After you've registered for the 2019 School Leaders Summit & Capitol Hill Day, click the link below to complete your sign up and request meetings with your elected officials. We have provided resources for you to easily find your members of Congress and request official meetings with them on Capitol Hill in just a few clicks. Once your appointments are confirmed, don't forget to forward that information to glen@beautyschools.org. 

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Replay Oozle Media & Google's webinar on the state of the industry PPC results for beauty schools. 

Oozle is in Google's top 1% of all Premier Partner agencies for support, and access to new tools/beta programs. Here's what you'll learn by watching this webinar:

Top 5 converting keywords for cosmetology & esthetics
Average budget spend by school size
Average cost-per-lead (CPL)
Average cost-per-click (CPC)
Google's insight on how PPC will change in 2019

WATCH PPC WEBINAR HERE

Cynthia Hammond, U.S. Department of Education Assistant Director, Policy Liaison and Implementation, Federal Student Aid. Cynthia Hammond has been at the Department of Education for more than 18 years.  In the past 8 years she has been working with Federal Student Aid’s Office of Policy Liaison and Implementation and is currently the Assistant Director of that office.  Cynthia interacts with all areas of Federal Student Aid on a daily basis including Program Compliance, NSLDS, and the GE Operations Team as well as all areas of the Department including the Office of Postsecondary Education, the Under Secretary’s office, and the General Counsel’s office.

We welcome you to register for the 2019 School Leaders Summit & Capitol Hill Day to hear Cynthia speak about about “Federal Regulatory Updates” on Monday, March 4 from 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Will we see you there? Click here to register

The last week of February finds 42 state legislatures actively meeting.  On Sunday, Virginia’s General Assembly became the first legislature to adjourn in 2019.  Tomorrow, Wyoming’s legislature will become the second.  Four states – Kansas, Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia – also have crossover deadlines this week by which bills need to be passed by their legislative chamber of origin in order to remain viable.  However, in some cases, budget and appropriations bills are exempt from these deadlines.  As always, AACS keep you apprised of the latest state legislative developments of interest to member schools.      

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The Duane Morris Higher Education team will be offering a Legal Workshop before the kick off of the 2019 School Leaders Summit & Capitol Hill Day at the DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC - Crystal City. It will be a full day covering topics such as: labor and employment regulations, privacy protection laws, and disability rights laws, just to name a few. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited so add it to your registration for Summit. *Additional fee required.

Join us in Washington, DC at the DoubleTree by Hilton Washington, DC - Crystal City for informative sessions, Hill Day prep and networking opportunities with fellow school owners and industry partners. Followed by an influential day on Capitol Hill meeting with your Senators and Representatives to let our voices be heard. 

Schedule – Check out session descriptions and speakers
Register – Early registration ends February 15
Reserve your hotel room – Book by February 15 to receive group rate pricing

Come celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this event with us in Las Vegas, NV at the MGM Grand! 

Register – Early registration ends April 22
Reserve your hotel room – Use this link to book and receive group rate pricing

The AACS Online Training Center has recently launched a new course titled: Assessment Alternatives for Instructors (ED136). 

This course focuses on how instructors can identify and implement alternative assessments that support expected course outcomes and allow students to demonstrate their level of competency for a skill or task. 

Members can purchase enrollment keys to access this or any course and get 20% off using VIP code “AACS20”. 

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America's Beauty Show® (ABS) is one of the largest professional events in the global beauty industry today and is open only to licensed salon professionals and students to attend. The show in 2019 will be held March 30 – April 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. 

ABS is offering a discounted registration rate to students who attend AACS member schools. Students can use the promotional code 19AACS at registration for access to all 3 days of ABS for only $20!