2018 AACS Annual Convention & Expo

Make sure you are in compliance with this required training. Sign up today – class size is limited to the first 50 people. New this year we present a streamlined 2 hour session that assumes your basic knowledge of Title IX responsibilities and focuses on providing attendees with an opportunity for in-depth discussion of significant developments in federal Title IX policy over the last year at the U.S. Department of Education. Our goal is to provide you with our best information on how to meet current federal expectations for assessing, investigating, and responding to Title IX complaints.

Each attendee will receive a flash drive containing the most recent version of our sample Title IX policy template, a Title IX Investigation Checklist, and a Title IX ComplaintTemplate. It will also include copies of the currently effective Title IX guidance publications from USED and our presentation powerpoint for future reference. Each attendee will also receive a Certificate of Completion for their records.

Performance. Results. Impact. Now more than ever, beauty and wellness schools are looking for ways to improve their educational effectiveness and student experience while remaining true to their mission, vision and values. At the root of every school’s success is often the key differentiator: people. And the root desire of every person is to know with certainty that who they are and what they do matters.

Today’s schools are faced with ever-changing challenges that require every team member to adapt, adjust, and thrive. No longer can schools simply rely on the ways of old but, rather, be willing to boldly progress into unchartered waters. This is true not just for content being taught in the classrooms but for the support services being provided as well.

The biggest obstacles to overcome aren’t always limited to the external circumstances outside of the school’s control. Rather, the biggest challenges that need to be addressed are often internal, personally and professionally. By addressing these challenges effectively, schools can position themselves for greatness because they relentlessly pursuit significance at the individual and institutional level.

This incredibly engaging, funny, and relevant presentation is designed to inspire, ignite, and educate the attendees as it reveals the main pillars of significance in our personal and professional lives.

LEGACY: During this annual gathering of AACS’ state leaders and insiders, we will discuss what the current trends are at the state level and gain insight on our role as state advocates.

ELEVATE: Bring your P&L to this one. Our panel of accounting experts will take you on a journey through the numbers. What are your leading indicators of success and how can you impact your numbers?

VISION: This workshop will help you elevate your admissions team and create higher performance levels. You will learn how to re-energize team members that will have long term effects. Help your team see beyond the words of a prospect – that is when enrollments and conversion rates grow exponentially.

LEGACY: A thorough understanding of how to appropriately charge students for books, supplies, kits, and equipment is crucial to a compliant financial aid operation. This session will review the current ED interpretation of “Charging By the Payment Period” and best charging methods and outcomes related to Institutional Charges and their impact on Student Credit Balances and R2T4 calculations.

ELEVATE: Business continuity and succession issues are not only important discussions at the future ownership level but also other key levels of management. Let’s talk frankly about the future of our business. How do you forge a path to success and avoid the pit falls? What is your NEXT-GEN Plan?

VISION: AACS Partners and their Perspectives – During this Table Go Round you will be able to move around the room to gain the insight and perspectives from our partners – come make a connection! Part One will focus on Early Student Life Cycle: Bring Your Questions on Admissions, Lead Generation, Marketing, Curriculum, Accreditation, and more.

LEGACY: Come join our Policy Advisors as they help you learn why and how you should engage in order to take Today’s Vision and make it Tomorrow’s Legacy.

ELEVATE: From the moment your salon guest arrives, it is Game On! In this session, we will discuss how to tap into the resource sitting at your front desk, how students make or break your sales and subsequently how they impact their own future as a true salon professional.

VISION: AACS Partners and their Perspectives – During this Table Go Round you will be able to move around the room to gain the insight and perspectives from our partners – come make a connection! Part Two will focus on your school’s infrastructure: Bring Your Questions on Software, Financial/Accounting, Insurance, Layout and Design and more.

CEA: Motivation is defined as the reason one has for acting or behaving in a certain way. It is an internal choice that a person must make. As educators, is there anything you can do to motivate our students? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT! You see, students are a lot like fireworks, their power is all on the inside. Nothing happens until you light the fuse. Your mission is to light that fuse! Join us at this year’s AACS conference for the Milady Master Educator class and accept the mission of motivation and LIGHT THE FUSE!

True Innovation in our industry is a scary thing. We have been talking about it, but we must discuss the next steps. Let us pull back the curtain on the topic of Competency-Based Education.

ELEVATE: In this “Fish Bowl” session, we are going to discuss Admissions and Career Services. This is a facilitated, interactive session is designed to bring up provocative Questions, Challenges, Successes and Winning Formulas to take back to your schools!

LEGACY: Hear the latest From Capitol Hill Insiders – What is happening and what is coming down the pike?

ELEVATE: In this session, we will share our experiences in moving from manual paper-intensive operations to an integrated cloud-based, automated document management system saving time and money.

VISION: During this session, we will share information that has been captured from schools, employers and graduates over the past several years. Information which can cause positive and negative effects on your outcomes and your future enrollments. Learn the facts and how they can help you modernize your placement no matter your school’s size or budget, and create an inspiring experience for your students that will encourage them to graduate, get licensed and placed in the beauty industry.

