National Association of State Directors of Arts Education

NASDAE/NAEA

Business Meeting Minutes

Minutes of: Annual Meeting March 23, 2006, 5:00-8:00pm

At the: Chicago Hilton Towers, McCormick Room on the 4th floor

In Attendance: Dave Beaman, Minnesota

Vicki Breen, New Mexico

Ana Cardona, Michigan

Nancy Carr, California

Joyce Heuser, Kansas

AnnRene` Joseph, Washington

Julia Lee, West Virginia

James Tucker, Maryland

Brenda Turner, Arkansas

Lynn Tuttle, Arizona

The meeting, originally scheduled for 6pm : 7:30pm, began at 5:00pm with a reception hosted by Davis Publications. This provided the opportunity for discussion around a myriad of topics between the state consultants and with the Davis Publication representatives, led by Pete Jacobsen. The generosity of Pete and Davis Publication was greatly appreciated and they were duly thanked.

The meeting commenced with a roll call. Ten consultants, as noted above, attended the meeting. It was acknowledged that several consultants had presentations at this NAEA Conference. Ana Cardona is to present with Mac Goodwin on research the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) ha conducted regarding the state arts education consultants. AnnRene` Joseph will be doing multiple presentations on Washington States' visual and performing arts assessment, to be begun statewide 2007-2008 and will speak about the training now on-going to have all aspects of this incredible work in place, in time. Lynn Tuttle will be presenting on the work of Arizona, their USDOE Dissemination Grant work.

Officers confirmed for 2006-2007 are:

President : Joyce Huser, Kansas

Vice-President: NAEA News column : Nancy Carr, California

Past President : Ana Cardona

Secretary and Treasurer : Debora Hansen, Delaware

Joyce reported that she has updated the NASDAE website. Currently officers and membership are listed, as are the meeting minutes.

Issues that were brought up for discussion included:

Need to clarify aspects of NCLB including HQT certification and funding.

The need for a survey of states regarding visual arts issues; discussion included doing a survey the summer of 2006 by NASDAE members. There will be a survey being done by SEADAE and perhaps the visual arts survey items may be included in that larger survey.

The column in the NAEA News: discussion included that we, as members of NAEA, focus on the needs of NAEA and its members. It was decided that, because of changes since NCLB, we would enhance our column in the NAEA News by addressing specific topics of interest with each issue.

April : "What is NASDAE"

June : "NCLB"

August : "Visual Arts State Standards"

It is important that various NASDAE members step forward to write a

column if it is their area of interest and/or expertise, or contribute to an

article coordinated by the Vice-President.

Need for "Long Range Planning" came up. When we discussed the

NASDAE goals and mission, the discussion lacked clarity and focus.

With the meandering through a plethora of thoughts, it was determined

That NASDAE will meet one full day prior to the New York City NAEA

Conference, to focus on the groups objective…to develop a five-year

Strategic plan. Joyce will speak with NAEA and ask that they provide a room for this meeting. The meeting will occur on March 13, 2007 at the Hilton in New York City. Davis Publication had offered to host again at the 2007 conference and Nancy will speak with Pete Jacobson to see if they will provide lunch the day of this meeting.

Members attending the meeting paid their dues for 2006-2007, $15.00. Those members not attending today's will be contacted by the Treasurer or President and reminded of the dues. Additional state consultants may join NASDAE at any time and would do so by contacting President, Joyce Heuser or Treasurer, Debora Hansen. Dues are used to fund mailings, copying, and the like.

The meeting was adjouned at 8:00pm with everyone looking forward to a full day of discussion and long-range planning at the next NAEA Conference, the day preceeding the opening of the conference, May 13, 2006.

Minutes

Sunday,January 25, 2004

Dallas,TX

In attendance:

ASCD Update

ASCD is receptive to the idea of working with NASDAE and others toinclude more arts education sessions in their conference. Our best bet is toput together sessions for the 2005 conference. While ASCD thought they weretaking good "care" of arts education issues, most of the sessions dealing witharts education were more looking at "arts in education," or how arts could beused to teach other subject areas. Pam (MN) will be president of the MN chapterof ASCD and is a member of the ASCD Leadership Council. She is willing to bringforward our suggestions to ASCD for more arts education sessions (or any othersuggestions).

