NHMEA Fall All-Member Meeting

October 12, 2017

Radisson Hotel and Conference Center Manchester, NH

All-Member Meeting Packet

Table of Contents

Fall All-Member Meeting Agenda

Consent Agenda Item

Spring All-Member Meeting Minutes

FY 2016-2017 Report

NH Middle School Festival Report

NHMEA All-State Report

NHMEA Council for Band Education Report

Choral Council Report

General Music Council Report – 10/4/17

Council for Advocacy and Membership Outreach

NHMEA Nominating Committee Report to the Membership 10/12/17

NHMEA Proposed 2019-2020 Calendar

Fall All-Member Meeting Agenda

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, Manchester, NH

I.Call to order, announcements, and correspondencesHeidi Welch

Moment of Silence – Doug Osborne President NHMEA 1975-1977

Introductions

  1. Guests
  2. Past Presidents
  3. Executive Board
  4. Collegiate Chapters
  5. New Teachers
  6. Anticipated Teacher Openings

II.Executive Director’s ReportEric Kobb

III.Consent AgendaHeidi Welch

  • Secretary’s Report (April All-Member Meeting Minutes)
  • Financial Reports (FY16-17)
  • Council Reports and Updates
  • MS Festival Report
  • All-State Festival Report
  • Council for Band Education Report
  • Council for Choral Education Report
  • Council for General Music Report
  • Council for Advocacy and Membership Outreach Report

V. Old Business

V.New Business

  1. Presentation of 2018 NHMEA SlateRob Scagnelli
  2. Proposed 2019-2020 CalendarHeidi Welch
  3. NH Charitable Foundation PresentationPeter Benson
  4. Summer Meeting Update re: Council MeetingsHeidi Welch
  5. 2018 Day on the HillSean Meagher
  1. Other Business
  1. Adjournment

Next NHMEA All-member meeting: Friday, April 13th, 2018

Consent Agenda Item

Spring All-Member Meeting Minutes

Friday, March 31, 2017

Grappone Center, Concord, NH

I.Call to order, announcements, and correspondencesRob Scagnelli

The Spring All-Member meeting was called to order at 4:31pm, R. Scagnelli presiding. Rob invited Amy Lesieur, from Keene State College, to lead in the singing of the National Anthem.

Composition Contest Report and PerformanceEric Kobb

It was an exciting first year. There were 13 entries from students in grades 7-12. The middle school honorable mention is Noah Robie, from North Hampton, with his piece, Sunrise is Hopeful. The middle school winner is Sasha Zweig, from Co-op Middle School, with her piece, August. Her piece was performed by a chamber group from UNH. The high school honorable mention is Noah Robinson, from Exeter High School, with his piece, Jaunt Through Spring. The high school winner is Amy Norton, from Hollis-Brookline, with her piece, Nebula. The Hollis-Brookline jazz band, directed by Dave Umstead, video recorder her piece. E. Kobb thanked Mike Annicchiarico and Craig Sylvern for adjudicating. He encouraged directors to have students submit compositions next year.

IntroductionsRob Scagnelli

  1. Guests

R. Scagnelli introduced Sasha Zweig and Amy Norton and thanked them for their compositions.

  1. Past Presidents

A. Soucy, P. Martin, G. Bastien, T. Russell, and S. Howard were recognized.

  1. Executive Board

The board was recognized and thanked.

  1. Collegiate Chapters

Chapters from UNH, PSU, KSC, and SNHU were recognized.

  1. New Teachers

Current teachers introduced new teachers and student teachers in their district

  1. Retirees

P. Martin, G. Bastien, and K. Dugal were recognized.

  1. 25 Year Recipients

G. Bastien was recognized.

  1. Anticipated Teacher Openings

Merrimack High School- vocal and guitar. Hudson- District Music Director, elementary. Campbell High School- instrumental. Pembroke Academy- full time vocal.Windham Middle School- band and general music for maternity leave from now until the end of the year. Pembroke- paternity leave from the end of August through mid-October

II. Secretary’s ReportChristie Lake

Motion to accept the October All-Member meeting minutes. P. Martin/K. Martin. Carried.

