SEADAE Responds to the Reauthorization of ESEA

On January 20, 2010, representatives of SEADAE, led by Dale Schmid (NJ), attended the US Department of Education meeting on ESEA Reauthorization and Arts Education in Washington, DC.  Predicated on the input of its members, the SEADAE statement was presented verbally and in hard copy to officials of the USDOE, including the Deputy Secretary of Education.  A more detailed report is forthcoming from SEADAE members in attendance: President Deb Hansen (DE), Dale Schmid (NJ), Jay Tucker (MD), and Scott Shuler (CT).

Scott Shuler, speaking on behalf of several entities, has offered his Testimony in outline form for sharing among arts educators and advocates.  It is linked below, as well.

Documents:

ESEA Reauthorization and Arts Education Invitation (PDF)

SEADAE Statement on Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PDF)

Scott Shuler’s Statement on Reauthorization of ESEA (PDF)

The Role of Arts Learning in the ESEA Reauthorization
Comments of Sandra Ruppert
Director, Arts Education Partnership

Still to come:

SEADAE Report: The USDOE Meeting on Reauthorization of ESEA and Arts Education

Chiefs Embrace Call for Data Collection for All Core Courses

This release reflects the recent work of SEADAE's Data Task Force, in cooperation with its national partners, to spearhead an effort for state-level data collection in arts education and all other non-tested core subjects.  This Task Force works as part of SEADAE’s National Expectations for Learning in Arts Education initiative to advance access, equity, and excellence in arts education for all students.

Collaborators

Council of Chief State School Officers,   Educational Theatre Association,  MENC: The National Association for Music Education, National Art Education Association, National Dance Education Organization

We would also like to acknowledge the National Endowment for the Arts for their continued financial support of SEADAE, as well as the Arts Education Partnership and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies for their on-going efforts with advocacy, data collection, and policy.   In addition, SEADAE would like to recognize the invaluable help of Bob Morrison, Co-founder of Quadrant Arts Education Research, and the Education Information Management Advisory Consortium (EIMAC), which proposed the longitudinal data point initiative to the State Superintendents.

About SEADAE

State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) consists of those people at state education agencies whose responsibility is arts education (dance, music, theatre and visual arts). All but a few state education agencies in the nation have a person assigned as the arts curriculum content specialist. The titles may be different but the work is very similar.

SEADAE's Mission:
To support the professional effectiveness of individual members and provide a collective voice for leadership on issues affecting arts education.

Purpose:
To achieve quality, comprehensive, sequential, standards-based education in the arts for all students preK-20.

To accomplish this:
-Identify and respond to key issues in arts education
-Strengthen our role in shaping arts education policy at national and state levels
-Maintain a communications network and forum for the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of data and other information
-Ensure ongoing quality professional development relevant to members' diverse needs
-Collaborate with other organizations to provide and support vision and leadership in arts education.

SEADAE is currently working on two projects:

- National Expectations for Learning in Arts Education Project

- Providing Professional Development for all state Arts Directors (Consultants or Advisors)

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