Navigating the Opportunities of Collaboration PROGRAM BOOK

AESA 29TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

December 3 - 6, 2014 Hilton San Diego Bayfront San Diego, CA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AESA Executive Council ...... 6-7 Council Regions/AESA Staff ...... 8 AESA Educational Foundation Board ...... 9 2014 AESA Award Winners ...... 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 ...... 22-39

Friday at a Glance ...... 42 Friday Concurrent Sessions ...... 43-61

Saturday at a Glance ...... 62 Saturday Concurrent Sessions ...... 63-67

Exhibitor and Showcase (by alpha) ...... 68-79 Exhibitor and Showcase (by booth) ...... 80-81

Hilton San Diego Bayfront Floor Plan ...... 82-83

Exhibit Hall Floor Plan ...... 84

Notes ...... 85-88

30th Annual Conference Save the Date Navigating Opportunities of Change On behalf of the AESA Executive Coun- cil, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to our 29th Annual AESA Conference, here at the beautiful Hilton Bayfront in sunny California. The theme for this year’s conference is “Navigating the Opportunities of Change.” As we all know, today we live and work in a rapidly changing landscape…true for ESAs, and certainly true for the local Rich McBride, President school districts we serve. That’s the great thing about ESAs, we thrive on change and where other organizations may see only challenges on this shifting landscape, ESAs see abundant opportunities. Whether developing new innovative services, creating new cooperatives or business partnerships, or just a creative and more effective twist on the tried and true, ESAs are at the forefront of creating new and meaningful opportunities. One thing is for certain, if there is real, meaningful change or transformation underway, you can almost be certain there is an ESA leading the way!

Our AESA Annual conference has a long tradition of providing high quality presentations and break-out sessions which provide important opportunities to explore, collaborate, share resources, ideas and innovation. This year’s conference is no exception with key strands specifically designed to meet the changing needs of CEOs, Board members and ESA staff. We know that you will enjoy hearing from exceptional keynote speakers as well as several key opportunities to intentionally collaborate with your ESA Colleagues. Combine this with an exceptional group of business sponsors and partners in our exhibit hall and you have found the perfect combination for Navigating the Opportuni- ties for Change!

So glad you are here…let’s learn and collaborate together!

Warmest regards,

Rich McBride AESA Executive Council President Superintendent, North Central ESD #171 Wenatchee, WA

4 GENERAL INFORMATION

All activities are located in the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.

AESA Registration AESA Registration is located on the Ballroom Level 2 and the hours are as follows:

Wednesday, December 3 Noon – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 4 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday, December 5 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

AESA Exhibits The exhibit hall - will be open:

Wednesday, December 3 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 4 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: AESA2014

5 AESA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Rich McBride, President [email protected] Executive Director North Central ESD #171 430 Olds Station Road Wenatchee, WA 98801 P: 509-665-2629; F: 509-662-9027 Dee Cockrille, President Elect [email protected] Executive Director RESA II 2001 McCoy Road Huntington, WV 25701-4937 P: 304-529-6205 F: 304-529-6209 R. Stephen Aguirre, Past President [email protected] Executive Director High Plains REC 101 N Second Street Raton NM 87740 P: 575-445-7090; F: 575-445-7663 David Branch [email protected] Superintendent Muskingum Valley ESC 205 North Seventh Street Zanesville, OH 43701-3709 P: 740-452-4518; F: 740-455-6702 Allen D. Buyck [email protected] District Superintendent Broome-Tioga BOCES 435 Glenwood Road Binghamton, NY 13905 P: 607-766-3802 F: 607-763-3691 Mike Cook [email protected] Executive Director ESSDACK 1500 East 11th #200 Hutchinson, KS 67501 P: 620-663-9566 F: 620-663-5734 Cathy Cummins [email protected] Executive Director Assabet Valley Collaborative 57 Orchard St. Marlborough, MA 01752-1288 P: 508-481-3611 F: 508-481-0379

6 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 Jack McAlpin [email protected] Executive Director S-RESA P.O. Box 18859 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 P: 601-266-6777; F:601-266-6766 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 Jeff West [email protected] Administrator Educational Service Unit 13 4215 Avenue I Scottsbluff, NE 69361 P: 308-635-3696; F: 308-635-0680 Lee Warne [email protected] Executive Director AESA 701 South Bend Ave. Marshall, MN 56258 P: 507-401-3306; F: 866-543-5564

7 COUNCIL REGIONS/AESA STAFF

AESA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REGIONS

Western Region Central Region AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, IL, MI, MN, ND, ID, KS, MT, NM, OR, NE, SD, WI UT, WA, WY Kevin Konarska Stephen Aguirre Joan Wade Mike Cook Jeff West Rich McBride Joe Silva

Eastern Region Southern Region CT, IN, MA, MD, NH, AL, AR, FL, GA, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, KY, LA, MO, MS, VT NC, SC, TX, VA, David Branch WV Allen Buyck Dee Cockrille Cathy Cummins 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]

8 AESA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD

AESA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD

Dave Distel, Chair Mike Cook Jerry Shiveley, Hamilton County ESC ESSDACK Vice-Chair Cincinnati, OH Hutchinson, KS Collegeville, PA

R. Stephen Aguirre Joe Crozier, Treasurer Brian Talbott High Plains REC Grant Wood AEA Chewelah, WA Raton, NM Cedar Rapids, IA Joan Wade Twyla Barnes Ronald Fielder CESA 6 Vancouver, WA Swisher, IA Oshkosh, WI

John Bass Susan Leddick Lee Warne Reg. 16 ESC President, PKR, Inc. AESA Executive Amarillo, TX Bozeman, MT Director Ex-Officio Cliff Carmody Joseph Marinelli SW/WC Service Coop- Wayne/Finger Lakes erative BOCES Marshall, MN Macedon, NY

Dee Cockrille Rich McBride RESA II North Central ESD Huntinton, WV Wenatchee, WA

EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES DEFINED

AEA Area Education Agency BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services CESA Cooperative Education Service Agency COE County Office of Education EC Educational Cooperative/Collaborative ERC Educational Resource Center ESA Education Service Agency/Alliance ESC Education Service Center/Cooperative/Commission/Consortium ESD Education Service District ESU Educational Service Unit ISC Intermediate Service Center ISD Intermediate School District IU Intermediate Unit REC Regional Educational Cooperative RESA Regional Education Service Agency RESC Regional Education Service Center ROE Regional Office of Education RRC Regional Resource Center SC Service Cooperative

9 AWARD WINNERS

JUSTUS A. PRENTICE AWARD

JOSEPH CROZIER Chief Administrator Grant Wood Area Education Agency Cedar Rapids, IA

AESA annually recognizes outstanding accomplishments and contributions to education and to AESA. Congratulations to Joe Crozier, 2014 Winner of the Justus A. Prentice Award, who has been selected for outstanding contributions though executive leadership in the advancement of regional education service agency programs at the regional, state and national levels.

Jim Green, the Grant Wood AEA Board President, wrote in his nomination letter for Joe that “his strongest attribute is his leadership”. He goes on to detail Joe’s work with AESA on the national level as a Council Member, former AESA President and on the AESA Foundation Board. Currently, Joe serves as the coordinator of the AESA Executives in Residence program. On the national level, Joe is active in legislative advocacy, annually attending the Educators Call to Action Conference and participating actively in the meetings of the AESA Legislative Committee.

Brent Siegrist, Executive Director of the Iowa Area Education Agencies notes Joe’s role as a leader in their statewide effort to reposition the AEA system for the future. Further, Joe has been instrumental in efforts to think outside the box through such efforts as the purchasing cooperative where Joe serves as the Chair of the governance committee and in the statewide online group called AEA PD Online.

At Grant Wood, Joe has set organizational goals emphasizing customer orientation and innovation. Of greatest importance to a service agency, Joe’s focus has been unwavering on service and program delivery to the 32 school districts served by Grant Wood AEA.

Clearly, Grant Wood AEA, the Iowa AEA’s and AESA have been enhanced by Joe’s leadership over the years. He truly reflects the leadership and vision shown by Justus A. Prentice, one of the founders of AESA, for whom this award is named.

AESA congratulates Joe Crozier on his receipt of the Justus A. Prentice Award!

10 AWARD WINNERS

BRIAN L. TALBOTT AWARD

Grant Wood Area Education Agency Technology Team Cedar Rapids, IA

AESA annually recognizes outstanding accomplishments and contributions to education and AESA. Congratulations to the Grant Wood Area Education Agency Technology Team, winner of the 2014 Brian L. Talbott Award which recognizes contributions in the area of technological innovation and support to local districts and educational service agencies. Grant Wood AEA is one of nine AEAs in Iowa. The some 500 GWAEA employees combine their efforts to support 32 school districts and 22 ac- credited nonpublic schools.

Among their efforts in technology are:

• a model classroom (Student Centered Learning with Upside- Down Pedagogy) that highlights a technology enriched, agile learning environment • an innovative collaboration for personalized learning which this year will focus on blended learning • a 21st Century Learning Institute to develop and enhance the technology skills of educators • meeting the needs of school aged children with disabilities • providing Innovative Technology support to business and back- office functions in their LEAs

Listen to comments from the LEAs that they serve:

“Our student achievement has increased significantly over the last few years.” “I give a great deal of the credit to the Grant Wood AEA.” “As a result of the 21st Century Learning Institute, my confidence is much stronger.” “Grant Wood AEA makes our school district a better place” and the comment that says it all: “We are simply thankful beyond words for their support with our technology needs”

11 AWARD WINNERS

E. ROBERT STEPHENS AWARD

Mark Jones Deputy Superintendent and COO Capital Region BOCES Albany, NY

AESA annually recognizes outstanding accomplishments and contributions to education and to AESA. Congratulations to Mark Jones, 2014 Winner of the E. Robert Stephens Award, who has been selected for outstanding contributions that advance understanding of regional educational service agencies though research, writing, and/or publications at the regional, state and national levels.

In his nomination letter for Mark, District Superintendent Charles Dedrick of the Capital Region BOCES highlighted Mark’s work entitled “Super- intendent Perceptions of BOCES and Factors the Impact decisions to use BOCES Services. This state-wide study brought to light the fact that there is a strong overall belief that BOCES are effective in delivering shared services. However, the cost of and time necessary to develop new programs and services were of concern to local district Superinten- dents. This knowledge gives the BOCES a place to begin to consider changes in their behavior.

While many esas across the country engage in evaluating the services and programs that they provide and seeking the input from their districts as to the work of the esa, there are relatively few statewide studies. It is good to see this approach in use.

We thank mark Jones for his contribution to the literature about esas and congratulate him in his receipt of the E. Robert Stephens Award.

12 AWARD WINNERS

WALTER G. TURNER AWARD

James V. Denova, Ph.D. Vice President Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation

AESA annually recognizes outstanding accomplishments or contributions to education and to AESA. Congratulations to the 2014 winner of the Walter G. Turner Award, who has been selected for outstanding contributions in the advancement of regional educational programs at the regional, state and/or national levels.

From the nomination form- “Dr. Denova has created dynamic partnerships with educational service agencies in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He empowers them to develop their own capacity and the capacity of the schools they serve. The foundation (Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation) seeks to take on the agenda of the educational services agencies and not the other way around.”

As the Vice President of the Benedum Foundation, Jim saw the unique position of an esa between the State Department of Education and the local school districts. Using the esa as a regional force gave the Foun- dation the opportunity to maximize the use of its resources and to ad- dress the real needs of school districts. Starting in Pennsylvania, it was not long before he realized that the RESAs of West Virginia could also be an effective means to meet the needs of school districts in that state.

Among the projects that the Foundation has supported through Jim’s efforts are: • a collaborative venture between a Pennsylvania IU and a West Vir- ginia RESA to train teachers to develop and teach online courses. • the creation of the Center for Professional Development which works with higher ed and esas to bring best practices and model state-of –the art learning to LEAs. • the development of a technical institute program that offers degree, certificate and diploma programs to prepare students in sustainable careers in the oil and gas industry.

An advocate of ESAs, Jim has worked to get ESA folks onto various Boards and Committees in both states. More than just an advocate of esas, however, Jim believes in collaboration. Consistent with the theme of this conference, Jim exemplifies the our theme of Navigating the Opportunities of Collaboration! 13 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 29th Annual Conference, we acknowledge the assistance of: • AESA President Rich McBride for his leadership with the 2014 Conference. • Dee Cockrille, Joe Silva and Bud MacDonnell Conference Co-Chairs, for designing and carrying out the vision for this conference. Thank you to many states for providing the onsite volunteers! • Allen Buyck, Kevin Konarska and Jerry Maze for the 2015 Call to Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. • 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 Learning Solutions, SLA Management, and WIN. • Our conference sponsors: AESA Foundation, BrightBytes, CompuClaim, Dimensional Learning Solution, iPEC, Nearpod, Presence Learning, Scholastic and TechSmith. • 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 or board 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,

Lee Warne, Executive Director 14 AESA BUSINESS PARTNERS

15 CONFERENCE SPONSORS

16 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

NAMTC Leadership Summit Tuesday, December 2 - Wednesday, December 3

Welcome Reception - Indigo Ballroom Wednesday, December 3, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

General Sessions - Sapphire Ballroom Opening General Session Thursday, December 4, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Second General Session Friday, December 5, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Brunch & Closing General Session Saturday, December 6, 10:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Luncheons & Awards Programs - Sapphire Ballroom Thursday, December 4, Noon - 1:15 p.m. Friday, December 5, Noon - 1:15 p.m.

AESA Foundation’s Silent Auction - Indigo Ballroom Thursday, December 4

AESA Networking Breakfast - Indigo A/E Friday, December 5, 7:30 - 8:45 a.m.

State Leaders Breakfast - Room 202 A/B Friday, December 5, 7:30 - 8:45 a.m.

17 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Tuesday, December 2 NAMTC Leadership Summit 8 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, December 3 NAMTC Leadership Summit 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Registration Open Noon – 6 p.m. Exhibits Open 2:30 – 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 4 Registration Open 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Continental Breakfast 7:30 – 9 a.m. Exhibits Open 7:30 – 9 a.m. Opening General Session 9 – 10:30 a.m. Exhibits Open 10:30 a.m. – Noon Sessions/Workshops 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Lunch and Awards Program 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/ 4 - 5:30 p.m. Foundation Auction Friday, December 5 Registration Open 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. State Leaders Meeting 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. Networking Breakfast 7:30 – 9 a.m. Second General Session 9 –10:30 a.m. Sessions/Workshops 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Lunch and Awards Program Noon – 1:15 p.m. Sessions/Workshops 1:30 – 3:45 p.m. Saturday, December 6 Coffee Service 8 – 9 a.m. Sessions/Workshops 9 – 10 a.m. Brunch and Closing General Session 10:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

18 WEDNESDAY AT A GLANCE

Wednesday, December 3 NAMTC Leadership Summit 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Registration Open Noon – 6 p.m. Exhibits Open 2:30 – 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Exhibitor Orientation A time for exhibitors to meet with AESA staff before the Exhibit Hall opens to attendees. Indigo Ballroom - 1:15 p.m.

