2022 Legislative Advocacy Conference

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2022 Legislative Advocacy Conference

July 12-14, 2022

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Registration Fees

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Registration is $159

Housing Information

Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill (Event Hotel)

400 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/WASRW/G-CACY

*Hotel Cut-off June 13, 2022

Join a Delegation of Superintendents and School Business Officials this Summer

AASA’s Legislative Advocacy Conference is the premier opportunity for school superintendents and school business officials to make their voices heard on Capitol Hill and learn about the latest federal policy issues that will impact their districts.

The event hosts, AASA and ASBO, will be on-hand to brief you on key priorities and pending legislation, and to help prepare you to meet effectively with your representatives.

This year will allow school leaders to connect with staff on Capitol Hill as well as a variety of policy experts who can advise them on critical financial and policy decisions ahead.

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Agenda:

Tuesday, July 12	Wednesday, July 13	Thursday, July 14
Conference Kick off 12:30pm	Congressional Breakfast 7:30am	The Latest from the Supreme Court, OCR, DOJ, the Biden Administration and the States Maree Sneed, Education Lawyer, LLC 8:15am
A Time of Crisis for Public Education Jennifer Berkshire, Podcast Host, Author of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School 12:40pm	Capitol Hill Day 9:00am – 3:30pm	ESSER Updates Melissa Junge, Founding Partner Sheara Krvaric, Founding Partner Federal Education Group, PLLC (PEG) 9am
Education Investment in the Context of ESSER Dr. Marguerite Roza, Research Professor and Director of the Edunomics Lab Georgetown University 1:30pm	------------	Attitudes toward Education and 2022 Election Preview Celinda Lake, President Lake Research Partners 9:50am
Defining Poverty in Education Krista Ruffini, Asst. Prof., Georgetown Rachel Anderson, Director, Policy and Research Strategy, Data Quality Campaign (DQC) Kristin Blagg, Senior Research Associate in the Center on Education Data and Policy, Urban Institute Moderated by Erica Green, Reporter New York Times 2:30pm	Presidential Installation Ceremony (open to all attendees) 6pm	END LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE.
Federal Education Funding: FY23 Sarah Abernathy, Executive Director Committee for Education Funding (CEF) Michelle Dallafior, Senior Vice President for Budget and Tax, First Focus on Children Moderated by Bill Otto, Government Relations Associate, Sourcewell 3:15pm	Presidential Installation Reception (open to all attendees) 7pm	------------
AASA/ASBO Federal Policy Updates Noelle Ellerson Ng, AED, Advocacy & Governance, AASA Sasha Pudelski, Dir. of Advocacy, AASA Elleka Yost, Dir. of Advocacy, ASBO International 4:00pm	------------	------------
AASA Reception (open to all attendees) 5:30pm	------------	------------

Featured Speakers

Jennifer Berkshire, creator and co-host of the education policy podcast “Have You Heard” and the author of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School, will give a keynote address on how we can and must save public education.

Celinda Lake, one of two lead pollsters for the Biden campaign in 2020 and the Democratic Party’s leading political strategists, will discuss the polling around public education and how specific education issues will factor into state and federal elections this fall.

Maree Sneed, a renowned education attorney and consultant, will discuss recent Supreme Court decisions and the results of investigations by the Office for Civil Rights and Department of Justice Investigations. It also will provide an update on federal regulations and state laws affecting school districts.

Dr. Marguerite Roza, director the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University, and the most respected voice on education finance in the country, will share the good and bad she’s seeing in district ARP spending plans and how to adjust budgets for decreased enrollment, inflation and a host of other financial issues.

	Jennifer Berkshire, creator and co-host of the education policy podcast “Have You Heard” and the author of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School, will give a keynote address on how we can and must save public education.
Celinda Lake, one of two lead pollsters for the Biden campaign in 2020 and the Democratic Party’s leading political strategists, will discuss the polling around public education and how specific education issues will factor into state and federal elections this fall.
	Maree Sneed, a renowned education attorney and consultant, will discuss recent Supreme Court decisions and the results of investigations by the Office for Civil Rights and Department of Justice Investigations. It also will provide an update on federal regulations and state laws affecting school districts.
Dr. Marguerite Roza, director the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University, and the most respected voice on education finance in the country, will share the good and bad she’s seeing in district ARP spending plans and how to adjust budgets for decreased enrollment, inflation and a host of other financial issues.