from the desk of the executive director
Many of the CMP committee members also facilitate instruction during CMP workshops. Time Commitment: two committee meetings per year, one in February/March and another in Sep- tember and any CMP instruction a committee member wishes to do.
• WMEA Regional Vice Presidents – The state is divided into six regions, Northwestern, North Central, North- eastern, Southwestern, South Central and Southeastern. A vice president is selected through an election process in each region. The vice presidents along with the presidential trio (described below) make up the WMEA Executive Board. Time Commitment: three exec- utive board meetings per year, one each in January, April and September.
• WMEA Presidential Trio – The WMEA Presidential Trio consists of the president-elect, president and immediate past president. The trio is selected via a statewide election, makes up the WMEA Executive Committee and serves as voting members of the WSMA Board of Directors. Time Commitment: two-year terms each as president-elect, president and past- president; nine executive committee meetings (one per month except for August, October and June), three ex- ecutive board meetings per year (see regional vice presidents above), two WMEA Council meetings per year (see state chairs above), two WSMA Board meetings per year (December and June), one NAfME North Central Division meeting (weekend in Septem- ber) and possibly the NAfME National Leadership Assembly in Washington, D.C. (late June).
If interested in any of these committees or leadership positions, do not hesitate to contact me. WMEA looks forward to your service!
On another note, planning for the 2016 Wisconsin State Music Conference, “Wis- consin: MusicStrong,” is well underway. Once again there will be a significant
Wisconsin School Musician
number of sessions tailored to coincide with the educational initiatives occurring in Wisconsin school districts. There will be several sessions available to attendees that focus on the following topics and how they look and feel in music education classrooms:
• Educator Effectiveness • Literacy • Authentic Assessment • Developing SLO’s • Use of Technology • PDP Development • RtI • 1:1 Computing • And Much More!
The 2016 Wisconsin State Music Confer- ence is scheduled for Wednesday, October 26 through Saturday, October 29. A letter of support for you to attend this year’s Wisconsin State Music Conference was sent to Wisconsin administrators last spring by WSMA President and Superin- tendent of Westosha Central High School Dr. R. Scott Pierce. You may access this letter by visiting the Attendee Resources section of the Wisconsin State Music Conference webpages (
wmeamusic.org/ conference). As you make plans for at- tendance to this year’s conference, you may wish to review that letter and this article with your building principal and/ or superintendent. We hope to see you at the Wisconsin State Music Conference this fall!
In closing, I want to remind you that as executive director of WSMA, WMEA and WFSM, I feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to meet the needs of Wisconsin schools, music educators and the students they serve. As such, do not hesitate to contact me with your thoughts and ideas on how the associations and foundation might further develop our partnership with you. Know I am just a telephone call or email away. Better yet, the next time you are in the Madison area, make a stop in Waunakee and visit with
me personally at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education! My best to you for a great school year!
Timothy J. Schaid, Ph.D., is executive director of WSMA – WMEA – WFSM at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education. Email:
schaidt@wsmamusic.org; Phone: 608-850-3566, ext. 1019
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