February 2017 Improving, enhancing, and promoting arts education in Florida!
In this Issue
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Message from FAAE President
FAAE STAR Program
Arts Integration Symposium
FAAE Summit: Arts for All:
Celebrating the Art of Florida
Membership Discount Special
Information from Partners
Greetings FAAE Members,
As I write this, many in the arts education community are dealing with uncertainty and concern for the
future of arts education. As the political machinery begins to turn in Washington, various reports remind
us to be diligent about our
advocacy efforts. Suffice it to say we should be careful not to get complacent and therefore assume that the arts will always
remain a vital part of a student’s well-rounded education. We know the value of the arts – value that is supported by numerous
studies in addition to our own (or our children’s) positive experience with art education. Now is the time for us to rise above
wringing our hands and to remember the old adage: Think Global – Act Local.
So take time to let your children’s schools know how much you appreciate them for giving students access to an arts-rich
curriculum. Make it a point to seek out school-board members and praise or chastise them – depending on their level of support
for arts education. Also be sure and thank your school’s or community’s art educators. They need to know that you find worth in
what they do every day for our children. And finally, be an advocate anytime you have an “audience” for the power of arts
education. Remind them (or tell them for the first time) how a rigorous arts-infused curriculum makes our students into critical
thinkers, into problem-solvers, into the leaders and entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
It can be very easy to get discouraged and to cower in fear over what tomorrow’s educational climate may look like. The more
courageous thing to do is to cling to the hope that art inspires in us all and to be an advocate and an activist regarding your
children’s education.
Oh, and P.S. Come to the 2017 FAAE Summit in Daytona in June 
Executive Committee
 President, Daryl Ward, Ph.D.
 Vice President, Debbie Fahmie
 Secretary, Jennifer Coolidge
 Treasurer, Michael Reinmund
 Past-President, Enrique Puig
 Executive Committee at Large, Doug Santini,
Ph.D.
FAAE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board of Directors
 Tommy Bledsoe
 Michael Caldwell, Ph.D.
 Scott Evans
 John Gebhardt
 Avery Greene
 Lark Keeler
 Grace Kewl
 Monty Musgrave, Ph.D.
 Sibille Pritchard
 Pablo Remonsellez
 Holly Tharpe
 Donna Wissinger
Advisors
 Sherron Long
 Mary Palmer, Ph.D.
Liaisons
 Nicole Crane, Ph.D.
 Tenaj Davis, Ph.D.
 Murray Mintz
 Kathy Sanz, Ph.D.
Executive Director
 Julie Hebert
February 2017 The state of Florida is filled with talented, dedicated artists who are also talented and dedicated, certified full-time public school
teachers. The lives of these particular people are spent trying to balance the challenge of expressing their artistic selves while
pursuing their professions as public school educators. The STAR program is designed to honor and nourish the artist in the
educator by providing five public school educators from Florida with the opportunity to pursue their artistic work in the inspiring
environment of the prestigious Hermitage Artist Retreat. Three-week residencies will be offered to two visual artists, two writers
(fiction/non-fiction/poetry/playwriting); and one composer.
A Hermitage residency is a gift of time and space for artists to attend to
their work. There is no requirement to produce. It is intensely personal
time for concentration and a community of artists from different disciplines
with which to share and learn. Artists are invited to seize the opportunity
and find themselves more productive than at any other time in their
creative lives.
FAAE hosted the 2017 Arts Integration Symposium at Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School in Ft. Myers on
February 11. Nearly 100 arts and non-arts teachers, school administrators, community arts organizations, teaching artists,
and arts advocates attended. We wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Doug Santini and his local host committee for
welcoming us and organizing a great day of professional development and networking. During the opening session with, our
attendees were treated to an outstanding performance by the Edison Park Orff Ensemble. The students’ love for music
shone through on their bright smiling faces. Their energetic, innovative, and fun performance was the perfect start to the day
and a great reminder to us that our purpose is kids! The performance was followed by a Keynote Address from Dr. Sue
Snyder. Her message on weaving arts integration and social emotional learning into the fabric of school communities was
profound and thought-provoking. FAAE also wishes to thank the sixteen breakout session presenters who volunteered their
time and expertise to the event. We’re also extremely grateful to the event sponsors: Florida Department of State’s Division
of Cultural Affairs, Panther Printing, and Lee County Arts Alliance.
Join or Renew with FAAE Today
February 2017 FAAE is on a mission to ensure that EVERY student in Florida has a complete education which includes the arts.
The arts are essential to educating the whole child, providing avenues for expression, and for understanding and
appreciating the world in which we live. Research continues to show the many ways that students benefit from arts
education. Please join us on this mission. There is a membership level for everyone – from teachers and school
administrators to school districts and arts organizations to students and philanthropists.
When you or your organization join FAAE, you lend your financial support and you add YOUR VOICE to the chorus
of voices supporting arts education for every Florida student. Florida’s students deserve arts education; your
membership can help us ensure they receive it.
All members receive special registration rates for FAAE programs and events, the FAAE newsletter, updates on
state and local issues and education policy, and the latest research and best practices in arts education. Visit the
www.faae.org/join-faae to read about more membership benefits.
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February 2017 Special Thanks to our Sponsors and Partners
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February 16, 2017
Crossover Multi­Genre Music Festival
The FMEA Crossover Festival is a one­day festival on Saturday, April 29 that
celebrates student performers of popular music genres such as rock, alternative, blues,
pop, R&B, hip hop, funk, folk, indie rock, electronic dance music, country, rap, punk,
soul, metal, Southern rock, Latin, new age, reggae, etc. The 2017 event will be held on
the Gibbs Campus of St. Petersburg College. The entry deadline is March 17.
Click Here for More Information
Call for Session Proposals and Performing
Ensembles
The 2018 FMEA Professional Development Conference will be January 10­13, 2018. Members of FMEA and
nationwide members of NAfME are invited to submit Session Proposals or Ensemble Performance
Applications before April 30, 2017. Exhibitors may submit commercial Product Showcase Sessions now
through August 1, 2017.
Online Session Proposals and Performance Applications
June M. Hinckley Music Education Scholarship
FMEA is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2017 June M. Hinckley Music Education Scholarship.
Scholarships will be awarded to selected 2016­2017 graduating high school students who participated in a
Florida All­State ensemble and who intend to major in music education at a Florida college or university.
Please see the application information here and encourage your students to apply. Applications are due
Friday, April 24, 2017.
NAfME All­National Honor Ensembles
Applications are now open! The 2017 All­National Honor Ensembles will be held at Walt Disney World's
Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, November 26­29th. This exciting new chapter for the All­National
Honor Ensembles will allow students the opportunity to interact with and learn from nationally­recognized
conductors, while also experiencing the magic of the Walt Disney World Resort. The program represents the
top performing high school musicians in the United States. So much more than a musical ensemble; it is a
comprehensive, musical and educational experience.
Click here for more information and application instructions
Emerging Leaders
The FMEA Emerging Leaders program provides guidance and support to outstanding music educators who
demonstrate exemplary teaching, as well as the potential and propensity for professional leadership. Building
skills for school­based, regional, state, and national leadership is the focus of this program. Networking with
state and national leaders in music education is emphasized. Application deadline is April 16, 2017.
Read More and Apply or Nominate Someone Here