PMEA District Goals 2006-2007

• Build on last year's successful Multi-Cultural workshop and offer another such experience for our Elementary and Middle School members.

• Continue to improve our District 4 website.

• Continue our efforts in updating our membership database.

• Encourage all members to join Rich Victor's Advocacy Network

• Encourage all music booster organizations within our boundaries to also join the Advocacy Network

• Improve our newsletter.  These were some of the suggestions:
  Articles from the Advocacy Network
  Invite College Members to submit articles of interest
  Publish both email and snail mail versions
  Find a newsletter editor
  Send newsletters to administrators
  Consider a policy change at our fall meeting in which all 2nd year band students be offered the opportunity to participate in Bandfest.
   

C/I Goals

• Host a Winter Workshop sometime in February designed for Elementary and Middle School teachers.  This will hopefully be partnered with the PSU PCMEA Chapter.  All new District 4 teachers will receive invitations to attend.

• Survey all District 4 School Music Programs to create a network of resources/clinics/information, etc. that will be of benefit to other music programs throughout District 4 and the state.  Schools will be asked to identify strengths, weaknesses, short-term and long-term goals, as well as areas that they feel they are particularly strong.  This information will be compiled, published, and promoted on the District 4 website.  It will serve as a resource for schools or individual teachers to go to for assistance in a particular area or a place where they can share their expertise.

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Legislative Goals

• Educate all members regarding who their state and federal politicians are and where each of them stands on educational issues.
• Promote the PMEA Advocacy Network to all District 4 members and strongly encourage them to send letters and become proactive with educational reform.
• D4 Executive Board will invite politicians to a luncheon/meeting to discuss the impact of NCLB and the referendum legislation-possibly even ask local politicians to speak at concerts, etc.

Ongoing Goals

• Update and maintain the D4 Membership Directory and the D4 Website.
• Investigate ways to involve students who are not part of the "festival" process in PMEA activities-composition contests, alternative ensembles, piano programs, etc.
• Continue to encourage retired members in District 4 to become and/or remain active with music making through participation in PMEA activities.
• Promote PMEA as a partner for County and other festivals in D4 to provide Act 48 hours, insurance coverage, professional contracts (guest conductor, recording, etc.), clinician fees, etc.

C/I Goals

• Host a Winter Workshop sometime in February designed for Elementary and Middle School teachers. This will hopefully be partnered with the PSU PCMEA Chapter. All new D4 teachers will receive invitations to attend.
• Survey all D4 School Music Programs to create a network of resources/clinics/information, etc. that will be of benefit to other music programs throughout D4 and the state. Schools will be asked to identify strengths, weaknesses, short-term and long-term goals, as well as areas that they feel they are particularly strong. This information will be compiled, published, and promoted on the D4 website. It will serve as a resource for schools or individual teachers to go for assistance in a particular area or a place where they can share their expertise.