AESA Foundation Meeting This is the annual meeting of the AESA Foundation Board. Dave Distel, AESA Foundation Chair Room 400 - 3:00 p.m.

AESA Welcome Reception Plan to attend the welcome reception in the Indigo 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. Indigo Ballroom - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

19 THURSDAY AT A GLANCE

Thursday, December 4 Registration Open 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Continental Breakfast 7:30 – 9 a.m. Exhibits Open 7:30 – 9 a.m. Opening General Session 9 – 10:30 a.m. Exhibits Open 10:30 a.m. – Noon Sessions/Workshops 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Lunch and Awards Program 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/ 4 - 5:30 p.m. Foundation Auction

Help support the AESA Foundation’s work by participating in the Silent and Live Auction. Proceeds of these auctions will allow the Foundation to keep supporting AESA. This year, Foundation grants are supporting the AESA Benchmarking program and speakers at the Annual Conference.

In the Silent auction, we are featuring donations from the AESA Foundation Board, the AESA Executive Council, state ESA groups and some of our business partners, sponsors and members. Silent Auction items are on display in the Indigo Ballroom starting on Wednesday Dec. 3rd and bidding on these items will conclude at 2:55 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4th.

The live auction with some high-end items will be conducted by Auctioneer Mike Cook at 4:15 p.m. today.

20 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. THURSDAY OPENING GENERAL SESSION Presiding: Rich McBride, AESA President Entertainment: San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, Honors Jazz Combo, Dr. John Reynolds, Director Welcome to California: Peter Birdsall, Executive Director, Califor- nia County Superintendents Educational Services Association Introduction of Council: Rich McBride, AESA President Walter G. Turner Award: Introduction of Award Recipient: Charles Mahoney, Executive Director, Intermediate Unit #1, Coal Center, PA Award Recipient: James Denova, Vice President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA Keynote Speaker: Andrew Bennett “Making Magic: Insights on Creativity and Collaboration for the World of Magic” Andrew Bennett is a former corporate executive with a Fortune 100 company who started his career as Ross Perot’s personal assistant. He has over 20 year s experience as a global leadership and organizational culture consultant and executive coach specializing in helping individuals and teams build organizations that release people’s potential. A magician for over 40 years, he is a Member of the Magic Cir- cle, the oldest and most prestigious society of magicians in the work. Combine part instructor, part coach, and part entertainer and you have the transformational magic of Andrew Bennett. Sapphire Ballroom

21 22 THURSDAY 10:45 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS:10:45–11:45 A.M. How Will It Affect MyESA Federal EducationUpdate:What’s HappeninginWashington and Lance Wilhelm, Director ofTechnology, Heartland AEA, Johnston,IA Rapids, IA Dave Broussard,Directorof Technology, Grant Wood AEA 10,Cedar cessful andinnovativeventure. the eventofanotherdisaster. ESA collaboration isthekeytothissuc finance/payroll, studentinformation systemandspecialeducationdatain facilitates restorationofagency infrastructuresuchasEmail,website, was developedthatbacks up criticaldatatosister AEA’s. This system carried offsite. Initsplace,asophisticatedyeteasytomaintainsolution that helpsprotect AEA datacenters.Gonearethedaysatapebackup is in thelast5years. As aresult,newlevelofcooperationhasemerged Iowa’s Area Education Agencies haveexperiencedtwo natural disasters Governing andLeadingforChange 202 A ROOM Partnering toProtect Agency SystemsandData port, NY Michael Doughtery, Assistant Superintendent,Monroe#1BOCES,Fair Daniel White,DistrictSuperintendent,Monroe#1BOCES,Fairport,NY the developmentofcurriculumandqualityprofessionaldevelopment. conduits ofaccurateinformationontheCCLS,aswellaiddistrictsin CCLS implementation.Specifically, thissessionwillfocusonESA’s being on howESA’s canhelpthedistrictstheyserveimproveandsustain describe thecurrenteducationallandscapeandprovidesuggestions This sessionwillbebaseduponourrecentPerspectivesarticle.It ESA RoleinStudentLearning ROOM 410 Improvement Chaos toClarity:TheESA’s RoleinSustainableSchool Alexandria, VA Noelle Ellerson, Associate Executive Director, Policy& Advocacy, AESA, for audiencequestionandanswer. for inthenewyearandwithCongress. The sessionwillincludetime line whattoexpectfortherestofcurrentCongress,andlook the return of sequestration andPerkinsCareer/Tech, this session willout impacts ESAs.FromESA waiversandprospectsforreauthorizationto This sessionwilltouchonallaspectsoffederaleducationalpolicythat Open ROOM 400

- - - THURSDAY 10:45 a.m. 23 - - - Kerri Brown, Educational Specialist, Capitol Region Education Council, Specialist, Capitol Region Education Kerri Brown, Educational Hartford, CT cation Council, Hartford, CT cation Council, Hartford, Westchester Superintendent, Putnam Northern Assistant Allen, Lynn Heights, NY Yorktown BOCES, about all phases of the partnership process including potential barriers the partnership process including about all phases of Partici well as ways to develop similar partnerships. and challenges as state lines. a video featuring testimonials crossing pants will also view Capitol Region Edu Program Coordinator - SSST, Margaret MacDonald, districts/customers have benefited from the partnership which includes have benefited from the partnership districts/customers and high quality customized, expanded services timely, cost-effective, opportunity to learn Participants will have the expertise at their fingertips. Northern Westchester BOCES located in New York have formed an inter have formed York New located in BOCES Westchester Northern as of both organizations expanded the growth that has state relationship the All of well as increased districts. serve existing school opportunities to ROOM 204 B ROOM Change and Leading for Governing Putnam/ Connecticut and located in Education Council Capitol Region Success for All: Creating Innovative ESA Interstate Relationships Interstate ESA Innovative Creating All: for Success 24 THURSDAY 10:45 a.m. Open ROOM 202B Applications 2013 AESA OrganizationalBenchmarkingSurvey:Resultsand Craig Burford,ExecutiveDirector, OESCA,Columbus,OH Susan Leddick,President,ProfoundResources,Inc.,Bozeman,MT Lee Warne, ExecutiveDirector, AESA, Marshall,MN David Branch,Superintendent,MuskingumValley ESC,Zanesville,OH Zanesville, OH Michael Fuller, DirectorofDataServices,MuskingumValley ESC, will bediscussed. offered forefficientlycompletingthesurvey. Applicationsandnextsteps tem. Comparativedatabystateandthenationarereported. Tips willbe ESAs retrievetheirresultsviaasecuredusernameandpasswordsys ing services,costs,andefficiencies.Dataareprovidedonline.Individual marketing, lobbying,andinformationdisseminationamongESAsregard of detaileddatafromindividualESAsforlocalimprovementinitiatives, survey. The surveytoolwillbeshowcased. The surveysolicitsarange survey ofESAs,emphasizingtheneedforandstrategicpurposethis This presentationwillprovideanoverviewofanationwidebenchmarking

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The Coalition builds a seamless transi The Coalition builds presidents. community college Sound region. to college to career across the Puget tion from high school that graduate is to increase the percentage of students Our shared vision Governing and Leading for Change and Leading for Governing College Coalition for the Puget Sound Sound ESD launched The Puget and superintendents school district Readiness to convene and Career dressing Important Transitions to Foster Postsecondary Readiness Readiness Foster Postsecondary to Transitions Important dressing and Success ROOM 206 The Puget Sound Coalition for College and Career Readiness: Ad Readiness: and Career College for Coalition Puget Sound The 26 THURSDAY 10:45 a.m. This thought-provokingpresentationisbasedontheworkof Teacher ESA RoleinStudentLearning Sapphire A ROOM Re-imagining 21stCenturyProfessionalLearning Paul, MN Anthony Messner, Executive Vice President, MarsdenServices LLC,St. own experiences. including: Attendees willbeencouraged toaskquestionsandsharetheir will bediscussed,asthe componentsofawell-balancedprogram, tions, whileconcentratingon yourcorebusiness. Actual casestudies Management, butinnovative waystoimproveyourownfacilitiesopera This interactivediscussionwillexplorenotonlythebasics ofFacilities vicing theschooldistrictsandeducatinglearners in thecommunity. resources iscrucialtoachievingtherealgoalofyour corebusiness;ser grounds safe,comfortableandefficientcanbedaunting. Balancingyour ness! Jugglingthelimitedresourcesavailabletokeep yourbuildingsand running abusinesswithinbusiness;facilitiesmanagement busi Educational organizationsandagenciesmaynotrealize it,buttheyare Business Partner ROOM SapphireM into myCoreBusiness? Another LookatEducationalFacilitiesManagement:HowDoesitfit Juan Garcia, Assistant Vice President, ACT, IowaCity, IA Shawn Gilson, Assistant Vice President, ACT, IowaCity, IA career readiness. their academicachievementsbutalsotobeabledemonstrate Certificate and whyit isimportant for studentsto notonlybeableto show In thissessionyouwilllearnabout ACT’s NationalCareerReadiness ESA RoleinStudentLearning ROOM SapphireE The Benefitsof ACT’s NationalCareerReadinessCertificate Thomas Reed,ExecutiveDirector, ESCofCentralOho,Columbus,OH schools intotheir21stCenturyeducationjourney. and sharehowtheyhaveutilizedtheworkofModern Teacher tosupport content areaspecialistsinsupportofpersonalizedprofessionallearning Reed willdiscussinventivestrategiesforleveragingconsultantsand of theCenterfor Achievement oftheESCCentralOhio,Dr. Thomas of instructionalleadershipintheConceptual Age. ExecutiveDirector Shawn Smithwillshareoverarchingconceptsandthemetamorphosis Former ChiefofSchoolsforChicagoPublicandco-authorDr. as Architect: InstructionalDesignandDeliveryfortheModern Teacher. - - - THURSDAY 10:45 a.m. 27 - - - districts reduce their workers compensation expenditures. districts reduce their Osh 6, of Business, CESA Spankeren, Executive Director David Van kosh, WI IL McHenry, Medcor, Director, Brian Cullen, Managing and claims. Injured employees are required to call a nurse first to help employees are required to call a nurse and claims. Injured 6 and CESA or medical treatment is recommended. determine if self care that will help your our results, experiences and policies Medcor will share A consortium of Wisconsin school districts along with their workers com along with school districts consortium of Wisconsin A Team medical visits. found a way to reduce insurance carrier pensation cost were able to reduce triage, our districts for phone ing with Medcor a Phone Triage System Triage a Phone I ROOM Sapphire Open Wisconsin School Districts Have Reduced Workers Comp Cost with Cost with Comp Workers Have Reduced School Districts Wisconsin 28 THURSDAY 1:30 p.m. utilizes needs assessments,goalsetting, andcurriculumteamdevelop used withtheir districtsinthisendeavor. They willlearnhowGreenbush lum. Participants willdiscusstheirowncurrent strategiesandstructures ment, andmonitoradistrict-wide K-12comprehensive,alignedcurricu Center (Greenbush)isworking withschooldistrictstodevelop,imple Participants willhearhowthe SoutheastKansasEducationService ESA Role inStudentLearning ROOM 410 prehensive, Aligned K-12Curriculum Helping SchoolDistrictsDevelop,Implement,and MonitoraCom John Searles,Superintendent,MidlandCountyESA, Midland,MI the wholefamily. also workingtodevelopaone-stop,full-serviceautism centerfocusedon seamless deliverysystemforfamiliesalltogetherunder oneroof.We are Intervention Services. These providersshareresourcesandprovidea ness Program,EarlyChildhoodSpecialEducationinclusion, andEarly Start, QualityPreschoolPartnership,HeadGreat StartReadi Resource Center, ImaginationLibrary, KinderKare,WICandEarlyHead cluding EarlyOn,GreatStartCollaborative,ParentCoalition&Central Longview EarlyChildhoodCenterisamulti-agencycollaborativein in variousefforts tobetterservefamilies,childrenandthecommunity. Midland CountyESA hasbroughtmultiplepartneragenciestogether Governing andLeadingforChange ROOM SapphireI Building CoalitionstoSupportChildrenandTheirFamilies CONCURRENT SESSIONS:1:30–2:30P.M. Noon –1:15p.m. LUNCHEON ANDAWARDSPROGRAM Sapphire Ballroom of AESA: State Prentice Justus A. Presiding: Wood Area Education Agency, CedarRapids,IA Award President, GrantWood AEA, CedarRapids,IA Introduction of

Recipient Rich McBride, AESA President Lee Warne, AESA ExecutiveDirector Award: Award Recipient: : JosephCrozier, Chief Administrator, Grant

