susan Blyth, Curriculum Services Coordinator, Central Susquehanna IU
16, Milton, PA
Kari Arfstrom, Executive Director, Flipped Learning Network, Arlington,
VA
NYSMBC: By Us. A BOCES-owned Employee Benefits & Insurance
Advisory Agency
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Governance
In 2009, the Capital Region BOCES legally formed a a 501(c) 3 subsidiary, the New York State Municipal Benefit Coalition (NYSMBC). We set
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Principals: How to Juggle a Full Plate - Without Breaking the Dish
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Leadership
The national drive to increase student learning through multiple legislative reforms has taxed Principals and teachers to the limit; AND YET, if
we figure out how to meet the challenges successfully i.e., managing effective educator evaluation and development, we can change the future
of teaching and learning, and create a brighter future for our children.
Take home strategies, tools and solutions to your struggles to: find and
leverage time and resources; refine your evaluation and performance
development skills; and create a culture for continuous improvement,
best practice, and positive interdependence. “We are responsible for
the success of all, as the challenge is too big for anyone of us alone.”
This session presents strategies, tools and solutions to the real world
challenges in doing the work of education reform effectively. We will be
sharing those techniques and tools that are evolving and/or proving to
be successful as district and school administrators begin implementation
and discover ways to make educator performance evaluation and development a doable practice, while meeting state mandates and guidelines.
Presentation Format: The presentation is designed as an interactive
session with PowerPoint/lecture, discussion, Q and A, and opportunities
to share personal experiences. Handouts, tools, and processes will be
available for participants to adapt and share in their own districts.
Jane Toothaker, Executive Director, Northwest BOCES, Steamboat
Springs, CO
Helen Ryley, Education Services Lead Consultant, Benchmark One,
Boulder, CO
THURSDAY 1:30 p.m.
a precedent in NYS by creating a BOCES-based, licensed ‘brokerage’
to buy, sell, manage and administer employee benefits for schools and
municipalities statewide. Our new service helps school districts establish strategies to sustain quality employee benefits with a unique public
sector-only perspective and focus. As NYSMBC, we assist districts by
leveraging our combined insurance purchasing volume at reduced rates.
We expect to reduce taxpayer burden by reducing employee benefits
costs. As a 2013 example, we are actively growing the NY MPPC, our
innovative pharmacy cooperative; a new option that partners NY with
California and others facing the same budget crisis. Districts maintain
their autonomy and benefits and enjoy RX program features not usually
available to smaller trusts or individual districts, all with significant cost
savings! Through direct presentation, hear how and why the NYSMBC
was formed and about the various initiatives we’re leading, especially as
related to pharmacy benefits.
Dana Piazza, Benefits Administrator, Capital Region BOCES, Albany, NY
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THURSDAY 1:30 p.m.
Wisconsin State-wide Collaboration: Power of 12
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Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction, Cooperative Educational
Services Agencies, and Wisconsin RtI Center are working collaboratively
for the biggest benefit to schools. Sound like a Myth? With all that is
expected of schools in this current financial environment, partnership
between the state educational organizations is a necessity. This session will describe how the Wisconsin DPI and CESAs collaboratively
created the Wisconsin RtI Center to implement state-wide roll-out of RtI.
The history, perspectives, and roles will be shared. This presentation will
highlight the importance of data-based decision making and program efficiency through sharing of implementation and effectiveness data for the
collaborative. One regional service agency, CESA #1, will share how they
work with the RtI Center to deliver services tailored to each district and
schools’ needs in implementing an RtI framework and organizing their
work for the highest success of their students.
Jesse Harness, Commissioner, CESA Statewide Network, Luxemburg,
WI
Barb Van Haren, Director, Special Education/Pupil Services, CESA 1,
Pewaukee, WI
Kathleen Ryder, Director , Wisconsin RtI Center, Portage, WI
Julia Hartwig, Consultant, School Improvement Initiatives, Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction, Madison, WI
Casual Pirates and The Real World
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Open
Shepherd Training - Providing Services to Help Districts Manage
Financial Resources
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Open
We will outline the school finance support services that Education
Service Center, Region 12 in Waco, Texas provides to districts. We
will showcase our revenue estimate calculations, tax-rate calculations,
MOE (Maintenance of Effort) calculations, pre-audit services, cash flow
analysis, PFIA (Public Funds Investment Act) compliance assistance and
other accounting services that we provide to districts. We will discuss
some of the resources necessary to provide these services as well as
some of the risks associated with performing these services for districts.
We will present examples of the reports that we generate for districts and
entertain questions and discussion concerning the applicability of these
services to other providers.
Terry Marak, CFO, Region XII ESC, Waco, TX
THURSDAY 1:30 p.m.
Web 2.0 has not only changed the way businesses interact with customers, it’s providing students a medium to form a new literacy. This cultural
shift in the way we share and consume knowledge is slow to find adoption in schools. Roadblocks like training, costs, and bandwidth along with
the greater issue of organizational change, are causing a rift between
in-school practice and the tools used by modern business. In this session
we’ll look at how the evolution of online culture contrasts with the school
environment, how copyright and other established organizational systems are challenged, and what schools can do to better prepare students
for the “real world.”
Ryan Stanley, Technology Director, SERRC-Alaska’s Ed Resource Center, Juneau, AK
Become a More Productive iPad User: Developing a Workflow for
Leaders
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Open
Too many apps, too little time? This session will demonstrate ways to
incorporate your iPad into your daily work. Audience members will view
multiple apps and will explore ways to save and retrieve documents, use
video and take notes. Developing a personal workflow on the iPad will
help you to be a more efficient, happier user!
Renita Heideman, Technology Consultant, Hamilton County ESC, Cincinnati, OH
Rob Kovacs, Technology Consultant, Hamilton County ESC, Cincinnati,
OH
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THURSDAY 1:30 p.m.
Districts Talk - AEA Listens - Seamless Integrations to PowerSchool
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Grant Wood AEA located in Cedar Rapids Iowa hosts over sixty school
districts Student Information Systems using PowerSchool. Grant Wood
has written numerous software integrations based upon the needs of the
school districts. Listening to the needs of the school districts is one of
the greatest strengths of this AEA. These sixty school districts have the
added value of Grant Wood AEA creating additional integrated PowerSchool applications. A few of these dynamic tools include: E-Registration
– fall paperless registration for parents; Behavior management including
graphing based upon Positive Behavior Supports; DIBELS – comprehensive app for teachers to auto-benchmark scores and review growth
over time; At-Risk – based upon user defined criteria identifies at risk
students; and Document Vault – Spools Report Cards, Transcripts, etc to
the parent portal Grant Wood AEA offers a comprehensive hosting and
enhanced customer experience. Come see an action packed demo of
these tools.
Deb Broghammer, Computer Services Consultant, Grant Wood AEA
Computer Services, Cedar Rapids, IA
You Can Lead Schools to Data, but Can You Make Them Think?
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Leadership
The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2013
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Sponsor: ACT
Since 1959 ACT has collected and reported data on student’s academic
readiness for college. This report provides a college and career readiness national snapshot of the ACT tested high school class of 2013. This
session will review the findings of the newly released 2013 report and
discuss the changes from the 2012 report.
Juan Garcia, VP Strategic Partnerships, Client Relations
Maria Vasquez, ACT Director Strategic Partnerships, Client Relations
THURSDAY 1:30 p.m.
Are you feeling overwhelmed with the accreditation process of collecting
and analyzing data? Are you ready to grab the bull by the horns? Learn
how all ESU 11 departments are working together to wrestle this steer
to the ground by utilizing free Web 2.0 tools. Discover how to provide
leadership in analyzing and sharing a bonanza of data with all stakeholders. Find out how this method can assist your organization with strategic
planning, professional development, and ultimately classroom instruction.
Saddle up and join us for this engaging multimedia presentation with a
follow-up question and answer session.
Craig Lee Peterson, Media/Technology Coordinator, Educational Service
Unit No. 11 Media/Technology, Holdrege, NE
Kate Hatch, Staff Development Director, Educational Service Unit No. 11
Media/Technology, Holdrege, NE
Wade Gibson, Technology Consultant, Educational Service Unit No. 11
Media/Technology, Holdrege, NE
Stephanie Dannehl, Technology/ Curriculum Consultant, Educational
Service Unit No. 11 Media/Technology, Holdrege, NE
Executive Performance & Board Goals… Let’s Get MOVING!
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Governance
Looking for a different way to engage your board in the Performance
Review of your leader? Join us and see how ESSDACK has aligned the
goals of the CEO and those of the board to accelerate the growth and
development of the entire organization. You will leave with an understanding of our model for performance review, performance reporting,
and how it leads to longitudinal progress and direction for the organization. Finally, a performance review system that provides REAL information and REAL direction for the organization! If this is the system you’ve
been looking for, you will leave with the resources necessary to return
home and implement.
Mike Cook, Executive Director, ESSDACK, Hutchinson, KS
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THURSDAY 1:30 p.m.
Using Data to Improve Student Outcomes - A Statewide Approach
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This session highlights the use of an advanced data platform used to
support technology integration services to schools. It features the work of
Dr. Sally Lindgren, Coordinator of Technology Services at Great Prairie AEA, and Rob Mancabelli, author of Personal Learning Networks,
award-winner for Education Book of the Year in 2012. Using a mix of
dynamic presentation and reflective discussion, they explore how school
districts and AEA technology specialists use the Clarity data platform to
develop a common language, drive professional development and create
classroom coaching opportunities. The session features measurement
of how districts move past the digitization of Twentieth-Century teaching
practices toward realizing a true Twenty-First Century Learning environment that drives higher levels of student achievement. The session will
also reveal how this work has developed statewide, showcasing how
Iowa service agencies are working together to use the dashboards and
frameworks found in the Clarity platform, to prioritize activities statewide
to support the integration of technology into 21st Century Learning within
all Iowa school districts.
Sally Lindgren, Coordinator Technology Services, Great Prairie Area
Education Agency, Burlington, IA
Rob Mancabelli, Author, Co-Founder, and BrightBytes CEO, BrightBytes,
San Francisco, CA
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2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon Social
Join your colleagues for a mid-afternoon snack and a visit to our
Exhibitors.
Cibolo Ballroom
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 3 – 4 P.M.
The Role of ESAs in Early Learning: Perspectives from Michigan
and Oregon
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Open
Leading through Board Competency: ESA Board Models a Truly
Effective Self-Evaluation Process
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Governance
THURSDAY 3:00 p.m.
Across the nation there is growing awareness of the importance of
quality early learning experiences (birth through kindergarten entry) and
support for increased investments to ensure all children enter kindergarten ready to succeed. At the same time, a policy framework is developing
that aligns early learning through third grade (or birth through age 8).
Educational Service Agencies are uniquely positioned to serve in a key
role connecting early learning and the traditional K-12 education system.
The Michigan perspective will focus on the work of the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators’ Early Childhood Committee to
shape policy and legislation to formalize the role of educational service
agencies in Michigan in the early learning system. The Oregon story
will be presented from the perspective of the State and how they see the
role of ESAs as they pursue a 0-20 strategy. We will also address the
issue from a national policy viewpoint. This session will provide an opportunity for questions and answers and is intended to generate dialogue
about the role AESA can play in this national movement and how we can
ensure all ESAs are positioned to provide leadership in this critical area
in the coming years.
