Will my state adopt the new, voluntary visual arts standards? States have developed a variety of processes for adopting or adapting or revising arts standards. In some states, the legislature oversees and approves new standards; in others, a state board of education, sometimes appointed by the governor, oversees this process. Just as no two states are alike in terms of their standards adoption process, no two states will be alike in their timelines. Some states follow a strict timeline for updating their current state level arts standards which is set by the state legislature; other states update when funds and time permit. To learn more on what your state is planning, please visit seadae.org to identify and contact your state department of education’s arts education consultant, who should be able to provide you with more information regarding your state’s plans and how you can get involved. This conversation starter was created by Ms. Cory Wilkerson. Cory is a former theatre arts educator currently working in arts consulting and administration. Ms. Wilkerson was a contributing editor to the Pennsylvania Arts and Humanities standards, served on the Pennsylvania Assessment through Themes project, co-chaired the Arts Committee for Pennsylvania Standards Aligned Systems, and consults on the Pennsylvania Student Learning Objectives initiative. In her capacity as Project Director for the State Education Agency for Directors of Arts Education, Ms. Wilkerson served with the National Coalition for Core Arts (NCCAS) standards working on the new national core arts standards; and is a member of the NCCAS Media Arts leadership committee.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:24:31 +0000
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