James Green,Board ------THURSDAY 1:30 p.m. 29 ------educational foundation that goes straight to the heart of creating ways to add revenue and enhance regional educational opportunities. Learn ROOM 202 A Governing and Leading for Change State has formed a leading-edge North Central ESD in Washington for & Tools Local Schools: Tips Create Revenue/Opportunities for Foundation Own ESA Your Forming Marsha Hill, Director of Instructional Services, North East Florida Educa Marsha Hill, Director of Instructional tional Consortium, Palatka, FL FL Natalie Dixon, CIC Planning, Gainsville, outcomes and provides a process for gathering feedback that is used to outcomes and provides a process for This session will walk you through this sophisti improve performance. and provide you tips with how cated system of measuring performance you can make it work for your ESA. ProMES is a research proven approach to measuring and improving the ProMES is a research proven approach people within an and overall performance of effectiveness, productivity, establishing goals and measurable organization. It assists personnel in Open Consortium has implemented The North East Florida Educational System (ProMES). the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement Measuring the Effectiveness of your ESA: How do you know you Measuring the Effectiveness of your are providing quality service? ROOM 204 B Jennifer Woodley, Communications Specialist, Great Prairie Area Educa Great Prairie Communications Specialist, Jennifer Woodley, Ottumwa, IA Agency, tion this session will give you the basics, share examples of how students, you the basics, share examples this session will give how you are using them, and help you understand schools & educators can use them. Tools, like Twitter and Facebook, are great for sharing and building rela and Facebook, are great for sharing Twitter like Tools, Wheth but how can you use them professionally? tionships with friends, to learn more about social media, or wish the effort er you are leading Are You #Connected? Are You ROOM 204 A Open of creating a viable curriculum. of creating ESC Southeast Kansas Learning Services, Director of Michael Koonce, Girard, KS Greenbush, and instruction management system (BuildYourOwnCurriculum) that that (BuildYourOwnCurriculum) system management instruction and help components, combine all the necessary districts use to Greenbush process and challenging often cumbersome succeed in the ing districts ment to fully assist districts. Participants will see the online curriculum curriculum the online will see Participants districts. to fully assist ment 30 THURSDAY 1:30 p.m. enriched learningopportunitiesforstudents. You willgohomewithtools how youcanprovidecreativityinfunding,enhancedclassrooms,and grants andscholarshipsthatenrichteachinglearning.Joinustosee how ourESA hasachievednonprofitstatusinordertocreateclassroom evaluation. Gatherinsightfrom TxCEE andMcREL Internationalasthey human resourcestrategies,professionaldevelopment,andeducator educator effectiveness throughamulti-facetedapproachthat includes and improvementofsuchsystemscantransformdistrictsbyincreasing based humancapitalmanagementsystems.Learnhowthedevelopment received a Teacher IncentiveFundgrantfromtheUSDEtodevelopLEA- The Texas CenterforEducatorEffectiveness (TxCEE)atESCRegion18 Governing andLeadingforChange Sapphire A ROOM ment SystemsandEffectiveLeadership District Transformation throughImprovedHumanCapitalManage Rich McBride,Superintendent,NorthCentralESD,Wenatchee, WA Karl Lambert,BoardMember, NorthCentralESD,Wenatchee, WA Wenatchee, WA Eldene Wall, Executive Assistant/Public Relations,NorthCentralESD, degree. classroom needsandencouragingstudentswhowanttoearnateaching to helpyouintheapplicationprocessandideasforfundraising,meeting - THURSDAY 1:30 p.m. 31 ------Phoebe Bailey, Executive Director, Southwest Arkansas ESC, Hope, AR Arkansas ESC, Hope, Southwest Executive Director, Phoebe Bailey, Eileen Howley, Executive Director, LEARN, Old Lyme, CT Old Lyme, LEARN, Executive Director, Eileen Howley, Susan Leddick, President, Profound Knowledge Resources, Inc, Boze man, MT first-hand experience of two nationally recognized ESA executives and a executives recognized ESA first-hand experience of two nationally Ask the questions you leaders. consultant who often coaches executive answers. want to ask and expect direct and helpful leadership role? Or an agency staff member learning to work with a new member learning to work leadership role? Or an agency staff discussion about transition in the top chief executive? Join us for a lively of the job. Get tips to help in your own situation and take advantage ESA Governing and Leading for Change is facing the transition of execu Are you a board member whose agency executive stepping into the senior tive leadership? Or a newly appointed of Executive Leadership Successful Transition ROOM 206 Gerald Briscoe, Project Director, SERRC-Alaska’s Ed Resource Center, Ed Resource Center, SERRC-Alaska’s Gerald Briscoe, Project Director, Juneau, AK Ed Resource SERRC-Alaska’s Martha Gould-Lehe, Cultural Specialist, AK Juneau, Center, cultural framework of teacher evaluation and to show how these cultural cultural framework of teacher evaluation pro and for teacher effectiveness indicators can be used for measuring fessional growth and improvement. students may be taught using a cultural lens. Cultural teacher behaviors, using a cultural lens. Cultural students may be taught questions for professional growth student evidences, and self-reflection The purpose of this session is to introduce the have been developed. dards for Educators to meet new Alaska state requirements for teacher Alaska state requirements to meet new dards for Educators between ob indicators will become linkages These cultural evaluation. ALL so that and professional learning for educators servation, evaluation, ROOM Sapphire M Equity in Education AK Cultural Stan is creating cultural indicators for the Project CREATE Alaska for Culturally Responsive Evidences Project CREATE: Effectiveness Teacher Tammy Kreuz, Executive Director, TxCEE, Region 18 Education Service Region 18 Education TxCEE, Executive Director, Kreuz, Tammy Austin, TX Center, International, McREL Educator Effect., Consulting Director Davis, Tony CO Denver, impact student achievement. Learn how to organize, align, and imple align, to organize, how Learn achievement. student impact input, communicat gathering stakeholder including efforts, ment HCMS buy-in. and achieving teacher/leader to your team, ing efforts share research-based teacher and leader practices shown to positively to positively shown practices and leader teacher research-based share 32 THURSDAY 1:30 p.m. Consider: DothetechnologydecisionswemakeatESA leveltruly ESA RoleinStudentLearning ROOM 400 Using Researchand Analysis toImproveStudentLearning burg, PA Amy Morton,Chief Academic Officer, Central SusquehannaIU,Lewis Francisco, CA Rob Mancabelli,CEO&CoFounderofBrightBytes,San districts tobuild21stcenturyclassrooms. teaching investments,provideimpactfulPDopportunities,andempower ful researchandanalysisframework.Learnhowtomeasuretheeffect of explore howserviceagenciescanmakebetterdecisionswithapower for EducationBookofthe Year in2012.Usingrealexamples,theywill Rob Mancabelli,authorofPersonalLearningNetworks,award-winner of Amy Morton, Chief Academic OfficeratCentral SusquehannaIUand meet theneedsofourmemberdistricts? This sessionfeaturestheworks - - THURSDAY 1:30 p.m. 33 ------Joe Crozier, Program Coordinator, Grant Wood AEA 10, Cedar Rapids, 10, AEA Grant Wood Coordinator, Program Joe Crozier, IA regarded training program. Attendees will learn about components of the Attendees will learn about components regarded training program. past participants and the program residency through the perspective of coordinator. “hands-on” internship. This session will provide information about the “hands-on” internship. the residency-how it works, par program by providing an overview of important aspects of this highly ticipant selection process and other Interested in preparing for the CEO role in an ESA? The AESA Execu AESA The role in an ESA? Interested in preparing for the CEO aspiring administrators an oppor tives in Residence program provides position through an exciting tunity to learn about the Chief Executive AESA Executives in Residence Program Executives AESA ROOM 202 B Open Tamara Konrade, Director of Professional Learning, ESSDACK, Hutchin Konrade, Director of Professional Tamara son, KS them for the future and 3) Creating the energy level that enables staff enables staff and 3) Creating the energy level that them for the future to embrace change and take action. and the organization KS ESSDACK, Hutchinson, Director, Mike Cook, Executive KS Futurist, ESSDACK, Hutchinson, Steve Wyckoff, School standing of the importance of: 1) understanding the needs of our stu of: 1) understanding the needs standing of the importance experiences that occurs 2) Creating real learning dents and how learning that prepares every student and leads to learning authentically engages ist? Attend this session! It’s designed for anyone involved in the learning involved in the designed for anyone It’s Attend this session! ist? profes learning and creating organizational are changing We process. an under Gain learner. the future of each to focus on sional learning ROOM Sapphire E Sapphire ROOM Learning Role in Student ESA ex For jobs that don’t for ‘their future’? to prepare students how Wonder ESA’s Role In Student Learning Student Role In ESA’s 34 THURSDAY 1:30 p.m. Indigo Ballroom participate intheLive Auction. Reception at4:15p.m.toclaimtheitemsthatyouhavewonand Auction biddingwillcloseat2:55p.m.CometothePresident’s Make yourfinalbidsfortheSilent Auctionitems. ThisyeartheSilent Visit ourExhibitors. Join yourcolleaguesforamid-afternoonsnack. Afternoon Social 2:30 -3:00p.m. THURSDAY 3:00 p.m. 35 ------those concepts. The Grade Level Academy project is working with five The Grade Level those concepts. schools to build a coherent plan for implementing the new Core Mathe ent new challenges for teachers and students. Learning expectations for students require deeper understandings of mathematics concepts, therefore, requiring teachers to also have deeper understandings of ROOM 400 Student Learning Role in ESA Standards at the K-8 level pres Implementing the Core Mathematics vice District 105, Yakima, WA Yakima, vice District 105, Going Deeper with the Core Academy: Grade Level Math versations. Yakima, Service District 105, Steve Myers, Superintendent, Educational WA Educational Ser School Safety and Security, Coordinator, Randal Town, gency management and mental health and school leadership to design gency management and mental health learning will The innovative safer. strategies to assist in making schools feature background information, process, video clips, and interactive con school safety and security cooperative that serves 23 school districts, school safety and security cooperative We will explore in a five county area. one university and a private school enforcement, fire service, emer innovative partnerships between law ROOM 204 B Governing and Leading for Change on the development of a regional This session will provide information Cincinnati, OH and Security Innovations in Regional School Safety us to find out how your ESA can become a part of this growing success can become a part of this your ESA us to find out how story. County ESC, of Business Development, Hamilton Deb Myers, Director strategies to maximize the under-utilized Public Service Loan Forgive the under-utilized Public Service strategies to maximize employer ... employ The value is simple: no cost to the ness Program. Everyone wins. Join partners share revenue. ESA ees save money ... organizations in your area that will eliminate their student loan debt and area that will eliminate their student organizations in your Attend this session to learn more affordable? make additional degrees Innovative Student ESC successfully partners with how Hamilton County personalized other ESAs to provide expertise and Loan Solutions and ROOM 204 A Open non-profit to employees of a turn-key benefit could offer What if you Innovative Student Loan Solutions – A Partnership of Purpose and Partnership of A Solutions – Student Loan Innovative Promise CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 3 – 4 P.M. SESSIONS: CONCURRENT 36 THURSDAY 3:00 p.m. plan forstudentsneedingadditionalsupport. to thenewstandards,anddesigningimplementinganintervention instructional strategies,mathpedagogy, quarterly assessmentsaligned matics Standardsthatincludesayearlyplanforinstruction,bestpractice Hutchinson, KS Tammy Fellers,CertifiedProfessional CoachandConsultant,ESSDACK, son, KS Tamara Konrade,DirectorofProfessional Learning,ESSDACK,Hutchin ence andimpactpositive sustainableresults. Coach CentricLeadersconsciouslychoosetousetheir abilitytoinflu helps leadersmovethemselvesandothersfromfunctional tooptimal. and organizationalculture. The iPECCoachCentricLeadershipmodel seven levelsofenergyandhowtheimpactsindividuals, teams, satisfaction oftheeightkeyareasleadershipaswell asexperiencethe ers wouldansweryes.Participantsinthissessionwill reflectontheir bumpy bynothavingbalance? There isagoodchancethatmostlead Do youeverfeelasifthejourneywithinyourlifeororganization isalittle Governing andLeadingforChange 202 A ROOM Engagement Taking Your LeadershiptotheNextLevel:IncreasingEnergyand Cheryl Malaha,ExecutiveDirector, Instruction,CESA #6,Oshkosh,WI district andregion. of professionalaccountabilitythataligntheefforts ofalleducatorsina superintendents. Learnaboutthepowerofpartneringtodesignsystems educational specialists,principals,centralofficeadministratorsand Effectiveness Project©ProfessionalEvaluationSystemforteachers, across Wisconsinrecentlycompletedthefinal2tiersof5-tiered central officeadministrators,principalsandschoolboardmembersfrom the opportunitytoleadbyexample.CESA 6leaders,superintendents, educator effectiveness evaluationsystemsprovidessuperintendents professional behaviorstheyexpectofothers. The nation-widepushfor It iswellknownthatexemplaryleaderswalktheirtalkandmodelthe Governing andLeadingforChange Sapphire A ROOM Talk ofEducatorEffectiveness District Leadership:TheImportanceofSuperintendentsWalking the IA David VanHorn, Associate Administrator, GreenHills AEA, CouncilBluffs, - - - THURSDAY 3:00 p.m. 37 - - - - - Cheryl Rudawski, Curriculum Specialist, Capital Area IU 15, Enola, PA Capital Cheryl Rudawski, Curriculum Specialist, Enola, PA Area IU 15, Capital Karen Ruddle, Curriculum Specialist, educational partners over the past 5 years. educational partners over the past 5 Area IU 15, Sum Services, Capital Brian Griffith, Director of Curriculum merdale, PA the school districts we serve. We have trained nearly 2,000 pre-service have trained nearly 2,000 pre-service the school districts we serve. We in 2009. Come learn about our pro teachers since this program began cess, content, successes and challenges. Learn how we got this program has deepened our relationships with started, how it is funded and how it to ensure consistency and common language for student teacher candi to ensure consistency and common our “High Impact Strategies” train dates. In this session we will describe prior to their field experience in ing that is required of all student teachers ROOM Sapphire E Student Learning Role in ESA have collaborated & 1 ESA Learn how 24 School Districts, 10 universities Best Practice for Student Seamless and Consistent Instructional Teachers anon IU 13, Lancaster, PA anon IU 13, Lancaster, Int. & Digital Media, Lancaster- Ken Zimmerman, Coordinator of Tech PA Lebanon IU 13, Lancaster, Pamela McCartney, Director-Instructional Services, Lancaster-Lebanon Services, Lancaster-Lebanon Director-Instructional Pamela McCartney, PA IU 13, Lancaster, Lancaster-Leb of Online & Hybrid Learning, Colette Cairns, Coordinator teacher led instruction and rich, on-line digital media. Participants will and rich, on-line digital media. teacher led instruction how the team this exciting instructional method and learn more about implemented a sustainable, its vision to create revenue-generating model to grow in the region. that is continuing technology consultants to apply a dynamic approach to instruction that’s to instruction that’s to apply a dynamic approach technology consultants model. Hybrid the hybrid learning instructional increasing achievement: to combine independent, and collaborative stations learning uses direct, Access to technology is changing the resources available to teachers, available to teachers, the resources technology is changing Access to how Lancaster-Lebanon learning? Hear increasing student but is it really and districts, partner ESAs with local Unit 13 collaborated Intermediate Partnership between Districts and ESAs Districts between Partnership I ROOM Sapphire Learning Role in Student ESA Implementing Hybrid Learning in the Classroom: An Innovative Innovative An Classroom: in the Learning Hybrid Implementing 38 THURSDAY 3:00 p.m. Great things are happening in our public schools but that message is get but thatmessage schools in our public are happening Great things Open ROOM 410 Join theEfforttoPromoteValue ofPublicSchools! unify communities aroundaconsensus-developed visionofwhatthey zens, government andstudents.In4ninety minutesessions,EIRC can engage their communities ...boards,teachers, staff, families,generalciti The successofschoolleaders reliessubstantiallyontheirabilityto Governing andLeadingfor Change ROOM 202B ment Engaging Communitiesto LeadThemtoImprovedStudent Achieve MI Sarena Shivers, Assistant Superintendent,Washtenaw ISD, Ann Arbor, Scott Menzel,Superintendent,Washtenaw ISD, Ann Arbor, MI Procedures. Learning, 4.DisciplinePractices,and5.SchoolDistrict Policiesand School Culture,2.ImagesandCelebrations,3.Classroom Teaching and becoming culturallyproficientin five essentialareas: 1. Relationshipsand and sustainableinitiativethatguideseducators,schools, anddistrictsin with localexpertsandpost-secondarypartnerstodevelop asystemic The workshopwillhighlighthowtheregionaleducationalagencyworked verse students,particularlystudentsofcolorandlow-incomestudents. skilled atsuccessfullyconnectingwith,empowering,andteachingdi Justice Project,isa5-yearinitiativethatseekstodevelopeducators Creating CulturallyProficientCommunities: TheRacialandEconomic Equity inEducation ROOM 206 nomic JusticeProject Creating CulturallyProficientCommunities:TheRacialandEco Lansing, MI June Pettyplace,UniserveDirector, MichiganEducation Association, Charlotte, MI Christine Beardsley, Superintendent,EatonIntermediateSchoolDistrict, promote thevalueofpubliceducation. restore confidenceinPublicschools!Learnhowtojoinourpartnership site linkedtotheMPSP website,jointhiseffort, andhowyoucanhelp Learn moreabouthowtosharestoriesfromyourdistrict,getweb working togethertopromotethevalueofpubliceducationinMichigan. our stateassociations,theMEA,and AFT, andmanyschoolleaders, ship isacoalitionofmorethan21Michiganeducationgroupsincluding ting lostinthemainstreammedia. The MichiganPublicSchoolsPartner ------THURSDAY 3:00 p.m. 39

