A search committee has been appointed to fill the Executive Director position upon Jim’s retirement this summer. The committee is comprised of the following: Sandra Bruce, Board Director, Committee Chair; Anthony Civitano, Board VP; Lynelle Lynch, Board Secretary and Ray Testa, Past-President.

We are excited to report that more than six dozen resumes have been received to date either through the AACS call for applicants (January 29) or the job posting on ASAE, which launched February 10.

 

 

Tuesday morning, March 8, 2016, the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed the lower court's ruling denying APSCU's statutory challenges to the gainful employment regulations. In a very short four-page decision, without warrant of a published opinion, the Appellate Court affirmed the U.S. Department of Education's interpretation that it has the authority to regulate in this area and that the arguments put forth by APSCU attempting to show that the regulations put forward are arbitrary-and-capricious were "unconvincing." 

 

There are 39 state legislatures actively meeting during the second week of March. But the arrival of Spring-like temperatures on the East Coast coincides with the first significant wave of sine die adjournments of state legislatures. Before the end of the week, the following states will adjourn for 2016: Florida, Louisiana, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. As always, AACS is keeping you apprised of the latest developments of interest to barbering and cosmetology schools.

 

Just three years after its formation as a 501c3, AACS is pleased to announce that the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation is able to financially sustain itself as an independent entity. While BCL will fund its own infrastructure including operations and staff, it will continue to offer scholarships, mentorships and professional learning opportunities to AACS member schools.

 

Getting great PR and marketing for your business are so important because if nobody knows that your company exists, you don’t have a business. Carol Roth, a national media personality, ask the CarolRoth.com contributor network of entrepreneurs and experts what their best tips are for landing free or low cost PR/Marketing for businesses. Their answers are presented on her blog.

 

Did you miss last week’s webinar? You can access the webinar recording on Overtime Charges here.

Special thanks to Ed Cramp of Duane Morris, LLP for his time and expertise in presenting this webinar.