Standards
2010 SECAC Policy for Visual Arts Education
Adopted at the 1995 SECAC Conference in Washington, DC, first
amendment at
the annual meeting in Jacksonville, FL, in October 2004, and second
amendment
at the annual meeting in Richmond, VA, October 2010.
POLICY STATEMENT
In order to sustain exemplary visual arts education, the Southeastern College Art Conference endorses these goals and responsibilities as a statement of policy for all levels and the varied settings within the visual arts:
Goal 1 - Programs. Promote comprehensive and equitable visual arts education inclusive of Pre K-20 programs that may lead to career and life-long opportunities in schools, colleges, universities, museums and in cultural or community settings.
Goal 2 - Research. Actively encourage and
implement research
in visual arts education that supports the development of
research-based practice and the creation of local, state, and national
policies which
demonstrate valuing of student achievement in the visual arts.
Goal 3 – Employment.
Review and
revise standards for faculty employment, work
place conditions, and dispositions
for exemplary classroom teaching, museum education, and community
organizations that provide leadership within professional associations
and accrediting
agencies.
Goal 4 - Recognition.
Review and
revise criteria for professional recognition
of academic and/or creative scholarship, teaching excellence, and
service to the profession which improves teaching and learning in
the visual arts at any level or setting.
POLICY POSITIONS
Objectives and strategies supporting the Visual Art Education Goals for Programs, Research, Employment and Recognition:Objective for Goal 1 Programs: Support faculty involvement in defining and developing policies and standards for practice at their institutions that reflect the value of a comprehensive and equitable arts education and that supports inter/intra institutional and community collaboration.
Strategy 1a. Provide
rigorous and comprehensive academic Pre K-20 programs in visual arts
education which incorporate national standards of
excellence such as those recognized by professional organizations.
Strategy 1b. Support admissions criteria to teacher development programs at the college and university level that are based on standards of excellence and provide access to all qualified people.
Strategy 1c. Advocate broad audience participation in the visual arts through the auspices of visual arts education and comprehensive programming in public and private community venues which recognize that contemporary and relevant issues are expressed in both art and in society.
Strategy 1d. Articulate that best practices and pedagogical training for Pre K-12 be adapted at other levels of instruction in the arts.
Strategy 1e. Foster Pre K-20 art teacher preparation programs that provide curricula and field experiences in teaching art to students with special needs in inclusive settings.
Strategy 1f. Foster Pre K-20 art teacher preparation and commitment to the utilization of cutting edge technological advances in visual and digital arts instruction.
Strategy 1g. Foster faculty commitments to community outreach, utilization of community-based resources, and encourage participation in policy planning for improving visual arts education throughout communities.
Strategy 1b. Support admissions criteria to teacher development programs at the college and university level that are based on standards of excellence and provide access to all qualified people.
Strategy 1c. Advocate broad audience participation in the visual arts through the auspices of visual arts education and comprehensive programming in public and private community venues which recognize that contemporary and relevant issues are expressed in both art and in society.
Strategy 1d. Articulate that best practices and pedagogical training for Pre K-12 be adapted at other levels of instruction in the arts.
Strategy 1e. Foster Pre K-20 art teacher preparation programs that provide curricula and field experiences in teaching art to students with special needs in inclusive settings.
Strategy 1f. Foster Pre K-20 art teacher preparation and commitment to the utilization of cutting edge technological advances in visual and digital arts instruction.
Strategy 1g. Foster faculty commitments to community outreach, utilization of community-based resources, and encourage participation in policy planning for improving visual arts education throughout communities.
Objective for Goal 2 Research: Support faculty engagement in research and assessment that address current issues influencing art education.
Strategy 2a. Engage in
research/evaluation/development projects with local Pre K-20 schools to
establish best practices in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and in
local settings.
Strategy 2b. Strive for collaborative policy development and initiatives between/among higher education institutions, recognizing that research in art education is a vital link between the visual arts, humanities, and the social/natural sciences.
Strategy 2c. Support the development of art assessment means for students Pre K-20 and build upon knowledge gained from the past and current National Assessment of Educational Progress Visual Arts Report Cards.
