Minnesota
Minnesota music educators are also very concerned about equity and diversity. There are concerns with school rep- resentation being equitable across the state. Data is being collected and listening sessions are being organized. All- State scholarships are offered to students from unrepre- sented districts and changes are being considered in these programs to address data loss issues. The MMEA (http://
www.mmea.org/) will hold their annual Midwinter Clinic on February 16-18, 2017 in Minneapolis.
Nebraska The NMEA (
http://www.nmeanebraska.org/) conference was held on November 16-18, 2016 in Lincoln. Over the course of the last year, Nebraska music ed leadership has been moving to online auditions for the state music groups. A new administrative assistant has been hired and the organization has run a Higher Ed Summit, as well as supporting a middle level Barbershop Chorus for a second year. On March 1, 2017 there will be a strong presence at the Capitol for MIOSM.
North Dakota NDMEA (
http://www.ndmea.org/) is finding their mem- bership up 13% this year. They have had a great response to email and other contacts to teachers.
a SDMEA Board meeting to educate them on the latest national legislation. The annual conference was held on October 26-29, 2016 in Sioux Falls.
Wisconsin The State Music Conference was held on October 27-29, 2016 in Madison. WMEA (
http://www.wmea.com/) has been focusing on advocacy through the WAME (Wiscon- sin Advocates for Music Education) as part of the larger organization. Plans are being made to visit the Capitol on February and conference sessions/discussion are directed at ESSA, State Standard development and attention to diversity issues. A K-16 Education Summit was held in August to discuss DPI guidelines on certification and the state teacher shortage.
The state DPI
has now placed a music ed rubric on their website. Work will now begin on state standards. There is a 2 year cycle for legislation and ESSA discussion in on the horizon. NDMEA is also working on an advocacy day at the state level. The state professional conference will take place on March 23-25, 2017.
Ohio
The OMEA (
http://omea-ohio.org/) state professional de- velopment conference will be held on February 1-4, 2017 in Cleveland. This year saw the first all-state children’s choir, increased leadership positions and increased mem- bership. Leaders are being trained through a retreat at The Ohio State University.
through an alliance of arts group in the state. discussion about ESSA implementation in Ohio.
NAfME North Central Division Meeting (September 2016)
Initiatives are being directed There is
South Dakota SDMEA (
http://sdmea.net/) is looking at a year of new ventures. There is now an All-State Middle School Jazz Band now and in 2017 an All-State Honor Orchestra will be instituted. A high school virtual choir will be added to the middle school virtual choir.
Leadership is open-
ing the door for ESSA discussion with the state Depart- ment of Education by inviting these education experts to
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As we move forward into 2017 I urge all NAfME mem- bers to consider how they advocate for students every day through an attention to our vocabulary (see attached vo- cabulary list to consider), continue to consider our com- munication with those around us and study the current work on legislation, standards and education as a whole. We are the experts and we can make change. We can bring exciting initiatives into the schools as we work to keep the historic strengths that are such a powerful part of our profession.
Please reach me with your thoughts and hopes for music education in the North Central states.
--Layla Sanyer,
northcentralpresident@gmail.com
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