Scott Menzel, Superintendent, Washtenaw ISD, Ann Arbor, MI
Jada Rupley, Early Learning System Director, State of Oregon, Salem,
OR
William C. Miller, Executive Director, MAISA/MASA, Lansing, MI
This ESA Board has developed a leading-edge self-evaluation process
that goes straight to the heart of developing board compentencies and
leadership. See how this ESA Board has modeled an evaluation rubric
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after the new teacher-principal evaluation process being used in so many
states nationwide and have used this rubric to model and lead effective
Board governance for local districts and other ESA’s. The self-evaluation
rubric that has been developed serves as the basis for professional
development activities for the ESA Board members as well as serving as
a best practices model for local school boards. Join us to see how you
too can have a more effective board evaluation process and significantly
improve your ESA Board competencies and leadership skills!
Cathy Meuret, ESA Board member, North Central ESD, Wenatchee, WA
Si Bautista, Board President, North Central ESD, Wenatchee, WA
Harlan Warner, Board Member, North Central ESD, Wenatchee, WA
Mary Kunkle, Board Member, North Central ESD, Wenatchee, WA
THURSDAY 3:00 p.m.
Blended Regional Principal Leadership Academy: An Innovative Approach to Leadership Development
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Leadership
The North East Florida Educational Consortium has developed a blended
approach (online and face-to-face) to school-based principal leadership
development. Participants will be provided with an overview of the program and the opportunity to discuss with the program designers. Aligned
to the state’s professional leadership standards and combined with an
inquiry-based culminating project, the Regional Principal Leadership
Academy provides aspiring administrators with the skills and knowledge
they need to effectively lead a school. More than just a list of tasks, the
Regional Principal Leadership Academy leverages the power of technology and the strength of high quality feedback to create a meaningful
experience for participants. In addition to being quality professional development for leaders, it is the pathway for administrators within districts
and local education agencies to obtain state certification as a school
principal.
Shane Fairbairn, Manager, Technology Integration, North East Florida
Educational Consortium, Palatka , FL
A Roadmap for Success: Teaching Competitive Employment Skills
to Diverse Students
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Open
This presentation will describe the collaboration between Kalamazoo
Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Disability
Network of Southwest Michigan, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, The
Bureau of Services for Blind Persons , Kalamazoo RESA and Bronson
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Methodist Hospital and the journey of eight students who participated
in the first year of the program to gain meaningful employment in the
community. Project SEARCH is a unique, business led, one year schoolto-work program that takes place entirely at the Host Business. Total
workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and on-the-job training and support through
internship rotations. During three different ten week internships, students
develop and maintain marketable and transferrable skills that will lead to
employment and a more independent life. The internal team works to instruct, coach, and support interns at the Host Business. This team consists of a teacher, job coach, vocational rehabilitation counselor, business
liaison, and variety of mentors. The students attend two hours of classroom instruction at the business each day and the remainder of their
day working within a worksite rotation. Our Successes – this presentation celebrates the achievements and our first year student participants
and partners. We are inspired and motivated by the examples of these
students finding fulfillment, learning new skills, and attaining competitive
employment. Highlights include: Information about the preparation year,
the host business selection and student selection. Interviews with the
students, employers and family members will provide audience members
with a true impact of the program. Outcome targets are simple: competitive job attainment for student interns.
Laurie Montgomery, Asst. Supt. - Special Education, Kalamazoo RESA,
Portage, MI
Adam Danapilis, Principal Juvenile Home School, Kalamazoo RESA
Special Education, Portage, MI
Teams from three educational service agencies - CESA #1 in Wisconsin,
Metro ECSU in Minnesota and Grant Wood AEA in Iowa - are working
together to provide support to their school districts as they personalize
learning for their students. This initiative grew out of a shared understanding of the need to design training and strategies for districts that
wish to transform their educational systems. Each Educational Service
Agency (ESA) involved in the initiative is at a different point in their work
in creating and supporting a network of districts committed to personalizing learning for their students. Each ESA also has a different funding
structure. Together, the three ESAs leverage each other’s work for faster
progress. The session will cover: identifying potential areas of synergy,
strategies for creating partnerships among ESAs, and the case for why
networks of ESAs are essential in a 2.0 world.
Jim Rickabaugh, Agency Administrator, CESA #1, Pewaukee, WI
Julie Frame, Executive Director, Metro ECSU, St. Anthony, MN
Lisa Wilson, Grant Wood AEA 10, Cedar Rapids, IA
THURSDAY 3:00 p.m.
Creating Connections Across ESAs
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Translating ESA Assets Into Educator Licensure Opportunities for
New Teachers and Career Changers
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Open
THURSDAY 3:00 p.m.
When ESAs design and deliver teacher and administrator licensure, the
results are extraordinary. Learn how a Massachusetts ESA has built a
cost-effective Initial Licensure program that endorses over 80 educators
annually. Course content translates agency assets - special education, ELE, and reading expertise - into high quality teacher preparation.
Strategic partnerships with urban and rural districts, success in accessing Federal grants, hybrid online course delivery, and articulation with
higher education create unique opportunities for both young teachers
and career changers. Power Point how-to organize, fund, and grow the
program will be followed by Q and A.
Cecelia Buckley, Director of Professional Development, Collaborative for
Educational Services, Northampton, MA
Len Lubinsky, Director-Licensure Program, Collaborative for Educational
Services Professional Development, Northampton, MA
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Learning Business by Being One: Building Entrepreneurs in Our
Classrooms
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Using today’s powerful tools, kids can access global markets at little or
no expense. Join me for a conversation about unleashing our would-be
entrepreneurs to become global success stories.
Kevin Honeycutt, Technology Integration Specialist, ESSDACK, Hutchinson, KS
Nebraska’s Statewide BlendED Initiative, Remarkable in its Scope
and Sagacity
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The Times They Are A-Changin’: How Our Brains Are Evolving in a
2.0 World
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THURSDAY 3:00 p.m.
Nebraska’s ENTIRE statewide public school enrollment is less than the
enrollment of large urban districts such as Dade County Florida, Chicago, New York and others. So while other states have worked to create
pockets of innovation and excellence in single districts, Nebraska has
formed partnerships to implement those same kinds of innovations on
a statewide basis. When the Educational Service Units Coordinating
Council decided to submit a Blended Learning IT Project Proposal for
legislative consideration they also announced to the members of Nebraska’s 17 ESUs that ALL affiliate groups would embrace the BlendED
Initiate as a high priority. From staff developers to technology trainers, to
programmers, to distance-learning coordinators to network operations
coordinators and resource acquisition leaders, all accepted roles on planning committees and became knowledgeable about blended learning
and the support and infrastructure changes that would be needed for this
initiative.
Beth Kabes, Media/Distance Learning Coordinator, Educational Service
Unit 7, Columbus, NE
Craig Hicks, Technology/IT, Educational Service Unit 13, Scottsbluff, NE
Matt Blomsteadt, Executive Director, ESUCC, Lincoln, NE
Linda Dickeson, Distance Learning Manager, Lincoln Public Schools,
Lincoln, NE
Gordon Roethemeyer, Distance Education Director, ESUCC, Kearney,
NE
Bob Dylan wrote, “You better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone, for
these times they are a changin’.” Are you swimming or sinking in our 2.0
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world? Technology is a catalyst for change and many school districts are
struggling to adapt. How do we prepare students to be productive members of a fast paced, digital society? What foundational technology skills
will students need not only to survive, but thrive in a constantly shifting
world? Research presented will show how our brains are changing with
technology, and how educators must adapt and transform to cope in this
rapidly advancing environment. Strategies and tools to engage learners
on media overload will be examined and shared.
Sherri Lane, Education Specialist, Region 9 ESC Curriculum and Instruction, Wichita Falls, TX
Casey Hunter, Technology Specialist, Region 9 ESC Technology, Wichita
Falls, TX
Leveraging Technology to Enhance Personalized Learning
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Open
THURSDAY 3:00 p.m.
At Silverback, we want every student to perform to their individual best,
without limits. We empower educators with better access to data to
improve instructional focus, engage all students, promote individualized
learning, create shared accountability and a culture of collaboration for
teachers, administrators, students, and parents. Our flagship product,
Mileposts™, connects at the state, district, school, and classroom level to
provide teachers and administrators with longitudinal records of academic achievement, social-emotional well being, as well as behavioral
history and progress. We collect data from all types of student information, assessment, and curriculum systems, and allow educators to share
that complete picture of data through an intuitive web browser interface.
Jim Luthi, National Sales Manager, Silverback Learning Solutions, ID
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Moving Beyond Face-to-Face Training and Support
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How do you reach a broader audience AND provide better support for
teaching and learning? See how one agency has blended their staff development using face-to-face learning, online modules, live webinars, social media, online resource repositories, an online knowledge base, and
through a virtual support desk. Learn how CESA 6 has begun providing
blended support to districts within its region, but also in how it is supporting hundreds of districts in a massive statewide initiative.
Daniel J Hanrahan, Chief Innovation Officer, CESA # 6, Oshkosh, WI
Jo Ann Hanrahan, Coordinator, CESA # 6, Oshkosh, WI
Joan Wade, Agency Administrator, CESA # 6, Oshkosh, WI
Crafting a Safe and Positive School Climate: Creating a Collaborative Menu of ESD Services
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Open
The January 2013, Education Week Code of Conduct special issue addresses the multiple systems, ranging from prevention services to school
facilities, that craft a climate for learning by reducing conflict and ensuring schoolhouse safety. This presentation, in panel format, will discuss
the integrated programs ESD112 offers in partnership with its school
districts, juvenile justice system, mental health services, and law enforcement to assist schools to craft and maintain a positive and safe school
climate. Highlighted programs include student prevention; student threat
assessment; risk management; special education; and school facilities
design.
Karen Schwartzrock, Associate Superintendent, ESD112 Administration,
Vancouver, WA
Sandy Mathewson, Director of Prevention Services, ESD112 Teaching
and Learning, Vancouver, WA
Jay Garthwaite, Construction Project Manager, ESD112 Business Services, Vancouver, WA
Scott LaBar, Senior Loss Control Specialist, ESD112 School and Agency,
Vancouver, WA
Michael Salitore, Special Education Administrator, ESD112 Specialized
Student Services, Vancouver, WA
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4:00 p.m.
Silent Auction
Cibolo Ballroom
Don’t forget to join us in the Exhibit Hall (Cibolo Ballroom) for one
additional chance to visit all the Exhibitors and Sponsors and take
this opportunity to review your bids on the items in the AESA Foundation’s Silent Auction. Bidding closes at 4:45 p.m.
Help support the AESA Foundation’s Silent Auction. Proceeds will
assist the Foundation’s ongoing work, which supports AESA’s highest priorities, programs and services. Silent Auction items will be
displayed in Cibolo Ballroom starting on Wednesday, December 4th.
Bidding concludes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 5th.
