State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) consists of those persons at state education agencies whose responsibility is education in the arts (Dance, Music, Theater and Visual Arts).

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.