NEA Grant Application

NASDAEas Organization

Deb (DE) reported on the NEA grant application put forward for NASDAEby NASAA. NASDAE is not currently its own 501(c)(3) and therefore must look fora fiscal agent to "host" the organization. Original host was NAEA, but sinceNASDAE represents all art forms, Beth, Ana and Deb have been looking for othersto be potential fiscal agents. Ideas have included CCSSO, but some states arenot members of CCSSO. NASAA was willing to act as fiscal agent for thisapplication; the larger issue of NASDAE gaining its own organizational status(or not) is still open for discussion by NASDAE members.

NASDAE leadership is currently:

Ana Cardona, MI ;; president

Beth Cornell, PA ;; historian

Deb Hanson, DE ;; secretary/treasurer

ApplicationUpdate

NASDAE went forward with NASAA to apply for professional developmentfunds from the NEA. The application was originally developed as an idea by Ana(MI). Ana sat as a reviewer for an NEA panel which reviewed a similarapplication from our colleagues in the state arts agencies. The arts ineducation coordinators are convened on an on-going basis by NASAA forprofessional development work. Camellia from WY reported on the types ofprofessional development the AiE folks have received over the years, including:

* NASAA pre-conference

* Creation of their own individualized professional development plans

* Monographs on arts education

The Endowment has turned down our original proposal, and has offeredsome ideas for revisions. Some of these ideas came out in discussion with DougHerbert who was kind enough to join us during dinner. The ideas include:

* The application needs to be pared down. NASDAE was seen as wanting to do too much too quickly.

* NEA would like NASDAE to take the time to plan and figure out what the members want the association to do. We don't often focus on our own professional development needs, and the NEA would like us to. Doug suggested that we "be selfish," and create time for our own needs. He would like to see us create some synergy ;; along the lines of what the Getty meetings used to provide us with ;; so that we could define forward momentum together instead of being isolated in doing our own work in our states.

* We need to "plan to plan." Use a smaller grant from the NEA (if approved) to "plan to plan" to figure out what we want NASDAE to be.

Deb handed out a revised version of the application budget for memberinput. Potential budgeted items included:

* Scheduling and administration of 12 monthly conference calls for NASDAE members.

* Travel and per diem for a smaller cadre of planning members to gather and determine next steps for NASDAE

* Potential "electronic community-building" for NASDAE via the web-site. Could include on-going forums as we have now, plus searchable databases for past materials we may have discussed.

Next Steps

Deb promised to take our ideas back to Beth and Ana for considerationin the final document to go forward to the NEA by the end of the month.Everyone thanks Deb, Beth and Ana for their hard work in seeing through thisapplication process, and to Doug for considering such a request from NASDAE.

The group liked the idea of having regional representation on theplanning team, along, perhaps, with input from Camellia (WY) and Carol Ann (UT)who also serve as the AiE coordinators for their states' arts agencies. Debsaid she would put out a call to NASDAE members to see who might be interestedin serving on this planning team.

Strategiesto improve student performance

Joyce (KS) brought up the topic of how to best engage school districtsin strategies to improve student performance. Discussion centered on how can wenot only help schools figure this out, but also our arts organizationcolleagues who are not necessarily as "attuned" to the needs of schools as theyshould be. Arts organizations should approach schools with a question of "Howcan we help you?" instead of offering an already developed education programwhich may or may not meet the needs of the schools. Models of this include theDallas ArtsPartners program highlighted at the January AEP meeting, along withthe UT model for training professional artists and the Mississippi Alliance forArts Education program.

The next NASDAE conference call is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. EST onTuesday, February 17, 2004. For more information, contact Dale Schmid (NJ) orBeth Cornell (PA).

