President’s Message KEITH HODGSON
609-317-0906
keithhodgson1@mac.com Website:
http://www.njmea.org
State Conference:
Brunswick Hilton. It is always a very exciting time to be inspired by clinicians and ensembles; to be reenergized by new music and tech- nologies; to be motivated by fresh teaching methods and assessment ideas; and to network with our colleagues from around the state and make new friends. Since our expansion to a three-day conference in 2012, we have
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witnessed some of our highest levels of conference attendance, sold- out exhibits, collegiate involvement and attendance and quality per- forming ensembles. Once again, I would like to thank Marie Malara and her con-
ference team, Deb Sfraga, and Tom and Kathy Mosher for all of their work to make New Jersey’s Music Educator’s Conference one of the best in the country. Thank you to all the clinicians, presiders, exhibitors, performers and volunteers who helped to make the 2013 NJMEA State Conference successful and memorable for our mem- bership. A few individuals that have gone the extra mile in helping to secure sessions and presenters are the Academy Chairpeople; Larry Markiewicz, Tom McCauley, Matthew Paterno, Jeff Kunkel, Kathy Spadafino and Rick Dammers. My sincere thanks also go to Al Bazzel and the All-State Band
Procedures Committee and Kathy Spadafino and the Choral Proce- dures Committee for all of their outstanding work with our Febru- ary All-State performing ensembles. (Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Women’s Chorus) One of NJMEA’s unsung heroes is Donna Cardaneo and her team who handle all the housing, meals, transportation and organization for our All-State students in Febru- ary. Thank you Donna for all of your dedication to our All-State musicians! If you missed our conference, we hope you will plan to join us
in 2014. The Executive Board and Conference Committee met the very night that the 2013 Conference ended to plan and prepare for the 2014 conference. It guarantees to be better than ever!
ust a few weeks ago, we gathered and celebrated our pro- fession at the annual NJMEA State Conference at the East
The Eastern Division: The Eastern Division Conference is just around the corner! The
Connecticut Music Educators have done a fantastic job getting ready to present an exciting conference experience for all the Eastern Divi- sion states.
The Eastern Division Conference is held every two years and
is hosted by a local state Music Educators Association. The 2013 Conference will take place from April 4-7, 2013 at the Connecticut Covention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford CT. Check out all the details on the Eastern Division website. We hope to see you in Hartford!
http://www.nafme-eastern.org
Teacher Evaluations: An increasing number of states, as well as local school districts,
are developing teacher evaluation systems for teachers, including music educators. I’m sure you are well aware of this since New Jersey is one of the states out front on teacher evaluation and has already specified models that each district must choose to adopt. I wanted to share with you NAfME’s Position Statement on Teacher Evaluations: “The systematic application of student scores to teacher evalua- tion must be done carefully if the resulting systems for evaluation are truly to benefit our students and our schools. We urge all involved in the construction and implementation of these protocols and systems to carefully consider the importance of basing evaluation decisions on valid information. “ “It is important for music educators and others involved in our schools to be aware of the following issues, to avert potential damage to school programs, teachers, and most of all, to students.” To that end, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) believes: • Measures of student achievement used in teacher evaluation must be based on student achievement that is directly attributable to the individual teacher, in the subject area taught by that teacher. Student achievement measures must be used with care, ensuring that they accurately reflect a given teacher’s contributions.
TEMPO 2 MARCH 2013
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