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Shaping the Future Through our ESAs
OHIO Educational Service Center Association
April 12, 2011
Presented by
Brian L. Talbott, Ph. D
Executive Director
Association of Educational Service Agencies
[email protected]
703/875-0739
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The AESA Mission
 Serve as a national voice for ESAs;
 Provide professional development, technical
assistance, advocacy, and research;
 Help member agencies promote, distribute, and
leverage ESA knowledge, products, and services;
 Assist in the establishment of ESAs.
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2011
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Formative Model
SDE
USED
ESA
LEA
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Yesterday’s Model
ESAs are the Bridge to
the Future
ESA’s
SDE
USED
LEAs
Schools
Service
Providers
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Today ESAs Are the Hub for Leveraging Partnerships
Regional
Educational
Laboratories
State ESA
Networks
Other
ESAs
Other
Private
State
Agencies Schools
USED
SEAs
ESAs
Businesses
Congress
Hundreds of
Integrated Programs
and Services
Communities
Higher
Education
Hospitals
&
Health Clinics
Charter Schools
Other
Federal
Agencies
LEAs
Home
Schoolers
State
Legislatures
Alternative
Education
Programs
Foundation
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TRENDS
Funding
Shared Services
Online Education
Alternative Licensure
Statewide Networks
Consolidation of ESA’s
Studies/Accountability/Accreditation
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The ABC’s of Shared Educational Services: Shared Services Defined
The purpose of shared services is for school districts to take
advantage of economies of scale through collaboration and to
leverage the one-to-many business model to drive down operating
costs and reallocate more dollars toward student instruction.
Sharing services creates the economies of scale and consistency of
process and results that come with more centralized models but
allows districts to maintain the benefits of decentralized
administration to retain oversight of school operations while
benefiting in the best of big and small.
There are 3 Broad Categories of Shared Services:
1. Academic (Instructional)
2. Business (Non-Instructional)
3. Commodities (Non-Instructional)
Ohio’s ESCs currently employ a shared services model across multiple
service areas.
(Craig Burford – OESCA – 2011)
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Restructuring of ESA’s
LEAs / ESAs
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Georgia
- Kansas
- New Mexico
- Michigan
- North Dakota
- New York
- Oregon
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
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What are ESA’s in your state
doing that you are most proud
of at this time?
 Statewide Network of ESA’s (5)
 Shared Services (5)
 Redirecting Dollars and Creating New Services
to Meet LEA Needs (4)
 Entrepreneurial Programs and Services (2)
 Established Positive Relationships and
Reputation with Legislature (2)
 Governor has Proposed that ESA’s Merge and
Operate the 17 State Technical Schools
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What are ESA’s in your state
doing that you are most proud
of at this time?
 Implementation of State Mandates
 Technology
 Creating and Facilitating a Statewide Distance
Learning Network
 Online PD
 Responsible for Rolling out the National
Standards and Principal Standards
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What are the greatest
challenges facing ESA’s
in your state?
 Funding/Increased Competition for Scarce
Resources (9)
 Development Time, Research and Resources
to Launch New Services
 Zero Funding – First Time in 40 Years
 Competition From Private Sector
 Competition From LEA’s Wanting to Save
Jobs by Doing Their Own Programs
 Recruitment and Retention of High Quality
Staff
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What are the greatest
challenges facing ESA’s
in your state?
 Political Environment
 Designation as ESA’s by our SDE (5)
 Educating New Legislators (4)
 Lack of Recognition From SDE (3)
 Lack of Statewide Network of ESA’s (3)
 Keeping Up With the Integration of Technology (2)
 IDEA Maintenance of Effort
 No RTT, Now ESA’s Have Been Asked to Implement Changes
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What future challenges do you
see for ESA’s in your state over
the next couple of years?
 Funding/Financial (9)
 Membership Shopping
 Competition from Private Sector
 Staff Recruitment/Retention
 Shared Services (5)
 Too Many ESA’s in Our State (4)
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What future challenges do you
see for ESA’s in your state over
the next couple of years?
 School Improvement
 Managing Change
 Getting Our State to Recognize ESA’
 Being More Entrepreneurial and Having Fun Doing It.
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Is there anything else you would
like to share?
 We Will Enhance Our Current Position and Reputation
 Survival of ESA’s In Our State Will Be Dependent on Equalizing
Services Between Large and Small ESA’s
 We Will Need to Work Closer With SDE
 Clearly Defined Statewide Core Services for ESA’s
 Our State Is Contemplating ESA Oversight of Charter Schools.
This Could Be Very Good Since Charter Schools Are So
Respected in Our State
 ESA’s Need to Be Better Defined
 Our Future Is Bright and It Is up to Us to Shape Our Destiny.
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Pressing Federal Issues
 ESEA – Reauthorization
 Get Involved – Be Heard
 Focusing on Teachers and Leaders
 Serving Schools Most in Need
 Common Core Standards
 College and Career Ready Students (CCR)
 Competitive -vs- Formula Grants
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AESA Business Partners
& Sponsors
Corwin Press
Direct Energy Business
Grace Global
Great American Financial Resources
Marsden Holdings
Nova South Eastern University
Promethean
Public Sector Benefits/The Hartford
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How to Become More
Involved in AESA
Committee Activities:
1. Membership Service Committee
Executives in Residence
2. Business Relations Committee
3. Governmental Relations Committee
4. Research and Development Committee
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How to Become More
Involved in AESA
Attend our Conferences
Educators’ Call to Action Conference
September 19-21, 2011
ARC – Arlington, VA
AESA Annual Conference
2011 AESA Annual Conference, 11/30-12/3/2011
Broadmoor Hotel
Colorado Springs, CO
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Contact AESA
Visit the AESA Website Often
We are constantly updating information
important
to your ESA
www.aesa.us
Phone: 203-481-4063
E-Mail: [email protected]
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