Auction items include donations from the AESA Foundation Board,
the AESA Executive Council, state ESA groups, AESA exhibitors and
members.
Again this year we will have a Live Auction with some high-end items
donated by our members and Business Partners. Be sure to join
Auctioneer Mike Cook for a fun-filled event.
4:15 p.m.
President’s Reception
Cibolo Ballroom
AESA President, Stephen Aguirre of New Mexico invites you to the
President’s Reception. Come and greet Steve and the members of
the AESA Council while enjoying the company of all the conference
attendees. Take one last opportunity to meet with exhibitors. The
reception will end promptly at 5:30 p.m.
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FRIDAY AT A GLANCE
Friday, December 6
Registration Open
7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
State Leaders Meeting
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.
9 –10:30 a.m.
Sessions/Workshops
10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Sessions/Workshops
1:30 – 3:45 p.m.
River Walk Excursion
6 - 9:30 p.m.
9 – 10:30 a.m.
SECOND GENERAL SESSION
Presiding: Cliff Carmody, AESA Past-President
Entertainment: Paschal Elementary Orff Ensemble, Paschal
Elementary School, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD, TX, Joe
Zurovec, Director
Brian L. Talbott Award: Northeast Service Cooperative
Introduction of Award Recipient: Cliff Carmody, Executive
Director, SCSW Service Cooperative, Wenatchee, WA
Award Recipient: Paul Brinkman, Executive Director, NESC, MN
Keynote Speaker: Jamie Vollmer
Jamie is the author is Schools Cannot Do It Alone, proclaimed by the
American School Board Association as one of the “top books of the year.”
Once a harsh critic, he is now an articulate champion of America’s Public
Schools. He is President of Vollmer, Inc., a public educational advocacy
firm working to increase student success by raising support for America’s
schools. Jamie began his national speaking tour with AESA in 1992. We
welcome him back!
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 10:45 – 11:45 A.M.
Focusing on the Future in a Short-sighted World
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Leadership
Planning for the future requires a certain clarity of vision and unanimity of
purpose. Educational service agency leaders, however, are challenged
by the disparate interests and sometimes fractious relations between and
with their districts. Using our experiences with the creation and management of the Capital Area Online Learning Association (CAOLA) as a case
study, we will illuminate the attributes that educational service agency
leaders need in order to provide innovative, cost-effective, forward-looking services for their districts. From its humble beginning in the summer
of 2009 with only fourteen summer school students from thirteen districts,
CAOLA now provides online learning services to 2,500 students from
fifty-three school districts, with an annual budget of over $4 million.
Mark Hennes, Special Projects Supervisor, Capital Area IU 15, Summerdale, PA
Holly A Brzycki, Supervisor of Online Learning, Capital Area IU 15, Summerdale, PA
Facing the Future...The New School Global Initiative Leads the Way
to the Schools of Tomorrow
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Leadership
Join us to learn more about a new Global Initiative that allows ESAs to
lead and support their local school districts as they do more than just
reform...they transform into the schools of tomorrow. The New School
Global Initiative provides ESAs with the tools they need to truly lead their
local districts as they redesign their school systems to better meet the
needs of today’s students as they prepare for a highly competitive and
global workplace. Participants will receive important tools and resources
to help their ESA be better positioned to not just support this transformation...but to lead it!! The New School Global Initiative and your ESA...
confidently leading the schools of tomorrow.
Cindy Duncan, Executive Director of Educational Serv, North Central
ESD, Wenatchee, WA
Pete Phillips, Fiber Optic Project Director, North Central ESD,
Wenatchee, WA
Brent Stark, Executive Director of Special Services, North Central ESD,
Wenatchee, WA
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The academic achievement gap or “opportunity gap” between students of
color and white students in Washington State has been steadily widening. As a result, in 2008 the PSESD set a goal to eliminate the gap by
20/20 through establishing a regional strategic plan to end racial disparity. Through this initiative, agency staff report an increase in their ability
to respond to individual, institutional and structural racism that has resulted in inequitable outcomes for students of color. Evaluation of this effort
indicates marked success. Staff members now use a racial equity lens to
create and analyze agency and school policy, practices and procedures
to eliminate racial disparity. Our efforts have also recently attracted support from major funders. Through presentation and discussion, learn how
to develop infrastructure to address racial inequity, explore frameworks
and identify leadership attributes needed to successfully implement a
system-wide approach to closing the opportunity gap.
Denise Altheimer, Executive Director, Puget Sound ESD, Renton, WA
Julie Rolling, Assistant Superintendent, Puget Sound ESD Learning and
Teaching, Renton, WA
Melia LaCour, Director of Equity in Education, Puget Sound ESD Organizational Development, Renton, WA
FRIDAY 10:45 a.m.
Achievement and the Anti-Racist Multicultural Organization: Strategies to Close the Opportunity Gap
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Leadership
Built by Educators. For Educators.
Attend our Session
“Leveraging Technology
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FRIDAY 10:45 a.m.
How to Be an Effective Team: Governance Strategies for Collaborative Thinking
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Governance
The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit provides facilitation of board
retreats and work sessions focused on effective governance. This session examines how to move organizations forward in an effective, collaborative and strategic manner given the changing educational environment and varying points of view within each board. The presenter will
speak from the perspective of both board member and administrator and
walk through pitfalls in governance that prevent the support of new and
innovative ideas. Through PowerPoint presentation, interactive discussion and examples of board dynamics, attendees will develop better
skills of team building that will pay dividends in critical decision making.
Valentina G Viletto ,Esq., Director of Legislative Services , Montgomery
Riding to the Rescue -- ESAs Leading the Way to Cost Savings in
Challenging Economic Times
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Open
As public education revenues shrink while more demands pile up on
schools, ESAs can provide to their clients (and utilize themselves) a
wide range of strategies that maximize economies while preserving an
organization’s core mission. Hear how different BOCES (ESAs) in New
York have tightened their budgets and helped their client districts do the
same, working both inside and outside the box. Engage in interactive
brainstorming and discussion about how to apply these strategies in your
ESA, and add to the mix of effective strategies by sharing your own challenges and successes.
James T. Langlois, District Superintendent, Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, Yorktown Heights, NY
Clark Godshall, District Superintendent, Orleans-Niagara BOCES, Medina, NY
Assessment Development for Measuring Educator Effectiveness in
the Non-Tested Subjects and Grades
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Open
As districts seek to comply with new legislation or federal initiatives for
measuring educator effectiveness, the challenges to develop fair and
reliable assessments for the non-tested subjects and grades can be supported through collaborative efforts. Maricopa County Education Service
Agency has formed a unique partnership with 40 school districts to clarify
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Building ESA Capacity Through ESA-to-ESA Partnerships
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FRIDAY 10:45 a.m.
curriculum priorities, construct assessment blueprints, build expertise in
writing item specifications and items, and field test the items. This session will explain the process used by MCESA’s partnership and engage
participants in how to apply lessons learned in initiating collaborative
assessment development.
Lori Shough, Asst. Supt. Education Innovation, Maricopa County Education Service Agency, Phoenix, AZ
In Pennsylvania, we are implementing a model for building strong intermediate units (IUs) through IU-to-IU partnerships. In this session, we will
share the components of this strategy, including protocols for how and
when IUs will market services and do business beyond their boundaries,
utilization of PA’s private high-speed broadband network, partnerships
with private companies, and support for IUs to implement organizational
restructuring and busines models based on partnerships. You will learn
about our successes so far, and the challenges we have encountered.
Thomas Gluck, Senior Advisor, PAIU, Enola, PA
Leveraging Cutting Edge Technologies in Modern Recruitments
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Open
Each year a larger and larger percentage of public education agencies
are moving towards online recruitments. In a highly competitive, openly
accessible, and rapidly evolving system (such as the Internet) proper
strategy is essential in developing a successful recruitment. We will discuss proper posting techniques, screening tools/strategies, social media,
mobile applications, and more!
Joshua Micheals, System Lead, San Joaquin COE, Stockton, CA
Improving Educator Effectiveness with Inter-Woven Products and
Services
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Hear about the range of services we have developed to improve the
effectiveness of instruction in Massachusetts, home to a new, comprehensive system of teacher evaluation. In order for this system to actually
improve the quality of instruction in Massachusetts, educators throughout
the system—teachers, principals, and superintendents-- need to learn
new practices and skills. Explore the Flipbook. At the foundation of our
work lies an appealing, hands-on tool that guides educators through the
state’s new performance rubrics. Alongside this tool we have developed
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FRIDAY 10:45 a.m.
services—Professional Learning Communities, coaching, and workshops-- that support the growth of effective instruction. Principals learn to
recognize and support a range of effective teaching practices; teachers
gain access to models of effective practice through video clips, coaching,
and exemplary artifacts. In the question and answer session, explore
how this model might apply to your state and education service agency.
Damon Douglas, Curriculum & Instructional Specialist, Collaborative for
Our iPad Journey to Promote Student Achievement
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The popularity of the iPad in education seems to know no bounds. The
challenge for our education system is to leverage the learning sciences
and modern technology to create engaging, relevant, and personalized
learning experiences for all learners that mirror students’ daily lives and
the reality of their futures. Grant Wood AEA deployed over three hundred
iPads in the fall of 2011 to direct service providers and administrators
and are supporting districts in iPad rollouts. So what is being done to
maximize the potential of these devices? This session will be a presentation on how Grant Wood AEA is supporting staff and school districts in
utilizing the devices to meet the different needs of various learners. A
panel will share how various ESA staff (OT, SLPs, PTs) use the device
to provide services to student and districts. Professional development
options will be shared, from our iPad Academy to iPadU Conference to
some on demand iPad resources along with a list of recommended free
and paid apps as well as a resource that provides apps that align with
Iowa Core/Common Core standards.
Stacy Behmer, Coordinator of Digital Learning Technology, Grant Wood
AEA 10, Cedar Rapids, IA
Hybrid Learning…It’s Elementary!
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As a lead partner in the PA Hybrid Learning project, Montgomery County
Intermediate Unit began a pilot project in 2012-13 with three schools.
Spring City Elementary Hybrid Learning School quickly demonstrated
their ability to be a model school. The combination of administrator leadership, enthusiastic teachers, and IU support resulted in an entire school
transformation. Attendees will learn best practices, challenges and benefits of implementing the hybrid learning model in the elementary classroom. The role of the educational service agency will also be discussed
with respect to setting up a process and support structure necessary for
successful implementations. Summative and formative data collected
throughout the school year demonstrates positive results. A presenta-
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tion will be followed by a question and answer session. Representatives
of Montgomery County Intermediate Unit and Spring-Ford Area School
District will share their experiences.
Gail Kennedy, Director, Technology & Information Svcs., Montgomery
Jerry W. Shiveley, Executive Director/CEO, Montgomery County Intermediate Unit 23, Norristown, PA
Bradley C Landis, Assistant Executive Director, Montgomery County
Intermediate Unit 23, Norristown, PA
Keith Floyd, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Spring-Ford Area
School District, Royersford, PA
David Goodin, Superintendent, Spring-Ford Area School District, Royersford, PA
Safe School Initiatives – What’s Next?
