NAfME’s New Strategic Plan Strives for Equitable Access to Music Education

NAfME president Scott Sheehan presented NAfME’s new Strategic Plan at the 2022 national conference in November. Developed over a two-year period, the plan promotes equitable access to music education for all students. “The NAfME Strategic Plan 2022,” GMEA President Matt Koperniak states,” articulates goals at the national level that simultaneously inspire and support our collective work at the state and local levels”.

The mission and vision statements emphasize not only equitable access, but also the belief that music is an inclusive, lifelong pursuit for all. The supporting belief statement focuses on the intrinsic value music holds in connecting us, expressing and reflecting the human experience, and the essential role it plays in our overall wellbeing.

Supporting the Strategic Plan are three cornerstones: Advocacy and Public Policy; Professional Learning and Growth; and Music Research and Music Teacher Education. Each cornerstone has three to four goals and action plans. Underpinning the Strategic Plan is the Keystone- Equity in Music Education- which drives all NAfME decisions and policies.

Of the Strategic Plan NAfME President Scott Sheehan remarks, “This new plan not only sets our direction for the future, but it also serves as a conceptual framework that outlines who we (NAfME members) are and why NAfME exists. What excites me the most about this plan is that it amplifies the advocacy work we’re known for while also lifting up the voices of music educators, collegiates, and our higher education communities. Although our efforts will never be finished, our new plan sets a course for real progress.”

The full 2022 NAfME Strategic Plan is presented in the following pages of Georgia Music News.

2022 Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan Approved & Adopted by the NAfME

National Executive Board on September 27, 2022

2022 NAfME Strategic Plan

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