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Maryland's First Lady, Yumi Hogan, recieves The Jay Tucker Award for Outstanding Leadership in Arts Education during the 2017 Maryland Arts Education Conference
The Maryland Arts Education Conference was held this past
month at the University of Baltimore. Sponsored by the Arts Education in
Maryland Schools Alliance (AEMS) and MSDE, the event helped to outline the
vision of the next five years in art education for art education teachers and
administrators.
Participants heard from art education experts from across
the state and nation to glean their experiences, ideas and initiatives. One
such expert was Athanasia Kyriakakos, 2016-2017 Maryland Teacher of the
Year and National Finalist. Athanasia is an art educator for Baltimore City
Public Schools and shared the effect art has had on her personal life as well
as on her students. Anthanasia shared how after the conclusion of the Baltimore riots, she used
the beautiful and cathartic art of looming, a craft taught to her by her grandmother, to help her students unwind and open
up about their feelings and experiences during the riots.
In a highlight of the conference, Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan was
presented The Jay Tucker Award for Outstanding Leadership in Arts Education. An
accomplished artist herself, First Lady Hogan was nominated for the award for
all of the amazing work she has done in the name of arts education, advocacy
and awareness.
The 2017 Maryland Arts Education Conference was an inspirational event and opportunity for art educators, administrators and enthusiasts
to share their goals and visions for the future of art education in Maryland.
For information and resources on arts education in Maryland click the link
below.
The
following actions were taken at the June 27, 2017 meeting of the Maryland State
Board of Education (State Board):
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - Decisions were made regarding: (1) calculating
scores and differentiating among schools; (2) updates to selected
measures; (3) English Learner proficiency; and (4) identification of CSI and
TSI schools. These decisions were included in the most recent ESSA plan,
pages 25-28. For an overview and the
entire draft plan, please visit http://marylandpublicschools.org/ESSA.
- Granted permission to publish amendments to
regulations under COMAR 13A.04.16 Programs in Fine Arts to incorporate the new
National Core Arts Standards that focus on the artistic process of creating,
presenting, responding and connecting.
- Granted
permission to adopt amendments to regulation .01 under COMAR 13A.02.01 Local
Boards of Education. These amendments
remove the language, Rules for Executive Session, since it is now covered in
the Open Meetings Act.
- Granted
permission to adopt amendments to regulations .03 and .14 under COMAR 13A.05.02
Administration of Services for Students with Disabilities. These amendments replace “Local coordinating
council (LCC)” with “Local care team (LCT)” under terms defined and update
statutory and regulatory references.
- Recognized the 2016-2017 Milken National
Educator of the Year, Thomas Dennison. Mr. Dennison is a 5th grade teacher at Havre de Grace
Elementary School in Harford County.
The following Opinions were rendered on June 27, 2017:
- Erin C. v.
Montgomery County Board of Education – student transfer – Opin. No. 17-21
- Jamaarr M.
v. Montgomery County Board of Education – student suspension – Opin. No. 17-22
- James Curtis v. Prince George’s County Board of Education – employee
termination – Opin. No. 17-23
- Antoinette
D. v. Montgomery County Board of Education – student suspension – Opin No. 17-24
- Catherine
H. v. Prince George’s County Board of Education – student transfer – Opin No. 17-25
Meeting
materials, Opinions, and Orders can be found at: www.msde.maryland.gov/stateboard/index.html
The
next meeting of the Maryland State Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, July
18, 2017, at the Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 West Baltimore
Street, 7th Floor Board Room, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
Appropriate
accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request.
Eight business days notice prior to the event is required. Please contact
Charlene Necessary at (410) 767-0467 or TTY at (410) 333-6442 so arrangements
can be made.
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