THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION
News From Our Board of Directors Administration
& Advocacy
Dennis Argul
dennisargul@gmail.com Welcome to All Music Administrators and Educators! The New Jersey Music Administrators Association would like to extend their welcome and welcome back to all our colleagues in the state! At the time of this writing there are many different versions of what the start of the 2020-2021 academic year will look like in terms of live, hybrid and/or remote instruction, but what we know is, ALL of us will be working hard to bring an engaging, authentic and exciting music education to all our students, no matter the platform for that communication! NJMAA would like to congratulate our newly elected President, Mr. Jonathan Harris, District Supervisor of Related Arts for the Northern Valley Regional HS District, and President-Elect, Ms. Lisa Swanick, Supervisor of Fine, Performing, and Practical Arts for the West Essex Regional School District, on their new positions with the Association. We would like to thank Mr. Matt Lorenzetti, Supervisor of Fine & Performing Arts and Gifted & Talented Programs for the Linden Board of Education, for his consistent leadership these last two years and look forward to his guiding role as Past President. Returning Executive Board Members, (Treasurer/Membership) Louis Quagliato, Director of Visual and Performing Arts for the West Orange Public Schools and (Webmaster) Ms. Patricia Rowe, Supervisor of Arts & Technology for the Moorestown Township Public Schools, who has also been elected as Secretary for the association, are hard at work with the new leadership in scheduling meaningful and relevant meeting sessions for our members to grow together in the craft of Administration. It is always important as a musician, music educator and administrator to stay proactive, informed, and flexible. As such, here are the scheduled sessions for the 2020-2021 academic year, although given the nature of the amorphic scenarios with the various teaching and learning conditions, these are subject to change: October 2, 2020
Back to School Roundtable Discussion Facilitator: Matthew Lorenzetti, Linden Public Schools, NJMAA Past President
December 11, 2020 SEL Crosswalk Facilitator: Bob Morrison, CEO ArtsEdNJ February 5, 2021
Collegiate Connection Facilitator: Joe Akinskas, NJMAA Board of Directors
April 16, 2021 Engaging the Community: Ideas for Building Community Support Facilitators: Lisa Vartanian, NJMEA President Elect and Paramus Public Schools and Dr. Donna Sinisgalli, Orange Public Schools June 4, 2021 TEMPO
Traversing the ‘New Normal’: A Reflection on 2020-21 – Roundtable Discussion Facilitator: Jonathan Harris, NJMAA President and Northern Valley HS District 6
OCTOBER 2020
