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FEMEA SPRING NEWSLETTERMay 2014 Florida Elementary Music Educators
Association
FEMEA District 6Beth Ann M Delmar, Chair850.819.3954 (cell)
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Welcome Summer!As the school year draws to a close, all of our minds turn to vacations, relaxation, and other such things. Before you finish your post-planning checklist, make sure to mark this on your calendar.
2014 FEMEA Summer ConferenceCREATIVE CONNECTIONS
The Art of Play in the Elementary Music Classroom
Saturday, August 2, 2014, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Music Rehearsal Hall at UCF, Orlando
Featuring Jane BarbeSummer Conference Pre-Registration $40 (on site $45)
Lunch catered by Jason’s Deli for $12/person.Lodging available at
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Orlando East (UCF Area)12250 E. Colonial Dr., Orlando, FL 32826
407.203.8585Ask for the FEMEA FL Music Educators Conference rate:
$89.00 + 12.5% tax for 2 Queen Beds or 1 King Bed
Don’t forget to renew your FMEA membership!
Remember to add the FEMEA Component to your
membership. Renew by September 15 to
submit for All-State.
link.
It’s Time to Renew!
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2015 FMEA Professional Development Conference
Music Education: Relevance is In the Key of C…
Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration and Creativity
January 14-17, 2015
FMD Articles: Elementary
Congratulations to our 2014 Janice Lancaster
Professional Development Scholarship Winners
Recipients of $500 Scholarships
Erin Hemond (Orange)Orff Level 2
Katie Grace Miller (Orange)
Orff Level 2Lindsay Roney (Orange)
Orff Level 2
Recipients of $250 ScholarshipsLindsay Blanc (Hillsborough)
Scholarship Winners
Do you love drumming AND folk dance? Well this year, you won’t have to pick and choose. Starting this year,
we will offer BOTH! Folk Dance will be on Thursday evening in
combination with a BRIEF Annual Business Meeting (as in 10 mins), and Drumming
will be on Friday night.
Change to Conference
Did you see the Florida Music Director from April
with the Elementary focus? Well, if you missed it, here
it is!April FMD
New Scholarship Available!!This new program is to help teachers who have never been to an FMEA Conference to attend for the first time. One $500 scholarship will be awarded in October 2014 to be used for expenses associated with attendance at the 2015 FMEA Professional Development Conference. The application is included on p. 8-10 of this newsletter. Feel free to forward it to anyone you
Elementary All State Chorus:21st Century Learning &
AdjudicationBy Julie Hebert
FEMEA continually seeks the BEST young voices in Florida to sing in our Elementary All State Chorus. The former adjudication procedure has served us well. However, the FMEA Elementary All State Chorus Task Force is implementing three new procedures in our continued efforts to increase the efficiency and validity of our audition process. Beginning with the 2015 audition cycle, FEMEA will
1. endorse a bank of trained FMEA All State Elementary Chorus Adjudicators.
2. shift to a web-based audition submission method.
3. implement a remote web-based adjudication process.
Adjudicator EndorsementFEMEA members who wish to serve as Elementary All State Chorus judges will be known as Adjudicator Candidates. Adjudicator Candidates may become Endorsed Adjudicators through successful completion of the web-based Adjudicator Endorsement Tutorial and Exam. During the exam, candidates will be asked to listen to and score three randomly assigned sample auditions. Each of the audition examples has been scored by the All State Task Force and assigned an IDEAL score. Adjudicator candidates who score ALL THREE of their sample auditions within a pre-determined range of the IDEAL score will be endorsed to
Important Dates
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Aug. 2
Sept. 15
Sept. 26
Sept. 27
Sept. 27
9:00 am
Oct. 30
Nov. 28
12:00 pm
Dec. 12
Jan. 14-17, 2015
Feb. 15, 2015
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Doesn’t everyone love free money? What would you like to do in the classroom that you need money to accomplish? Do you need instruments? Curriculum? Money to start a special project? We have the grant for you! The Dorothy Land Past President’s Grant is available from FEMEA, and the application process is simple. In fact, it’s included on p. 11-15 of this newsletter so you can see how simple the application is. The application deadline is October 30. Email you application in both .doc and .pdf formats to Here is a quote from Katie Neal, the 2013 Dorothy Land Grant Recipient.“My ‘Kindergarten Kiddos’ grant is going great! My kids are loving all of the new instruments and props. The new items have helped me implement some of the Kagan structures that are important to my principal while still maintaining the musical skills that are important to me. I've noticed an increase in singing participation since we started the new Gameplan curriculum, especially in my ESOL students. I love the structured approach that the Gameplan offers and the fact that it still allows for flexibility.”
