The latest and greatest LERN News on what LERN has planned for you coming up.
Photo: The LERN staff hold a retreat in Puerto Rico earlier this year.
New Chair Extends Dashboard
Jill Korsok, Director of Orange Community Education in Pepper Pike, Ohio, became the new Chair of the LERN Board of Directors this spring.
Ms. Korsok began her term by extending the new LERN Dashboard to Recreation Departments. She also has been key in developing other LERN initiatives, including creating Interest Groups for LERN members in the areas of Summer Camps, Marketing, Programming, Operations and Leadership.
She led the effort to bring back monthly how-to practical newsletters in print, which were suspended during the pandemic when everyone worked from home.
2025 In-Person Conferences
The in-person leadership and programming conferences will be held in March 2025 on San Antonio’s famous Riverwalk.
The conference final agendas will be announced in September.
Two LERN conferences will take place at the same time in the same hotel:
–Continuing Education Leadership Conference. It is for continuing educators in universities and community colleges.
–Recreation & Community Education Programming Conference. It is for staff in Recreation Departments; as well as community educators in Public Schools and other community class providers.
We are currently finalizing the hotel and dates and recruiting presenters and panelists. If you would like to present, please email Dr. Travette Webster at webster@lern.org Subject line: San Antonio
New. Cohort Consulting
Ask your toughest question, then hear 11 of your colleagues ask their toughest question. Take away 12 great answers from our professional consulting staff.
We will be testing this way to deliver great LERN benchmarks, data and recommendations. There will be no cost for LERN members.
New Leaders for LERN
Your Board members run LERN. They are fellow colleagues. The legal decision making body for LERN as a non-profit, they oversee the most influential organization in lifelong learning in North America.
Three new members have been elected this spring to serve:
-Carlotta Wade, Recreation Specialist III, Northern Recreation and Leisure Services Division, M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County, Hyattsville, Maryland
-Tim Litfin, Executive Director, Minnetonka Community Education, Minnetonka, Minnesota.
-Ian Allen, Executive Director, College of Extended Learning, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
The 40 Best Ideas of the Year
A Special Report, “The 40 Best Ideas of the Year 2024,” is available now when you register for the 2024 Annual Conference Nov. 18-21, 2024.
These are pioneering new strategies that premiered at last year’s conference. Not available anywhere else, put them to immediate use.
Year End Investments
If your fiscal year ends June 30, or even if it does not, invest wisely in one or more of our best Return-on-Investments (ROI). You can charge it to either your June budget, or July budget.
1.Annual Conference.
Nov 18-21, 2024, one low fee for up to 30 people from your organization.
2.Fall Institutes.
Your choice of the most intensive and comprehensive staff training.
3.Early Member Renewal.
Extend your membership another 12 months. Renew your membership, no matter when it expires.
