Day

Time

Activity

Thursday, October 7

6:00 p.m.

MAAE Annual Membership Meeting  

7:00 9:00 p.m.

Reception with

• Art activity
• Jazz combo
• Art exhibit
• Networking

Friday, October 8

8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast             Registration

9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Forum Overview-         Dr. Mark Butler, President, MAAE

Arts Education Panel Discussion: Mobilizing a Commitment to Action

Dr. David Potter, Commissioner, Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning 

Tim Hedgepeth, Executive Director, Mississippi Arts Commission

Judy Couey, Curriculum Bureau Director,
Mississippi Department of Education

Althea Jerome, Chair, Network Leadership Committee, 
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network 

George Bassi, Director, Lauren Rogers (Art) Museum, Laurel

Dr. Penny Wallin, Superintendent, Picayune Public Schools

Amy Baskin, Executive. Director, Greenville (MS) Arts Council

Dr. Mark Butler, moderator

Panel Question/Answer Follow-Up

10:15 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m.

Key Issues Session A: (choose one):

1. Assessment
2. Advocacy/Policy
3. Standards

11:30 a.m.

Key Issue session B: (choose one):

1. Evaluation/Research
2. Partnerships/Collaboration
3. Professional Development

12:30 p.m.

Lunch  w/ Student Performance:

Vocal Music from the Mississippi School for the Arts, Brookhaven, Patton Rice, Director                   

1:30 p.m.

MAAE Moment: Learn about the Alliance and its programs and services

Dr. Charlotte Tabereaux, President-elect, MAAE, facilitator

2:00 p.m.

Regional Networking meetings: meet with participants from your sector of Mississippi to discuss goals and collaboration.

North/Northeast, Delta, Central/Southwest, Gulf Coast

3:00 p.m.

Wrap up and Call to Action

3:30 p.m.

Forum Adjourns Evaluations will be completed online at the MAAE web site.