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ASCD Policy Priorities and Educator Advocacy in 2021

3 years ago

Policy

The 2022 ASCD Legislative Agenda: A Foundation for the Future

2 years ago

In this Webinar

ASCD's 2021 Legislative Agenda identifies the association’s policy vision and includes recommendations to support educators, improve our schools, and benefit students. The Legislative Agenda serves as the foundation of our advocacy activities and engagement with Educator Advocates. Fellow educators who serve on the legislative committee will review this year's priorities, their relevance to educators, and how they support schools and students.

About the presenter

Dolores Cormier-Zenon is an ASCD board member and the co-founder and President of the Patricia Colbert-Cormier Education Foundation. She serves as president of the Louisiana National Board Certified Teacher Network. Zenon has spent more than 20 years in education serving in various capacities, delivering and supporting classroom instruction along the K-12 continuum. She espouses the belief that all children deserve to receive an exceptional education in every ZIP code no matter their circumstance.

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David Griffith is the former Senior Director of Advocacy and Government Relations. In this role, he lead ASCD's efforts to influence education decision-making at the federal, state, and local levels and the development and implementation of the association's legislative agenda. He played an instrumental role in promoting multimetric accountability and a whole child approach to education, as well as being a national speaker and resource expert on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Prior to joining ASCD, Griffith was the director of governmental and public affairs for the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). Previously, he served as a congressional aide to two Representatives on Capitol Hill. In addition, he has worked on numerous political campaigns, was the legislative and grassroots coordinator for the American Arts Alliance representing the nation's leading nonprofit arts institutions, and traveled the country doing advance work for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay.

He received his bachelor's degree from Villanova University and his master's degree in education from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education.

ASCD Speaker Expertise
  • Education policy

  • Advocacy

  • Every Student Succeeds Act

  • Accountability

  • Governance

  • Boardsmanship

  • Whole child

 


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