Wisconsin Music Educators Association

Representing the shared interests and needs of Wisconsin music educators

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Advocacy Resources

 

About the WMEA Advocacy Committee

  • About Us – includes committee members and contact information
  • Request Form – WMEA Advocacy Assistance Team

Advocacy Documents – COVID-19

  • WMEA COVID-19 Statement
  • WMEA Position Statement – Music Education for ALL Wisconsin Students
  • COVID-19 – Talking Points for Speaking with School Administrators
  • NAfME – Arts Education is Essential

Advocacy Guidelines for Music Educators

  • Basic Advocacy Guidelines for Teachers – helpful ideas to ensure that music education is promoted in a positive manner
  • Practical Guidelines in the Event of Emergencies or Proposed Reductions – suggestions for how to address proposed reductions in music
  • Advocacy with Families and Community Members – ideas about how to engage with families and community members in advocacy for music education
  • Speaking with Legislators and School Board Members – practical ideas and suggestions for how to successfully advocate with legislators and school board members
  • Advocacy through Language and Educational Philosophy – thoughts about how the language we use and the educational philosophy that guides us can impact how others view music education

Advocacy Guidelines for Family and Community Members

  • Basic Advocacy Guidelines for Family and Community Members

Additional Links and Resources 

  • Early Career Music Teacher Collaboration Project – new Wisconsin teacher mentor program for 2020-21
  • Notable Quotes for Programs, Letters, and Public Relations – positive ideas and messages to share regarding the value of music education
  • Why Music Education – statement from Wisconsin State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor, WMEA Philosophy Statement, and Guiding Principles from Vision 2020
  • Related Organizations – links to state and national organizations connected to music education advocacy

WMEA Advocacy Committee

  • About Us
  • Advocacy – Main Page
  • Advocacy Resources
  • Advocacy Success Stories
    • Report Card Initiative – Act 85
    • NAfME 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Award
  • Advocacy Events and Initiatives
    • Drive-In Day
    • Dynamic Futures 2022

CONTACT US

WMEA
Wisconsin Center
for Music Education

1005 Quinn Drive
Waunakee, WI
53597

608-850-3566
800-589-9762

BUSINESS HOURS

Business Hours:
M-F 8am-4:30pm

QUICK LINKS

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  • Research Connection
  • WMEA Music Standards
  • WSM Magazine

NATIONAL AFFILIATES

  • NAfME
  • NAfME Collegiate
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society

FACEBOOK – JOIN US

  • WMEA Public Page
  • WMEA Private Group
  • CMP Public Group
  • WI NAfME Collegiate

Our Partners

Wisconsin School Music
Association


Wisconsin Foundation for
School Music

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