Lee Warne, Executive Director, AESA, Marshall, MN AESA, Marshall, Executive Director, Lee Warne, RISK and how you can Insure, Manage, Mitigate, Anticipate, Avoid and Avoid Anticipate, Mitigate, RISK and how you can Insure, Manage, Eliminate Risk. Financial Corportaion, Southfield, MI President Consolidated Maxey, Tom related innovative risk management solutions. In seeking optimal results, risk management solutions. In seeking related innovative of insurance carriers and brokers, we have access to the entire market Come and hear about objectivity. allowing us total independence and AESA has created a new service called the “AESA Member Benefit Member “AESA created a new service called the has AESA buying power was designed to aggregate the This endeavor Services”. insurance, and property casualty insurance, liability of our members in Open risk. Risk members all have in common is managing One thing that our unexpectedly. forms and sometimes it presents itself comes in several Out a New Service!!! is Rolling AESA ROOM Sapphire M interactive and very successful across 15 communities during the past 3 during across 15 communities and very successful interactive years. and Information EIRC, Educational Executive Director, Charles Ivory, Hill, NJ Mullica Center, Resource strategic plans, the success has been modeling effective engagement engagement effective been modeling has the success plans, strategic this work like to learn about ESAs who would EIRC is seeking strategies. highly This work is unique, it out nationally. in rolling and to participate want for their children. While this work has been focused on developing on developing focused been work has While this children. for their want 40 4:15 p.m. President’s Reception Indigo Ballroom AESA President, Rich McBride invites you to the President’s Recep- tion. Come and greet Rich and the members of the AESA Council while enjoying the company of all the conference attendees. Take one last opportunity to meet with our exhibitors. The reception will end promptly at 5:30 p.m.

During the President’s Reception, join us for the Live Auction which will feature some high-end items donated by members, friends and business partners of AEA. Auctioneer Mike Cook will again lead us in a fun-filled event.

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Friday, December 5 Registration Open 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. State Leaders Meeting 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. Networking Breakfast 7:30 – 9 a.m. Second General Session 9 –10:30 a.m. Sessions/Workshops 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Lunch and Awards Program Noon – 1:15 p.m. Sessions/Workshops 1:30 – 3:45 p.m.

9 – 10:30 a.m. SECOND GENERAL SESSION

Presiding: R. Stephen Aguirre, AESA Past-President Entertainment: Helix Charter High School Pipe Band, Ross Naismith, Pipe Band Instructor Brian L. Talbott Award: Introduction of Award Recipient: Joe Crozier, Chief Administrator, Grant Wood AEA, Cedar Rapids, IA Award Recipient: Lisa Wilson, Program/Services Administrator, Stacy Behmer, Coordinator of Digital Technology, & Dave Brousard, Director of Information Technology, Grant Wood AEA, Cedar Rapids, IA Keynote Speaker: Dr. Russell J. Quaglia Russell Quaglia is recognized globally as a pioneer in the field of education, known for his unwavering dedication to student aspirations and student voice. Described by national news media as American’s foremost authority on the development and achievement of student aspirations, Dr. Quaglia’s innovative work is evidenced by an extensive library of research- based publication, prominent international speaking appearances, and a successfully growing list of aspirations ventures. His most recent book is “Student Voice: The Instrument of Change”. This book is published by Corwin Press, the sponsor of his appearance with us. Sapphire Ballroom

42 FRIDAY 10:45 a.m. 43 ------effective personalized support for each student. effective Assistant Superintendent, Puget Sound ESD, Renton, WA John Vaille, ing environment that combines the best elements of computer-adaptive ing environment that combines the best elements of computer-adaptive learning and face-to-face teaching. Blended learning can provide tar geted, adaptive instruction in basic skills and knowledge and facilitate and teachers work together to create personalized learning experiences and teachers work together to create see blended learn We learner. that meet the needs of each individual strategy to create a learn ing not as a technology but as a foundational We believe that blended learning can both personalize learning and believe that blended learning can both personalize learning We to being student-cen refocus the classroom from being teacher-centered achievement. In our vision, students tered and result in improved student BlendEd! Schools/Transformative Teaching & Learning Teaching BlendEd! Schools/Transformative ROOM Indigo E Student Learning Role in ESA Academy. Antonio, TX San Region XX ESC, Ronny Beard, Executive Director, Antonio, TX Region XX ESC, San Jeff Goldhorn, Component Director, to the next level. At ESC-20 we identified this challenge and have taken At ESC-20 to the next level. a proactive approach to developing retaining and key leaders in our orga the ESC-20 Leadership Development nization. Come join us as we share cal to your future success. With the exit of the baby-boomers and the cal to your future success. With the ESAs face, it has never been more funding and political challenges that leaders who can take your ESA important to have a team of highly skilled Governing and Leading for Change Governing and Leading who are equipped with the The need to strategically develop leaders into the future is criti your ESA mindset, skill-set, and tool-set to lead Addressing the Leadership Pipeline Challenge: A Strategic Ap Strategic A Pipeline Challenge: Addressing the Leadership proach ROOM 206 Wendy Parker, Director of Special Education, Prairie Lakes AEA 8, Poco AEA Education, Prairie Lakes Director of Special Parker, Wendy hontas, IA and thought provoking video will be followed by an interactive discussion video will be followed by an interactive and thought provoking is the All that is required of you and participants. with both the presenters light; abandon the at special education in a whole new willingness to look embrace a future with results! compliance past and This session will challenge your thinking about traditional special educa traditional special your thinking about will challenge This session short A ideas for reform. give you immediate models and will tion delivery Special Education - It’s All About Results About All - It’s Special Education ROOM 204 A Change and Leading for Governing CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 10:45 – 11:45 A.M. – 11:45 10:45 SESSIONS: CONCURRENT 44 FRIDAY 10:45 a.m. The Pre-KindergartenInformationDataSystem(PKIDS)isaweb-based ESA RoleinStudentLearning ROOM 202B Pre-Kindergarten InformationDataSystem(PKIDS) Zanesville, OH Elaine Dodson,PreschoolProgramCoordinator, MuskingumValley ESC, Zanesville, OH Krystal McFarland,DirectorofEarlyChildhood,MuskingumValley ESC, Zanesville, OH Michael Fuller, DirectorofDataServices,MuskingumValley ESC, for programcustomizationwillalsobepresented. PKIDS system,sampleresultsandapplicationswillbeprovided.Ideas information aretrackedandmonitored. A guideddemonstrationofthe addition, health,developmental,attendance,andstudentdemographic continuous improvementatthestudent,classroom,andprogramlevel.In and programdatareportsindifferent formats.Resultsareusedtoguide refinement overthepast5years.Itgeneratesindividual,classroom, information forpreschoolprograms. The toolhasundergoneextensive tool developedbyanOhioESA toinput,trackandanalyzestudent FRIDAY 10:45 a.m. 45 ------all socio-economic areas and wins in terms of parent’s engagement, all socio-economic areas and wins in terms of parent’s teacher’s will share response, connection to teachers and others. We We will share the findings engaging teachers and other school admin We istrators in sending real-time quick updates/photos directly (no portal will review actual results of We log-in) to parents throughout the day. Elevating Parent Engagement ROOM Sapphire E Equity in Education Nancy Hutchinson, Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Educational Devel Officer, Nancy Hutchinson, Chief Executive Ashland, KY opment Corp., member districts. We will provide inspiration, innovation, and a toolkit for member districts. We level. you to take your agency to the next Kentucky Educa Assistant/ Marketing Specialist, White, Executive Terri Ashland, KY tional Development Corp., age internal and external resources to get your message across multiple age internal and external resources show how KEDC was able to overcome these obstacles platforms? We strategy to benefit all 63 and more to create an innovative marketing a cutting-edge marketing plan reinvented our approach to district service. a cutting-edge marketing plan reinvented and new board members, ven How do you bolster relations with existing state officials? How can you lever dor partners, business partners, and ROOM Sapphire A Governing and Leading for Change how and growing after 50 years. Learn largest ESA KEDC is Kentucky’s the Power of Marketing and From Dull to Dazzling - How to Harness Media Monica Murnan, Director of Student Support Services, Greenbush, Gi of Student Support Services, Monica Murnan, Director rard, KS Compuclaim, Newport, RI Peter Carson, President, that have implemented this business model and share their experiences this business model and share that have implemented members. in providing this model to their to help ESAs interested Newport, Regional Representative, Compuclaim, Pam Katz, Mid-Atlantic RI a statewide service. A growing number of ESAs are adopting this model of ESAs are adopting this model growing number A a statewide service. maximize their and helping their member districts across the country ESAs will introduce our newest revenue. We Medicaid reimbursement of AESA events are introducing a new business model for ESAs across business model introducing a new events are AESA of and to help ESAs install the tools necessary to help provide the country or as ESA programs in their Medicaid billing own school based run their ROOM ROOM A 202 Open a long time sponsor and CompuClaim, ESA Greenbush, KS Together A New Business Model – Maximizing School Based Medicaid School – Maximizing Model Business New A 46 FRIDAY 10:45 a.m. elevate parentengagementinauser-friendlywayandeliminateteacher PreciouStatus isamulti-awardwinningtechnologyonmissionto engage theirchild(ren)eachdaytoreinforcelearningsin200languages. the impactonhowthisprovidesparentskeyinsightstheyneedto KS Terry Clinefelter, Author andFounder, PathwaystoLiteracy, Hutchinson, Jane Seward,LiteracyConsultant,ESSDACK,Hutchinson,KS ing opportunityandprovidesarevenuesourcefortheESA. model allowsaPTR-trainedserviceagencyconsultanttooffer thislearn derstanding ofourmodelforaliteracypartnership. The train-the-trainer empower studentstounderstandcomplextext. You willleavewithanun Effective foralllevelsofRTI, PTRincreasesdecodingaccuracyto to addressK-2ndfoundationalskillsandinterventionfor3rdabove. knowledge ofthereadingprocessandprovidessystematicinstruction ing program.PathwaystoReadingempowersteachersbyincreasing partnered toprovidedistrictswithaproven,evidenced-basedread Join usandlearnhowESSDACKPathwaystoReadinghave ESA RoleinStudentLearning ROOM SapphireI ting Results ESAs SignificantRoleinStudentLearning–CollaboratingandGet mount, MN John Christiansen,Superintendent,IntermediateDistrict#917,Rose and otherschoolprofessional’s workloads. - - - - - FRIDAY 10:45 a.m. 47 - - - - -

Includes multimedia/hands-on. 1, AEA Director of Instructional Services, Keystone Rhonda Sheeley, IA Elkader, stration how technology streamlines cumbersome committee decisions stration how technology streamlines of collaborative decision- service, benefits AEAs/DE. Value-added within agendas minimized. making w/technology plus how personal/political sentation of overall strengths/weaknesses reported by reviewers. Data sentation of overall strengths/weaknesses material selections, curriculum for informs decisions about educational AEAs adopted system, criteria/ needs. Because all PD various learner, statewide. Interactive demon templates developed - information shared technology allows creation of online projects in Visdom. Participants projects in Visdom. technology allows creation of online MediaWindow next to criteria/ experience digital material thru interactive Dashboard w/visual repre standards/ questions. Real time Response Governing and Leading for Change began AEAs and Iowa DE/Iowa Reading Research Center, In 2014, Iowa This decision-making. to use new technology to manage collaborative the Iowa Department of Education use Technology to Streamline use Technology the Iowa Department of Education All Stakeholders Processes and Include ROOM Sapphire M WA AEAs and How Iowa Collaborative Decision-making: Transparent, ways to implement them in both existing and new learning environments. them in both existing and new learning ways to implement CT Lyme, of Development, LEARN, Old Doreen Marvin, Director Chewelah, Dimensional Learning Solutions, Founder/CEO, Brian Talbott, anywhere. In our session, participants will learn about how LEARN, an participants will learn about anywhere. In our session, to bring with Dimensional Learning Solutions has partnered in CT, ESA This in their region. development to STEM schools adaptive professional and the myriad of will discuss the newest capabilities interactive session chitecture adaptive learning solutions. Imagine interactive educational learning solutions. Imagine interactive chitecture adaptive learning style, en adapt to an individual students courses that uniquely anytime and rich tutorials and delivered and available hanced with media Global information infrastructure improvements and availability now and availability improvements infrastructure Global information online adaptive, a new type of intelligent, to deliver make it possible ar using unique open experience internet based learning media rich ing B ROOM 204 Open Adaptive and Interactive - The future for online teaching and learn teaching for online future - The Interactive and Adaptive 48 FRIDAY 10:45 a.m. Open ROOM 410 Partnership withLawEnforcement Safe Schools: A Collaborative Approach toTraining All Staffin Learning, Kristin Anderson, tolearnhow tocertifyateamoffacilitators in keynoter, RussellQuaglia,along withCorwin’s Director ofProfessional fullest potential, bothinschoolandbeyond. JoinCorwinauthorand AESA develop highaspirations. These studentsareinapositiontoreach their learning ,andwhofeelasense ofpurposeinschoolaremorelikelyto that studentswhobelievein themselves,areactivelyengagedintheir Based on30yearsofresearch, RussellQuagliaandteamhaveproven Open ROOM 400 Certification Training forStudent Voice andStudent Aspirations town, PA Alison Scott,SpecialEd.DataCoordinator, MontgomeryIU 11, Norris diate Unit11, McVeytown, PA Daniel Berger, CoordinatorofEducationalTechnology, Tuscarora Interme tem ofsupportforvirtuallyanytopic. They willdescribehowthismodelcouldbeusedtobuild astatewidesys collaborative agendabuildingtocreatetheDataQuality NetworkinPA. a combinationofvideoconferencetechnology, face-to-facemeetingsand across theCommonwealth. The presenterswilloutlinehowtheIUsused community forallPennsylvaniaLEAstodevelopacultureofqualitydata sylvania DepartmentofEducationintherolloutaprofessionallearning mediate Units(IUs)ofPennsylvaniacametogethertoassistthePenn Never underestimatethepowerofcollaboration!Learnhow29Inter Governing andLeadingforChange Indigo A ROOM Creating aStatewideSystemofSupportfor…? Sarena Shivers, Assistant Superintendent,Washtenaw ISD, Ann Arbor, MI Scott Menzel,Superintendent,Washtenaw ISD, Ann Arbor, MI Initiative Award. This modelhasbeennominatedfortheNationalExemplarySchoolSafety local districtsandthecommunitytodevelopthiscomprehensivetraining. will focusonhowWISDworkedwithalllocallawenforcementagencies, provided for9schooldistrictsandover3000employees. This workshop tive threat.Whatmakesthisinitiativeuniqueisthatuniformtrainingwas all schoolpersonnelonwhattodointheeventtheyencounteranac Initiative. FollowingtheSandyHooktragedytherewasadecisiontotrain Sheriff’s departmenttodevelopthe A.L.i.C.E. (ActiveShooterDeterrent) Washtenaw IntermediateSchoolDistrictpartneredwiththeCounty