Business Meeting and NASDAE National Policy Summit Meeting Minutes

Perpich Center for the Arts

Minneapolis, Minnesota

April 3, 2003

Present: Nancy Carr, California; Beth Cornell, Pennsylvania; Pam Paulson, Perpich; MacArthur Goodwin, President, NAEA Center; Dave Beeman, Minnesota; Stacy Spain, Nevada; Peggy Wenner, Idaho; Joyce Juser, Kansas; Sheri R. Klein, Wisconsin; Roger Hyndman, New York; Debora Hansen, Delaware; Thomas Alderson, Delaware.

Roger Hyndman, President of NASDAE and Pam Paulsen from the Perpich Center greeted guests for this meeting which preceded the opening of the NAEA Convention.

The Keynote address was given by MacArthur Goodwin, NAEA President. NASDAE members were encouraged to participate in the "Where's the art?" campaign and to align their work with the "Arts Education Policy Workbook" to be presented at NAEA Convention.

The remainder of the day consisted of policy presentations listed below.

Membership expressed an interest in pursuing support that would allow for professional development and support of state directors of art education. NASDAE leadership was charged with further exploring this area and reporting back to membership.

There was an opportunity for membership renewals.

The meeting, adjourned at 4 p.m., was followed by a reception at the Perpich Center.

Policy Summit Sessions:

Session I How Does the Art Community influence and sustain

Quality visual arts education programs?

Vicki Breen, New Mexico State Department of Education

Session II What Types of resources will be available to school districts to assist them in implementing the content standards for the arts?

Beth Cornell, Fine Arts and Humanities Advisor

Pennsylvania Department of Education

Session III Technology Infusion Through PK-16 Partnerships: Lessons Learned

Sheri Klein, Ph.D. Visual Arts and Design Education

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Luncheon Perpich Center

Session IV A Framework for Assessing the Arts at the Commencement Level

Roger Hyndman, Associate Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

New York State Education Department

Session V The Latest Research: What Works to Improve Student Achievement

Pamula Paulson, Dr. Director of Research, Assessment & Curriculum

Perpich Center for Arts Education

Session VI Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Michigan's Response to No Child Left Behind

Ana Luisa Cardona, Consultant for Arts Education

Michigan Department of Education

Reception Perpich Center Art Gallery

Respectfully submitted by:

Ana Luisa Cardona

NASDAE President

Michigan Department of Education

June 27, 2003

Miami Beach, Florida

Sunday, March 24, 2002

Beth Cornell called the meeting to order at 11:00 am on March 24, 2002. Members reviewed the agenda and previous minutes. It was noted that Deb Hansen was present at the business meeting at the Cooper Hewitt Museum. The results of the online balloting were announced and are as follows with a brief summary of job related responsibilities:

President: Roger Hyndman, New York

Policy issues and planning and implementation of the Minneapolis meeting in 2003

Vice- president: Ana Cardona, Michigan

NAEA newsletter article

Secretary/Treasurer: Deb Hansen, Delaware

Business meeting minutes and treasurer responsibilities

Treasure' Report:

Yearly dues for the organization are $10.00 and are due at the NASDAE business meeting at the National Art Education Conference. Please send membership dues to Deb Hansen P.O. Box 1402 Dover, DE 19903. The current banking balance for NASDAE is

$775.00 and reflects an accumulation of dues from several previous years. There were no expenditures for the 2001 year. Deb Hansen agreed to obtain any financial records from "Bitsi" Guess, former treasurer and former director of Mississippi. Sheila Brown made the motion to adopt the treasurer's report and Ana Cardona seconded the motion that was approved by all.

Old Business:

Beth voiced her concern and frustration over identifying and contacting Arts Education State Directors throughout the country on a continuing basis. The group felt that the membership list should be updated and kept current if possible. The listing through the Arts Education Partnership appears to be the most comprehensive. Many directors represent more than one art discipline and with limited state funding, must choose among national conferences to attend. The group discussed the possibility of obtaining funding to be used to promote ongoing meetings of the State Directors similar to the AEP meeting held at the Kennedy Center last summer. Beth Cornell agreed to explore this possibility.