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FMEA All State Elementary Chorus Participation Certificates
If you had a student participate in the Elementary All State Chorus, and would like a certificate to print out
for your student, check the FEMEA website. April Laymon, FEMEA Past President, created a few
certificates. They include black and white or color, with or without border. Click the links below to
download them now.Color with Border Color without BorderB&W with Border B&W without Border
FREE MONEY!!
In making the move to online audition submissions for All-State Chorus, and online adjudication of those auditions, the FEMEA Board will need teachers to listen to the auditions and score them. To achieve that, we have created the Online Adjudication Endorsement. It consists of watching a video about the adjudication process and scoring some sample auditions. If your score is accurate, then you will be placed in an adjudicator pool, and you may be asked to serve.
This Online Adjudication Endorsement will be open for any teacher interested in serving as an All-State adjudicator. The training video will
All-State Online Adjudicator Training
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Here are some notable achievements during this school year from our District 6 colleagues!
All-County Honors ChoirsBay District Schools (Panama City) had their Thirty-fourth Annual 5th grade Music Festival on March 18th. Students from twenty-two elementary schools in the district performed with voices and instrumental playing. The music teachers as well as other local musicians accompanied the students on some pieces. Melissa Gray was the conductor.
Achievements this YearChristine Lauen from Bonifay Elementary School received a $200 mini- grant from the Chipola Regional Arts Association. This was used to purchase color coded handbell music and drum sticks.
Heidi Graves at Bagdad Elementary in Milton won the Barry Manilow award. Graves was honored by Barry Manilow and the Manilow Music Project at his concert at the Pensacola Bay Center as she was the winner of a VIP concert experience from WEAR-TV Channel 3 in Pensacola. She also received a check for $10,000 made out to the Santa Rosa County School System from his philanthropic organization, The Manilow Music Project. The money is a gift to help improve the music programs of disadvantaged schools in the county.
Alison Beck, from Tommy Smith Elementary in Panama City, was named Teacher of the Year for all of Bay District Schools. Her principal, Lynn Stryker, was also awarded FMEA Administrator of the year at the state conference in January.
Upcoming WorkshopsThere will be an FEMEA Workshop coming to Tallahassee in October. More details to come!If you have any type of workshop opportunity coming up that other members in our district would be able to also attend, please pass that information on to me and I will send out an email across the district to the rest of our FEMEA members.
Have a great summer and enjoy your break. I’m quite certain you deserve it!!Beth Ann
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serve as adjudicators for the FMEA All State Elementary Chorus and placed into a pool of endorsed adjudicators. Candidates whose example assessment scores do not fall within the acceptable range will be invited to complete the training and examination again.
Web-Based Submission MethodBeginning with the 2015 adjudication cycle, teachers will upload all data and students’ recorded auditions to a secure web site called MPA Online. This adjudication site was developed by the Florida School Music Association (FSMA) and has been successfully utilized by FBA, FOA, and FVA for several years. Dr. Josh Bula will present an MPA Online session and be available for individual assistance during the FEMEA Summer Conference on August 2, 2014 at the University of Central Florida. Web-Based Adjudication ProcessFEMEA will identify approximately thirty judges to assess All State entries each year. With each audition cycle, we will rotate through our bank of endorsed adjudicators to ensure broad statewide representation of judges. In late September, our 2015 judges will login to MPA Online to assess and score assigned auditions from any web-based device in any location judges choose to work. Judges will have approximately ten days to input scores for each of their assigned auditions. Three different judges will hear each of the student auditions. However, no two judges will have all of the same recordings assigned. Based on previous years audition numbers, we estimate that each judge will score approximately 70 student auditions. A typical audition takes about 5 minutes to score. Following the closing of the adjudication window, completion and submission of assigned student auditions, adjudicators will be paid an honorarium in an amount to be determined each year.The FEMEA Board of Directors anticipates that these three new procedures will increase the efficiency and validity of our audition process. The Board further expects that our new procedures will drastically reduce the All State audition workload of the FEMEA district chairs. Our members likely recall that the Board has been considering a realignment of our districts as a means of equitably distributing the All State audition workload among our district chairs. Because the Board foresees a much lighter All State audition workload in the futures of our district chairs, the FEMEA District Realignment Proposal has been sent
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District 4 ChairRosemary [email protected]
District 5 ChairCynthia [email protected]
District 6 ChairBeth Ann Delmar
PresidentJulie [email protected]
President-ElectMarie [email protected]
Past-PresidentApril [email protected]
Executive DirectorAnita [email protected]
All-State CoordinatorRobert Todd
[email protected] CHAIRS
District 1 ChairLu Anne [email protected]
District 2 ChairJason [email protected]
District 3 ChairErnesta Chicklowski
FEMEA EXECUTIVE BOARD
We all know how important advocacy is for keeping music in our schools. Here is a list of “Do-able Deeds” for the next few months from Jeanne Reynolds to keep music in the minds of legislators.