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Open
In this session, hear from Steven J. Klein, President of Marsden Services’ Security Division, about progress made since the Sandy Hook tragedy toward putting measures in place in our schools to keep our children,
school staff and visitors safe from mass shootings and other forms of
violence or to effectively manage the situation when an incident occurs.
This will be an interactive session intended to provide participants with
practical ideas that can be implemented at the ESA, school district or
individual school level.
Steven J. Klein, President, Marsden Services Security Division, Marsden
Services
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Noon – 1:15 p.m.
LUNCHEON AND AWARDS PROGRAM
Presiding: Rich McBride, AESA President-Elect
E. Robert Stephens Award:
Introduction of Award Recipient: Twyla Barnes,
Superintendent, ESD 112, Vancouver, WA
Award Recipient: Sue Feldman, Director for Assessment and
Educational Research, ESD 112, Vancouver, WA
Meritorious Service Award:
FRIDAY 1:30 p.m.
Introduction of Award Recipient: Joe Crozier, Chief
Administrator, Grant Wood AEA, IA
Award Recipient: William G. Keane, Huntington Woods, MI
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EPS – Educational Positioning System
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Governance
Where is your school system? Where are you going? How are you going
to get there? If you were in your car and asking these questions, you
would pull out your handy GPS, plug in the address, hit ‘GO’, and start
heading in the right direction. But what about your school system? Come
see the GPS for schools…Educational Positioning System (EPS). The
EPS is the result of 30 years of work improving school systems in the
UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Now the EPS has come to the U.S. via
the partnership of Core-Ed, NZ, and ESSDACK, USA. Participants will
engage in the system and how it can guide decision-making and implementation of organizational initiatives. Experience the depth of data related to the three core areas of improvement; Philosophical Frameworks,
Community and Culture, and Strategies and Structures.
Tamara L Konrade, Director-Professional Developnment, ESSDACK,
Hutchinson, KS
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Effective Advocacy: Understanding and Influencing the Legislative
& Budget Process
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Leadership
What Every School Leader Should Know About the Legislative and State
Budget Processes & Effective Advocacy! This interactive and informative session is designed to give attendees a better understanding of the
process of public policy development and implementation with a focus on
state legislative and budget processes. The session will include a discussion of the Do’s” and “Don’ts” of advocacy as well as help attendees
create and perfect their “elevator speech”. Participants will receive tools
to assist them in their advocacy efforts with a variety of audiences.
Craig E. Burford, Executive Director, Ohio Educational Service Center
Assoc, Columbus, OH
This session will examine the mosaic of system leadership and how
cultural change and enhanced student learning can be achieved through
the creation of a strong and empowered leadership team, individually
customized professional development, and coaching for every member
of the organization.
John Searles, Superintendent, Midland County ESA, Midland, MI
FRIDAY 1:30 p.m.
Leadership to Transform Organizational Culture and Enhance Student Learning
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Leadership
At Great American Insurance Group,
we believe that teachers deserve
the best… in and out of the classroom.
Learn more at facebook.com/tdtbgafri
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FRIDAY 1:30 p.m.
Centers of Excellence: State/Regional Partnership to Advance Student Achievement
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Open
Minnesota schools are aggressively addressing proficiency issues and
achievement gaps with the support of a new partnership between the
Minnesota Department of Education and Minnesota Service Cooperatives. In January 2012, the Department transitioned its statewide system
of support to a more intensive model of technical support in collaboration
with three of Minnesota’s nine Service Cooperatives. Using implementation science throughout the first year of exploration, development and
implementation, the Centers are documenting baseline and progressive
school data and Center team efforts to inform their continuing work and
to report results to the Federal government. The documentation takes
place through a database designed to monitor the work. The Department
proposed that the Minnesota Legislature expand the Regional Centers of
Excellence with more regions and services in other areas of school technical support that the State Department is required to provide. Tackling
the challenges of shrinking funding and other imperatives to collaborate,
this new partnership is modeled in part after other states to cut through
bureaucracy and politics and capitalize on relationships and best practice.
Suzanne M. Riley, Executive Director, Southeast Service Cooperative,
Rochester, MN
Jessie Montano, Deputy Commissioner, MN Department of Education,
Roseville, MN
Anne Lundquist, Program Coordinator, MN Department of Education,
Roseville, MN
Ann Clark, SE/Metro Center of Excellence Director, SE Service Cooperative Regional Center of Excellence, Rochester, MN
Creating a Model of Shared Responsibility for Student Success in
Mathematics
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Open
A powerpoint presentation will reveal how six school districts and a
nonprofit organization are partnering to implement the Rural Math Excel
Partnership (RMEP), which is funded by a U.S. Department of Education
i3 innovation grant. RMEP is developing a model of shared responsibility
among families, teachers, and communities in rural areas that supports
student success in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry, and includes
integration of Kahn Academy videos as student homework assignments.
The goal is for students in rural high schools to acquire at least the
education leading to a postsecondary credential for higher skill, higher
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paying careers as technicians in occupations that require STEM courses.
The presenters will also engage the audience in a discussion of what it
means to apply for, win, and implement an i3 development grant.
Hobart Harmon, Project Co-Director, Virginia Advanced Study Strategies,
Timberville, VA
Paul Nichols, RMEP Director, Virginia Advanced Study Strategies, Williamsburg, VA
It Takes Two: A Partnership for RTI
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Open
FRIDAY 1:30 p.m.
The Mississippi Bend AEA in Iowa partnered with educational consultant
95 Percent Group to help districts implement a multi-tier service delivery model commonly referred to as RTI. Each organization provides
an important piece and districts are experiencing better implementations through the collaboration. Initially 95 Percent consultants trained
AEA educators in assessment data analysis practices and instructional
strategies using manipulatives. Through use of diagnostic assessments,
struggling readers are not only identified, but the reason for the gap
is pinpointed. AEA staff provides practical coaching that is producing
improvements in reading achievement in the districts served. Come hear
how this partnership led to practical solutions for RTI implementation.
Mary P. Beilke, Literacy Consultant, Mississippi Bend Area Education
Agency Quality Learning, Bettendorf, IA
Susan Hall, President - 95% Group Inc., 95 Percent Group Inc., Lincolnshire, IL
What You Need to Know About Personalizing Professional Development
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The Institute @ CESA #1, a division of Cooperative Educational Service
Agency #1, has been working with its districts for three years to establish
and scale personalized learning projects to serve their students. This
transformation of the educational system for students requires fundamental change in the way we provide professional development for
educators. Professional development must move away from “sit-and-get”
and be personalized to the specific skill sets and knowledge needed by
each professional educator. Professional learning must be “just in time”
and focus on the competencies necessary for success in these environments. In this session, we will discuss CESA #1’s personalized professional development program structure and how we are delivering personalized professional development to educators.
Jean Garrity, Associate Director, CESA #1, Pewaukee, WI
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FRIDAY 1:30 p.m.
Kids Speak! Harnessing Student Engagement Research to Drive
Change
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A dramatic increase in the rigor required for graduation in Michigan
prompted Kent ISD, an education service agency serving 20 districts
and more than 100,000 students in the greater Grand Rapids, MI,
metropolitan area, to develop a set of standards for secondary redesign
that focused on a more personalized education for every student and a
revamped instructional model that would be more relevant and engaging
for students. Their work was fueled by student engagement research
that found nearly two-thirds of the first graduating class subject to the
new Michigan Merit Curriculum did not understand the relevance or the
future application for much of what they were learning. That research
led to the creation of Innovation High, a laboratory school with students
from all 20 districts, and subsequent research showing the school design
and instructional model was twice as likely to produce highly engaged
students as the traditional comprehensive high school.
Ron Koehler, Assistant Superintendent-Organizational and Community
Initiatives, Kent Intermediate School District, Grand Rapids, MI
Kevin Konarska, Superintendent, Kent Intermediate School District,
Grand Rapids, MI
Collaboration through State to State and Global Videoconferences
to CONNECT k-20 Student Learners
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Western Pennsylvania schools have developed over 100 k20 distance
learning programs connecting thousands of students in 15 states and 15
countries around the world. The programs are hosted with content area
experts and are student produced in a variety of topic areas from book
authors, career exploration, global issues, to science and foreign language. We even have a strand of programs for life skills and students
with special needs that extends from Nebraska to Northern Ireland. This
is a joint presentation with representation from Pennsylvania, Nebraska,
and others that have begun the collaboration through state to state and
global videoconferences to CONNECT k-20 student learners.
Tim Devlin, Program Director, Allegheny Intermediate Unit 3, Homestead,
PA
Beth Kabes, Media/Distance Learning Coordinator, Educational Service
Unit 7, Columbus, NE
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Incentive to Innovate: Reinventing Professional Development
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Federal Program Self-Audit Tool: Ensuring Grant Compliance
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FRIDAY 1:30 p.m.
Educational service agencies across the nation are striving to maintain
a level of superior service and make a positive difference to education
while simultaneously dealing with an onslaught of challenges that include
less funding, more mandates, less time and a need for more focused
training. In this session, Vikki Clemons, Executive Director of Instructional Services at Hamilton County ESC will join Corwin President Mike
Soules to share partnership strategies that will help you reinvent your
professional development models and create new revenue generating
business opportunities. Join this interactive discussion to learn how a
new framework of innovation and collaboration can be used to help you
expand your customer base, define new markets for your products and
services, increase your membership benefits, and leverage your resources.
Vikki Clemens, Executive Director, Instructional Services, Hamilton
County ESC, Cincinnati, OH
Mike Soules, President, Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA
With Federal funding, comes increased accountability. How are your
clients (districts/charters) performing with Federal and State audits? We
discovered that an inordinate number of Texas LEAs were found out of
compliance when audited because of requirements of which they were
unaware. “You just don’t know what you don’t know,” and not knowing
can be expensive. The Education Service Center in San Antonio, Texas
has developed an innovative, low cost, web-based self-audit tool that
provides Texas schools everything they need to adequately document
fiscal and program compliance. One superintendent said, “It was an
investment of a few dollars that saved his district thousands.” We would
like to share our experience with other states and are seeking esas as
partners to localize, market, and profit share this tool in their home state.
Denise Dusek, Federal Funding Specialist, Education Service Center,
Region 20, San Antonio, TX
Ronny L Beard, Executive Director, Region XX ESC, San Antonio, TX
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FRIDAY 1:30 p.m.
Restarting a School District -- The promise and the Challenge
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Leadership
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Working with two failing urban school districts in southeastern Michigan,
Washtenaw ISD supported, encouraged, and led the efforts of district
reinvention through a complete closure of the districts and the restarting of a new unified district. This process included extensive community
dialogue and a process of collaborative visioning and design of the new
district. The ambitious district restart included: 1) redesigning all staff
contracts and moving to performance-based systems, 2) designing a
P-20 system where ALL students have the opportunity to earn college
credit, 3) shifting to a longer school day and school year, 4) eliminating
comprehensive high schools and shifting to interdependent small learning communities, 5) developing an integrated co-curricular model, and 6)
partnering with community organizations and universities. This presentation will outline the community design and visioning process and address
the challenges of moving from vision to implementation in restarting a
school district.