------your region to offer your local educators the powerful professional learn- FRIDAY 10:45 ing on student voice and student aspirations. Russell Quaglia, President/Founder, Guaglia Institute for Student Aspira- tions, Portland, ME Kristin Anderson, Director of Professional Learning, Corwin, Thousand Oaks, CA a.m. Adding Value to Your ESA ROOM 206 Open Do you provide cooperative purchasing , bid review, or direct buying for your districts? Do you offer face-to-face or online training and on-going support for your educators, either for profit or a service? This interactive panel offers suggestions on how to add value to your ESA through sales, training and services with TechSmith products- Snagit, Camtasia and TechSmith Relay. Can’t make the session? Talk with Dan at the Tech- Smith Booth #301 or read more at http://bit.ly/ts-aesa. Daniel Spencer, Technology Integration Specialist, Jackson ISD, Jack- son, MI

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49 50 FRIDAY 1:30 p.m. attendees into hisdissertationfocusing on theintersectionofentrepre tional Services attheBucksCountyIntermediate, willshareinsights with In thissession,MarkHoffman, Assistant ExecutiveDirectorforEduca Governing andLeadingfor Change 202 A ROOM vice Agencies Entrepreneurship inEducation: An Exploration ofEducationalSer Cody Heitschmidt,ChiefMarketingOfficer, ESSDACK,Hutchinson,KS IU 16,Lewisburg,PA Geoff Craven,InstructionalTechnology Manager, CentralSusquehanna itinerant services. this technologycanbeleveragedforESAsandschools forstudentsand students. Staff fromCSIU and ESSDACKwillprovideinformationonhow more importantly provide an educational opportunityand benefit for these Pennsylvania asawaytoreducecostsforhome-bound instructionbut new technologyhasbeenleveragedinschoolsthroughout Kansasand to participatethroughtheuseofatelepresencerobot. Learnhowthis SDACK, studentsphysicallyunabletoattendclassesarenowable Through collaborationandapartnershipbetweentheCSIUES ESA RoleinStudentLearning ROOM 206 Robots GoTo School! CONCURRENT SESSIONS:1:30–2:30P.M. Noon –1:15p.m. LUNCHEON ANDAWARDSPROGRAM Sapphire Ballroom Participants: Introduction andRecognitionof AESA Executives In Residence E. RobertStephens Presiding: Region BOCES, Albany, NY Award Superintendent, CapitalRegionBOCES, Albany, NY Introduction of

Recipient Dee Cockrille, AESA President-Elect JoeCrozier, ProgramCoordinator Award Recipient: Award: :

Mark Jones,DeputySuperintendent,Capital

Charles Dedrick,District - - - - FRIDAY 1:30 p.m. 51 Penny Grotting, Assistant Superintendent, Columbia Gorge ESD, The Assistant Superintendent, Penny Grotting, Dalles, OR was involved, the development of the program over the past 18 months, development of the program over the was involved, the the preschool program. and the funding streams used to support Gorge ESD, The Dalles, OR Gary Peterson, Superintendent, Columbia currently serves 39 preschool-age children, ages three to five, with a preschool-age children, ages three currently serves 39 readiness. provide a specific focus on kindergarten licensed teacher to the planning that the vision for the preschool, This session will describe In September 2013 Oregon’s Columbia Gorge ESD started a high- Columbia Gorge ESD started a Oregon’s In September 2013 program for children whose evidenced-based public preschool quality, The program other options. or could not afford, parents did not have, Starting a Public Preschool for Underserved Populations Starting a Public ROOM 204 B Equity in Education related analysis will be shared. related analysis 22, Intermediate Unit Bucks County IMT, Director of Mark Hoffman, PA Doylestown, behave (or not) as entrepreneurs, given their unique position leading leading position their unique given as entrepreneurs, (or not) behave service entrepreneurial with innovative, entities charged public school findings and well as initial data of the literature as review A provision. neurship in education. This qualitative study explores how ESA leaders leaders how ESA explores study qualitative This in education. neurship 52 FRIDAY 1:30 p.m. Open ROOM 410 Model OneDistrictataTime Shared Services– A CaseStudyinHowtoBuildaSharedServices and LEANstrategies, IU13wasableto improvecustomerservice, ance andFacilities Usage. Through theuseof multidisciplinaryteams four keyareas: HumanResources,Early Intervention,ContractCompli Over thepastyearIU13implemented processimprovementprojectsin Governing andLeadingfor Change ROOM SapphireI Control Improved CustomerService, Productivity, ReducedWaste andCost Process ImprovementandLEANStrategies: An ESA’s Storyof Council, Hartford,CT Aura Alvarado, DirectorofCommunications,CapitolRegionEducation cation Council,Hartford,CT Julia Winer, Assistant DirectorofCommunications,Capitol RegionEdu into thefuture. tionships thatwillenableschoolstobesuccessfulfor 5,25,50+years tion, howESAscanworkwithschooldistrictstobuild communityrela exposure totheirschools’ uniqueofferings andpositiveresults.Inaddi support districtsinusingavarietyofsimpletoolsandstrategiestobring and prospectivefamilies. This presentation willexplorehowESAscan stituents, includinglegislators,parents,communitymembers,students, plan forcommunicationswillensuresupportfromabroadrangeofcon sustain itslong-termrelationshipwiththecommunity. Havingastrategic Effective communicationspracticesareessentialinorderforaschoolto Open ROOM SapphireM Supporting SchoolDistrictstoImproveCommunicationsPractices zoo RESA,Portage,MI Brian Schupbach,DirectorofTechnology andMediaServices,Kalama Holly Norman, Assistant Superintendent,KalamazooRESA,Portage,MI savings. help themfindinnovativewaysofimprovingserviceswhilefindingcost and morearelookingtotheirRegionalEducationalService Agencies to ness services.Onedistrictatatimehasbeenourmotto.Districtsmore our biggestsuccesseshavebeenintheareasoftechnologyandbusi move themindsettoacollaborativemodelofimprovingservices. Two of state andfederalinfluenceisgreaterthanever, itcanbeachallengeto schools. Inastatewherelocalcontrolhasbeenthetraditionalmodel,yet We knowthatthereispowerinworkingtogethertoimproveservices ------FRIDAY 1:30 p.m. 53 ------Personalized Learning is a hot topic in education today. Anywhere, Any Anywhere, Personalized Learning is a hot topic in education today. time learning, as well as access to content for students from any device. I Am New School: Leading in an Online World I ROOM 400 Governing and Leading for Change Lori Simpson, Executive Director, Communications and P, Educational and P, Communications Lori Simpson, Executive Director, WA Vancouver, Service District 112, hensive audit and branding process that resulted in improved commu hensive audit and branding process also hear from other ESAs who You’ll nication and marketing practices. have benefitted from the process. how a two-pronged communication review can help ESAs expand their how a two-pronged communication and message to key audiences communication practices, effectively Intermediate Unit will share the create a new brand. Montgomery County help, to conduct a compre 112’s process they went through, with ESD Audit is not a dirty word - when it comes to communications, that is. In Audit is not a dirty word - when it comes renewed business opportuni fact, it can mean improved relationships, session explores This interactive ties, and a refreshed agency image. New Course for One ESA ROOM Indigo E Open Christian Hansen, OTR/L, PresenceLearning, San Francisco, CA Christian Hansen, OTR/L, PresenceLearning, Partnership that Set a Coast to Coast A Audit: Communications personalization of therapy and improve student outcomes personalization of Area IU, Admin. -Dept. of Student Services, Capitol Arlene Moll, Project Enola, PA pational therapy - is rapidly becoming a means of reaching 21st century is rapidly becoming a means of reaching pational therapy - can how this flexible delivery method Attendees will learn learners. shortages, improve intervention, fill staffing provide quality therapeutic ROOM 402 Role in Student Learning ESA speech to occu of special education services - from The online delivery Online Therapy for Special Educa Reach with Your How to Extend tion Students practical steps any ESA can take to improve performance. can take to steps any ESA practical PA 13, Lancaster, IU Lancaster-Lebanon Paul Billy, Boze Resources, Inc, Profound Knowledge President, Susan Leddick, man, MT departments. During this interactive session participants will learn basic learn will participants session interactive During this departments. an strategies through and LEAN of process improvement elements and lessons learned will be placed on Focus journey. of IU 13’s overview productivity, reduce waste, control cost and bring down barriers between between barriers down and bring control cost waste, reduce productivity, 54 FRIDAY 1:30 p.m. learn andteachintheclassroom?OurService Agency ismakingthis ized professionaldevelopmenttoteachersastheyshifttheway dents andPrincipalsintheirleadershiprole,aswelldeliverpersonal How canaService Agency modelthispersonalizedshiftwithSuperinten educational leaders whoareabletoempower, motivate, andengage In anenvironment ofincreasingstress, overwhelm, anddisconnection, Governing andLeadingfor Change Indigo A ROOM or Easier Why LeavingaLeadership LegacyhasNeverBeenMoreImportant.. Rory Gesch,Superintendent ofSchools,NavasotaISD,Navasota,TX munity andtheeducationworkdemandsoflocal economy. college readinessinitiativestomeettheneedsof students,thecom school students.Withonegoalinmind,theyareredefining careerand and theircareertechnicaleducationprogramsfor middleandhigh is spurringcoalitionsamonglocalbusinesses,workforce development, are incorporatinganewtechnology-drivencareerreadiness systemthat and anEDUCONOMY approachtocareeropportunities.See howthey riculum thatisrootedinprovidingstudentswithrealworld experiences programs withincreasinglysophisticatedandacademically rigorouscur service districtisworkingtoreinventtheircareerand technicaleducation for lifeafterhighschool.Jointhissessiontolearnhowoneregional There islittleargumentthatU.S.schoolsneedtobetterpreparestudents Governing andLeadingforChange ROOM SapphireE Success Developing aCareer-ReadyCommunity: A SustainableModelfor Luke Wittum, DirectorofEducationalTechnology, GeneseeISD,Flint,MI nities andsolutionstoassistESAswithvirtualProfessionalDevelopment development • The benefitsandchallengesofvirtuallearning•Opportu delivery modelsforprofessionallearning•Componentsofonlinestaff and training.Participantswilllearnmoreaboutthefollowing:•Changing more flexibleandcosteffective optionsforprofessionaldevelopment This sessionwillhelpESAsexplorehowtoprovideschoolstaff with Governing andLeadingforChange 204 A ROOM Providing OnlineProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesforStaff Rich McBride,Superintendent,NorthCentralESD,Wenatchee, WA Wenatchee, WA Pete Phillips,ExecDirectorTechnology Integration,NorthCentralESD, SHIFT withtheProfessionalDevelopmentandLeadershipweprovide. - - - - - FRIDAY 1:30 p.m. 55 ------Ken Shane, Government Account Manager, Konica Minolta Business Account Manager, Ken Shane, Government Solutions Girard, KS AEPA Brad Stefanoni, President, Scott Crosby, Executive Director, AEPA, Cadillac, MI AEPA, Executive Director, Scott Crosby, Central Service Co Southwest/West Executive Director, Cliff Carmody, operative, Marshall, MN upgrade technology, and doing many new things. Shared services and and doing many new things. Shared services upgrade technology, and a participating from two ESA’s saving will be outlined by panelists Partner. Vendor es with local school districts. Funded through their involvement with the es with local school districts. Funded across ESA’s (AEPA), Agencies Association of Educational Purchasing development, working together to the country are providing professional Open Agencies have been partnering Across the country Educational Service to share servic and renewed efforts in cooperative purchasing activities Sharing Services and Saving Money: Cooperative Purchasing Sharing Services and Saving Money: through ESA’s ROOM Sapphire A personalization of therapy and improve student outcomes. personalization of therapy and improve Area Inter Administrator for Dept. of Student, Capital Arlene Moll, Project mediate, Enola, PA pational therapy - is rapidly becoming a means of reaching 21st cen pational therapy - is rapidly becoming Attendees will learn how this flexible delivery method can tury learners. fill staffing shortages, improve provide quality therapeutic intervention, ROOM 202 B Student Learning Role in ESA services - from speech to occu The online delivery of special education How to Extend Your Reach with Online Therapy for Special Educa Reach with Your How to Extend tion Students son, KS Coach and consultant, ESSDACK, Fellers, Certified Professional Tammy Hutchinson, KS Susan Gonzales, Chief Operating Officer, iPEC Coaching, Shrewsbury, Coaching, Shrewsbury, iPEC Chief Operating Officer, Susan Gonzales, NJ Learning, ESSDACK, Hutchin Konrade, Director of Professional Tamara achievement, has never been more important. In this session, partici In this session, more important. has never been achievement, cultures of engage points of building learn the key starting pants will provides a framework that leadership well as a transformational ment, as a leadership legacy. for creating firm foundation ticeably scarce. The need for such leaders has never been greater: and, greater: and, been has never leaders for such The need scarce. ticeably to reignite that educational of engagement, to create cultures their ability student to directly impact at every level, and drive performance spark, to themselves, and those around them, are increasingly noticeable-and no noticeable-and increasingly them, are around those and themselves, CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 2:45 – 3:45 P.M. Raising Student Achievement through the ESA and Professional Learning Community Process ROOM Indigo E ESA Role in Student Learning ESU 15 in Southwest Nebraska has started a process of raising student achievement scores by incorporating the concepts of the Professional Learning Communities in collaboration of nine schools working together. The ESU 15 staff have served as the facilitators and leaders in creating a regional community that addresses student needs, assessments, and results to raise student test scores and enhance teacher effectiveness in the classroom through a team effort of nine schools working together. This program will focus upon the efforts to make a difference and improve education in the rural setting. Paul Calvert, Administrator, Educational Service Unit 15, Trenton, NE Kelly Erickson, Staff Developer, Educational Service Unit 15, Trenton, NE