III.Executive Director’s ReportEric Kobb

Our net balance is $75,819.60. We have $120,803.30 in our checking and $66,392.73 in our CD, with total assets of $187,196.03. Motion to accept the Executive Director’s report. S. Howard /E. Zaffini. Carried.

IV.Old Business

  1. October Music Fest 2017 locationRob Scagnelli

The 2017 OMF will be at the Radisson in Manchester. This is a date change as it originally was on the 19th. The change will be updated on the website.

  1. GrantsEric Kobb

The Executive Board made it a priority to award grants to school teachers. We have $1250 left since no one applied for first round. Applications are due May 15th.

V.New Business

  1. Outstanding Advocacy RecognitionSandra Howard

S. Howard recognized Sharyn D’Eon for championing music alongside of us. Sharyn thanked us for our efforts and the work we do every day. She encouraged us to continue to fight for our programs and support each other.

  1. NHMEA Educator of the YearSandra Howard

S. Howard presented the 2017 NHMEA Distinguished Music Educator of the Year to Glen D’Eon.

  1. NHMEA Administrator of the YearRob Scagnelli

Michelle Jacques and Sarah Evans presented the 2017 NHMEA Administrator of the Year to John House-Meyers from Bow High School.

  1. Proposed FY 17-18 BudgetEric Kobb

Most changes are adjustments to reflect actual numbers. We are increasing the income and expenses for OMF due to the venue change. The website line item for OPUS is $10,000 because we didn’t make any payments last year and the amount carried over. There is a projected net of $2,250. Motion to accept the 17-18 budget. S. Meagher/C. Goodwin. Carried.

  1. Calendar Change – Large Group 2018Rob Scagnelli

Large Group 2018 was originally scheduled for March 10 and 16/17. The March 10th date is still correct, but the second weekend is moving to the 23/24. This date change is reflected on the calendar online.

  1. Proposed FY 18-19 CalendarRob Scagnelli

Outside of Large Group, everything falls on its normal time. OMF is back on its original weekend. Motion to accept the 18-19 calendar. E. Zaffini/G. D’Eon. High School Large Group typically falls on NHIAA championship weekend. That is the weekend that was changed. Motion carried.

  1. NHMEA Election ResultsSandra Howard

S. Howard acknowledged the Nominating Committee- G. D’Eon, C. Goodwin, A. Sullivan, and C. Flateau. She thanked the current Executive Board members, officers, and chairpersons, and welcomed new and shifted leadership. R. Scagnelli thanked members leaving the board- S. Howard, D. Francoeur, J. Bolduc, D. Lacallaide, and nominating committee members. The election results are as follows: President Elect- Jared Cassedy, Secretary- Christie Lake, Director- Ellen Wilbur, PD Chair- Maggie Oswald, Composition Festival Chair- Tim Miles, All-State Chair- Ed Doyle, Jazz All-State- Ken Clark, Solo and Ensemble- Scott Thibodeau, Middle School Fest- Jim Robbins, Large Group- Ken Martin, Elementary Sharing Fest- Christa Wickham, Tri-M- Alison Schoales, All-State Auditions Chair- Becky Pierce, Elementary Honors Choir- AJ Coppola, Band Council- Lyndsay Boysen, Choral Council- Josh Desrochers, String Council- Muriel Orcutt, General Music Council- Erin Zaffini, Council of Advocacy/Member Outreach - Sean Meagher.

  1. Arts and Education UpdateMarcia McCaffrey

M. McCaffrey referenced the handout “The Hidden Numbers Behind President Trump’s Proposed Education Budget”. There are lots of moving pieces at the state and federal level. There are state bills that support greater authority at the state and local level. There is a shift back to the future to before NCLB and an accountability system defined at the federal level. The budget is not complete. Please contact Marcia with any questions. Marcia thanked us for all the great work we do with students and music education.