Naomi Norman, Director, Washtenaw ISD, Ann Arbor, MI
Scott A. Menzel, Superintendent, Washtenaw ISD, Ann Arbor, MI
iPad Integration: A Center-Based Approach
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The iPad Integration Project was started by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit two years ago in five second-grade classrooms. The following
year it was expanded to 24 classrooms across 19 districts. We focused
on high quality professional development, building a strong professional
learning network and effectively integrating the iPads into the curriculum.
We have helped other districts, inside and outside our area, to implement this same model successfully. Join us for an interactive session to
learn about how the teachers are using iPads to engage students in their
learning centers and small group activities. We will explore innovative
ways to use iPads as learning tools and share apps that enhance learning by allowing students to collaborate and create using higher order
thinking skills.
Karen Ditzler, Instructional Technology Specialist, Capital Area IU 15,
Summerdale, PA
What To Do When Strategic Planning Is Not Enough
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Leadership
Reboot 2.0: A Refreshed Brand Identity for an Evolving Educational
Service Agency
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Open
FRIDAY 2:45 p.m.
Are you tired of small incremental improvements? Learn how design
thinking can transform your organization and those you serve. See
how systems design thinking methodologies are being used in strategic
visioning, new systems development, process improvement, and new
product and service development in ESAs and in school districts.
Daniel J. Hanrahan, Chief Innovation Officer, CESA # 6, Oshkosh, WI
Susan Leddick, President, Profound Knowledge Resources, Inc., Bozeman, MT
Joan Wade, Agency Administrator, CESA # 6, Oshkosh, WI
Doreen Marvin, Director of Development, LEARN Regional ESC, Old
Lyme, CT
A light bulb. Clothes. The TV channel. Some things are easy to change,
and it’s obvious when they need changing. Brands, on the other hand, do
not fall into this category. When do you change your brand identity, and
how much do you change it? Although there is no scientific formula, there
are several indicators that can let you know it’s time. An easy place to
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start is age. How many years have you had the same logo design? It’s
a good idea to reassess your brand identity and its freshness at regular
intervals. Age isn’t the only criteria for reexamining your brand. Other triggers could be the introduction of a new product or service, a partnership
with another agency, or a change in leadership. These are all appropriate times to see if your brand is keeping pace with changes and current
trends. In this inter-active power point presentation, you’ll experience the
process the Puget Sound ESD went through, with the help of ESD 112,
to refresh its brand identify to reflect an evolving agency. The three-step
process began with a thorough communications audit, then moved into
a strategic branding exercise, and culminated with the creation of new
agency templates and materials.
Peter Daniels, Executive Director, Puget Sound ESD, Renton, WA
Lori Simpson, Public Information Director, Educational Service District
112, Vancouver, WA
FRIDAY 2:45 p.m.
Evolving Governance through Policy and Local Initiative: Ohio’s
Changing ESC Governance Landscape
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Governance
Representatives from the Ohio Educational Service Center Association
and the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio share information
regarding the evolving policy landscape in Ohio that is impacting ESC
governing boards. In addition, representatives from the ESC of Central
Ohio will provide an overview of activities they are pursuing to prepare
for any statutory changes and to create increased levels of board member engagement.
Tom Goodney, Superintendent, Educational Service Center of Franklin
County, Columbus, OH
Craig Burford, Executive Director, Ohio Educational Service Center Association, Columbus, OH
Joyce Galbraith, President, Educational Service Center of Franklin
County, Columbus, OH
An ESA Re-Starting a Low Achieving School Redux: Lessons from
the Trenches Year 2
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Leadership
In July, 2011, the Collaborative for Educational Services took on the
challenge of turning around one of the most persistently low-performing
schools in the state-the Dean Technical High School in Holyoke, MA.
Dean Tech’s profile is indicative of a school in considerable crises with
a four-year graduation rate of 24.6% and with over 92% of the students
in poverty. The school district, threatened with state takeover of the
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school, opted to use the “Restart Model” of school turnaround design,
which required them to choose an educational management organization (EMO) to manage and operate the school. The Collaborative was
selected as that EMO and began management of the school for the
2011-12 school year. Now in its second year of attempting toturnaround
the school, the collaborative has decided to withdraw as the EMO for its
year 3 of the turnaround model. There are many lessons to be learned
from our experiences as a turnaround partner which we feel should be
shared with other ESA’s thinking about becoming a turnaround partner
to underachieving school districts. This presentation will continue the
discussion of whether ESA’s should get into the turnaround “business”;
if so, under what circumstances and with what resources. We will share
our successes and the barriers we have encountered and provide both
within the community of Holyoke, the State of Massachusetts, and the
models presented to Race to the Top states by the Federal Government,
e.g., what worked; what didn’t work and why or why not.
Joan E. Schuman, Director, Collaborative for Educational Services,
Northampton, MA
Cecelia Buckley, Director Professional Development, Collaborative for
William Deihl, Deputy Director, Collaborative for Educational Services,
Northampton, MA
FRIDAY 2:45 p.m.
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Tech Ready and Beyond: Best Practice Goes Online Anytime
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Is your staff Tech Ready for coming assessments? Check out innovative
professional development for 21st Century educators and beyond! Find
out how 10,000 teachers in 21 Macomb county school districts have embraced the model for anytime/anywhere virtual and face-to-face training.
Educators have transformed their teaching through technology integration, peer coaching, and an emphasis on best practice instruction using
the Classroom Instruction That Works framework in anticipation of online
assessments. From using FREE resources found in 21things4teachers
technology, to supporting the model with walkthrough data collection in
a peer coaching environment, this began as a pilot and has expanded to
a statewide project utilized by 120 pilot sites and 500+ educators across
Michigan. Join us to find out more about this collaborative project between McREL and Michigan!
Jennifer Lynn Parker-Moore, Instr Tech/School Data Consultant, Macomb Intermediate School District Instructional Technology, Clinton
Township, MI
Howard Pitler, Senior Director, McREL, Denver, CO
Online Safety and Cyber-Citizenship: What Every Educator Should
Know
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FRIDAY 2:45 p.m.
This session explores the issues of online safety, digital citizenship and
cyber-bullying. I share examples of tools and resources for helping educators and parents teach kids to be good people online.
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ESAs Can Help Districts Increase Student Achievement through
Alternative Funding!
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ESC Region 12 in Waco, Texas, has created an instructional technology foundation whose sole purpose is to generate and distribute funding
to support technology programs that increase academic achievement
among students in Region 12. Seven grants were awarded in May and
June 2013, which funded projects for 2013-2014. All of these grant projects included the use of technology which directly impacts achievement
in the classroom, both for regular and special needs students! Come
hear how one ESC generated and used excess funds to “pay it forward”
to area districts!
Leslie Bennett, Director of Staff Development, Human R, Region XII
ESC, Waco, TX
Jerry G. Maze, Executive Director, Region XII ESC, Waco, TX
Bringing it All Together: Creating Effective Regional Professional
Development
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Explore a successful professional development model built on effective practices including comprehensive content, assessment tools, and
professional learning community protocols, resulting in documented
increased student and teacher performance. During the past five years,
over 1900 teachers have learned in-depth math and science content and
classroom teaching strategies through this model. Participants will learn
about a highly-successful collaboration among three service agencies,
three university partners and 48 school districts. Support was provided
through training for district leadership and PLC facilitators. Protocols
were developed for PLC operations and data collection. Workshop
schedules for math and science content will be shared along with the
evaluation process. Step inside a working PLC to see how effective PLC
protocols reinforce learning in math and science and how PLCs collect
and examine student data. View video illustrating both teacher and student growth in math and science content.
Jessica S. Wiley, Director of Educational Services, NE Metro Intermediate District #916, White Bear Lake, MN
Jane Holmberg, Ex Director of Teaching and Learning, Intermediate DIstrict #287 Teaching and Learning, Plymouth, MN
FRIDAY 2:45 p.m.
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FRIDAY 2:45 p.m.
The Challenges of Successfully Managing School Food Service
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Open
SLA Management will discuss the ongoing changes in school food by
touching base on the following: the Impact of the Healthy Hungry Kids
Act; the benefits of considering a managed meal program in partnership with Districts; Implementing progressive, exciting menus, which will
increase participation and achieving financial success, including operating profits.
Brian Albertson, CEO, SLA Management, Orlando, FL
The High Plains REC EDUCONOMY Model - A Blueprint for College /
Career Readiness
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Open
Join this session to learn how High Plains Regional Education Cooperative is actively redefining career and college readiness efforts linking
education to demands of local economy. High Plains REC in New Mexico
is redesigning college and career advising so students graduate academically and socially prepared for post secondary education. The transformational changes include a district-wide Personalized Career Readiness
approach that helps students understand and plan for workplace realities
through personalized, project-based learning; career exploration; and
soft skills enrichment needed for success.
Stephen Aguirre, Executive Director, High Plains REC #3, Raton, NM
Joseph Goins, Executive Vice-President, WIN Learning, Kingston, TN
FRIDAY 6:00 p.m.
6:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Riverwalk Excursion
Buses depart the J.W. Marriott from the main lobby.
Limited tickets may be available on-site at AESA Registration for $10
per person.
Transportation to the San Antonio Riverwalk will depart the J.W.
Marriott at 6 p.m. and depart back to the hotel at 9:00 p.m. and 9:30
p.m. We suggest that you make restaurant reservations before going
downtown. Please see the J.W. Marriott’s concierge for reservations.
At 7:00 p.m. you can experience the Holiday serenity of the Riverwalk as you stroll along the lush banks of the San Antonio River
guided by more than 6,000 Luminarias. Warmly glowing candles in
sand-filled bags line the walkways to symbolically mark the “lighting
of the way” for the Holy Family.
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SATURDAY AT A GLANCE
Saturday, December 7
Coffee Service
8 – 9 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
9 – 10 a.m.
Brunch and Closing General Session
10:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 9:00 - 10:00 A.M.
Iowa Service Agency Accreditation: eBook Style!
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Leadership
Iowa Area Education Agencies (AEAs) are accredited every five years
by the Iowa State Board of Education as reviewed and recommended by
the Iowa Department of Education. This session will provide an overvew
of the service agency accreditation process in Iowa and showcase how
Great Prairie AEA streamlined this process through the development
of an interactive self-study and dynamic document review system. The
system developed uses a combination of Google Sites, Drive, along with
several locally developed Google Apps to simplify the organization and
retrieval of documents used in the accreditation review process. The
power of Google search repla ces the need for a separate database,
minimizes staff time to locate, upload, and re-enter document information. The system also offers the visiting accreditation team members
an easy way to review documents in the actual context of the self-study.
Further, the visiting team can access the system from anywhere on the
inteernet through a login and web browser as well as from most mobile
devices!
Sally Lindgren, Coordinator Technology Services, Great Prairie Area
Education Agency, Burlington, IA
Jon Sheldahl, Chief Administrator, Great Prairie Area Education Agency,
Ottumwa, IA
Angelisa Fynaardt, Associate Administrator, Great Prairie Area Education
Agency, Ottumwa, IA
Dona Goettsche, Director of Instructional Services, Great Prairie Area
Education Agency, Ottumwa, IA
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SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.
