As Chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Ms. Foxx has been the driving force behind the development of H.R. 4508 - The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity Through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act.

Last month, Chairwoman Foxx listened attentively to the supportive comments and recommendations of the AACS Board of Directors; next month, she will join us in Washington, D.C., to help kick off the 2018 School Leaders Summit with AACS President Frank Trieu.

Don’t miss this exciting moment – make sure you register for the School Leaders Summit soon. All registrations include Capitol Hill Day! Click here to get your tickets.

So, you’re going to Capitol Hill – now what?

You’ve got your ticket to the School Leaders Summit, you booked your hotel and airfare, and even picked out the perfect “fashion meets politics” outfit – now what do you do? Join AACS' Policy Advisors and Government Relations consultants when they host a webinar to explain how to contact your Members of Congress, share tips on scheduling meetings on The Hill, and explain what you can expect when you arrive in Washington, D.C.

This is your chance to ask any questions you might have, address any challenges you are facing in scheduling your meetings, or calm any nerves you're experiencing at the thought of meeting with your congressional delegation. Register for the next webinar by clicking below:

Thursday, March 29 - 1:00pm EST

Did you miss the first webinar on Capitol Hill Day? Click here to get all of the important information Tom Netting shared with membership.

Great news – our host hotel, the Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C., has graciously lowered our event group rate to $209. This applies to all existing and future reservations. To match this incredible offer, AACS has extended Early Bird pricing to all AACS members up to the event!

Reserve your seat at the table at the 2018 School Leaders Summit and participate in this year's Capitol Hill Day – both for just $550.

View the full schedule and register here.

Attention AACS member school educators: Two Beauty Changes Lives advanced education competitions for licensed professionals – including educators – are closing soon. Previously, several AACS educators have won opportunities to advance their education through Beauty Changes Lives scholarships, and we hope your school’s educators will apply for one of the following “advanced” education opportunities.

Nail Professional Educators: The Beauty Changes Lives CND Master Nail Scholarship is closing March 26. This year’s winners will have the option to use their scholarship award to attend a special CND Master Experience at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago. Learn more here.

Cosmetology Educators: The Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty Education “Advanced” Scholarship application window is closing Monday, April 2. This scholarship competition is offered exclusively to AACS member schools. Learn more here.

Idaho’s House of Representatives voted 68 to 0 last Friday to send S 1324 to Governor Butch Otter (R). As previously reported, the bill to combine Idaho’s Barber Examiners and Cosmetology Boards would reduce the hours of instruction for the following licenses: cosmetology from 2,000 to 1,600, barber-stylist from 1,800 to 1,500, and electrology from 800 to 600 hours.

In Kentucky, the House voted 86 to 1 last week to send a bipartisan bill establishing a 450 hour blow drying services license to Governor Matt Bevin (R). SB 106 defines "blow drying services" to include any of the following services performed on an individual's hair: arranging, cleaning, curling, dressing, blow drying, and performing any other similar procedure. The measure also provides for the licensure of “limited beauty salons” that provide only “blow drying services.”

Click here for more State Relations updates from Brian Newman.

As leaders, we aspire to have our schools recognized as world class. Tiny changes in the Enrollment Management process – touch-points from Interest, to Lead, to Prospect, to Student, to Graduate – can propel your school forward toward that goal. You will learn how lead management can be applied to enrollment management in higher education and take a subset of enrollment management tips back to your schools to implement immediately. Presented by Tom King of Enrollment Resources.

Register for the School Leaders Summit & Capitol Hill Day today!

Everything you need to know to be engaged with AACS' Political Action Committee. As we continue to build a modern association, we want to keep you fully informed about our work, and we’d like to share more information about what it means to utilize such a valuable tool to advance our advocacy.

We’ve designed these webinars to help you understand how the creation of our PAC takes us into the future, and we invite you to learn about the work that AACS PAC can do on your behalf – but we need your help to get there. Please join us for our webinars to learn how you can be a part of our efforts.

The webinar content will cover:
• How PACs operate
• Guidelines for PAC participation – what to expect as School Owner and Partner Members
• Benefits of a PAC

Register for one or both webinars by selecting the dates below:

Today, March 22 – 1:00pm EST
Friday, March 30 – 1:00pm EST

Don’t forget to renew your AACS Membership for 2018 if you haven’t already. To avoid a gap in your member benefits, make sure you renew by March 31st! You can even renew online for added convenience.

If you have any questions or would like to submit your payment over the phone, please contact Glen Fernandez or call 800.831.1086 for more details.

April 28 – 30 | McCormick Place North, Chicago IL

  
Who attends:

America’s Beauty Show is ONLY for licensed salon professionals and students, NOT the general public. Some 70,000+ hairdressers, nail technicians, estheticians, salon owners, beauty school instructors and students, plus manufacturer and distributor personnel attend each year.

Click here for the step by step process to register discounted tickets.