VI. Council Updates

a. Council of EventsEric Kobb

Various event chairpersons included reports in the all-member packet. E. Kobb thanked S. Howard for the first Elementary Honors Choir Festival. The Composition Festival was also a new initiative this year. OMF will be a new change and will offer more sessions, more food, and more fun.

i. Festival ReportsFestival Chairs

  • K. Martin reported that Large Group went well even with all the changes in format and assessment. He thanked Campbell High School and Bow High School for hosting. As of now, Bow will host next year for the high school weekend. Ken will know by the end of the school year about the middle school host.
  • The 2018 Elementary Sharing Festival will be April 7th. Contact C. Wickham if you are interested in hosting.

b. Council of Band EducationDenise Lacaillade

No report.

c. Council of Choral EducationJosh Desrochers

No report.

d. Council of String EducationMuriel Orcutt

No report.

e. Council of General Music EducationVirginia Avery

E. Zaffini reported that there are lots of general music teachers getting on board with the new standards. She is looking into offering sessions to break the standards down and fit them to what teachers are already doing with the classroom. She is looking to plan field trips to Orff workshops in Mass. She would also like to plan a day of general music sharing.

f. Council of Advocacy and Membership OutreachSean Meagher

The MIOSM proclamation tour was successful this year. The Quarter Notes summer deadline is April 15. Betsy DeVos made a statement that states should decide how often students are tested. Lamar Alexander is working to fund an underfunded Title IV block grant that is at a standstill.The NAfME student composer competition deadline is April 15. The US Army All-American Marching Band nomination deadline is May 1. National Honor Ensemble (at Disney this year) applications are due May 12. Trump is overturning Obama era education regulations. PDFs on a bit.ly site.

  1. Other

The deadline for Tri-M chapter of year applications is May 5th.

VIII.Adjournment

Motion to adjourn at 5:28pm. P. Martin/G. Bastien.

Next NHMEA All-member meeting: Thursday, October 12, 2017

Next NHMEA Executive Board meeting: Wednesday, May 10, 2017

FY 2016-2017 Report

NH Middle School Festival Report

Jim Robins – Chair

NHMEA All-State Report

NHMEA Council for Band Education Report

Choral Council Report

All-Member Meeting at October Music Fest Fall 2017

Dear Colleagues,

Here is an update on the Choral Council’s activities since the Fall Quarter Notes was printed:

1)As reported in the Spring Quarter Notes, the 2018 Mixed Chorus conductor and program is final. This program will be conducted by Dr. Pearl Shangkuan of Calvin College.

  1. A Jubilant Song – DelloJoio
  2. Prelude to Peace – Stroope
  3. In VirtuteTua – Gorczycki ed. Bausano
  4. Ave Maris Stella – Thomas
  5. Ber, Ner – Runestad

2)The Treble Choir conductor and program is tentatively:

  1. Conductor - Emily Issacson of Clark University
  2. Shank, JoshSaro
  3. Scott Ordway "NEW COMMISSION"
  4. Ordway offered to write a piece for the All-State program. His vision is to use the traditional polyphonic vocal music of Lithuania that was historically only practiced only by women. The songs are called "sutartinės."
  5. Robert KyrWhen I was a Child
  6. Caroline Shaw It's Motion's Keep
  7. Adam Jacob SimonInman

3)The Elementary Honor Choir conductor and program is tentatively:

  1. Sophia Papoulis of the Foundation for Small Voices
  2. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei – Vivaldi ed. Galvan
  3. The Water is Wide with Bring Me Little Water – Dilworth
  4. Yet Gentle will the Griffen Be – Núñez
  5. Grow Little Tree – Ramsey
  6. KuwaFuraha – Papoulis

We are also happy to announce the new NH Choral Music Blog. Visit nhmea.org, click on councils and then on Choral Council. We have much to discuss at our fall meeting in November, specifics TBA. Check the blog and stay tuned for NHMEA e-mails for more information.

Respectfully,

Josh Desrochers, Chair

General Music Council Report – 10/4/17

Erin Zaffini - Chair

General Music initiatives for the year:

  • General music interest article in every Quarter Notes
  • Full-dayprofessional development dedicated to general music, withhalf-dayMusic Learning Theory workshop and the other half membership sharing session
  • Having more of a presence online in NHMEA – add a tab just for General Music
  • Deconstructing the National Standards to be more accessible to our membership

Council for Advocacy and Membership Outreach

Sean Meagher, Chairperson October 12, 2017

NH Quarter Notes

The electronic version of our journal is being hosted in a new location. This change happened due to ourold hosting service, yudu.com, removing their free option and going to a subscription model. We’re now using the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite which comes with free online publishing.