Hooking Your Community Deep in the Gills with Social Media
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Governance
What is it that creators of video games, retail stores, online social networks, and marketing gurus use to keep their audiences consistently
coming back for more? And can we leverage some of the same techniques to get our communities more deeply involved in education? This
session helps us learn a few Social Media strategies that marketers use,
as we actively explore options for our organizations and schools.
Ginger Lewman, Consultant, ESSDACK, Hutchinson, KS
All About Results…Implementing a Results Only Work Environment
in Education
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Leadership
Like a wildfire on the prairie, a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE)
has spread into education. Intermediate 287, an esa in the suburbs of
Minneapolis, and Prairie Lakes AEA, an Iowa intermediate unit that is
geographically rich & population sparse, became the first in education to
pursue this new theory of work. We are united by one common goal: to
create a results revolution using concepts in the book, Why Work Sucks
and How to Fix it by Jody Thompson and Cali Ressler. Think of ROWE
as competency-based education for the workplace, where we: Monitor
the outcomes, not the hallways. Expand working hours without expanding hours worked. Discussions about goals & metrics for everyone on
the team. The only thing you’re measured on is your results. No one
is impressed with the amount of time you work. Real discussion about
performance issues, not just vague directives like, “You need to work
harder.” or “You’re 10 minutes late today.” We are excited to share what
we’ve learned and what’s next for our Results Only Work Environment…
Education Edition.
Connie Johnson, Communications Coordinator, Prairie Lakes AEA 8,
Pocahontas, IA
Jeff Herzberg, Chief Administrator, Prairie Lakes AEA, Pocahontas, IA
Kim Rost, Administrator of Professional Services, Prairie Lakes AEA 8,
Pocahontas, IA
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Session attendees will learn and explore how nine ESD Assistant Superintendents of Teaching and Learning in Washington State’s nine Educational Service Districts have designed and developed the structures
and supports for network success. During the session we will share our
journey from informal monthly meetings to the development of shared
statewide work, protocols, roles, champion reports, executive sponsorship, shared logos and web sites and system alignment.
Cindy Duncan, Executive Director of Educational Serv, North Central
ESD, Wenatchee, WA
Dana Anderson, Superintendent, ESD 113, Tumwater, WA
Kathy Shoop, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Northwest ESD 189, Anacortes, WA
Yuki Monteith, Director, Teaching and Learning, Educational Service
District 112, Vancouver, WA
SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.
How Nine Can Work as One: Designing and Developing Structures
and Supports for Network Success
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Leadership
What Works in the Classroom: Partnering to Create Skilled and
Engaged Readers
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Do you work with teachers who teach students who are at risk of reading
failure? In this session, we will outline specific details about an innovative
action research project that pairs intermediate service agency consultants with teachers to accelerate reading achievement for students who
have Individualized Education Plans. You will learn about research and
evidence-based practices that have been established in classrooms to
improve instructional effectiveness and student achievement. The strategies help teachers support students in gaining more from reading tasks,
improve their motivation and engagement in the learning process, and
assist struggling readers who may need individualized attention. Discover how teams of professionals have developed collaborative partnerships
for the sole purpose of accelerating the reading achievement of struggling students.
Kris Donnelly, Programs/Services Administrator, Grant Wood AEA 10,
Cedar Rapids, IA
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SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.
Using Data to Create a 21st Century Service Agency
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Leadership
Learn how one service agency uses data to predict demand among
schools, shape delivery of services and improve the quality of programs.
This session showcases how Capital Area Intermediate Unit is using data
collected quickly and easily from their member schools. The result? Easy
to implement roadmaps for technology and professional development
services that target budgetary resources and staffing. Hear specific examples of how CAIU uses data to identify needs among member schools
and to measure the impact of programs designed to address the gaps.
Also learn how their trend analysis keeps them one step ahead of the
market, predicts necessary staffing changes and improves the quality of
services. A must-see for any service agency that wants to compete more
nimbly in the 21st Century marketplace.
Brian Griffith, Director of Curriculum Services, Capital Area IU 15, Summerdale, PA
David Martin, Director of Technology Services, Capital Area Intermediate
Unit Technology Services, Enola, PA
Rob Mancabelli, CEO, Co-Founder, BrightBytes CEO, Co-Founder, San
Francisco, CA
Implementing a Shared Multiple District Transportation System:
First Steps
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Open
While state support for transportation funding has decreased, local transportation costs have increased. This presentation will highlight the findings from a transportation efficiency study of 12 school districts and one
Board of Developmental Disabilities in eastern Ohio. The districts are
contiguous, situated in rural and small city settings, and have a combined
population of 18,000 students. Through the use of geographic analysis,
student databases, and district level transportation information, several
models of shared bus routing, transportation hubs, and transportation
maintenance support were developed. A web based tool was developed
to allow individual districts to locate students’ bus assignments, to provide routing information and to optimize routes within and across districts. Four educational service centers and one information technology
center worked together to provide school districts valuable information
related to transportation improvements and practical ways to lower costs.
This presentation will offer guidance for undertaking a study of this kind
and will offer the audience ample opportunity for questions and answers.
David Branch, Assistant Superintendent, Muskingum Valley ESC,
Zanesville, OH
Michael Fuller, Director of Data Services, Muskingum Valley ESC,
Zanesville, OH
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The East Bay Educational Collaborative in Warren, RI & School Violence
Solutions provides School Safety Workshops for school personnel, support staff, administrators, police officers and teachers. Through Power
Point and Prezi Presentations, participants will learn how to recognize,
prevent, and react to school shooters and how to bridge the gap to
ensure a high degree of flawless cooperation between law enforcement
and educational assets should a school shooting event occur. In addition, participants will learn how to conduct a (safety) needs assessment and what to include in a school safety plan. Dr. Donna Ottaviano
and Retired Sargeant Allan Garcia served on the Governor’s Steering
Committee for School Safety and have presented nationally, as well as,
in New England. Both have been instrumental in training hundreds of
school personnel and police officers in preventing school shootings. This
comprehensive training will allow for question and answer opportunities
and will provide sample plans.
Donna Ottaviano, Executive Director, East Bay Educational Collaborative, Warren, RI
Allan Garcia, Founder/President, East Bay Educational Collaborative
School Safety, Warren, RI
SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.
Response to the School Shooter - Studying Yesterday, Preparing
for Today & Living Tomorrow
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Open
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SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.
Classroom to Career
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Open
A strong focus on careers, educational pathway options and a network of
support is the basis for what has helped thousands of students to complete their education and thrive in the workplace. For over 50 years the
Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) division of the Kalamazoo Regional
Educational Service Agency has been assisting area youth with education and employment needs. Utilizing a unique blending of educational
resources with workforce development tools provides youth with the
opportunity to achieve educational goals and become a part of the local
economy. This workshop will provide insight into the blended programming that helps students prepare for the workforce and beyond.
Karen Carlisle, Director, Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Kalamazoo
RESA, Kalamazoo, MI
Solving Your Challenges, Simplifying Your Life.. A Culture of Customer Care
GRAND OAKS Q
Open
We’re here to make your life easier. That’s our “brand”. For decades,
Hamilton County ESC has dedicated itself to providing our customers
with quality service. Realizing that quality isn’t everything, we recently
revamped our overall approach to customer service. Bring us your
challenges; we’ll help you solve them … whether they are in the areas of
education, business or anything else you need. Focused on Customer
Driven Innovation, we jointly design solutions customized to produce
results that matter. Structured for integrated Service Delivery, we provide seamless integrated solutions to make your life easier. Designed
to produce Measurable Outcomes, our solutions improve performance,
increase effectiveness, enhance efficiencies, reduce cost and ramp up
productivity. Hear the story of our journey and how we are bringing our
brand to life thought strategically focused brand messaging, and a culture of customer care.
Dave Distel, Superintendent, Hamilton County ESC, Cincinnati, OH
Balanced and Blended Experiences for Learners
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In this thought-provoking presentation, former Chief of Schools for Chicago Public Schools and co-author of Teacher as Architect: Instructional
Design and Delivery for the Modern Teacher. Dr. Shawn K. Smith shares
insights from his new work about instructional leadership in the Conceptual Age. Co-presenter, Debbie Fish, Professional Learning Liaison for
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SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.
Central Indiana Educational Service Center, discusses how she leveraged professional learning tools to support teachers in Indiana. As the
use of digital tools for learning expands for both students and adults, we
must be aware of the need for strategically thinking about how to best
blend and balance learning opportunities. Participants in this session will:
-make connections between the use of technology in other industries
(Google, Amazon, Groupon) to those occurring currently in education;
-apply lessons learned to designing effective professional learning environments for educators; -explore links to 21st Century thinking skills and
integration of Common Core State Standards; -synthesize new content to
context of their own ESC.
Debbie L. Fish, Professional Development Director, Central Indiana ESC,
Indianapolis, IN
Shawn Smith, President, Modern Teacher, Modern Teacher, Chicago, IL
10:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
BRUNCH AND CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
Executives in Residence Awards: Joe Crozier, Grant Wood AEA, IA
Keynote Speaker: Chester Elton
Called the “apostle of appreciation” by the Globe and Mail, Canada’s
largest newspaper and “creative and refreshing” by the New York
Times, Chester Elton is a co-author of several wildly successful
leadership books including The Carrot Principle. As a motivation
expert, he has a weekly segment of CBS Radio as “The Corporate
Coach” on how to build a better workplace. A founding partner at The
Culture Works, he is national known as a recognition consultant.
2014 Call to Conference: Dee Cockrille, Bud MacDonnell and Joe
Silva, Co-Chairs
Grand Oaks J
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EXHIBITOR AND SHOWCASE (Alphabetical)
BOOTH
95 Percent Group Inc. 514
475 Half Day Road, Suite 350, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
847-499-8229 www.95percentgroup.com
Founded by Susan L. Hall, EdD, 95 Percent Group Inc. offers single-day professional development workshops, multiyear implementations, and comprehensive
intervention products to help struggling readers succeed.
ACT
101/103
500 ACT Drive, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168
319-330-4081 www.act.org
ACT is mission-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people
achieve education and workplace success. Headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa,
ACT is trusted as the nation’s leader in college and career readiness, providing high-quality achievement assessments grounded in more than 50 years of
research and experience. ACT offers a uniquely integrated set of solutions that
help people succeed from kindergarten through career, providing insights that
unlock potential.
Aesop by Frontline Technologies 302
397 Eagleview Blvd., Exton, PA 19341
610-727-0316 www.frontlinek12.com
Frontline Technologies, a K-12 software provider, is best known for Aesop, the
leading automated substitute placement and absence management system.
Frontline also created VeriTime, a web-based time and attendance management
system integrated with Aesop.
Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) 301
170 Hunters Ridge, Cadillac, MI 49601
541-966-3119 www.aepacoop.org
The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) is a multi-state nonprofit organization comprised of ESAs and political subdivisions who work collaboratively on cooperative purchasing contacts that are “Nationally Bid, Locally
Awarded” to benefit all schools and agencies, regardless of size.