New Business:

The NASDAE board discussed the policy items introduced during NAEA President Mac Arthur Goodwin's keynote address. The group agreed to develop an action plan that would reflect these initiatives at the state levels. The action plan is as follows:

NASDAE Policy Planning Agenda 2002

Our policy agenda will be included on the NASDAE website to encourage ongoing discussion on the topics. NASDAE members will collaborate with other divisions of NAEA to support the

President's policy agenda.

Instruction

· Report the inclusion of research-based strategies pertaining to instruction at the NAEA annual conference

· Report intra and inter-state collaborations in support of grant applications to the USDOE and other funding sources

Curriculum

· Compare implementation strategies for alignment of curriculum documents with state and national standards for art education

Assessment

· Explore the connection of all state directors to the SCASS item bank

· Disseminate the design and development of state-wide assessment strategies

Delivery Standards

· Encourage each state to link to NAEA recommendations e.g., standards for instructional spaces, health and safety, class size

· Increase the number of states requiring a graduation requirement and a college entrance requirement in art

Professional Development

· Promote and continue a working relationship with the NAEA Supervision and Administration Division

· Share the funding strategies for the utilization of federal and state resources to support Professional Development

· Promote the inclusion of NASDAE members in forums for interaction and articulation of policy issues

· Host a post-conference by NASDAE for a policy planning forum in 2003

· Secure a funding source for the post-conferences 2003 and 2004

· Host policy planning conference calls

· Explore alternative routes for teacher certification

Share literature pertaining to Arts enrichment opportunities i.e. summer institutes

Teacher Preparation and Certification

· Support, endorse and utilize NAEA standards for teacher preparation

· Encourage states to adopt the NAEA teacher standards and to develop implementation plans

· Host higher education dialogues on NAEA teacher preparation standards and share results

3/2002

The remainder of the meeting was devoted to sharing information concerning the new NASDAE web page that can be found at nasdae@bravepages.com Current information pertaining to NASDAE will be included as well as list serve and e-mail capabilities. Our thanks to Beth Cornell for commissioning David Berlin to develop and administer the web page. A motion was made by Sheila Brown to thank David and present him with a token of our gratitude in the amount of $100.00. The motion was seconded by Ana Cardona and approved by all present.

The next meeting of NASDAE will be held during the next NAEA Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota April 4-8, 2003. The meeting was adjourned at 12:20 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Debora Hansen

National Art Education Association conference

Adams Mark Hotel

Denver, CO

April 17, 2004

The meeting was called to order in the Adams Mark Hotel, at 9:00 p.m. by NASDAE president, Ana Cardona.

Members in attendance:

Nancy Carr-California, Beth Cornell-Pennsylvania, Ana Cardona-Michigan, Joyce Huser:Kansas, Deb Hansen:Delaware, Jay Tucker- Maryland, Sally Edwards-Mississippi, Martin Rayala-Wisconsin, Vicki Breen-New Mexico, Brenda Turner-Arkansas, Sara Strange-Alabama, and Marcia McCaffrey-New Hampshire.

Ana welcomed the group and everyone introduced themselves.

Old Business:

Due to the policy summit held in 2003, there was no formal business meeting and thus no meeting minutes.

Ana shared the yearly report that was presented at the Delegates assembly on Friday. Ana and Deb walked the group through the initiatives described in the report:

Conference Calls

Listserv

Partnerships-grant request for $52000

Long range planning

They described the facilitated conference calls held on a monthly basis with encouraging participation from State Art Directors. Beth Cornell outlined the Listserv that was created through Cinemagic in Pennsylvania. Ana described the planning grant with the National Association State Arts Agencies to the National Endowment for the Arts to support the planning of professional development for State Art Directors. Long range planning is scheduled for a separate meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Beth made a motion and Sally seconded the motion to accept the yearly report. Nancy Carr asked that the affiliate responsibilities be recorded in the minutes as per the bylaws.

Section 1 part 4

All affiliate and issues groups are to submit a report on their activities and concerns to the NAEA Board on an annual basis (for the annual meeting.)