Please write Rep. McBurney to express thanks for his unfailing support of arts education and his consistent attention to legislative language until it finally passed! (A link to his website for the Florida House of Representatives is here. His address and a form to email him are on this page as well.)
Work with the FMEA Advocacy Committee, FMEA staff and component groups to schedule a legislative visit while the legislators are in their districts during the following weeks:
Fall Arts Education Week - September 22 - 25Winter Arts Education Week - February 23 - 27
Arts Advocacy
Calling All Non-Members!In an effort to encourage music teachers who have never been members of FEMEA, we are offering an introductory membership fee at the Collegiate rate. For only $10, new members can join FEMEA and experience all the benefits that membership brings. So spread the word! Tell every music teacher you know about this great opportunity!
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Sponsored by the Florida Elementary Music Educators Association
One $500 Scholarship will be awarded in October 2014. Funding may be applied only to expenses associated with attendance at the 2015 FMEA Professional Development Conference.
Criteria1. Applicant must be a member of FEMEA as of September 15, 2014.2. Applicant would be preferred to have less than three years experience teaching
elementary music in Florida.3. Applicant must have never attended the FMEA Professional Development Conference.4. The successful applicants agree to:
State how professional development learning will be shared with colleagues. Please do not include any identification of personal identity in essay (I.E name, county, or school).
Submit a brief follow-up article to the FEMEA Board, including documentation of how the scholarship funds were spent. This article must be emailed to the FEMEA Executive Director at [email protected] February 15, 2015. The article may be published on the FEMEA web site, in an FEMEA newsletter, and/or in the Florida Music Director.
5. Applications must be submitted in both word and PDF files to [email protected]. 6. All receipts must be submitted to the FEMEA Executive Director by February 15, 2015.
Please mail to:Anita Travaglino18753 Narimore DriveLand O’Lakes, FL 34638
Application Deadline: September 15, 2014.The winning scholarship applicant will be notified by October 31, 2014.
A committee of FEMEA Board Members will evaluate all scholarship applications.
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Sponsored by the Florida Elementary Music Educators Association
Application FormComplete and submit both pages of this form electronically (word and PDF files) to Anita Travaglino, FEMEA Executive Director, by September 15, 2014.
For Executive Director’s Use Only.
Application # _______
Name FEMEA #
Home Contact InformationAddress City/Zip
Phone Number
School Contact InfoSchool Name
Address City/Zip
Phone Fax
I understand that if I am awarded the FEMEA Ticket to Tampa Scholarship that I must submit receipts associated with my FMEA Conference expenses as well as an article describing my conference experiences to Anita Travaglino, Executive Director, by February 15, 2015.Applicant’s Signature Date
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For Executive Director’s Use Only
Application #
Please share with the selection committee your answers to the following questions. We look forward to considering your request.
How long have you been an elementary music teacher in Florida?
Have you taught elementary music in another state or country? If yes, where? And how long?
Have you ever attended another music education conference? If yes, which conference/s?
Why have you never attended the FMEA Professional Development Conference?
How do you plan to share your conference experiences with colleagues?
If additional space is required, a maximum of (1) page may be added.
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FLORIDA ELEMENTARY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATIONA component of Florida Music Educators Association
Dorothy Land Past Presidents GrantFEMEA will offer one grant of up to $1000.00 on a competitive basis to elementary music teachers who are members of FEMEA. The purpose is to encourage teachers to develop projects that promote research, creative teaching and innovation, and exemplary models of teaching in the elementary music classroom.
Process
1. One grant of up to $1000.00 will be awarded.a. Grant funds will be used from January to January.b. Grant money should not be used to purchase everyday supplies
normally included in the regular school budget.c. Requests for equipment will not be granted unless the
equipment is for the project activities.2. Applicants must be current members of FEMEA. The project must
have the approval of the school principal or authorized school district staff person.
3. Applications are available on the FEMEA website: https://flmusiced.org/femea/Membership/Grant.aspx
4. Completed applications must be sent to the Grant Chairperson by October 30th. Applicantions can be sent electronically or through the mail to:
Mary McCartney1511 SE Coply Street
Port Saint Lucie, FL [email protected]
If submitting electronically, please print the cover page. Sign and mail to the Grant Chairperson at the address above.