Strategy 2d. Assist in the development of assessment and evaluation procedures for art education programs at all levels.
Strategy 2e. Develop public policy initiatives that support visual arts in the Pre K-20 curriculum by encouraging collaborations with state, local, and
national organizations.
Strategy 2b. Strive for collaborative policy development and initiatives between/among higher education institutions, recognizing that research in art education is a vital link between the visual arts, humanities, and the social/natural sciences.
Strategy 2c. Support the development of art assessment means for students Pre K-20 and build upon knowledge gained from the past and current National Assessment of Educational Progress Visual Arts Report Cards.
Strategy 2d. Assist in the development of assessment and evaluation procedures for art education programs at all levels.
Strategy 2e. Develop public policy initiatives that support visual arts in the Pre K-20 curriculum by encouraging collaborations with state, local, and
national organizations.
Objective for Goal 3 Employment: Support faculty involvement in establishing guidelines for hiring, retention, tenure, promotion, and professional development for art education faculty that are in keeping with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
Strategy 3a. Recommend
that those who teach art education at the post secondary faculty hold
the terminal degree in education (Ed.D or Ph.D) emphasis in art
education.
Strategy 3b. Engage in hiring practices for faculty/program staffing that consider national standards of excellence as provided by professional organizations.
Strategy 3c. Support awareness and advocacy for workplace and climate issues impacting all professional workplace settings, particularly, at the post secondary level.
Strategy 3d. Establish appropriate guidelines defining retention, tenure, promotion, and salary increases for art education faculty.
Strategy 3e. Assist in the development of assessment and evaluation procedures for art education programs at all levels.
Strategy 3f. Encourage best practice in curriculum and pedagogical training for Pre K-20 teachers to be adapted at other levels of instruction in the arts.
Strategy 3g. Foster faculty commitments to community outreach and policy planning for art education throughout the community.
Strategy 3h. Recommend qualified, certified art teachers at early childhood, elementary, and secondary levels, and actively assist in teacher preparation, mentoring, and professional development.
Strategy 3b. Engage in hiring practices for faculty/program staffing that consider national standards of excellence as provided by professional organizations.
Strategy 3c. Support awareness and advocacy for workplace and climate issues impacting all professional workplace settings, particularly, at the post secondary level.
Strategy 3d. Establish appropriate guidelines defining retention, tenure, promotion, and salary increases for art education faculty.
Strategy 3e. Assist in the development of assessment and evaluation procedures for art education programs at all levels.
Strategy 3f. Encourage best practice in curriculum and pedagogical training for Pre K-20 teachers to be adapted at other levels of instruction in the arts.
Strategy 3g. Foster faculty commitments to community outreach and policy planning for art education throughout the community.
Strategy 3h. Recommend qualified, certified art teachers at early childhood, elementary, and secondary levels, and actively assist in teacher preparation, mentoring, and professional development.
Objective for Goal 4 Recognition: Review and revise criteria for professional recognition of academic and/or creative scholarship, excellence in teaching, service to the profession that improves teaching and learning in the visual arts at all levels and settings.
Strategy 4a. Provide
leadership opportunities and training to work within and across
disciplines and organizations.
Strategy 4b. Support the establishment of awards to recognize and honor both academic and creative research, as well as excellence in teaching and service/ leadership to the profession.
Strategy 4c. Support the development of outreach and collaborative connections with art galleries, museums and/or the community settings.
Strategy 4b. Support the establishment of awards to recognize and honor both academic and creative research, as well as excellence in teaching and service/ leadership to the profession.
Strategy 4c. Support the development of outreach and collaborative connections with art galleries, museums and/or the community settings.
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
Faculty responsibilities and actions for implementing policies which address Visual Art Education Goals:A. Define and
develop standards that reflect the value of art education and assign
responsibilities and rewards for policy-related activities in all
recognized local, state, regional, and national organizations.
