opportunities available through the association. By the time this issue is out we will have the information available on our site as well for all to be able to get more information about NFHS and our collaboration. JW: We communicate all through our state associations, which I think is a powerful way for the NFHS to operate. We will send information to Bob at Arts Ed NJ and he will dis- seminate it in ways that he knows will reach his members in the most effective way.
What are some other projects that NFHS is working on which will impact us here in NJ through Arts Ed NJ? JW: As you know the aerosol project which we have been
working on since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been working with the states and 125 international coalition and I like to think that the work on that study has put music back in schools where it might not have been allowed. We are also now working on CO2 emission levels to see if we can correlate CO2 emission levels to aerosol emission levels and see what that means to ventilation components within a school. Also, can we use a pretty inexpensive CO2 monitor to measure the aerosol corre- lation levels. We are also looking at what does volume of space mean to time limits. We are also able to expand the amount of time we will be studying these items through the end of June. We are also going to be able to share the aerobic simulation compo- nent which will affect dance instruction. There is a lot of data that was gathered and now we are working on putting it together as it is quite complex as it deals not only with how much aerosol is being emitted but also how much is emitted while you move around the space. We are also working on the ‘Big Ideas’ Project which is the return to music education project. Phase 1 will be out my the middle of March and it will focus on scheduling, how to talk with your administrators about scheduling, how to talk with your school boards about budgeting, what to do with pull out lessons, how to communicate with counselors about sched- uling, how to handle summer programs, campus performances, what do curricular travel opportunities look like, how do you reassess your students when they are back in class, how do you advocate for your music programs, ArtsEdNow campaign and CARES Act funding. Then we address what to do for recruit- ing and retention, how to set up a beginner program, how to do recruitment performances, should we have a four instrument beginner model, and that’s all Phase 1! It will be put on three for- mats, One format will be a mini webinar format with multiple webinar interviews which are 5-7 minutes in length, we will have infographics materials available for them to use in person or in school, and we will have the long form document for people to take a really deep dive. Phase 2 is going to be more collaborative
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with NFHS and our friends over at NAfME where we will ad- dress teacher well being, student SEL, ‘zero to hero’ music, where music will be flexibly composed to grow along with your pro- gram, how to handle school equipment, rentals and inventory, how to reimagine classroom procedures, how to not lose students in breaks between 5th and 6th grades and 8th and 9th grades, how to restart programs at high schools. In Phase 3 we will get to the matters with going back to school. A return to music educa- tion which we believe will be all encompassing.
As reference above by Dr. Weaver, here is the Return to Music Resources page:
https://www.nfhs.org/articles/return-to-music-resourc- es-helping-teachers-administrators-students/ Dr. James Weaver is the Director of Performing Arts and Sports for
the National Federation of High School State Associations. He has been a teacher and administrator at the district, state, and national level. As the Director of Performing Arts and Sports, Dr. Weaver oversees student partici- pation, professional development, and awareness of performing arts activities throughout the nation’s 19,500+ high schools. Dr. Weaver has been a part of several national projects for performing arts educators including serving as the co-chair of the International Performing Arts Aerosol Study, creating copy- right compliance resources, and developing national trainings for performing arts adjudicators. Dr. Weaver specializes in educational administration and leadership focusing on professional development and teacher job satisfaction and retention. Dr. Weaver has degrees from Concordia College - Moorhead, Northern State University, and the University of South Dakota
Robert B. Morrison is Founder and CEO of Quadrant Research,
the nation’s leading arts education research organization where he has created a deep body of research and policy work. Mr. Morrison is rec- ognized as a pioneer in statewide arts education status and condition research. He serves as the managing partner for the groundbreaking New Jersey Arts Education Census Project, completing the first statewide cen- sus for arts education in every school building. Mr. Morrison is leading similar research projects as director of the National Arts Education Data Project for the states including of Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colora- do, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. These efforts have directly impacted millions of students. Mr. Morrison also serves as the director of Arts Ed NJ, the statewide arts education advocacy organization responsible for the advancement of arts education for all New Jersey students. Mr. Morrison is also the founder of Music for All where he remains
chairman emeritus. He was the first CEO of the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, where he developed the model and scaled the program to impact thousands of schools and hundreds of thousands of students. He served as the Director of Market Development for the NAMM, where he helped create the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation and was recognized for his work add the arts as a core subject to the nation’s education goals.
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