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Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Mississippi Alliance for Arts
Education (MAAE) is seeking nominees for the 2011 Arts
Education Awards. Awards will be presented at a special
Awards Dinner during The Arts Front and Center Forum,
Friday, April 29, 2011 at the new Mississippi Children's
Museum in Jackson. Award recipients will also be
recognized in their home communities.
NOMINATION
PROCESS
Teachers,
administrators and program/institution leaders may nominate
themselves or their own programs, or others may nominate
them. Each award category requires a completed nomination
form, a narrative that answers several questions, and
supporting documents. Deadline for receipt of the complete
nomination packet is Friday, March 25, 2011. This is
not a postmark date; it is a receipt deadline.
Please Note: Award recipients must be present
at the April 29, 2011 Arts
Education Awards Session during the Arts Front and Center
Forum in Jackson to receive the award.
SELECTION
PROCESS
An awards panel that includes representatives from across
the state will review and evaluate all nominations submitted
by the deadline. The recipient will be notified about
selection by April 1, 2011. All other nominees will receive
written notification once the awards have been publicly
announced. Only complete nomination packets will be
considered. Requests for the return of nomination materials
must be accompanied by a self-addressed return mail package
that includes adequate postage.
Please help us
recognize an individual, a school, or an institution that
has demonstrated exemplary achievement by submitting a
nomination in one of the following award categories:
AWARD CATEGORIES AND
CRITERIA
Schools of Excellence/School District
Arts Program Award
To
recognize and honor individual schools or school districts
that make the arts an essential part of education by:
1)
teaching the arts as specific disciplines;
2) making strong interdisciplinary connections between
the arts and other subjects;
3) promoting imaginative learning environments that
include hands-on, creative arts-based instructional
practices;
4) providing opportunities for multicultural learning
through the arts.
Thad Cochran
Distinguished Arts Educator Award
To honor
Pre K-12 arts discipline specialists and teachers who
integrate the arts for:
1)
superior teaching, including evidence of strong
interdisciplinary planning;
2) professional involvement and leadership beyond the
classroom;
3) ability to communicate effectively about arts
education.
One
award is made annually in dance, music, theatre, visual art
and arts integration providing that a sufficient pool of
nominees is available in each discipline.
Outstanding
Administrator Award
To honor
a superintendent, principal, curriculum coordinator, or
project director for:
1)
demonstrating support for, and commitment to high
quality arts education programs;
2) active advocacy for the arts and excellent rapport
with students, teachers, parents, and the community;
3) outstanding
leadership in motivating teachers, other administrators,
school boards, parents and community organizations to
provide the best possible education—one that includes the
arts—for all students.
Excellence in Higher Education Award
To honor individuals,
departments and/or institutions in higher education for:
1)
superior
teaching, including evidence of arts education leadership
or research;
2) professional
activity and leadership beyond the local campus;
3) evidence of
modeling best practices of arts education through teacher
education courses and programs
One
award is made annually, providing that a sufficient pool of
nominees is available.
Exemplary Arts
Service Award
To honor
a MAAE member or organization that demonstrates outstanding
achievement, service or contribution to arts education in
Mississippi. To be eligible for this award, the nominee must
be a member of MAAE. In addition, the nominee must have
worked in the field of arts education for at least 5 years
while demonstrating some of the following:
1)
active participation in the development of or
support for arts programs, (e.g., artist residencies in
the schools, summer arts camps, after school programs);
2) leadership in developing partnerships between
schools and the community for use of cultural resources
such as visits to cultural institutions, organizations,
and events (art museums, concerts, and performances of
opera, dance, theatre, etc.);
3) advocacy for the arts and arts-in-education at the
school district, community, regional or state levels;
4) financial or in-kind support of arts programs in a
school district.
Distinguished
Community Arts Agency/
Cultural Institution Program Award
To honor
a community arts agency or cultural institution that has
been in operation at least five years and has made
significant contributions to teachers, students and the
community through arts programs and collaborative
partnerships that:
1)
stimulate community support for the arts and arts
education in the schools and community;
2) demonstrate models of partnering with schools,
other cultural institutions, and/or the business community
to develop arts programs for youth and adults;
3) serve as a resource to schools or community arts
organizations and provide services to facilitate the
production of arts events performed by students.
Lifetime Achievement
in Arts Education Award
To honor
individuals for:
1) consistently making outstanding contributions to
arts education throughout a career
2) advocacy for arts education throughout a career
3) professional activity and leadership in arts
education beyond the occupational setting
Nomination Form and
Supporting Materials
Please read the
description of the criteria for each award carefully.
The following items
are required for
a complete nomination packet:
1) Nomination form
(available below)
2) Current vita/resume (for individual award
nominees only)
3) Three letters of recommendation from individuals such
as:
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current
school district Superintendent or Chief Executive
Officer;
-
immediate supervisor (such as dance, music, theatre,
visual art, or classroom supervisor, or another
administrator familiar with your teaching or work);
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one
person of your choice who is knowledgeable about your
teaching or work.
4) Enclose
one copy each of:
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brochures, programs or
articles/publicity related to or about teaching or
programs; and
-
a head shot of the nominee for the
individual awards OR a picture of the group’s board,
school arts leaders, etc. This picture (sent as .jpg or
.tif) will be in the awards program.
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five minutes of edited video
OR a PowerPoint presentation of your students’ or your own work.
This video or power point will be shown DURING the
awards dinner as the winners are announced. BE SURE that
it showcases all of the reasons the person/school/group
DESERVES the award.
Please Note:
The complete packet as described above may be submitted by email
with attachments, or by U.S. mail. If
submitting by email, send the complete packet to
marmartin@bellsouth.net
If submitting by U.S. mail, send the complete packet to:
Dr. Marlynn Martin
102 Pine Ridge Circle
Brandon, MS 39047
If submitting the video or PowerPoint presentation by U.S.
Mail, the accepted media are CD or DVD; no cassette or vhs
tapes, please.
For
nomination forms which include a list of
supporting materials and criteria click
here
for MS Word Document
or
here for pdf format.
Nomination deadline:
Friday, March 25, 2011
The
nomination cannot be considered until the MAAE has
received the complete packet.
Please share this information
with:
Arts Teachers, Principals,
Administrators, School Committees, Arts Advocates, Higher
Education Faculty, Local
Museums, Cultural Institutions
and Community Arts Programs
The mission of the Mississippi
Alliance for Arts Education is to advocate for high quality,
comprehensive, and sequential arts education for all
Mississippi students.
The
Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education is a member of the
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network.
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