Our Summer 2017 issue can be found at bit.ly/NHQNSummer17

Our Fall 2017 issue can be found at bit.ly/NHQNFall17

PDF copies are also available hosted through Google Drive for those that have trouble viewing Flash.

This year I’ll be working on a website to embed our publications, archive issues, and share information about our publication for potential contributors and advertisers.

NHMEA Music Education Advocacy Day

Sunday, March 18th 2018 – State House Concord, NH

For a long time I’ve been wanting to take the idea of NAfME’s Hill Day and implement something similar in New Hampshire. This summer in Washington D.C., I was delighted to hear the idea coming from other members of the Executive Board and in that moment realized this would be the year I could take on that

mission with the support of my colleagues. To that end, I invite you to contact me if you’re interested in being a part of NHMEA’s first ever advocacy day in Concord. Our planning committee will do most of our work virtually. I’d love to have

anyone with interests in event planning, public policy, advocacy, relations with other non-profits, public relations, etc., to be involved. It is my intention to make this a yearly advocacy event where teachers, students, and performing groups visit Concord to share the importance of music education in our schools.

Contact me via if you’d like to join our planning committee!

NAfME Quarterly Advocacy Webinars

NAfME recently hosted Advocacy Webinar! – ESSA’s First Year in Action, What to Know & What Has Changed?, It can be viewed here:

Legislative Agenda for NAfME’s 2017 Hill Day

The main point of our Hill Day talks this past summer were about the appropriate funding for all “well-rounded” programs. Discussion points included:

  • Support Access to Music Education as Part of a “Well-Rounded Education” by Fully Funding TitleIV, Part A
  • Support Access to Music Education for the Most Disadvantaged Students by Fully Funding Title I,Part A
  • Support Professional Development for Music Educators by Fully Funding Title I, Part A, Title II,
  • Part A and Title IV, Parts A and F

Attached you will find copies of the legislative agenda and backgrounders on the three discussion points.

Federal Funding Update

Recently the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed their FY 2018 spending bill through a 211-198 vote. If the bill would become law, the U.S. Department of Education would receive a $2.4 billion cut and eliminate funding for Title II, Part A, used to support the professional development for wellrounded

educators. Additionally, House Appropriators allocated $500 million for the Title IV, Part A block grant, a minor increase from the previous Fiscal Year. While we are pleased to see an increase for Title IV, this is still far below the authorized level for Title IV, Part A funds, set at $1.6 billion. Like the FY17 allocation of $400 million, this funding level remains too low to operate effectively as a formula block grant. With the October 1 fiscal deadline, eyes turn now to the Senate who is significantly farther behind in the spending process. If you have not done so already, we suggest you visit and share NAfME’s Grassroots Action Center, where you can send a letter to Congress advocating for more Title IV

funding. The Title IV-A Coalition recently hosted a special public policy briefing on the Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grant program under Title IV-A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). NAfME President, DeneseOdegaard, participated on the “Well-Rounded Education” panel. Moderated

by Alyson Klein of Ed Week, the participants explored the three areas that these grants support: well-rounded education, safe and healthy schools, and technology. Experts, parents and practitioners discussed how these programs and services in schools are essential to supporting the whole child and why funding the program at its authorized level is critical to its success.

New Hampshire's Consolidated State Plan

On September 18, 2017, the New Hampshire Department of Education (NH DOE) submitted a final ESSA Consolidated State Plan that was based on feedback from hundreds of citizens from the Granite State over the course of a year and a half. The U.S. Department of Education now has 120 days (per ESSA) to review the plan to ensure it meets the requirement of the law. To read about this process, please see the peer review resources at

The NH DOE thanks everyone who provided input through surveys, emails, regional meetings, and stakeholder meetings, and especially to those that participated in our Advisory Teams. Please see the Stakeholder Engagement section below for a summary of participation and results. This plan, as required by law, is a response to several key questions from the U.S. Department of

Education; however, it is important to note that it does not fully represent the vast work going on in New Hampshire's schools, districts, and communities.