There is a concern by the legal department about the room guarantee. One year prior to our conference, we will be able to re-negotiate numbers. Committee consists of Rich Guimond, Mary Miller, Robert Curtis and more would be welcome. This will be worked on at Higgins with implementation sometime in 2002. Higgins Lake will address this as well as preparation of work for shows.
Visual Arts are the first of the arts to go through revisions in teacher preparation in Michigan.
The plan proposed by the advisory committee for art teacher preparation standards was adopted by the State Board of Education in June. Candidates will no longer be able to obtain a minor in art education. More credits will be required and these are aligned with the National Association of Schools of Design. Art education will have its own certification with K-12 endorsements. Teacher training institutions have 2 years to meet new standards and MAEA will commit resources to help implement this change.