56 FRIDAY 2:45 p.m. 57 - - - practice-proven teaching and leading strategies that best meet the needs practice-proven teaching and leading strategies that best meet the needs students, teachers, and administrators. Gather insight from of today’s an increasingly competitive, global society. To help meet these chal help meet these To an increasingly competitive, global society. lenges, Smoky Hill Education Service Center in Kansas provides its 55 member districts with professional development on the research-based, ROOM 202 A Student Learning Role in ESA Educators today face many challenges as they prepare students for Bringing a World of Best Practices and Research-Based Strategies Bringing a World Administrators and to Local District Teachers John George, Executive Director, Berks County Intermediate Unit 14, Berks County Intermediate John George, Executive Director, Reading, PA Berks County Intermediate Assistant Executive Director, Jill Hackman, Unit 14, Reading, PA agency. Describe actions taken to prevent state takeover. Assess the taken to prevent state takeover. Describe actions agency. the district to Describe the actions taken to return effectiveness. model’s local control. service agencies to assist districts in financial distress. Describe the service agencies to assist districts in legislative support that enabled the strategic process to acquire state and of the district to the regional service district to contract the administration cially distressed district. In lieu of state takeover, the district partnered takeover, cially distressed district. In lieu of state Unit to create a new state model for with the Berks County Intermediate This presentation will: Present a model for regional financial recovery. ROOM Sapphire E Governing and Leading for Change enrollment of 18,000) is a finan The Reading School District (student of State Takeover Avoid Agency to Service Model for a Regional A Districts Distressed School the plug” on certain programs/services. The decision to cut a program The decision programs/services. the plug” on certain or not. solely on whether it loses money should not be based of Management Services, Montgomery CFO/Director Stanley Wisler, Unit 23, Norristown, PA County Intermediate that can be established to monitor the viability of programs and services to monitor the viability of programs that can be established developed and uti as well as criteria that can be from a cost standpoint it is time to “pull the difficult task of determining when lized to assist with Determining what services and programs to drop, modify, or continue is or continue drop, modify, and programs to what services Determining to offer should continue services that ESAs Are there battle. an ongoing on the systems This session will focus deficit? they run at a even though About the Numbers About ROOM 204 A Open Criteria for Determining the Viability of Programs - It’s Not Always Always Not - It’s of Programs the Viability for Determining Criteria 58 FRIDAY 2:45 p.m. Oho, Columbus,OH Teresa Dempsey, Director, Professional Development,ESCofCentral an effort toenhanceteachingandlearning. support programcoordinators, mentors,newteachers,andprincipalsin vice CenterofCentralOhiohasdevelopedcomprehensive structuresto Director ofProfessionalDevelopmenttolearnhowthe EducationalSer as newteachersfallingbetweenthecracks.JoinDr. Teresa Dempsey, such acomplexprocess,losinghigh-qualitymentors is asconcerning ing fornewteachersthroughouttheirresidency. Because mentoringis new teachers.Criticaltosuccessofthisprogramishigh-quality mentor of Ohio’s ResidentEducatorProgram,afour-year inductionsystemfor Improving teachereffectiveness toimprovestudentlearning isthecore Governing andLeadingforChange ROOM SapphireI and LeadtheChange Enhanced Teaching, EnhancedLearning:HowESAscanSupport TX Troy Wheeler, VP StrategicMarketDevelopment,Ed-Fi Alliance, Austin, Donald Dailey, DirectorofTechnology, KalamazooRESA,Portage,MI instruction andultimatelyimprovestudentachievement. will alsobeabletoprovideconsistentdataacrossalldistrictsinform boards thatareprovidedthroughtheEd-Fi Alliance, theserviceagencies the needsidentified.Utilizingresearch-basedmetricsanddash service agenciescreatedaninnovativedatahubmodelthataddresses aging toolsprovidedatnocostthroughtheEd-Fi Alliance, thisgroupof increasing dataqualityandimprovingtheusageofinformation.Bylever ing consolidatingtofewersystems,betterintegratingdisparate collaborate insolvinganumberofinformationsystemchallengesinclud The StateofMichiganchallengeditsEducationalService Agencies to Governing andLeadingforChange ROOM 400 Improving InformationUsagethroughRegionalDataHubs tion ServiceCenter, Salina,KS Chris Moddelmog,DirectorofTechnology Services,SmokyHillEduca strategies. and instructionalcoachesasystemforsupportingclassroomuseofthe gies showntopositivelyimpactstudentachievementandgiveprincipals local educatorsaccesstoworld-class,best-practiceinstructionalstrate Smoky HillESConhowitpartnerswithMcREL Internationaltogiveits ------FRIDAY 2:45 p.m. 59 - - - - -

reflect a statewide system. A statewide Policy manual was developed reflect a statewide system. and a legal document was created to allow for hiring personnel on a the system for the future. With a focus on collaborative leadership with the system for the future. With a focus on collaborative leadership with AEAs have worked to realign the system to Iowa DE and local districts, structure to They also revised the governance meet new challenges. ROOM 206 Governing and Leading for Change to prepare AEAs embarked upon a redesign effort years ago Iowa’s Two System - Redefining the Relevance Moving to a Cohesive Statewide AEAs in Iowa of successes of planning and implementing such modules. Presenters will successes of planning and implementing stages of planning “faux flipped” guide participants through the beginning PD and you can be sure it will be differentiated! WV III, Dunbar, RESA Dawn Embrey-King, Special Ed Director, time on components related to their interests and teaching styles. These interests and teaching styles. time on components related to their on time constraints, mate also allow facilitators to customize based or need. Participants will learn from the mistakes and rial accessibility, Professional Development sessions. RESA 3 began developing “faux RESA Professional Development sessions. to work at their own pace, flipped” PD modules that allow teachers instructional needs, and spend more develop products to their individual ROOM 202 B Open yet this is rarely modeled in are charged to differentiate, Teachers Call to Differentiate for A Faux Flipping Professional Development: Educators your agency might launch its own digital curricula. your agency might NorthEast Wash Learning and Coordinator, Technology Steve Schreiner, WA ington ESD 101, Spokane, participants, and analysis of existing resources helped inform develop of existing resources helped participants, and analysis how see strategy, Examine our distribution ment of program materials. and consider how development and support costs, participant fees cover package used by ESDs in Washington and beyond. By incorporating and beyond. ESDs in Washington package used by polling, activities, on-demand videos, and classroom student-centered delivering cur districts an innovative option for the program provides with pilot collaboration between ESDs, interaction riculum. Learn how NEWESD 101’s Life.On.Line Internet Safety Curriculum began as a se Curriculum began Internet Safety Life.On.Line 101’s NEWESD E-Rate schools meet webinars that helped ries of individually-scheduled digital into a complete It has since expanded requirements. and CIPA District Support District ROOM 410 Open Developing and Distributing a Digital Curriculum: A New Model for Model for New A Curriculum: a Digital Distributing and Developing 60 FRIDAY 2:45 p.m. tive tosupportdistrictsinthiswork.Ourinitiativehasresultedsignifi disparities? Inthissession,thePugetSoundESDwillsharetheirinitia students ofcolor. HowdoESA’s supportdistrictsineliminatingracial cation yetdatacontinuestodemonstrateinequityinopportunityfor This yearmarksthe60thanniversaryofBrownvs.BoardEdu Equity inEducation ROOM SapphireM Gap Leading forRacialEquity:CollectivelyEliminatingtheOpportunity cil Bluffs,IA Brent Siegrist,ExecutiveDirector, Iowa Area Education Agencies, Coun redefine therelevanceandimportanceof AEAsinIowa. statewide basistoprovideequitableservicesstatewide. This processwill Brian Albertson, SLA Management,Orlando, FL amount oftie for questionsanddiscussion. challenges,and thegrowing SharedServicesModel/ There willbeagood ance challenges,culinaryadvancements andchallenges,financial SLA Management willdiscusstheoperationalandregulatorycompli Open ROOM 204B The Annual StateofSchoolFoodservice Jim Lewis,CEO,SilverbackLearningSolutions,Boise, ID regardless oftheirsocio-economicstatus individualized learningplans,levelingtheplayingfield forallstudents laboratively plananddeliverindividualizedinstruction andeasy-to-build the state,district,schoolandclassroomlevel,enables educatorstocol all typesofstudentinformation,assessmentandcurriculum systemsat teachers, administrators,studentsandparents.Connecting datafrom access todata,sharedaccountability, andacultureofcollaborationfor ing throughempoweringlocaldistrictstoimproveeducationwithbetter Learn howyou,asregionaleducationleaders,canimpactstudentlearn Open Sapphire A ROOM Leveraging Technology to Achieve EquityinEducation Julie Rolling, Assistant Superintendent,PugetSoundESD,Renton,WA acheiving racialequity. develop infrastructureandtoapplynewstrategiessupportdistrictsin disparity. Through discussionandactivities,participantswilllearnhowto expanded supportfromfundersandmoredistrictsaddressingracial cant outcomes:morestaff engagingdistrictsinconversationsaboutrace, - - - - -

- - FRIDAY 2:45 p.m. 61 - Angeles, CA sible for both struggling students and educators. sible for both struggling York, New & Marketing Scholastic Education, Strategy Lee Peters, SVP NY Los California Scholastic Education Director, Lou Massicci, Regional literacy skills for constituent districts in this often unsteady environment? districts in this often unsteady literacy skills for constituent of success and entreat you to like to demonstrate our evidence We’d a world of pos partnership strategy to help us open consider a unique struggling student populations. This current state of education seems state of education This current student populations. struggling of education technologies the rapid infusion challenging with even more of foundational we ensure acceleration How can into the classroom. ROOM 402 ROOM Open are resulting in increased demographics and shifting Higher standards Partnering to Transform the Struggling Student Population Student Struggling the Transform to Partnering SATURDAY AT A GLANCE

Saturday, December 6 Coffee Service 8 – 9 a.m. Sessions/Workshops 9 – 10 a.m. Brunch and Closing General Session 10:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

62 SATURDAY 9:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 9:00 - 10:00 A.M.

Say It Once - Using Digital Media ROOM Indigo E Open This presentation will allow you to understand the power of tools such as Screencast-o-matic, YouTube, WebEx,Vimeo, iMovie, Doodle, Twitter,

Google+, and more. Communicate more effectively and efficiently, and a.m. reduce redundancy. Attendees will: 1) discover more efficient technological means for communicating, 2) understand basic terminology related to online sharing of data and media, 3) become familiar with web apps, software and hardware that will improve communication, and 4) discuss the pros and cons of using social media to reach those in need of your information. Diane McCarron, Director of Special Education, SW/WC Service Coop- erative, Marshall, MN Shelly Maes, Manager, Member Services, SW/WC Service Cooperative, Marshall, MN

System-level Solutions for Success in Early Learning ROOM Sapphire A ESA Role in Student Learning Since 2007, the Washington State Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD) have been working collaboratively as a statewide network, stretching leadership responsibilities between key partners to ensure equity and a collective impact on student achievement. Currently, the AESD Network is successfully leading various early learning initiatives within a state-to-local framework by taking state-led models and programs to schools and community-based partners. This session will highlight strategies employed by the Network to collectively implement early learning initiatives including Washington’s Kindergarten readiness assessment, PreK-3rd Alignment and Full Day Kindergarten. Cynthia Juarez, Early Learning Migrant Education Director, ESD 105, Yakima, WA The New Retirement Paradigm ROOM Sapphire E Open Educators of every level are retiring earlier than expected and at young ages. Many have only vague plans for their futures. The “New Retire- ment Paradigm,” three days of training delivered over several months, assists participants in identifying their unique abilities and passions to create new opportunities. Some will stay in education, some will create new careers, and some will really “retire”. EIRC is seeking ESAs who would like to participate in delivering this work. The program is highly

63 interactive and engaging. A pilot program provided positive feedback that the program led participants to think differently about the possibilities ahead. Charles Ivory, Executive Director, EIRC, Educational Information and Resource Center, Mullica Hill, NJ Sandra Loewe, Assistant Director, Educational Information and Resource Center, Mullica Hill, NJ

Top Ten Ideas to Grow Your ESA’s Business ROOM 206 Governing and Leading for Change Entrepreneurs are challenged to preserve the quality of their existing service delivery while they build their customer base and expand their service offerings. ESAs who wish to grow and diversify are no different. This session will provide participants with high-potential ideas for ESA growth and ways to manage that growth through a business plan process. Through interactive discussions, participants will also share ideas and practical strategies for implementation that have worked elsewhere. Margaret MacDonald, Director of Technical Assistance and Brokering, Capitol Region Education Council, Hartford, CT Donald Walsh, Project Manager, Capitol Region Education Council, Hartford, CT

Gamifying the Classroom: A Framework of Fun ROOM Sapphire I Open The research is clear. Video games are good for the brain. Games encourage problem solving, increase collaboration, support literacy skills, supplement foundational knowledge, and they’re fun. Why wouldn’t we use games? This session will highlight how ESSDACK works with schools and school districts to employ gamficiation and game-based learning to support student immersion, narrative context, choice, well- ordered problems, customization, and co-design. We’ll highlight current research, demo a few tools and strategies, provide some resources, and enjoy ourselves immensely. Come join the fun! Glenn Wiebe, Consultant, ESSDACK, Hutchinson, KS Curtis Chandler, Literacy and Technology Integration Specialist, ESS- DACK, Hutchinson, KS

