1. Dr. Glenn E. Nierman 1 President Glenn Korff Chair of Music NAfME: Promoting a Shared Vision

3. GREETINGS from Everyone in Reston!

4. NAfME’s Strategic Plan 2011-2016 Strategic Directions

5. 5 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES for 2016 Our Vision—Our “New Day” Increase membership Implement revised Music Standards Define active roles for our Societies/Councils Design new mediums for professional development Develop NAfME Strategic Plan 2017-2022

6. MUSIC EDUCATION POLICY ROUNDTABLE

7. Broader Minded...

8. Congressional Briefing: Beyond the Bubbles with Music

9. H.R. 5 “Student Success Act “ S. 1177 “Every Child Achieves Act”

10. S. 1177 “Every Student Succeeds Act”

11. “CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS”

12. “WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION”... means courses, activities, and programming in subjects including English, reading or language arts, writing, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography, computer science, music, career and technical education, health, and physical education, and any other subject as determined by the State or local educational agency, with the purpose of providing all students access to an enriched curriculum and educational experience” (HR/SR Amendment, p. 332).

13. nafme.org