The Legislative Education Staff Network regularly holds meetings and seminars for legislative staff in conjunction with meetings of the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Education Commission of the States. These meetings provide staff with the opportunity to learn more about education policy issues from national experts and to connect with other legislative staff from across the country. The meetings also typically include a business meeting where legislative staff can learn more about LESN activities and how they may benefit from involvement in LESN.
Recent Meetings and Seminars
- Turning Around Low-Performing Schools: A State Legislative Perspective, December 6-8, 2013, Washington, DC
- Education Reform in an Era of Limited Resources:A Seminar for Legislative Education Staff, December 4-6, 2012, Washington, DC
- LESN Sessions at ECS National Forum, July 6-8, 2011, Denver, Colorado
- LESN Sessions at NCSL Legislative Summit, August 8-11, 2011, San Antonio, Texas
- LESN Fall Seminar on Time & Learning, December 2-4, 2011, Tampa Florida
Webinars
- Performance Based Funding for Higher Education, December 13, 2013
- Funding Strategies for Charter School Facilities, December 11, 2013
- Evaluating School Principals: From the Statehouse to the Schoolhouse, December 9, 2013
- School Vouchers: Legal and Constitutional Issues, LESN/LSSS, June 20, 2013
- Educator Evaluation and Compensation Reform, LESN/NCSL Education Standing Committee, July 14, 2011
- How States Are Addressing School Bullying: From the Schoolyard to Cyberspace, LESN/LHSN, December 14, 2010
- Effective Legislative Presentations, NCSL Legislative Staff Coordinatign Committee, September 16, 2010
- Writing for the Legislative Audience, NCSL Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee, April 15, 2010
- Creating Great Legislation: How Legislators and Drafters Work Together, Legislative Legal Services Staff Section, March 26, 2010
- Mental Health in K-12 Schools, June 13, 2009
- Mental Health in Higher Education, June 5, 2009
Data Quality Campaign Web-based Seminars
Previous Meetings and Seminars
- LESN/LHSN Joint Breakfast on School Health, NCSL Legislative Summit, Louisville, Kentucky, July 25-28, 2010
- LESN Fall Seminaron Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, San Diego, California, December 9-12, 2009
- LESN Sessions at the ECS National Forum, Nashville, Tennessee, July 8-10, 2009
- LESN Higher Education Institute, Boulder, Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, August 3-5, 2009
- LESN Sessions at the NCSL Legislative Summit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 20-24, 2009
- LESN Fall Seminar on Dropout Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, December 12-14, 2008
- Legislative Staff Higher Education Institute, Boulder, Colorado, August 4-6, 2008
- LESN Sessions at the NCSL Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 20-27, 2008
- LESN Sessions at the ECS National Forum, Austin, Texas, June 30-July 3, 2008
- LESN Fall Seminar on Teaching Quailty at the NCSL Fall Forum, Phoenix, Arizona, November 28-December 2, 2007
- LESN Sessions at the NCSL Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, August 5-9, 2007
- LESN Summer Seminar at the ECS National Forum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 10-13, 2007
- LESN Fall Seminar on Effective School Leadership at Fall Forum, San Antonio, Texas, December 8-9, 2006
- LESN Sessions at the NCSL Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, August 15-19, 2006
- LESN Summer Seminar at the ECS National Forum, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 11-14, 2006
- LESN Fall Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, December 9-10, 2005
- LESN Sessions at the NCSL Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, August 16-20, 2005
- LESN Summer Seminar at the ECS National Forum, Denver, Colorado, July 12-15, 2005
For more information about LESN meetings and seminars, please contact Sara Shelton, NCSL LESN Staff Coordinator at 303-856-1647 or sara.shelton@ncsl.org.