NEA FAC AGENDA 6/12/2011

NEA Fine Arts Caucus Agenda
Sunday, June 12, 2011
7:30 PM CST * 5:30 PST * 8:30 EST

I.          Roll Call

II.         Adoption/modification of Agenda (Attachment 611.1)

III.        Approval of 5/1/2010 Minutes (Attachment 612.0)

IV.       NEA RA Schedule & Mechanics

	JUNE 30TH	JULY 1ST	JULY 2ND	JULY 3RD	JULY 4TH	JULY 5TH
Fine Arts Caucus	Exhibits 8:00-5:00 pm 4 – 6:30 pm Fine Arts Caucus Executive Board Meeting Convention Ctr Room N135	Exhibits 8:00-5:00 pm 12 – 1 pm Fine Arts Caucus Executive Board Meeting Convention Ctr Room N135	Exhibits 8:00-10:00 am Non-profit exhibits 10:00-5:00 9:30 – 10 am Fine Arts Caucus First Meeting at the NEA FAC Non-Profit Table (if transportation allows leadership and members to arrive in time) 2:30-3:30 pm Fine Arts Caucus Meeting Convention Center Room N135 6:30-10:00 NEA/NPR Friendship Night FROM THE TOP—Celebrating the Arts in our schools and kicking off our national Arts Advocacy Campaign.	Non Profit NEA Fine Arts Caucus Booth Open  9:00-5:00 pm 9:30 – 10 am Executive Board/First Meeting & Open to All Members (depends if transportation allows leadership and members to arrive in time) Convention Ctr Working Lunch Meeting FAC to be announced on FB and in text messages.  Meetings will be held at an appropriate break in the Annual Meeting.  Convention Center Room N135	Non Profit NEA Fine Arts Caucus Booth Open  10:00-5:00 pm 9:30 – 10 am Executive Board/First Meeting & Open to All Members (depends if transportation allows leadership and members to arrive in time) Convention Ctr Working Lunch Meeting FAC to be announced on FB and in text messages.  Meetings will be held at an appropriate break in the Annual Meeting.  Convention Center Room N135	Non Profit NEA Fine Arts Caucus Booth Open  10:00-5:00 pm NEA FINE ARTS CAUCUS EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS 10:00-3:00 PM. FINE ARTS CAUCUS PHOTO AT LUNCH BREAK. 9:30 – 10 am Executive Board/First Meeting & Open to All Members (depends if transportation allows leadership and members to arrive in time) Convention Ctr Working Lunch Meeting FAC to be announced on FB and in text messages.  Meetings will be held at an appropriate break in the Annual Meeting.  Convention Center Room N135 BOOTH STRIKE 5:00--ALL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Post RA Executive Board Meeting Convention Ctr Room N135

A.  Pre-RA, Morning Meetings & Lunch Meetings, Post RA Meeting            (Attachments 612.1-612.4)

B.  Booth Times & Set Up

C.  NEA FAC Elections (Attachment 612.5)

D.  Constitution Draft for Delegates/Operations and Membership Materials (Attachment 612.5)

F.  Membership Materials (Attachment 612.6)http://www.pcnametag.com/detail2.aspx?ID=2151 .27-.23-.21 

G.  Signage (Attachments 612.7-612.12)

H.  Internal & External Communications

I.  Advocacy Toolkits (Attachement 612.13)

from Tom (general) http://artsusa.org/ http://www.artsusa.org/get_involved/advocate.asp http://www.nationalguild.org/advocacy/arts_ed.htm http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/help.html
(drama) http://schooltheatre.org/advocacy  http://www.dramaed.net/aboutus.htm http://www.aact.org/advocacy.html http://www.tcg.org/advocacy/index.cfm
(dance) http://danceducationweb.org/advocacy.html http://www.ndeo.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=893257&module_id=53056 http://www.aahperd.org/nda/issues/advocacy/
(art) http://www.arteducators.org/advocacy/advocacy-made-simple http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/artedu.html

from Oscar (music) http://www.menc.org/resources/view/music-education-advocacy-central

from Rich (music) http://www.iowaalliance4artsed.org/advocacy/advocacyplan.html
(music) http://www.menc.org/resources/view/advocacy-and-public-policy-quick-resources

I.   Robert Lague Recognition
J.  Logo Design Competition (Attachment 612.13A)
K.  State Contacts & Floor Strategy

V.         NEA General RA Issues—there will be brief discussions of each of these items with no action taken during the meeting.

A.  2011 Endorsement of Barack Obamahttps://dennis2delegates.groupsite.com/discussion/topic/show/461346.html?lastpost=1&lpx=1&page=8

Yes, Jane - I do read these and love doing so.  I'm pleased that so many delegates are taking advantage of this opportunity to discuss the issues - the diversity of opinion and arguments is refreshing.  I was a bit taken back by the coment that "we've been sold out by our NEA leadership (I'm talking about Dennis Van Roekel) re the testing and accountability."  NEA has members in 24 states that are dealing directly with legislation on the role of testing, evaluation, and accountability.  These members and affiliates have asked NEA to lead the discussion and provide information, frameworks, and alternatives to the horrible legislation being forced on our members - and NEA has responded with a proposed Policy Statement.  I'm proud of the work of the group that drafted the Policy Statement and I look forward to the debate at the RA.
B.  Legislative Crisis Fund Proposal
C.  NEA Policy Statement on Teacher Evaluation & Accountability (Attachments 612.14 & 612.15)
D.  ESEA Reauthorization & Legislative Issueshttp://www.nea.org/home/19449.htm

E.  NEA Candidate Endorsements (Attachment 612.16)

X.        NBI’s & Resolutions
A. Updates on Last Year’s Business (Attachments 6.17-612.23)
B.  Resolution on Arts Education for students in Special Populations (Attachment 612.25)
C.  NBI on Union Education (Attachment 612.26)
D.  NBI on Arts Advocacy
E.  NBI on Bob Lague

XI.        Othere

XI.        Adjournment

Submitted respectfully,

Tom McLaughlin,

NEA Fine Arts Caucus Chair