Accelerating #CCSS Implementation Through Social Media ROOM Indigo A Governing and Leading for Change With the goal of reaching 10,000 educators, Puget Sound Educational Service District and Social Media Teacher Leaders are using innovative

64 SATURDAY 9:00 strategies focused on the alignment of curriculum with the Common Core and support of literacy instruction across disciplines. Critical strategies involve teacher participation in self-directed, informal opportunities to collaborate with other teachers across virtual networks, which are facilitated by a cadre of influential teacher leaders. In this interactive session find out how Twitter, blogs, Edmodo and other social media have created opportunities for personalized learning to enhance classroom practice and

improve student outcomes. Be sure to bring a mobile device! a.m. Terese Emry, Associate Superintendent, Puget Sound ESD, Renton, WA Michelle Lewis, Director of Professional Growth and Eval, Puget Sound ESD, Renton, WA Melissa Laramie, Senior Communications Coordinator, Puget Sound ESD, Renton, WA

A Collaborative Approach to Continuous Improvement ROOM 204 B ESA Role in Student Learning Two words any organization must consider if it wants to survive and thrive in the 21st century are “comprehensive improvement.” No matter how good we are today, we need to be even better tomorrow. In alignment with this thinking, AEA 267’s Continuous Improvement Team’s overall purpose is to systematically and continuously improve on their promise to their educational partners. A key element they have used in pursuing this promise is their Organizational Effectiveness Framework. It provides a comprehensive framework that is utilized in systematic decision making. Learn how they are combining their OEF with the SINA model for comprehensive improvement. Beth Strike, Communications Specialist, Area Education Agency 267, Cedar Falls, IA

Technology Skills and Online Tools ROOM Sapphire M Open Teachers will see examples of online tools used in Jefferson County ESC’s online courses. Teachers can take the information that they have obtained in this presentation and customize it to fit the needs of their students, as well as varied subject areas and grade levels. By introducing these tools, teachers will help students grow their skills to develop critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity, while challenging them in information, media and technology skills. Teresa Silvestri, Director of Education & Outreach, Jefferson County ESC, Steubenville, OH

65 Service Agency Culture Change That Gets Better Results for Con- stituents a.m. ROOM 400 Governing and Leading for Change Genesee Intermediate School District charted a course for organizational improvement that would generate improved leadership, better service to constituents, and increased innovation to achieve effective and efficient programs and services. This transformative experience occurred in the midst of assuming operations for the regional CTE center, initiating a SATURDAY 9:00 SATURDAY new Head Start grant, and hiring 500 new staff to deliver direct services to local districts. Presenters will describe via PowerPoint and role play scenarios an 18-month journey of achieving organizational accredita- tion through NCA AdvancED that was supplemented by training from the Disney Institute focused on business excellence and customer service. Jerry Johnson, Exec. Dir.-Communications & Development, Genesee ISD, Flint, MI Lisa Hagel, Superintendent, Genesee ISD, Flint, MI Luke Wittum, Director of Educational Technology, Genesee ISD, Flint, MI

Delivering the Perceived Benefits of a StateWide SIS ROOM 410 Governing and Leading for Change The State of Michigan challenged its Educational Service Agencies to narrow down the student information systems used in the state, with the ultimate goal of recommending a single SIS. Rather than take away the ability for districts to choose the SIS that best meets their needs, ESAs collaborated to leverage tools provided at no cost through the Ed-Fi Alliance to create a virtual single SIS that integrates the various student data systems in the state. This system delivers the benefits of a statewide SIS, and many others, without the time and expense of asking districts to change systems. Donald Dailey, Director of Technology, Kalamazoo RESA, Portage, MI Troy Wheeler, VP, Strategic Market Development, Ed-Fi Alliance, Austin, TX

66 10:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. BRUNCH AND CLOSING GENERAL SESSION Presiding: Rich McBride, AESA President Keynote Speaker: Jeannette Walls In her book “The Glass Castle”, Jeannette Walls describes growing up in the desert of the American Southwest and then in a West Virginia mining town with her three siblings and the brilliant, unorthodox irresponsible parents who mange at once to neglect them, love them and teach them to face their fears. Despite all her hardships, Walls develops the determination to leave West Virginia on her own at the age of sixteen , move to New York City, enroll in Barnard Collets and eventually become a well-known columnist for New York magazine and MSNBC. Her story gives hope to those facing challenges and makes them realize that anything is possible. 2015 Call to Conference: Allen Buyck, Kevin Konarska and Jerry Maze, Conference Committee, Co-Chairs Sapphire Ballroom

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BOOTH ACT 600 500 Act Drive, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168 319-337-1000 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.

AEA PD Online 303 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston, IA 50131 515-270-9030 http://www.aeapdonline.org AEA PD Online (a collaborative of Iowa’s AEAs) provides a variety of online learning services for both professional development and K-12 student learning. This includes self-paced modules, e-curriculum, and system hosting. We use a variety of partnership models with state ESAs for you to provide online learning to your educators.

Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies 304 170 Hunters Ridge, Cadillac, MN 49601 231-878-4207 www.aeapcoop.org The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) is a multi-state non- profit organization made up of Educational Service Agencies/political subdivisions organized through a Memorandum of Understanding between all participating states. We are true “cooperative” who serves to leverage purchasing power to benefit all schools and agencies, regardless of size, with the ability to purchase at equal buying levels.

BrightBytes 306 490 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94107 877-499-4036 www.brightbytes.net BrightBytes is the world leading research organization. Our flagship platform, named Clarity, uses powerful, evidence-based frameworks to translate complex analysis and cutting-edge research into fast actions that improve student learning.

Capitol Region Education Council 206 111 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 Since 1966, the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), working with and for its member districts, has developed a wide array of cost-effective and high-quality programs and services to meet the educational needs of children and adults in the Capitol Region. Our mission is to work with boards of education of the Capitol Region to improve the quality of public education for all learners.

CESA #7 511 595 Baeten Rd, Green Bay, WI 54304 920-492-5960 www.cesa7.org CESA 7 has developed national products for ESA’s in Common Core State Standards, software, and other academic and non-academic solutions. Find out how your ESA can partner with CESA 7 to create a great revenue stream for your Agency while providing quality services to your District. 68 EXHIBITOR AND SHOWCASE (Alphabetical)

BOOTH CESA 6 202 2935 Universal Ct, Oshkosh, WI 54904 920-236-0518 CESA 6 provides national services in Grant Writing, Websites, ESA Registration Software, and ELL Weekly tips. CESA 6 is seeking partnerships.

Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL) 504 510 Charmany Drive Suite 269, Madison, WI 53719 608-441-2765 www.leadershipforlearning.org The Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL) is a cloud- based school-wide leadership assessment and feedback system. Rather than focus on an individual school leader, CALL utilizes a multi-source comprehensive survey to assess core leadership practices that are distributed across the school building. Upon completion of the survey, users receive immediate, targeted data and feedback designed to support school improvement and professional growth. In addition, the CALL system provides district leaders with information on school leadership effectiveness. The CALL instrument was developed and validated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education.

Compuclaim 311 221 Third Street, Newport, RI 02840 401-477-6349 www.compuclaim-ri.com CompuClaim is one of the leading providers of Medicaid billing and electronic data interchange (EDI) solutions that facilitate the critical connection between school districts and Medicaid. They have been providing these services to school districts since 1992. CompuClaim is in the business of education and healthcare; offering integrated solutions that reduce costs by eradicating inefficiencies and increasing compliance. CompuClaim’s automated Internet based data collection and billing platform provides customers the latest best practice technology infrastructure. Our technology platform provides school districts a custom designed Web portal integrated with a professional claims clearinghouse and mobile data capture technology. CompuClaim is helping schools innovate their businesses while leading the revolution in healthcare EDI technology.

Corwin Press 614 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oakes, CA 91320-2218 800-233-9936 www.corwinpress.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.

Delta t Group 516 101 Centerpoint Drive Suite 100, Middletown, CT 06457 860-256-8333 www.deltatgroup.com Delta t Group is a educational and behavioral referral firm. Specializing in the staffing of: Special Education Teachers, School Nurses, Teacher Assistants, 1:1’s, Social Workers, and more.

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BOOTH Digital Schools 515 27764 Volo Village Road Suite A, Volo, IL 60073 888-939-7799 www.digital-schools.com Serving K-12 since 1999, the Company initially was contracted to build what began as a simple database to track employee leave activities. Through the years, the application DS Suite|Plus (click to link to product) has developed into the premier market application, designed exclusively to meet the unique needs of the K-12 educational market.

Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc. 315 817 Pacific Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98337 360-616-8915 www.DigitalisEducation.com Digitarium® digital planetarium systems and Digitalis inflatable domes: portable, capable, cost effective astronomy education tools. Best value on the market.

Dimensional Learning Solutions 300 3267 Crest Drive, Chewelah, WA 99109 509-795-0979 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 403 488 Main Avenue 3rd Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851 203-663-0100 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 - HCESC 517 27764 Volo Village Road Suite A, Volo, IL 60073 312-924-5721 www.dssecure.com DS Secure and Hamilton County ESC have partnered to bring advanced network and communication solutions through innovative software designs and cost-effective licensing models. Find out how your ESA can partner with us to bring new value to your schools.

E&I Cooperative Services 316 2 Jericho Plaza Suite 309, Jericho, NY 11753 800-283-2634 www.K12.eandi.org Serving school districts and institutions nationwide, E&I is the only member- owned, not-for-profit sourcing cooperative focused exclusively on education. E&I delivers cost savings on products and services K-12 institutions use every day to reduce costs and optimize supply chain efficiencies.

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BOOTH EDUCATION CONNECTION - Center for 21st Century Skills 100 355 Goshen Road, Litchfield, CT 06759 860-567-0863 educationconnection.org EDUCATION CONNECTION is one of Connecticut’s 6 Regional Service Centers. Our mission as the regional educational service center in western Connecticut is to promote the success of school districts and their communities. Collaboratively with them, we provide educational and related services. A continuing commit- ment to quality and excellence is our standard of performance. EDUCATION CONNECTION’s Center for 21st Century Skills believes the key to developing a generation of successful young innovators is to drive the convergence of art, business, creativity, innovation, engineering, and science. The Center provides a combination of academic courses, experiential events, and challenge projects that bring students together to share their ideas and compete at the nationally recognized Student Innovation Expo.

Eduplanet21, LLC 512 401 E Winding Hill Rd Suite 200, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 717-884-9900 www.eduplanet21.com Eduplanet21 is a K12 technology company committed to transforming Profes- sional Development (or PD). We provide a Social Learning Software Platform, Digital Content, and Services to help educators create Professional Development Plans and Personal Learning Networks to achieve their Professional Develop- ment goals. Our Institutes, Learning Paths and Connected Educator Marketplace offer educators the ability to customize their Professional Development and ultimately enhance their teaching and learning environment.

Edupoint Educational Systems 413 1955 South Val Vista Drive Suite 200, Mesa, AZ 85204 480-633-7500 www.Edupoint.com Edupoint’s Synergy® Education Platform provides ESA’s an enterprise-level student information system, Synergy SIS, and a full suite of learning management solutions – including the TeacherVUE gradebook to help teachers measure student performance against standards.

EIRC Foundation 314 107 Gilbreth Parkway, Suite 200, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 856-582-7000 www.eirc.org The Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC) Foundation was created to expand financial and human resources as applied to education reform to advance student achievement. The Foundation is partner to the EIRC, a public non-profit educational agency operating for over 45 years throughout New Jer- sey, 36 additional states and 11 foreign countries. The EIRC is able to develop Shared Services Agreements with governmental agencies including school districts and service centers.

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BOOTH Equal Level 402 11140 Rockville Pike Suite 100-350, Rockville, MD 20852 301-560-1492 www.equallevel.com Equal Level is one of the fastest growing electronic procurement solution providers in the Cloud space. In 2014, we celebrate our fifth year of operation, and already serve more than 30 public and private sector organizations by providing an exciting requisition to payment platform, that mimics the consumer shop- ping experience. Headquartered in Maryland, we employ a dozen people, are employee owned, and profitable. We enable b2b commerce within and between organizations by thoughtfully applying proven consumer commerce best practices to the enterprise. Our supplier enablement model is focused on achieving 100% punch-out based commerce and provides your small to medium trading partners with no-charge punch-out enabled commerce storefronts.

escWorks - Region 4 207 7145 W. Tidwell Rd, Houston, TX 77092 713-744-6834 escWorks® is a data management software solution that helps educational organizations maximize efficiency through the use of technology. Our package of 11 robust tools allows you to reduce costs, save time, & quantify your value to customer districts.

ESSDACK 211 1500 E. 11th, Suite 200, Hutchinson, KS 67501 620-663-9566 ESSDACK is dedicated to helping educators nationwide by offering an array of professional learning, services and products.

Follett 216 1340 Ridgeview Dr, McHenry, IL 60050 815-578-3672 www.follettlearning.com Follett is the largest provider of educational materials and technology solutions to PreK-12 libraries, classrooms, learning centers and school districts in the United States, and a major supplier to educational institutions worldwide. Follett distrib- utes books, reference materials, digital resources, eBooks and audiovisual materials, as well as pre-owned textbooks. Follett also is one of the leading providers of integrated educational technology for the management of physical and digital assets, the tracking, storing and analyzing of academic data, and digital learning environment tools for the classroom focusing on student achievement.

FreshGrade Education Inc. 212 301-1447 Ellis Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A3 1-877-957-7757 www.freshgrade.com Engaged parents have a direct and positive impact on the successful development of a child. FreshGrade is increasing communication and collaboration between teachers, students and parents through a user-friendly learning collaboration system that facilitates greater parental engagement and student development.

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BOOTH Frontline Technologies Group LLC 302 397 Eagleview Boulevard, Exton, PA 19341 866-574-9169 www.FrontlineK12.com More than 5,000 school districts use Frontline’s suite of human capital management tools, including Aesop (absence management and automated sub-calling), VeriTime (time and attendance), and AppliTrack (recruiting, selection and HR file management).

Genesee ISD 400 2413 West Maple Avenue, Flint, MI 48507 810-591-4400 www.geneseeisd.org iConnectLearning is an online learning Portal with over 1,200 online courses including Advanced Placement, credit recovery, electives and core classes. All courses are offered at a discounted rate, and schools pay no fees to enroll students beyond the course cost.

Great American Insurance Group 510 301 East 4th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 541-359-9270 www.gafri.com Great American Insurance Group, a trusted leader in the 403(b) and 457 markets for over 30 years, is a financial services company dedicated to providing retirement solutions to school employees. As a financially strong, American-owned company, Great American provides opportunities and value-add programs to help educators in and out of the classroom. Offering a quality retirement plan is crucial to attracting and retaining qualified employees. With quality products and excellent service we are poised to offer retirement solutions to your school.