C. Cultivate partnerships outside the visual arts for the benefit of art education.
a. Foster greater
participation by higher education faculty in leadership positions
through appropriate means, such as
B. Engage in (defining) public policy through leadership
activity by art education faculty and roles fostered by appropriate
administrative support and adjustments in work assignments.i. rewards for service
ii. recognition of art education as contributing to improving curriculum and pedagogy at the college and university level, and
iii. greater integration with studio disciplines and art history.
b. Consider college/university art galleries for contributions to the
development of outreach activities.ii. recognition of art education as contributing to improving curriculum and pedagogy at the college and university level, and
iii. greater integration with studio disciplines and art history.
C. Cultivate partnerships outside the visual arts for the benefit of art education.
POLICY DISSEMINATION
Organization and member actions for dissemination of policies which address Visual Art Education Goals:A. Develop a statement to
be disseminated to institutions of higher education that explains the
importance of faculty involvement in policy making at
the local, state, regional, and national levels regarding visual art
education.
B. Publish/link to noteworthy policy articulations on the SECAC website.
C. Develop electronic means to share library resources and image databases at SECAC member institutions with public school students either on-site or electronically.
D. Seek endorsement and distribution of the SECAC Visual Arts Education Policy Statement by local, state, regional, and national Pre K-20 institutions and associations.
B. Publish/link to noteworthy policy articulations on the SECAC website.
C. Develop electronic means to share library resources and image databases at SECAC member institutions with public school students either on-site or electronically.
D. Seek endorsement and distribution of the SECAC Visual Arts Education Policy Statement by local, state, regional, and national Pre K-20 institutions and associations.
Committee Members:
- Thomas M. Brewer, Chair
- Professor, College of Education
- University of Central Florida
- Ronald Aman
- Assistant Professor
- West Virginia University
- Byrna Bobick
- Assistant Professor
- University of Memphis
- Read M. Diket
- Professor of Art and Education
- William Carey College
- Victoria Fergus
- Associate Professor
- West Virginia University
- Karen Heid
- Assistant Professor, Department of Art
- University of South Carolina
- Mary Lou Hightower
- Associate Professor
- University of South Carolina Upstate
- Sheri Klein
- Professor
- University of Wisconsin-Stout
- Linda K. Neely
- Associate Professor
- Lander University
- Audra Price-Pittman
- Chair of Professional Education
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Richard Siegesmund
- Associate Professor
- University of Georgia
- Susan J. Slavik
- Associate Professor of Visual Arts
- Coastal Carolina University
- Anne C. Grey
- Graduate Student, Adjunct Professor
- University of Central Florida
2010 UCF Graduate Participants:
- Chad Allman
- Krista Beavers
- Kathryn Bryan Bethea
- Kelli Coats
- Ruth Currey
- Mary Edenfield
- Chrystal Henry
- Jason High
- Kristy Hilfinger
- Stephanie Jordan
- Jennifer Kessler
- Jack Krzyminski
- Maribel Lopez
- Dawn Mauldin
- Megan Sellner
- Jennifer Swanson
2011 Endorsement
- Tennessee Art Education Association (TAEA), January 2011.
2010 Endorsement
- The Florida Higher Education Arts Network (FHEAN), January 2010.
Related Organizations
- American Association of Museums
American Association of University Professors
College Art Association
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education
International Council of Fine Arts Deans
National Art Education Association
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
2004 Committee Members:
- Thomas M. Brewer, Chair
- Associate Professor
- University of Central Florida
- Richard Siegesmund
- Assistant Professor
- University of Georgia
- Robert Mode, Professor
- Department of Art
- Vanderbilt University
- Read M. Diket
- Director of Honors Program
- William Carey College
- Charles Bleick, Associate Professor and Chair
- Department of Art Education
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Cynthia Colbert, Professor
- Department of Art
- University of South Carolina
- Susan Slavik
- Assistant Professor
- Coastal Carolina University
- Mary Lou Hightower
- Assistant Professor
- University of South Carolina Spartanburg
2004 UCF Graduate Participants:
- Melanie J. Goodman-Smith
- Clinton W. McCracken
- Ami Patel
- Jay C. Triplett
2004 Endorsements
- The Florida Higher Education Arts Network, January 2004.
- Pinellas County Public Schools, Largo, FL, November 2005.
- Brevard County School District, Viera, FL, December 2005.