CEA: Individuality has never been more important in our educational community—today’s generation of learners is a generation of individuals. In every aspect of their lives, their individualism is celebrated. To educators, this translates into a need to zig and zag to personalize learning for each and every learner. Educators need to be mindful of these learning differences and fuel their teaching with tools that work. Effective educators will use strategies based on critical thinking skills, case studies and relevant situational scenarios to enrich the learning process. Classrooms that are wired, focused on content and inspired by momentum lead the way in today’s learning environment.

LEGACY: The Duane Morris Team will discuss a vast number of school operation issues and the legal consequences you should not miss.

ELEVATE: During this session, we will discuss a variety of new revenue streams or options for your school. Be a part of the interactive discussion on why schools are adding or deleting programs. What is influencing the reasons? Hair Restoration, Makeup, and Barbering are taking off as services and quickly becoming high demand programs for schools to offer. Hear from the experts and the schools who have taken the leap of faith and see if it is paying off or not. What can you offer that helps increase enrollment, retention and sales? Join us to learn how the industry is being transformed and how you can be a part of the buzz!

VISION: Are you tired of thinking of ways to motivate your students to come to school every day? Nothing seems to work. It seems as though they are uninspired and there is no hope. During this session, uncover the real reasons why students lose interest and how your attendance numbers are affected. Discover necessary tips to engage and retain students that will create a competitive advantage and increase enrollment at your school. Learn how to create an unforgettable experience at your school that will inspire your students and creates buy-in at your school. Leave this session with fresh ideas and techniques to implement at your school immediately and watch positive growth begin.

LEGACY: Inspire Them or Fire Them? That is the Question. How to deal with Disruptions in your workplace, difficult employees and more. This class and the time with legal experts is worth more than you could possibly imagine.

ELEVATE: When students fall behind on making payments, it can cause emotional and financial stress for the student, your school, and your staff. Learn 7 time-proven tips to avoid the stress, hassle, and extra staff effort involved with handling delinquent student accounts. During this session, we will run through various best practices you can implement at your school immediately to improve student payment plan success.

VISION: This presentation will illustrate the surprisingly complicated 90/10 calculations in an easy-to-understand format. The theory behind the regulation, as well as some arcane quirks which arise during calculation will be revealed, as well as real-world, easily followed examples. The audience will participate in the examples to increase involvement, and to help school managers gain comfort with the regulation. Interact with school owners that have 90/10 tips for success. Bonus slides will be included for attendees to share with their accounting staff, as well as multiple examples.

CEA: You’re a pro at binge-watching a Netflix series and can sit through a marathon of your favorite TV show, but how good are you at teaching to a generation who can play Pokemon Go, tweet their every step and Snapchat what they had for breakfast? This session will give you the armor for engaging the selfie and hashtag generation. Discover ways to flip your classroom into a learning-based environment and start embracing the technologies your students are craving. You’ll learn how Emotional Intelligence can mold your lesson plans to bring excitement back into the classroom.

Beauty School Marketing Group Benchmarking Survey Results will be shared in this interactive discussion on the future of our industry.

LEGACY: During this session, learn strategies to help you stay on top of the mountain of compliance requirements facing schools today. Find out how schools approach internal compliance systems and see what works for them and what doesn’t.

ELEVATE: Social media is an integral part of the beauty school journey. Your students are immersed in and influenced by countless social media platforms. Even during school, your students use social media to document their student life. It’s time to understand what they are doing and how it can impact your school. Learn to harness the positives and negate the negative by incorporating social media into your day-to-day, and learn to teach your students how to positively harness the social media tools to activate their future in the industry.

LEGACY: During this session, learn strategies to help you stay on top of the mountain of compliance requirements facing schools today. Find out how schools approach internal compliance systems and see what works for them and what doesn’t.

ELEVATE: Throughout their lifetime, our students have developed “pictures” of themselves that guide their behaviors when they begin in our schools. These images have become their “is-ness,” their HABEs (Habits, Attitudes, Beliefs and Expectations) that guide their thinking, actions, and decision-making. We often observe students’ behaviors that inhibit their success. Rarely though, do we have access to the automatic thoughts that govern these behaviors. In this session, we will discuss the latest research in cognitive behavioral science including DiSC Behavioral Tendencies and its impact on attendance, student retention, completion, and building a clientele. Through the understanding of how it is that they think, which produces automatic behaviors, our students can gain the capacity to change the HABEs that are holding them back. If our students truly aspire to complete their training and build a clientele, then we must guide them to change the way they think in order to help them change the way they act.

During this inspiring keynote, Lee will highlight the Design Thinking Innovation process and give a quick overview of each step (scoping, empathizing, ideating and developing), using stories from his time innovating at Disney coupled with fun, interactive exercises. He will also cover the importance of collaboration, creativity and how certain behaviors make or break innovative culture change in any organization.