Announcing Janine Campbell as NCAS Standards Review Project Manager

The National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) is excited to introduce Janine Campbell as its new Standards Review Project Manager. As the central coordinator for the full National Arts Standards Review across arts disciplines (Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts), Janine will work with NCAS to helm the multi-year review and revision process.

Janine brings more than twenty years of experience in arts education, with an extensive background in standards and assessment development as well as demonstrated success leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives at the local, state, and national levels.

During National Arts in Education Week (September 13-19, 2026), NCAS looks forward to announcing an important next step in the National Arts Standards Review process, including opportunities for members of the field to get involved. Please stay tuned for details.

Janine Campbell: Full Biography

Since graduating from the University of Michigan-Flint in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education, Janine Campbell has focused on engaging students with innovative classroom practices. She has taught Visual Arts in middle school classrooms since 2004 and currently teaches 7th and 8th grade students at Byron Center Public Schools in Byron Center, MI. She has also served as adjunct faculty for Western Michigan University, Michigan State University, and Ferris State University. Her students’ work has been featured in notable publications such as SchoolArts Magazine and the MACUL Journal.

Janine has been a featured or keynote speaker for Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teachers and Teaching Conference, the Association of Middle Level Educators National Conference, the Art Education Association of Indiana Conference, and the Ohio Art Education Association Conference. She regularly presents at the Michigan Art Education Association Conference, the Michigan Computer Users in Learning Conference, and the National Art Education Association Annual Convention. Her classroom has received local and national recognition, including the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and various grants. Notably, she was honored as the 2015 Michigan Art Education Association Middle Level Educator of the Year, the 2015 National Art Education Association Western Region Middle Level Educator of the Year, and the 2020 MACUL Innovative Teacher of the Year Award.

Before becoming the project manager for the National Coalition for Arts Standards, Janine was the Visual Arts team leader for the Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment project and served as a Connected Arts Network Professional Learning Community Teacher Leader for NAEA.

“Collaborating with arts disciplines to revisit the National Arts Standards is a true honor. I am excited to be part of this team as we revise the standards to reflect and elevate all students and classrooms in arts education.”

—Janine Campbell
NCAS Standards Review Project Manager

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About NCAS: The National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) is an alliance of national arts and arts education organizations dedicated to supporting and promoting sequential, standards-based arts education as part of a well-rounded curriculum that ensures artistic literacy for all students. The coalition formed in 2011 for the purpose of creating and supporting national arts standards. To learn more, visit https://www.nationalartsstandards.org/(opens in new tab).

Contact: contact@nationalartsstandards.org