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Save the Dates: AACS 2016 Events

As the New Year approaches, please mark your calendar for the following AACS events 2016:

Owners & Managers

Spring Executive Retreat: Taking Charge of Change

April 29 – May 2

Saddlebrook Resort & Spa | Tampa, FL

Owners, Managers, Compliance & Admissions

AACS Annual Convention & Expo: Together Towards Tomorrow

November 4 – 7

Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista | Orlando, FL

Educators

CEA Annual Convention: Stars in Education

July 30 – August 2

Planet Hollywood | Las Vegas, NV

Educators

Regional Methodology Training: Certificate of Completion, 12 Hours

In conjunction with Regions PCCS

Kansas City, MO | January 24 – 25

Atlanta, GA | February 21 – 22

Denver, CO | March 13 – 14

Philadelphia, PA | April 17 – 18

Chicago, IL | May 22 – 23

Visit beautyschools.org for more details to follow and registration announcements.

AACS Needs You! Last Chance to Submit a Committee Volunteer Application Form

If you have innovative ideas for making AACS even better plus the drive to help put those ideas into action, we need you! AACS is looking for a few good volunteers to share their talents on an AACS committee. One of the keys to success for any association is the strength of its committees. AACS is fortunate to have had a history of strong committee leadership and activity. If you are interested in getting more involved with your association by serving on a committee we invite you to complete this form by December 11th.

Government Relations

Schools Must Complete GE Requirements by Dec. 31

Top level Department of Education officials made it abundantly clear at the 2015 FSA Training Conference that all institutions of higher education with programs subject to the Gainful Employment regulations must complete two primary tasks by no later than December 31, 2015:

1. All institutions with programs subject to the Gainful Employment regulations MUST ensure that their Primary Destination Point Administrators and their Secondary Destination Point Administrators of the Primary TG Number (Destination Point/Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) Mailbox) for their organization are authorized and that they have added the new Data Appeal and Challenge Solution (DCAS) Online Service to a Destination Point (TG Number/SAIG Mailbox); and

2. Unless an institution has submitted an E-App that resulted, or will result, in a new Program Participation Agreement (PPA) issued to the institution after July 1, 2015 and before December 31, 2015, those PPAs will have the required GE program certification included; an institution’s most senior executive officer must sign a certification that each of the institution’s currently eligible GE programs listed on its Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (ECAR) meets the requirements of Section 668.414(d) –

Approved by accrediting agency and state
Is programmatically accredited if that is required for that profession in the state
Graduates qualify to meet licensing or certification exam requirements to work in the state, if any

Final AACS GE 2.0 Webinar of 2015 Hosted Dec. 17

Time is running out to make your GE list and check it twice:

Transitional Certification

NSLDS/SAIG Mailbox Registration

DCAS Added

Completer Checklist Preparation

If you are unfamiliar with any of the items on the list above or the deadlines associated, AACS can help! Your institution(s) compliance with the GE regulations depends upon you completing specific tasks before the end of 2015 and preparing for the 45 day evaluation process ahead in early 2016. To assist you in making sure you are prepared, AACS' Public Policy Advisor (Tom Netting) will host the final GE 2.0 webinar of this year on December 17, 2015 at 3 p.m. Eastern to provide AACS member institutions with:

The latest update and guidance on the Transitional Certification and Completer List/DCAS processes – the next phases in the GE process
Intelligence gathered from conversations with Department officials at the 2015 FSA Training Conference
An outline of the AACS' 2016 GE Webinar Series based upon the Department's 2016 GE Timeline

Webinar Registration

Phone: 877-434-2293

Participant Code: 2028241724#

Beauty Change Lives

BCL Murad Esthetics Scholarship Competition Winners Announced!

Congratulations to the inaugural winners of the BCL Murad Esthetics Scholarship Competition! As Modern Salon reports, esthetic students enrolled at five AACS member schools have received tuition scholarships funded by Murad LLC. The application window for the spring 2016 BCL Murad Esthetics Scholarship Competition opens March 14, 2016. Be sure to share this scholarship opportunity with your school’s skin care students and prospects.

PR Tips

Holiday Planning Guide for Social Marketers

If you haven't started planning for the 2015 holiday season, the time is now! The opportunity to reach, influence, inspire, drive sales and generate leads grows every year. Click here for a holiday planning guide for social marketers. This guide will share a campaign planning framework that starts with identifying the right approach for your brand and ends with you measuring your most successful holiday campaign yet.

Business Tips

7 Super Common Habits That Productive People Ditch

You’ve probably heard the saying that 20% of your activities account for 80% of your success. This means that 80% of your activities are of at least low value, if not a complete waste of time. If you want to improve your success, you have two choices—find more time in your day or eliminate those time-wasting activities. The problem is that a lot of those time-wasting activities have become habits—things you do without thinking. Habits can be difficult to change, but it is possible to replace them with new behaviors. When you replace bad habits with activities that focus on that worthwhile 20%, you’ll find yourself much more successful in the same amount of—or perhaps even less—time per week. Read seven time-wasting habits to cut out of your life for good.

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