Are you interested in receiving the latest national education policy updates; meeting with federal lawmakers and their staff to discuss key education issues in your community; and honing your advocacy skills to increase your influence at the local, state, and federal levels? If so, consider registering for the ASCD 2016 Leadership Institute for Legislative Advocacy (LILA), January 24–26, in Washington, D.C. Attendees will hear from former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville—a whole child champion—on the importance of strong policies that support the comprehensive needs of students.
Here's what your education colleagues are saying about LILA and its role in helping them bridge policy and practice:
"This conference focuses on how you get policy changed, how you get people to hear your story about what you do every single day with students."–Sharon Jacobs, elementary school principal, North Carolina"It's really great to be around such passionate educators who care not only about the local issues—what's going on in their classrooms, districts, and communities—but also [about] the national education policy issues."–Matt Mingle, director of curriculum and instruction, New Jersey"We need to meet our responsibility to let our legislatures know what schools are doing, what challenges they're dealing with, and what policies can support a high-quality whole child education for students."–Laurie McCullough, executive director, Virginia ASCD