BrightBytes
206
490 2nd Street, Suite 302, San Francisco, CA 94107
415-971-3486
www.BrightBytes.net
BrightBytes improves the way millions of students learn through data. Its flagship
product, Clarity for Schools, distills research and analysis about modern learning,
links it to student outcomes, and enables educational leaders to drive the impact
of technology on student achievement. Thousands of service agency personnel
are making data-based recommendations, keeping schools better informed and
supporting technology decisions with concrete metrics, thanks to Clarity.
CDW-G
505
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-371-6059 www.cdwg.com/k-12-education.aspx
CDW-G is a leading provider of technology solutions to K-12 schools. Our
solution architects offer expertise in designing customized solutions, while our
advanced technology engineers assist customers with the implementation and
long-term management of those solutions. For more information call 800-8084239.
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CESA 6
312
2300 State Road 44, Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-233-2372 www.cesa6.org
CESA 6 provides website solutions, CMS4Schools, IEP Software, registration
software and grant writing services for schools and ESA’s. Please ask about
partnership opportunities.
CESA 7
511
595 Baeten Road, Green Bay, WI 54304
920-492-5960 www.cesa7.org
CESA 7 has developed national products for ESA’s in Common Core State Standards and other areas. See how your ESA can partner with CESA 7 to create
a great revenue stream for your Agency while providing quality services to your
District.
Capital Area Online Learning Association
214
55 Miller Street, Enola, PA 17025
717-732-8400 Ext. 8103 www.caola.caiu.org
CAOLA offers a top quality, cost-effective, multi-vendor solution to enable fulltime, single course, summer school and dual enrollment options to its district and
ESA partners. Stop by our booth so we can help you offer new opportunities to
your students.
CREC (Capitol Region Education Council) 502
111 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
860-524-4084 www.crec.org
CREC’s experts help clients find customized, cost effective, and targeted solutions to some of their biggest challenges. As a leader in education innovation,
CREC develops programs to help school districts, businesses, and non-profits
improve their performance.
CompuClaim/Greenbush
201
221 Thipp Street, Newport, RI 02840
401-849-4702 ext. 120 www.compuclaim.com or www.greenbush.org
Greenbush, KS has developed an efficient and exportable combination of Medicaid consulting and technology services that can assist any educational service
agency to start and manage their own Medicaid program. Through a partnership
with CompuClaim, an AESA Business Sponsor, we want to help other Service
Agencies that might wish to implement similar models.
Corwin
113/115
2455 Teller Road. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
805-358-5261 www.corwin.com
Corwin is the premier provider of professional development solutions that equip
PK-12 educators with innovative tools to improve teaching and learning. Our
products and services offer practical, research-based strategies for leadership,
staff development, equity, Common Core, technology, and more.
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BOOTH
Crisis Management Institute 403
PO Box 331, Salem, OR 97308
503-508-6787 www.cmionline.org
Crisis Management Institute provides on-site and online training in crisis prevention, preparedness, mitigation and response. Our expertise is in making regional
ESAs indispensable to their districts by providing materials and resources at
significant cost savings to districts by bundling resources.
Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc. 613
817 Pacific Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98337
360-616-8915 Ext. 301 www.digitaliseducation.com
Digitarium® digital planetarium systems and Digitalis inflatable domes: portable,
capable, cost effective astronomy education tools. They provide the easiest
operation, lowest training costs, and best overall value on the market. Live,
scripted, and prerecorded shows are all simple to present.
Dimensional Learning Solutions
514
267 Crest Drive, Cheweleh, WA 99109
541-362-1825 www.dimensionallearningsolutions.com
Dimensional Learning Solutions: Committed to the most cutting edge adaptive
learning solutions available for education. Our breakthrough, adaptive learning
technology and courses will significantly improve delivery systems and outcomes
for students, teachers, administrators, and personnel in the 21st century.
District Administration Magazine
405
488 Main Avenue, 3rd Floor, Norway, CT 06851
203-663-0119 www.districtadministration.com
District Administration is the leading provider of practical insights and strategies for K12 administrators at school districts throughout the United States. The
District Administration Leadership Institute produces special events and creates
communities for the nation’s top K12 leadership.
DS Secure
315
27764 Volo Village Road, Suite AW, Volo, IL 60078
312-377-6654 ext. 4012 www.dssecure.com
DS Secure delivers all of the functionality needed to run a district’s back office
network needs – from firewall to content filtering to fully integrated “VoIP” and
more. Combining these features into one easy interface device reduces costs
and saves time.
E&I Cooperative Services
304
2 Jericho Plaza Suite 309, Jericho, NY 11753
507-829-6917 www.eandi.org
E&I is a member-owned, not-for profit purchasing cooperative focused exclusively on education. With over 2,700 members nationwide, E&I saves time and
money for it’s members by developing competitively awarded contracts for goods
and services institutions use every day.
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BOOTH
412
2500 NE 65th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98661
360-750-7500 ext. 128 www.esd112.org
ESD 112 provides the most effective, cost-efficient programs and services to districts in our region. For over 40 years we’ve worked to improve student learning,
bring equity and opportunity to our children, train educators and save districts
money through operational efficiencies.
Edupoint Educational Systems
313
1955 S. Val Vista Drive, Ste. 200, Mesa, AZ 85204
480-633-7500 www.edupoint.com
Edupoint’s Synergy® Education Platform is a powerful student data management
platform for K-12 education, which includes the Synergy® Student Information
System (SIS), a true web-based SIS, and Synergy® Special Education, a comprehensive special education / IEP management solution.
Ensemble Video
612
PO Box 6505, Syracuse, NY 13217
315-753-0094 www.ensemblevideo.com
Ensemble Video is a valuable video platform for educational consortiums that
want to deploy a multi-school district video management and publishing system.
Hundreds of schools districts use Ensemble Video every day to manage, secure
and publish their video assets.
escWorks
415
71345 West Tidwell Road, Houston, TX 77092
713-744-6834 www.escWorks.com
escWorks is a data management software that efficiently schedules and tracks
professional development online, then provides reports to quickly and clearly
communicate services provided.
ESSDACK
211
1500 E. 11th, Suite 200, Hutchinson, KS 67501
620-663-9566 www.essdack.org
ESSDACK provides high quality educational consulting to meet the needs of
schools regionally, nationally, and internationally. ESSDACK also provides a
myriad of services such as group health insurance, 403b consortium, keynote
presenters, and technology support.
Flipped Learning Network – FLN
601
1806 N. Barton Street, Arlington, VA 22201
703-399-6608 www.flippedlearning.org
The goals of the Flipped Learning Network™ are to provide professional learning
opportunities on Flipped Learning; to conduct, collaborate and disseminate relevant research on Flipped Learning; and to act as the clearinghouse for distributing best and promising practices for current and future “flipped” educators.
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GenNET Online Learning
204
Technology and Media Services, 2413 W. Maple Road, Flint, MI 48507
810-591-4436 www.gennet.us
GenNET Online Learning provides access to over 1,000 courses from a list
of providers that have been vetted to ensure quality and rigor of content. All
courses are discounted, so schools save money when they enroll students via
GenNET.
Great American Insurance Group
400/402
301 E. 4th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-412-1938 www.gaig.com
Great American Insurance Group is an American-owned company and a dedicated provider of retirement annuity services with more than 30 years of experience
serving schools.
Hamilton County ESC 210
11083 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45231
513-674-4226 www.hcesc.org
Bring us a challenge… education, business or anything else you need. We’ll
help you solve it! For nearly a century, we have been helping schools and other
organizations succeed. How can we make your life a little easier?
Innovative Student Loan Solutions
512
11310 Montgomery Road, Suite 216, Cincinnati, OH 45249
513-645-1199 www.isloansolutions.com
ISLS, partners with Hamilton County ESC, to dramatically reduce public employees’ student loan debt, lower their cost of pursuing advanced degrees and
improve recruitment and retention. Learn how to partner with us to bring this
service to your community.
Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
504
149 Avenue at the Common, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
732-982-8155
www.ipeceducation.com
iPEC offers unique, cost-effective partnership opportunities to education service
agencies through its acclaimed Coach Centric Leadership™ for Education Professionals program. With offerings that provide sustainable revenue and measurable results, this research-based program delivers significant results to service
agencies and school districts.
Lightspeed Systems
200
1800 19th Street, Bakerfield, CA 93301
661-301-8348 www.lightspeedsystems.com
Lightspeed Systems is committed to helping students do amazing things by enabling safe, mobile, collaborative learning environments. Completely focused on
K12 education, Lightspeed Systems has created the only school-specific solution
with three integrated elements to address IT, educator, administrator and parental
concerns. Our Mobile Learning Essentials brings together safety, mobility and
collaborative learning to create mobile learning programs that are innovative and
successful resources in the classroom.
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Mackin Educational Resources
605
3505 County Road 42W, Burnsville, MN 55306
952-895-9540 www.mackin.com
Mackin is a complete one-source service providing virtually any book, eBook, audio, DVD, or educational software in print for libraries and classrooms. All orders
receive FREE processing, cataloging and shipping.
Marsden Services
105/107
380 St. Peter, Suite 603, St. Paul, MN 55102
www.marsdenservices.com
Marsden Services provides high quality and cost effective facility management
services to educational facilities nationwide. Count on Marsden as your partner
for custodial, security and mechanical maintenance solutions that reduce the
non-instructional costs so additional dollars are available for the classroom!
MasteryConnect
607
9350 South 150 East, Ste. 575, Sandy, UT 84070
925-788-6116 www.masteryconnect.com
With teachers from over 30,000 schools in over 10,000 school districts across the
country, MasteryConnect empowers teachers to track mastery of state and Common Core standards, share assessments and resources, and collaborate around
formative data.
MAXIMUS K-12 Education
111
15030 N. Hayden Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480-483-7594 www.maximus.com/tienet
MAXIMUS offers end-to-end solutions for education with TIENET, the Web-based
educational software system where modules can be used separately or as a
comprehensive system. Modules include: Special Education Case Management,
Response to Intervention (RtI), Assessment, 504, and Service Capture.
McREL
310
4601 DTC Boulevard, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80237
303-632-5532 www.mcrel.org
McREL helps ESAs expand internal capacity to provide high-quality professional
development, build new revenue streams, access free research, and become
certified to deliver Classroom Instruction that Works, Power Walkthrough, Balances Leadership, and workshops on the Common Core. Call today!
Mentoring Minds
606
PO Box 8843, Tyler, TX 75711
903-509-4024 www.mentoringminds.com
Armed with many years of educational experience, Mentoring Minds is an
educational publisher focused on creating a successful learning environment for
children. Service in the K-12 education market, Mentoring Minds is constantly
striving to provide valuable instructional tools that empower educators.
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Midian Electronics
212
2302 E. 22nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85713
520-884-7981 www.midians.com
Midian Electronics manufactures Voice Scrambling, Radio Telephone interconnect and Land Mobile Radio interoperability products. Midian’s newest product
allows you to easily access your existing school mass evacuation/PA intercom
system to post warnings from a walkie talkie, cell phone or standard telephone or
activate pre-canned voice messages.