Illuminate Education 417 47 Discovery Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618 773-620-6467 Illuminate Education offers the next generation of data management with Illumi- nate Student Information System™, Illuminate Special Education™, and Illumi- nate Data and Assessment (DnA) Management™. Each product works seam- lessly with other systems but (since all use a single Illuminate system) Illuminate system has the power to replace 3-4 separate systems.

Innovative Student Loan Solutions (ISLS) 501 11310 Montgomery Road Suite 216, Cincinnati, OH 45249 513-645-1190 www.isloansolutions.com ISLS and Hamilton County ESC have successfully partnered with other ESAs to provide a zero cost and turn-key benefit for non-profit organizations: Student Loan Forgiveness strategies. The value is simple: no cost to the employer, employees save money, ESA partners share revenue.

Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching 404 149 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 Pro- fessionals program. With offerings that provide sustainable revenue and measurable results, this research-based program delivers significant results to service agencies and school districts.

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BOOTH Marsden Services 610 2124 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55114 651-523-6703 www.marsden.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!

Maximus 205 7585 E. Redfield Road, Suite 208, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 480-483-7855 www.maximus.com/tienet MAXIMUS was founded in 1975 and is a publicly traded, worldwide consulting firm employing 11,000. MAXIMUS provides school management software: Spe- cial Education, RtI, Service Capture, Assessment, and Instructional Management to over 850 school districts in 19 states and 3 Canadian provinces.

McREL 411 4601 DTC Blvd, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80237-2596 303-632-5539 www.mcrel.org Based in Denver, McREL International is a nonprofit corporation focused on research, product development, technical assistance, training for K-12 education improvement, leadership development, standards-based instructional practice, and systemic reform.

Medcor 204 4805 W. Prime Parkway, McHenry, IL 60051 815-363-9500 www.medcor.com Medcor provides health and wellness services recognized for improving patient outcomes while reducing the claims and costs associated with workers’ compensation and healthcare. Our services are configured to meet each client’s unique needs and include telephonic injury triage and reporting, on-site health and wellness clinics and employee screening services. All of Medcor’s services are available nationwide, 24/7 for worksites of any size. Today, more than 150,000 worksites benefit from Medcor’s experience, technology and skilled professionals.

Mentoring Minds 107 P.O. Box 8843, Tyler, TX 75711 800-585-5258 www.mentoringminds.com Founded more than a decade ago, Mentoring Minds, the Critical Thinking for Life Company, develops affordable, effective learning tools that give students the skills to succeed, not just in the classroom, but in life. Experienced educators create K-12 print and online resources that integrate best practices for instruction, assessment, and learning for students across the nation.

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BOOTH My Learning Plan Inc. 502 8586 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238 800-287-4432 www.mylearningplan.com My Learning Plan Inc. is the leading provider of web-based educator evaluation and professional learning data management solutions used by K-12 school districts throughout the United States and around the world. All of our award winning products are available stand-alone, or as a part of a fully integrated solution to help schools improve student growth through effective management and support of educator evaluation and professional learning.

Movie Licensing USA 514 10795 Watson Road, St. Louis, MO 63127 877-321-1300 www.k12.movlic.com Movie Licensing USA provides the Public Performance Site License, which is required by Federal Copyright Law when films are shown for entertainment in a school. We are the sole source provider for most of the major motion picture studios.

Nearpod 305 1062 NW 1st Court, Hollandale, FL 33009 www.nearpod.com Nearpod is a mobile learning platform that combines presentation, collaboration and assessment tools into one integrated solution. Teachers can bring the classroom to life by easily creating interactive mobile presentations, with no technical skills required. During class, teachers can launch a Nearpod presentation and guide their students (either in person or remotely) as they use their tablet, smartphone, or any other web enabled device. Teachers and students have a shared (but personalized) learning experience in which they explore new content by navigating selected web pages, reviewing video clips, sharing one another’s work, and participating in many other types of interactive assessments.

Neverware 415 19 West 21st Street Suite 1004, New York, NY 10010 917-209-7467 www.neverware.com Delivered through ESAs, Neverware’s innovative software makes schools’ obso- lete computers run like new and allows them to be centrally managed to simplify IT administrators’ lives. Schools pay an affordable subscription fee in exchange for technology that brings their entire inventory of computers back online – no matter what condition they are in – enabling them to balance their IT budgets by eliminating the cost of hardware upgrades forever.

Pearson 217 1900 E Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60625 847-420-9246 http://www.pearsonschool.com/ Pearson is working to create real results that break through the challenges in education today. We partner with educators to deliver new personalized ways of learning through effective, scalable assessment, instructional tools, services, and technologies. We help individuals improve learning outcomes and achieve their own definitions of success.

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BOOTH Prepared Response, Inc. - Rapid Responder 103 5350 Carillion Point, Kirkland, WA 98033 425-241-7549 www.preparedresponse.com Rapid Responder protects students, staff and facilities in over 3,000 K-12 cam- puses providing first responders and school personnel instant access to campus emergency response information. Our safety technology and consulting services bring together first responders and school leaders, creating a joint emergency response.

Presence Learning 310 580 Market St, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 415-512-9000 www.presencelearning.com PresenceLearning (www.presencelearning.com) is the leading provider of online speech therapy and other special education-related services for K-12 districts and families of children with special needs. PresenceLearning’s nationwide network of hundreds of highly qualified clinicians includes speech language pathologists (SLPs), occupational therapists (OTs) and other related services professionals. Therapy sessions are delivered “anytime anywhere” via live videocon- ferencing using the latest in evidence-based practices combined with powerful progress reporting.

SAFARI Montage 101 Five Tower Bridge 300 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 610-645-4000 www.SAFARIMontage.com SAFARI Montage provides school districts with an integrated Learning Object Repository, Digital Media & Curriculum Delivery solution all wrapped into one. This solution is interoperable with virtually all classroom technology and most enterprise district systems. Use SAFARI Montage to access and manage all digital visual resources from anywhere.

San Joaquin County Office of Education 203 2901 Arch-Airport, Stockton, CA 95206 209-468-5927 www.edjoin.org The Education Job Opportunity Information Network (ED-JOIN) is designed to improve your organization’s hiring and recruitment process. With the use of Edjoin, your organization can post jobs online, manage the hiring process, and much more.

Scholastic 604 524 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 212-965-7217 www.scholastic.com The corporate mission of Scholastic is to encourage the intellectual and personal growth of all children, beginning with literacy.Through each of Scholastic’s divi- sions, from book publishing and distribution to media, from educational technology to classroom magazines, literacy remains the cornerstone of all that we do. Because now more than ever, literacy—the ability to read, write and understand—is a necessity, not only to succeed but also to survive.

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BOOTH School Software Group 503 61 N. Meadow Row Ct. , Appleton, WI 54913 800-596-0735 www.schoolsoftwaregroup.com Publisher of BuildYourOwnCurriculum, SSG provides online solutions for district curriculum and assessment management. With BYOC, districts create the tools to systematically document curriculum—turning it into a viable, living document that is easily improved.

School Webmasters 200 2846 E. Nora Street, Mesa, AZ 85213 888-750-4556 www.schoolwebmasters.com At School Webmasters, we understand the needs of school and district websites. Our only focus is to help schools provide their communities and constituents with timely and informative websites. If you are a public school, charter school, private school, f

Silverback Learning Solutions 410 408 E. Parkcenter Blvd., #300, Boise, ID 83706 208-258-2588 www.silverbacklearning.com Silverback Learning Solutions MilepostsTM delivers personalized learning environments that maximize the focus on achievement for individual students while improving collaboration and shared accountability for educators, students and parents. Mileposts™ is a cloud-based learning solution designed to erase the achievement gap and raise the level of success for all students, regardless of socio-economic status or learning ability by allowing teachers to easily create individualized (personalized) learning plans. Mileposts collects and connects data from all types of student information, assessment, and curriculum systems at any level, enabling educators to collaboratively plan and deliver individualized instruction and easy-to-build individualized learning plans with built-in agreements so that teachers, students, parents and administrators are fully informed and accountable for student learning.

Skyward, Inc. 312 5233 Coye Drive, Stevens Point, WI 54481 800-236-7274 www.skyward.com Since 1980, Skyward has been serving the K-12 Administrative software needs of school districts. Skyward’s School Management System represents an integrated student and financial management software system designed to keep administrators, educators, and families connected. Skyward’s software is found in over 1,700 school districts throughout the world. Skyward is committed to providing products that meet or exceed the complex needs and the high expectations of the ever-changing K-12 environment.

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BOOTH SLA Management 405 3217 Corrine Dr., Orlando, FL 32803 407-740-7677 www.slamgmt.com SLA Management is a Florida based foodservice management company dedicated to providing high quality, nutritious, and cost efficient meal programs to the academic community. We recognize the financial and operational challenges facing many schools today and are experienced in developing programs and systems that yield success in various settings. Our boutique style approach allows us to partner with our schools to create individually tailored programs that meet the needs and goals of every school we serve. Since no two schools are exactly alike – no two programs are exactly alike.

TechSmith 301 2405 Woodlake Dr., Okemos, MI 48864-5910 517-381-5586 www.techsmith.com As the go-to training and purchasing entity for your districts, talk with TechSmith on how we can help you add value to your bottom line. With best pricing for cooperative purchasing, your ESA can offer a new service from the makers of Snagit, Camtasia and TechSmith Relay. Teachers, trainers and students are creating, collaborating and accessing content to improve engagement and impact learning. Ask about education pricing at the TechSmith booth #301.

The KiNECTiC Group 115 11280 West Road, Houston, TX 77065 713-554-0437 www.kineticgroup.com The KiNETiC Group is a company focused on facilitating meaningful partnerships between ESA’s and businesses, particularly education start-up businesses.

The Ohio Online Learning Program - National Network of Digital Schools 201 6393 Oak Tree Blvd., Independence, OH 44131 855-491-9660 www.ohioonlinelearning.org/ The ESC of Cuyahoga County in collaboration with the National Network of Digi- tal Schools has launched the Ohio Online Learning Program. The Ohio Online Learning Program gives students the opportunity to return to their home districts to earn a local diplo

TinyEYE Therapy Services 213 103-116 Research Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 3R3 877-846-9393 www.tinyeye.com TinyEYE is an established global leader in providing Speech-Language and Occupational Therapy Services. TinyEYE’s integrated award winning software goes beyond simply video conferencing. We have created an interactive atmo- sphere where activities, progress measurement, detailed reporting, and home- work monitoring have been proven more efficient and effective than traditional therapy methods. We are proud to be recognized as innovative pioneers within our industry. Our student focused approach makes learning fun and speech and occupational therapy an outstanding experience.

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BOOTH Tremco Inc. 505 3735 Green Road, Beachwood, OH 44122 800-892-1872 www.tremcoroofing.com With over 80 years of experience solving the toughest roofing and building school maintenance challenges, Tremco Roofing/WTI understands that Education Ser- vices Agencies are interested in long term, high performance buildings, ensuring roofing and weatherproofing piece of mind.

VisdomK12 - The Grandview Group 210 2150 S. Country Club Drive Suite 12, Mesa, AZ 85210 518-248-9968 www.VisdomK12.com “The teachers were really excited. I would miss not having it…VisdomK12 has become an invaluable tool.” – Drs. Aljean Tucker & Elizabeth Domangue, Colo- rado Springs, on using VisdomK13 for a district-wide Gap Analysis of new math curricula. VisdomK12 is a cloud-based, collaborative evaluation platform. Project management features and interactive dashboards make it easy to include multiple stakeholders in important conversations. Resulting decisions are inclusive, transparent, and RESPECTED.

Williams Scotsman 500 901 S. Bond Street, Ste. 600, Baltimore, MD 21231 410-931-6139 www.willscot.com We provide a variety of innovative modular solutions for the education sector, delivering turn-key service that allows you to focus on what’s most important - your students. We also manage and develop custom modular building projects.

Wonderlic 111 400 Lakeview Parkway Suite 200, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 847-247-2470 www.wonderlic.com Wonderlic is the recognized leader in pre-employment testing. We help schools from K-12 increase the quality and efficiency of their recruitment, hiring, and re- tention processes for all Classified and Certified positions. Our practical, proven solutions help schools and districts find the best hires for any job.Ask us how!

Worldwide Interactive Network (WIN Learning) 401 1000 Waterford Place, Kingston, TN 37763 940-312-3867 www.w-win.com WIN Learning helps middle, high school, adult and workforce, and post-second- ary programs ensure all learners have the skills to be career and college ready. We provide schools with the tools necessary to prepare them for the future, whether it’s college, a trade school, the military or the workplace.

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BOOTH COMPANY NAME

100 EDUCATION CONNECTION 101 SAFARI Montage 103 Prepared Response, Inc. 107 Mentoring Minds 111 Wonderlic 115 The KiNECTiC Group 200 School Webmasters 201 The Ohio Online Learning Program 202 CESA 6 203 San Joaquin County Office of Education 204 Medcor 205 Maximus 206 Capitol Region Education Council 207 escWorks 210 VisdomK12 211 ESSDACK 212 FreshGrade Education Inc. 213 TinyEYE Therapy Services 216 Follett 217 Pearson 300 Dimensional Learning Solutions 301 TechSmith 302 Frontline Technologies Group LLC 303 AEA PD Online 304 Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies 305 Nearpod 306 BrightBytes 310 Presence Learning 311 Compuclaim 312 Skyward, Inc. 314 EIRC Foundation 80 EXHIBITOR AND SHOWCASE (by booth)

BOOTH COMPANY NAME

315 Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc. 316 E&I Cooperative Services 400 Genesee ISD 401 Worldwide Interactive Network 402 Equal Level 403 District Administration Magazine 404 Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching 405 SLA Management 410 Silverback Learning Solutions 411 McREL 413 Edupoint Educational Systems 415 Neverware 417 Illuminate Education 500 Williams Scotsman 501 Innovative Student Loan Solutions (ISLS) 502 My Learning Plan Inc. 503 School Software Group 504 Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership 505 Tremco Inc. 510 Great American Insurance Group 511 CESA #7 512 Eduplanet21, LLC 514 Movie Licensing USA 515 Digital Schools 516 Delta t Group 517 DS Secure 600 ACT 604 Scholastic 610 Marsden Services 614 Corwin Press

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88 SAVE THE DATE AESA 30 th Annual Conference

Get Rid of the Noise & Listen to the Music!

December 2-5, 2015 Hyatt Regency New Orleans, LA 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