Tom Hatfield will be contacted to clarify what responsibilities need to be addressed and what responsibilities NASDAE has with Delegates assembly and the NAEA Board report.

Treasurers report:

Deb Hansen reported a balance in the checking account of $693.04.

Beth Cornell made a clarification on the payment to Cinemagic for ownership of NASDAE organizational name. A motion was made to accept the report and the motion was approved with no further discussion.

New Business;

Ana reported that during the NAEA in Miami in 2002 the officers elected. Roger Hyndman was elected president, Ana Cardona president-elect and Deb Hansen secretary/treasurer. Since there was no business meeting in 2003 in Minneapolis the status of the leadership remained constant until Roger retired and Ana assumed his responsibilities in June of 2003. Tom Hatfield notified Ana that NAEA had not received reports for m NASDAE and Ana and Deb submitted minutes and memberships to comply with his wishes.

The position of president-elect is open and remains open. Nancy Carr has been contacted and agreed to serve in that capacity. A review of the bylaws has resulted in a possible solution. Election should be completed in the off years. Ana and Deb have agreed to continue in their current roles and Nancy will serve as interim president elect.

Ana appointed a nominating committee to name a slate of officers by January 15th, 2005 so Marty Rayala can post an on-line slate and voting will occur at the next meeting in March of 2005. The nominating committee will consist of Sara Strange, and Joyce Hulse and Marty Rayla. Mail or e-mail is acceptable for contacting the nominating committee. Please let us know if you need to utilize mail.

Deb passed out the membership list. Marty posed a question about the status of current members. Sally Edwards was added to the membership list as an oversight and summit attendees that were on the list but not state directors were removed.

Ana led discussion on the Bylaws. Nancy asked about the participation of designated interim directors. It was decided that NASDAE membership was open to any state arts education director of state designee with a current NAEA membership.

Jay suggested a membership form with membership number. Membership is paid to NAEA and then secondarily to NASDAE since NASDAE is an affiliate of the national organization.

A discussion ensued about membership fees. Jay asked how the treasury money is utilized. Deb outlined expenses for the last two years. It was felt that $25 was excessive. Marty made a motion to make dues $15 and Beth seconded the motion. After discussion Jay called for a vote and the motion was passed unanimously.

Ana outlined the history of the NASAA:NASDAE grant to NEA. Ana asked for discussion concerning support of the grant application and the further long range planning need to support a subsequent grant in the next year.

Marcia asked if NASDAE will continue if the NCSAEC (National Council of State Arts Education Consultants) reforms. Ana explained that a positive vote will move the initiative forward with the support of the organization (NASDAE). Art Education Directors need to maintain affiliation with content specific groups but also need a forum to discuss issues specific to the profession.

Beth and Jay reported that NCSAEC was formed with its own agenda. State directors have never had the opportunity to submit agendas for national meetings. Agendas have historically been determined by AEP, CCSSO, and Kennedy Center.

Any movement toward establishment of an independent organization should not sever ties with NAEA. A concern was expressed that non state directors had access to the AEP web site. Jay expressed concern about CCSSO approval of the grant.

Ana clarified that the grant does not have to go through NCSAEC and should go forward with the approval of NASDAE.

Good of the organization:

Marcia reported on the current SCASS initiative. She described the pool of assessment items with benchmark papers developed through SCASS. SCASS would like to share through a conference call on Thursday May 13th. Current SCASS membership is $15,000 and will provide access to SCASS services. State needs must be determined and used accordingly.

Ana asked if states needed to send teams. Marcia replied no. Beth asked if there was now accountability for funds and expressed her concern from the past.

Marcia indicated that these were important issues for her to take back as a steering committee member. Special education, health are models for the assessment systems. Marcia and Dale Schmidt from New Jersey will post this information to the NASDAE website.

Beth scheduled the next conference call for May 18, from 3-4 EST. Beth and Ana and Deb will launch the next conference call. A facilitator and minute taker will be needed.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:45.

Respectfully submitted,

Deb Hansen

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