New FRSS Study Lays Groundwork for Continued Arts Education Data Collection
In early April, the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released a Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) study,
Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools 1999-2000 and 2009-10. The data clearly show inequities in access to music education between low-poverty and high-poverty schools, and it also reports that, generally speaking, the percentage of schools and students receiving music education more than once per week is still as low as it was in 1999.
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Lukas James Carrick Memorial Contributions
Make checks payable to:
Florida Music Educators' Association
402 Office Plaza
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Please include "Lukas James Carrick" in the check memo line and your contact information with the check.
2013 Conference Hotel Update
NEW Conference Hotel Reservation Procedure:
- Reservations open Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- A maximum of five (5) guestrooms may be reserved per teacher for all-state students.
- The cutoff date for cancellations is Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 12:00 noon. A one-night stay for each room will be charged to the credit card used for the reservation unless cancelled by 12:00 noon.
It's Time To Renew Your Membership
Membership renewal is now open for the 2012-2013 school year.
Join or Renew your membership in FMEA, NAfME, and appropriate component organizations (FBA, FOA, FVA, FEMEA, FCMEA, or FMSA) today!
Job Bank
Our Job Bank has been upgraded to make it easier to post and edit job vacancies, and easier for teachers to search for their perfect job. If you know of a job opening in your area, please encourage the principal or music supervisor to
create a new job posting today.
World Music Drumming Workshop
FMEA is co-sponsoring the World Music Drumming Workshop this summer at USF June 11-15, 2012.
See the flyer for more details.
Conference
Thank you for making this year's conference one of the biggest and best ever. View session hand-outs from the
conference schedule, or order
CD's or DVD's of the All-State Concerts.
Emerging Leaders
Nominate an outstanding young music teacher in your area for the EMERGING LEADERS program. Emerging Leaders is a NAfME program that identifies outstanding music educators who demonstrate exemplary teaching, in some way, during their first decade of service.