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 Welcome to NYSCAME! The 21st Century Skills Arts Map was released on July 15 during a briefing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, convened by the committee chairman, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) on Capitol Hill. Information can be found at http://www.naea-reston.org/research/21st-century-skills-arts-map Below, please find information provided by the New York State Council of Education Associations (NYSCEA) regarding the preliminary draft for the new Teaching Standards for New York State teachers. Comments on the draft can be submitted to NYSED at the address listed by August 16th, 2010. Teaching Standards: On July 16, 2010 Joseph Frey, Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, sent a memo which included some of the following information. That invitation in full can be found at http://www.highered.nysed.gov/memos/memo07162010.html titled -Invitation to Comment on the New York State Preliminary Draft of Teaching Standards. Some parts of the memo are: The Teaching Standards “will be the basis for teacher preparation programs, assessments for certification, annual professional performance reviews, and professional/career development plans for New York teachers.” The Office of Teaching Initiatives has posted the Preliminary Draft of New York State Teaching Standards and a Web Response Form with which you may submit your suggestions on web site. If you are unable to access the draft online, please contact Jenese Gaston at jgaston@mail.nysed.gov. The deadline to submit comments will be August 16, 2010. Written comments may be mailed to: Patricia Oleaga Below please find a copy of the letter in this month's newsletter from Leslie Yolen, the Visual Arts Associate for Curriculum, Instruction and Instructional Technology Team at the New York State Education Department. Colleagues, Thank you for your continuing support of Arts Education in the State. We appreciate your expressing your concerns and clarifying your position on the Middle Level Arts Requirements Regents Item on the June Board of Regents agenda. This item was provided to the Regents to update them. At this point in time the Department is waiting for the New York City Chancellor to submit a variance request to the commissioner of Education. Please note that the proposal is expected to be for a three year variance for NYC schools only. The annotation item is a separate arts education issue and has not had further discussion by the Regents at this time. At their June 21st meeting, the Regents reviewed the item available at http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2010Meetings/June2010/0610emscd2.htm. They asked for clarification on waivers and variances. One suggested adding Dance and Theater to the middle school requirements but the group acknowledged that would not be feasible at this time. Several members had questions on processing and evaluating variances. Please know that we will
continue to inform you about State initiatives related to Arts
Education. Sincerely,
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