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2013 AASA Legislative Advocacy Conference Agenda

July 9-11, 2013

Tuesday, July 9
11:00am	Advocacy Conference Registration
1:00pm - 2:00pm	How Congress Works Jo-Marie St. Martin, General Counsel and Chief of Legislative Operations, Hon. John A. Boehner, Office of the Speaker, US House of Representatives, Washington, DC Ms. St. Martin, working in the office of Speaker John Boehner, is one of the most experienced policy experts working on Capitol Hill today. In this session, she will talk about how Congress really works, including the difference between how we think Congress works and what is really going on.
2:00pm - 3:00pm	Opposition Research Stephanie Luongo, Senior Government Relations Specialist, National Education Association, Alexandria, VA This panel discussion will feature the motivating ‘research’ behind the so-called ed-reform groups and what we can and should be doing to counter this momentum and highlight the real progress of schools.
3:00pm - 4:00pm	Vouchers & Tuition Tax Credits Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Americans United, Washington, D.C. Lindsay Burke, Will Skillman Fellow in Education, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C. Sean Cavanaugh, Moderator, Education Week, Bethesda, MD Given increasing attention related to proposals for vouchers and Title I ‘portability’, this panel will highlight what you need to know to effectively pushback against efforts to privatize public education dollars.
4:00pm - 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm - 5:30pm	AASA Advocacy Update/Briefing Bruce Hunter, Associate Executive Director, Advocacy, Policy and Communications, AASA, Alexandria, VA Noelle Ellerson, Assistant Director, Policy Analysis and Advocacy, AASA, Alexandria, VA Sasha Pudelski, Government Affairs Manager, AASA, Alexandria, VA AASA advocacy staff will provide the latest information as it relates to the AASA advocacy agenda, giving meeting participants all they need to know in advance of their hill visits for Wednesday.
6:00pm - 7:00pm	Reception
Wednesday, July 10
7:30am - 9:00am	AASA Breakfast Various members of Congress Invited
10:00am – 5:00pm	Hill Visits
7:00pm - 8:00pm	AASA Presidents Reception
Thursday, July 11
8:00am - 8:30am	Hill Day Debrief Bruce Hunter, Associate Executive Director, Advocacy, Policy and Communications, AASA, Alexandria, VA Noelle Ellerson, Assistant Director, Policy Analysis and Advocacy, AASA, Alexandria, VA Sasha Pudelski, Government Affairs Manager, AASA, Alexandria, VA Tell us what you learned on Capitol Hill! After a day of rich meetings on Capitol Hill, this is the time to share with each other (and advocacy staff) what you heard on the hill
8:30am - 9:00am	E-Rate Update Bruce Hunter, Associate Executive Director, Advocacy, Policy and Communications, AASA, Alexandria, VA Noelle Ellerson, Assistant Director, Policy Analysis and Advocacy, AASA, Alexandria, VA Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC E-Rate, education technology and the online assessment are hot-button issues today. AASA staff will brief you on pending changes to E-Rate, funding and policy proposals related to education technology and the online assessments, and more
9:00am - 10:15am	The Impact of Regulations Maree Sneed, Partner, Hogan Lovells, Washington, DC Maree Sneed and her colleagues at Hogan Lovells will delineate how new Obamacare regulations defining who is a full-time and part-time employee, long-term and short-term substitute, and seasonal worker, may require superintendents to make significant changes to their current health care expenditures and policies for employees.

Registration Fees

Full Registration $149

Housing Information

Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington

Group Rate: $189 Single/Double Occupancy

Book online here OR Call 1-800-228-9290
When calling be sure to mention "AASA or American Association of School Administrators" to receive the AASA discounted rate
Hotel cut-off is June 17, 2013 to receive discounted rate

AASA Cancellation Policy

All registration cancellations must be received in writing no later than June 24, 2013, for a refund. Refunds are not granted for failure to attend, late arrival, unattended events, early departure. AASA is not responsible for weather-related cancellations, airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by attendee that are associated with conference. A $75 processing fee applies to all cancellations.