LAKELAND -- The Florida Alliance for Arts Education (FAAE) announces that its 2010 Leadership Summit is scheduled for June 17 through June 19 at the Hilton Gardens Inn, in Lakeland. Early registration is now through May 1; registration deadline is May 20. Registration fees range from $65 and up.
Limited stipends are available to Network Partners, Statewide Partners, representatives from under-served counties, Arts Achieve! Model schools, and FAAE board members. For more information and to register to attend, please visit http://www.faae.org/summitReg2010.cfm or call FAAE headquarters at (407) 488-8868.
Each year, FAAE convenes educators, arts education advocates, business and civic leaders, and representatives from arts and cultural agencies with the purpose of advancing and discussing issues concerning arts education.
”The theme of this year’s summit is ÔArts Achieve: 67 Pathways to Success,’“ says Susan Burke, executive director of FAAE. ”FAAE’s Arts Achieve! Model School program recognizes outstanding Florida schools that incorporate arts programs within their curriculum.“
Why 67?
”There are 67 counties in Florida, each of which has a unique set of resources and its own culture,“ explains Burke. ”Schools in each county must partner with their community, draw on the local culture and reflect that unique locality in their school. Building community-school partnerships is one of FAAE's primary goals. Arts and culture issues are a vital pathway that is well-suited to building those partnerships. We hope to have at least one representative from each county represented at this summit.“
This year’s summit’s speakers include:
Eric Smith, Florida’s Commissioner of Education. Smith began his career in Florida more than 30 years ago as a classroom teacher. His commitment to affecting positive change in the field of education led him to several administrative positions in Florida school districts and, eventually, to 16 years serving as a district superintendent in Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland. His goals have remained constant throughout his career: to increase academic achievement of all students and to reduce the disparity in achievement among student subgroups.
Derrick Ashong, the founder of Take Back the Mic, a youth-entered cultural movement that empowers young people to bring music and other media to a global market. Committed to filling the void of positive leadership in our society, Ashong is quickly becoming known as ”the voice of a new generation.“ His weekly program on Oprah Radio, ”The Derrick Ashong Experience,“ covers a wide range of current topics with a youthful perspective–seeking to activate young people in shaping our society.
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About FAAE
Since 1981, Florida Alliance for Arts Education (FAAE) has united educators, artists, community leaders, concerned citizens, arts education organizations, arts institutions and corporate partners to ensure Florida’s students a complete education that includes the arts. Through the arts, the quality of life for all Floridians is improved and enhanced. Programs and opportunities of Florida Alliance for Arts Education reach all corners of the state and touch thousands of lives each year as they bring schools and communities together to improve, enhance and promote arts education.
Susan Burke is the executive director for the Florida Alliance for Arts Education.
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