president’s


message


JEFFREY SANTORO jsantoro@njmea.org


Website: http://www.njmea.org


have just completed our 2018 State Conference. I would like to thank Marie Malara and her com- mittee for all of their hard work making this important profes- sional development opportunity possible. Please be on the lookout soon for an announcement re- garding session proposals for the 2019 Conference! Also recently completed was the All-State Band and Treble Choir concerts. There are an army of volunteers who help make the All-State experi- ence successful but I’d like to spe- cifically thank our performance chairs, Adam Warshafsky (Band) and Wayne Mallette (Choir) for their leadership of their respective procedures committees, as well as Joe Cantaffa for helping to orga- nize the team that made the event run smoothly.


H Strategic Plan


In February, NJMEA began the strategic planning process for our organization. We have com- pleted strategic plans in the past


TEMPO


ello NJMEA! As this issue of TEMPO is published we will


and this process will result in a new plan that will guide our or- ganization for the next several years. The strategic planning pro- cess is being facilitated by Scott Sheehan, the Immediate Past President of the NAfME Eastern Division. Scott is experienced in leading state MEAs through this process and we are grateful to benefit from his expertise in this regard. The committee will con- tinue its work though the spring and early summer with the goal of having the new strategic plan ap- proved for the 18-19 school year. We will be communicating about this process through TEMPO magazine, the website and email. If you have any questions along the way, or would like more in- formation, please do not hesitate to reach out.


NAfME All National Honors Ensembles


Applications are now being


accepted for the 2018 NAfME All National Honors Ensembles which will take place in Disney World in November 2018. In addition to Band, Choir,


2 MARCH 2018


Orchestra and Jazz Band, new this year will be a NAfME Guitar Ensemble. Information can be found on the NAfME website, but I encourage students and directors to also visit NJMEA. org for the NJ-specific eligibility criteria for interested students.


We want to hear from you! A goal of the NJMEA Board


of Directors is to be more trans- parent and improve communica- tion with our membership. If you are interested in having your voice heard, please see the list of con- tacts on the NJMEA website, and in TEMPO magazine and reach out. As always, I can be reached at jsantoro@njmea.org.


Have a great next few weeks and enjoy Spring Break!


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