WHAT'S BRAND NEW: 

Teacher Evaluation Task Force solicits input
from SCMEA membership (new)

Chartered by the SCMEA Executive Board on November 1, 2012, the Teacher Evaluation Task Force has been busy studying how other states approach this issue, collecting input from SCMEA membership, and drafting a position statement on and proposal for evaluating music teacher effectiveness. Your continued feedback is important. Please review the information posted in the following links and send your comments, questions, and/or suggestions to scmea.teacher.eval@gmail.com by March 15, 2013.

SC Music Educator Evaluation: A Value-Added Model for Assessing Standards-Based Growth and Teaching [PDF download, 799 KB]

SCMEA Task Force Report February 7, 2013 [PDF download, 655 KB]

Proposed Student Growth Portfolio Model [webpage]

New Minutes and the New 2013-2014 Calendar (new)

The minutes of the May 11, 2013 Board of Directors meeting are available here and the final calendar for the 2013-2014 school year is available here.

New SCMEA video: "Music Lasts a Lifetime"

View this wonderful new video promoting music education. Then share it with students, parents, and school administrators.

2013 SCMEA Award winners announced

Visit the awards page to view the winners of this year's SCEMA awards.

Conference Program available for download

A shortened version of the Conference program -- with times, clinicians, and rooms -- is now available for download. You will find it on the conference page.

Lisa Rayner Nominated SCMEA President-elect Lisa Rayner has been nominated as the next President-Elect of SCMEA. Please click on this link to read her bio and to cast your vote.

Pre-Registration Deadline is CLOSED

Preregistration for the SCMEA conference is now closed. Onsite registration will open in Charleston at 3:00 pm on Thursday, February 7. Onsite registration is $100 for regular members and $30 for Collegiate NAfME members (college students).

2013 In-Service Conference forms available, including the Pre-Registration form and list of hotels with special rates!

Please visit the In-Service Conference web page. Forms are being posted as they become available, incluiding forms to nominate colleagues for awards. NEW: Display Unilimited forms available.

View the 2012-13 and tentative 2013-14 calendars

Go to the Events/Calendar page for links to the 2011-2012 SCMEA calendar and 2012-2013 tentative SCMEA calendar.

Call for Papers for the 2013 Research Poster Session

Go to the Higher Education Division Call for Papers site for more information about the Call for Papers for the Research Poster Session at the In-Conference Conference in North Charlesons in February 2013. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2012.

Read minutes of the Executive Board meetings

Keep up with the latest discussions in SCMEA's Executive Board of Directors meetings. Go to this page to download minutes of previous meetings.

View the Fall 2012 SC Musician online!

Fall Issue (which includes the 2012-13 Event Calendar)

You can new view the entire Fall 2012 SC Musician magazine online. Click on this link. This is a free service and is being offered in addition to the hard copy you receive in the mail. Viewing requires a free registration in Yudu.

Attend the SCMEA Choral Arts Seminar!

Consider attending the SCMEA Choral Arts Seminar on Friday and Saturday, September 7 and 8, 2012, at St. Andrews Middle School in Columbia, SC. For details and registration form, download this PDF.

Read about the 2012 Conference award honorees.

Download this PDF to read about the winners of the various awards, presented at the 2012 SCMEA In-Service Conference.

Vote for your Favorite Music Programs

Almost all of the videos that were submitted for the GLEE Give A Note contest have been posted online. The public voting phase of the contest begins now. Those schools receiving the greatest numbers of votes will advance to the judging phase in November, and those schools will be considered for the 73 cash prizes totally $1 million dollars. Read more here

Take a Music Teacher Job Satisfaction survey

Dear Colleagues,
 
I am currently undertaking a research project to investigate the job satisfaction of music teachers and the effect job satisfaction has on recruitment and retention for the music education profession.  Participation in this study is completely voluntary and will require approximately 15 minutes of your time to answer some questions on a short survey. If you would like to participate in the study, please click on the link below and then follow the instructions provided on the survey.  I will begin to analyze the responses for this survey in May so if you would like to participate you must complete the survey by Sunday, May 2nd. Thank you for your help with my research project and best wishes.

Sincerely,
Jeff Bright
Assistant Professor of Music
Western Kentucky University
 
https://wku.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eqVT9xIEPjQZdZy

Participate in the SCMEA Forums

We are proud to announce that the new SCMEA Forum is now open for business! This free service allows music educators across the state to share ideas and concerns in a private, supportive environment. All SCMEA members should have received an email invitation to the new forums. To access the Forum, click on the Forum link on the left. If you have trouble accessing the Forums, please see this instruction page

More music education advocacy articles

Check out some excellent articles advocating music education in our schools. It is very timely information.

Support music education in our state. Read about the 100% Club!

New Piano Division web page

Pianists, visit the new Piano Division web page. For now you can download the Solo and Ensemble registration form.

The South Carolina Music Educators Association is a federated state association of the Music Educators National Conference. The South Carolina Music Educators Association does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, handicap, religion or national origin in the dealings with students, the general public, education programs or activities..