NYSSMA COVID-19 Toolkit Advocacy

NYSSMA COVID-19 Toolkit Advocacy Page

The NYSSMA COVID-19 Toolkit advocacy page has been designed for the membership to access relevant information as it relates to the current pandemic and the economic repercussions it may have on music program.  Please check back for updated information as guidance continues to develop.

NYSSMA Advocacy Ad Hoc Committee

A NYSSMA advocacy ad hoc committee has been formed to increase communication during this period of time.  Each zone has been assigned an “advocate” that NYSSMA members may contact with questions regarding music program.

Music Education Requirements

NYS Arts Education Requirements

The Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Part 100 specify that public school students are to receive instruction in the arts including Visual Arts, Dance, Music and Theater in grades PreK-K (CR 100.3(a)), grades one through six (CR 100.3(b)), and one-half unit of credit in both Visual Arts and Music over grades seven and eight (CR 100.4). Additionally, students in grades nine through twelve must have the opportunity to complete a unit of credit in the Arts; which may include Visual Arts, Music, Dance, or Theater to satisfy Regents diploma requirements (CR 100.5(a)3(v)). Students should also have the opportunity to begin a sequence in the Arts in grade nine, and to access advanced coursework needed to complete a sequence in the Arts (100.2(h)).

Arts Summary – Part 100 Regs-Arts summary

Full Document – http://www.p12.nysed.gov/part100/

NYSED Music in the High Schools

NYSED Music Education Flowchart

The U.S. Department of Education Requirements

The US Department of Education approved New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which demands that all students be provided with a well-rounded education, including the Arts, providing equitable access to an enriched curriculum and educational experience for every student.

Document – https://www.ed.gov/essa?src=rn

New York State Reopening Guidance

• 7/13/20 – Governor Cuomo’s Reimagine Schools Statewide Committee Guidance Presentation
• 7/13/20 – New York State Department of Health (pages 9, 14) – Interim Guidance for In-Person Instruction at Pre-K to Grade 12 Schools During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• 7/14/20 – New York State – Reopening New York – Checklist for Pre-K to Grade 12 School Reopening Plans
• 7/14/20 – New York State – Reopening New York (page 2) – Guidelines for In-Person Instruction at Pre-K to Grade 12 Schools
• 7/16/20 – New York State Education Department (pages 99-101) – Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York’s Schools Reopening Guidance
• 7/23/20 – CDC Guidance for K-12 School Administrators on the Use of Cloth Face Coverings in Schools (scroll down for 6′ distancing guidelines for music performance) 

Additional Resources

• NYS Arts Associations 2020 Unified Covid 19 Advocacy Brief
• NAfME-NAHS Fall 2020 Guidance For Music Education
• NAfME Music Education Advocacy Resource Kit for Fall 2020
• SEL & Music Education Advocacy
• CAAA COVID-19 Guidance 2020
• HSBDNA_COVID-19 Blueprint For Bands_5_29_2020
• NFHS/NAfME/NAMM COVID-19 Instrument Cleaning Guidlines
• NAfME Virtual Teaching and Learning Resources for Music Educators
• “Keeping Music Education Strong: Updates on Back-to-School Protocols, Funding Realities, and Advocacy Response” (recorded webinar from NAfME and the NAMM Foundation)
• Preparing for the End of the 2019–2020 School Year(a discussion with Music Program Leaders)
• Copyright Guidelines for Distance Learning
• Music Education Policy during a Global Pandemic(recorded NAfME Advocacy webinar)
• Music for All – Resources for Teaching Music During the Time of COVID-19
• More distance learning and professional development resources selected by NAfME Societies and Councils
• Conn-Selmer Institute 2020 Well That Was Interesting, Now Where Do We Go From Here
• American Choral Directors Association COVID-19 Response Committee Report
• American String Teachers Association COVID-19 Planning Guides

Colorado State University Aerosol Emissions Study Information

• NFHS – International Coalition of Performing Arts Organizations Commission COVID-19 Study
• Colorado State University Aerosol Emissions Study

Return to NYSSMA COVID-19 Resources

• Best Practices
• The Future of Ensembles

Related Documents

• NYSED Music Education Flowchart (PDF – 14 KB)
• NYSED Music in the High Schools (PDF – 2 MB)
• HSBDNA_COVID-19 Blueprint For Bands_5_29_2020 (PDF – 354 KB)
• CAAA COVID-19 Guidance 2020 (PDF – 1 MB)
• SEL & Music Education Advocacy (PDF – 1,003 KB)
• NYS Arts Associations 2020 Unified Covid 19 Advocacy Brief (PDF – 243 KB)
• Part 100 Regs-Arts summary (PDF – 106 KB)