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5. The grant recipient agrees to:a. Author a 200 word abstract or summary, to be submitted for
possible publication in the Florida Music Director magazine. Photos are encouraged.
b. Participate in the Curriculum Fair at the Clinic/Conference following the awarding of the grant.
c. Provide a financial statement of the project expenditures with the receipts included. This statement must be received on or before June 30.
d. Permit FEMEA to publish the project and distribute it to the FEMEA if desired.
Review process
Grant requests will be reviewed by a Grant Committee which shall consist of seven elementary music teachers: one from each of the seven FEMEA districts. The Grant Committee members and current FEMEA board members may not apply. Grant recipients must wait one year before reapplying. Applications will be coded by the Grant Chairperson to make the review process anonymous.
Criteria
Criteria to be used in ranking applications are:1. Need for grant request is clearly stated and includes:
a. Data upon which the need is basedb. Rationale for implementing the projectc. Benefit to the school or the district.
2. Clearly defined project objectives are provided.3. Innovative/appropriate activities which are related to each objective
are provided.4. Taks plan and time line shows how and when program activities will
be accomplished.5. Evaluation designs target each object of the project.6. Project costs are itemized and correspond to activities.7. Appication is complete and clear.8. Budget figures are accurate.
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Schedule for Teaching Grants
October 30 Grant applications due to the Grant ChairpersonNovember Grant Committee reviews gants and makes
recommendations to Grant ChairpersonDecember Applicants are notified of resultsJanuary Grant reipient recognized at annual FEMEA
business meetingJune 30 Grant article with abstract and financial statement
dueJanuary Grant recipient displays project at Clinic/Conference
Checklist and Helpful Hints
1. Did you meet the deadline?2. Is the need clearly stated? Did you include data upon which
the need is based? What is the rationale for implementing the program or the benefit to the school, classroom or district?
3. Are proposed guidelines followed? Are your responses in the exact order requested on the form?
4. Are the project objectives clearly defined?5. Are the proposal elements interesting and attractive to catch
the reader’s attention? Are the innovative program activities related to each objective?
6. Is the task plan clear? Does it include dates and project activities with the timeline? Does the project description tell exactly how and when project activities will be accomplished and how purchased items will be used?
7. Is an evaluation procedure listed for each specific objective?8. Does the budget match the proposal objectives?9. Is grammer correct? Are typographical mistakes corrected?
Are claims substantiated? Are sentences clear, uncomplicated and careful in construction? Is information complete?
Application Guidelines
The completed application includes cover page, the body (one to three pages describing the project) and the budget page. Signature by your principal or district staff person is required. You name and school name should appear ONLY on the
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cover page in order to ensure an anonymous review process. Please make sure no other identifying names appear with the grant packet. The body of the application should include the following:
A. The Project Title should not include your name or the school name.B. The Population Served should include the number of students
involved in your project as well as figures relating to your economics, i.e., socio-economic status, ethnic composition, age, grade level, number of parents in PTA/PTO or volunteering, mobility of students, and other factors affecting your program such as suspension or dropout rates or absenteeism.
C. The Project Overview is a brief summary of your project.D. The Background/Need Statement is a summary of the students,
school, community relating to the reason why you need this program.
E. Program Goals are broad statements of intent and purpose.F. Project Objectives are specific and measurable statements
describing the activites and outcomes of the project.G. The Project Description is a detailed desription of the activites to
be used to accomplish each objective. The task plan and time line as well as the role of teachers, parents, volunteers, and/or students in the operation of the program should be included in this section.
H. The Evaluation section explains how you will measure each objective and when.
I. The Estimated Budget is an itemized listing of where the funds will be spent. Requests for materials will be denied if items are not specifically for this project and its related activities.
Grant applicant will submit application no later than October 30 to the Grant Chairperson. The grant may be submitted electronically, however the cover page with applicant’s and principal’s original signatures must be printed and mailed to the Grant Chairperson:
Mary McCartney1511 SE Coply Street
Port Saint Lucie, FL [email protected]
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FEMEA Dorothy Land Past Presidents Grant
COVER PAGETitle of Project:
Name of teacher and email address:
School site:
School Address:
School Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Signature of Teacher:_______________________________________________
Name of Principal/District Staff Person: ________________________________
Signature of Principal/District Staff Person______________________________(Signature indicates support of the project)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
For use of Grant Chairperson Only:
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