MNJ Technologies Direct Inc.
314
1025 Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
847-634-5427 www.mnjtech.com/aepa
MNJ is a full service technology reseller providing access to cutting edge technology that is cost effective and project specific. We offer an extensive range of
products including, desktop computers, notebooks, printers, servers, storage
devices, and software from a range of manufacturers.
National Association of Media and Technology Centers (NAMTC)
207
PO Box 9844, Cedar Rapids, IA 52409
319-654-0608 www.namtc.org
Regional media and technology directors find that NAMTC provides leadership opportunities for their educational communities. Visit www.NAMTC.org to
learn how membership services can work for your service agency or company.
NAMTC provides the annual Technology Leadership Summit, held prior to AESA.
National Network of Digital Schools
501
294 Massachusetts Ave., Rochester, PA 15074
866-990-6637 www.nndsonline.org
NNDS is the exclusive developer and provider of Lincoln Interactive, a fully-accredited early kindergarten through grade 12 curriculum that combines traditional
and technology-enabled teaching methods. Lincoln Interactive includes Little
Lincoln, an exclusive offering of NNDS for elementary-age students.
Office Depot
303
13113 80th Avenue NE, Kirkland, WA 98034
206-304-8327 www.business.officedepot.comcpd
Come discuss Office Depot’s dedicated national program for assisting Educational Service Agencies. Specifically we work with you on:
- Generating revenue streams
- Print shop labor supplementation
- Access to Xerox’s newest technologies
- Free distribution of printed materials to the school districts you support
Pearson SAS
600
1919 M Street, #600, Washington, DC 20036
617-646-9017 www.pearson.com
Pearson School Achievement Services (SAS) delivers proven solutions that
enable educators to support and sustain the transformation and quality of instruction required for our students to achieve college and career readiness in a
competitive global economy.
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PresenceLearning
610
580 Market Street, 6th floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
828-215-3489 www.presencelearning.com
PresenceLearning is the leading provider of live online speech therapy for K-12
students and now offers online occupational therapy. We offer web-based access to a nationwide network of therapists (Opts) via live videoconferencing.
Rourke Educational Media 213/215
PO Box 643328, Vero Beach, FL 32964
772-234-6001 www.rourkeeducationalmedia.com
Rourke Educational Media helps to improve student learning through digital
publishing, traditional print publishing, and response-to-intervention learning solutions that support state and national standards.
San Joaquin County Office of Education, CEDR Systems
202
PO Box 213030, Stockton, CA 95213
209-468-5924 www.edjoin.org
EDJOIN is the largest job posting/applicant tracking system that is education specific. Owned and operated within the public school system, EDJOIN provides a
robust and economically sound choice to school districts throughout the country.
SARFARI Montage
602
7 E. Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096
484-429-5534 www.safarimontage.com
SAFARI Montage provides school districts with an integrated Learning Object
Repository, Video Streaming Library, Media Delivery System and Digital Learning
Platform all wrapped into one.
School Software Group
413
61 N. Meadow Row Court, Appleton, WI 54913
800-596-0735 Ext. 801
School Software Group provides award wining curriculum and assessment
management products. BuildYourOwnCurriculum has been recognized as a top
product by eSchoolNews and District Administration magazines two years in a
row. SSG provides practical solutions meeting the needs of today’s schools.
School Webmasters
205
2846 E. Nora Street, Mesa, AZ 85213
888-750-4556 www.schoolwebmasters.com
School Webmasters professional services include: school website, teacher
websites, online payment systems, and more. When looking for a partner who
provides more than just technology, but the staff and expertise to make it work,
we are your affordable solution.
Schoolwires, Inc. 604
330 Innovation Blvd., Suite 301, State College, PA 16803
814-689-1046 www.schoolwires.com
Schoolwires is dedicated to K-12 education, and to the people who are part of
every local school community - students, families, teachers, administrators, and
supporters of education. From the beginning, we’ve believed that a successful
school district is a product of total community involvement.
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SLA Management
306
3217 Corrine Drive, Orlando, FL 32803
407-740-7677 www.slamgmt.com
The most progressive and successful approach to school lunch management
in the marketplace. No management fees, retain your existing staff, generate
revenue from your district meal program, eliminate administrative responsibilities
and budgetary constraints.
Silverback Learning Solutions
300
412 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Suite 305, Boise, Idaho 83706
208-258-2580 www.silverbacklearning.com
At Silverback Learning Solutions, we deliver personalized learning environments
that maximize the focus on achievement for individual students while improving
collaboration and shared accountability for teachers, administrators, students
and parents. Our flagship product, Mileposts™ collects and connects data from
all type of student information, assessment, and curriculum systems at the state,
district, school and classroom level, enabling educators to collaboratively plan
and deliver individualized instruction and easy-to-build individualized learning
plans with built-in agreements.
SKYWARD, Inc. 507
8701 North MO-PAC Expressway, Austin, TX 78759
800-236-7274 www.skyward.com
SKYWARD is an industry-leading K-12 school administrative software provider
and a preferred vendor for the Texas state-sponsored Student Information System by the TEA (Texas Education Agency).
Southwest Plains Regional
203
PO Box 1010, Sublette, Kansas 67877
620-675-5669 www.swplains.org
Help teachers transition to the common core! Written BY teacher FOR teachers, this product will also provide your ESC with a nice revenue stream. We are
seeking partners in every common core state. Stop by or call us for details.
Tangent
500
191 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, CA 94010
310-795-5967 www.tangent.com
Tangent is a leading provider of innovative technology solutions designed for
education, government, and healthcare. Solutions include desktop virtualization,
email archival, and content filtering. The latest innovation, the Vertex VDI solution
featuring ICE (Integrated Computing Engine), gives you the ability to gain access
to personalized desktops and applications from anywhere with any device. VDI
allows you to deliver business critical applications, centrally managed through a
single administration console, so you can opt to eliminate the need to provide full
desktops.
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TechSmith Corporation
603
2405 Woodlake Drive, Okemos, MI 48864
517-381-2300 Ext. 561 www.techsmith.com/education
Learn how you can empower your district with solutions for flipped learning, 21st
century skills, and efficient professional development. Watch how our easy-tolearn screen-capture software enables affordable scalable digital learning. Get
hands-on demos of Camtasia, Snagit, and additional educator-approved solutions.
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TIPS - The Interlocal Purchasing System 609
4845 US HWY 271 N, Pittsburg, TX 75688
866-839-8477 www.tips-usa.com
The Interlocal Purchasing Systems (TIPS) - in the management of high quality
cooperative procurement solutions to reduce costs and mitigate risks! Call the
TIPS office today where “Purchasing is Made Personal.”
Tremco, Inc. 404
3735 Green Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122
216-766-5567 www.tremcoroofing.com
With over 80 years of experience solving the toughest roofing and building school
maintenance challenges, Tremco/WTI understands that Education Services
Agencies are interested in long term, high performance for their roofing and building assets, ensuring roofing and weatherproofing piece of mind.
Vintage Tech Recyclers
414
1105 Windham Parkway
Romeoville, IL 60446
630-305-0922 Ext. 129 www.vintagetechrecyclers.com
Vintage Tech Recyclers is one of the leading electronic recycling and asset management companies in the industry. As an e-Stewards, R2, ISO 14001, and ISO
9001 certified electronic recycler, Vintage Tech offers customized solutions and
guarantees the highest level of service and compliance.
Williams Scotsman
305
901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21231
410-931-6139 www.willscot.com
Williams Scotsman offers modular classrooms, permanent modular construction
and storage containers for the education market. The company serves its customers through a network of nearly 100 branches throughout North America.
WIN Learning
401
1000 Waterford Place, Kingston, TN 37763
940-312-3867 www.winlearning.com
Since 1996, WIN has become the leading provider of career readiness solutions
to help districts prepare pathways for students’ futures, whether they are college,
trade school, military or workplace bound. To date, more than 10 million students
worldwide have participated in the specialized career-driven courseware and
education intervention initiatives as well as career-readiness certification programs.
Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS)
503
510 Charmany Drive, Suite 269, Madison, WI 53719
608-441-2774 www.ceps.org
Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS) is a non-profit
that disseminates innovative products and services created at the UW-Madison.
Examples: WIDA ELL materials from the UW-School of Education, and eSchoolCare for school nurses, from the UW-School of Nursing.
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BOOTH
COMPANY NAME
101/103ACT
80
105/107
Marsden Services
111
MAXIMUS K-12 Education
113/115
Corwin
200
Lightspeed Systems
201
CompuClaim/Greenbush
202
San Joaquin County Office of Education, CEDR Systems
203
Soutwest Plains Regional Service Center
204
GenNET Online Learning
205
School Webmasters
206
BrightBytes
207
National Association of Media and Technology Centers (NAMTC)
210
Hamilton County ESC
211
ESSDACK
212
Midian Electronics
213/215
Rourke Educational Media
214
Capital Area Online Learning Association
300
Silverback Learning Solutions
301
Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA)
302
Aesop by Frontline Technologies
303
Office Depot
304
E&I Cooperative Services
305
Williams Scotsman
306
SLA Management
310
McREL
312
CESA 6
313
Edupoint Educational Systems
314
MNJ Technologies Direct Inc.
315
DS Secure
400/402
Great American Insurance Group
401
WIN Learning
EXHIBITOR AND SHOWCASE (by booth)
BOOTH
COMPANY NAME
403
Crisis Management Institute
404
Tremco, Inc.
405
District Administration Magazine
412
413
School Software Group
414
Vintage Tech Recyclers
415
escWorks
500
Tangent
501
National Network of Digital Schools
502
CREC (Capitol Region Education Council)
503
Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS)
504
Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)
505
CDW-G
507
SKYWARD, Inc.
511
CESA 7
512
Innovative Student Loan Solutions
514
600
Pearson SAS
601
Flipped Learning Network
602
SARFARI Montage
603
TechSmith Corporation
604
Schoolwires, Inc.
605
Mackin Educational Resources
606
Mentoring Minds
607
MasteryConnect
609
TIPS - The Interlocal Purchasing System
610
PresenceLearning
612
Ensemble Video
613
Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc.
614
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FLOOR PLAN - EXHIBIT HALL
214
314
315
414
415
514
313
412
413
512
113
212
213
312
111
210
211
310
20’
614
511
612
20’
613
610
609
107
206
207
306
105
204
205
304
305
404
405
202
203
302
303
402
200
201
300
301
400
101
82
507
606
607
504
505
604
605
403
502
503
602
603
401
500
501
600
601
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SAVE THE DATE
AESA 29th
Annual Conference
December 3-6, 2014
Hilton San Diego Bayfront
San Diego, CA
The Mission of AESA is to support and strengthen regional educational
service agencies by:
• Serving as a national voice for educational service agencies;
• Providing professional growth opportunities, technical assistance,
advocacy and research;
• Helping member agencies promote, distribute, and leverage their
knowledge, products, and services; and
• Assisting in the establishment of educational service agencies.
Association of Educational Service Agencies
507-401-3306 • www.aesa.us

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