Advocacy Task Force
Back in November of 2012, the IAEA Board approved the Advocacy Task Force. IAEA members answered the call to participate in the Advocacy Task Force was born. Fast forward to 2017 members have connected with over a dozen art and education organizations in Illinois to build an advocacy network. The group’s purpose is to assure all students of Illinois have access to an art education and that it is part of the whole Illinois student.
Currently, we are working on the following:
- Partnering with the Illinois Association of School Boards, Illinois Association of School Administrators, & Illinois Association of School Business Officials to continue moving forward and assuring that the ART’s will be provided to Illinois students.
- Working with our local lawmakers, representatives, and district school board members to help understand, equip, and empower them how the ARTS can help students be global citizens.
- Strengthening our partnership with Arts Alliance Illinois, Illinois Music Education Association, Ingenuity, and other organizations that are moving forward the moral value of an ARTS education for all Illinois students.
- Celebrating and investigating how ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) can positivity reinforce the ARTS. The Illinois State Board of Education has given us the charge to show how the Arts (Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, Dance, & Media Arts) education can and will be offered to all students in the state of Illinois. We will be doing this by gathering data and learning how to assure all Illinois students have access to the ARTS.
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Also, if you are interested in being a part of the Advocacy Task Force, email Michael Skura, sign-up below, or contact your Council’s Representative.
Meet the IAEA’s Advocacy Task Force
Contact the Advocacy Team Today!
IAEA Advocacy Advisor & Northwest Council Secretary – advocacy@ilaea.org
Michael Skura
Past IAEA Advocacy Advisor & IHSAE Director
Chris Sykora
IAEA Co-Conference Coordinator – conference@ilaea.org
Eryn Blaser
IAEA President – iaeapresident@ilaea.org
Theresa McGee
IAEA Past President – pastpresident@ilaea.org
Joan Mills
IAEA Treasurer/Business Manager – businessmanager@ilaea.org
Nick Hostert
IAEA Secretary – secretary@ilaea.org
Jeanette Thompson
Policy & Research Director Art Alliance Illinois – centralvp@ilaea.org
Jonathan VanderBrug
IAEA Southern Vice President – southernvp@ilaea.org
Josh Shearer
IAEA Publications Coordinator/Electronic Editor – website@ilaea.org
Rich Stachon
IAEA Instagram Coordinator – instagram@ilaea.org
Suzanne Farr
Youth Art Month Coordinator – youthart@ilaea.org
Tricia Frost
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