MEA President: Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry
Advocacy Leadership Force member: Christopher Dye
ALF Member Email: Christopher.Dye@mtsu.edu
2021 Legislative Session Info- Legislature Website
| Legislative Calendar |
Convenes: 1/12/2021 Likely meeting in person in 2021 |
| Cross-Over Deadline | |
| Budget Deadline | TBD |
| Introduction Deadlines | 10th Legislative Day |
| Governor | Bill Lee (R) |
| Education Committee Chairs |
House: CHAIR: Rep. Mark White (R) Senate: CHAIR: Sen. Brian Kelsey (R) |
| Partisan Split | House: R Senate: R |
| House Clerk Contact | 615-741-2901 |
| Senate Secretary Contact | 615-741-2730 |
| Carryover to 2022 | Yes |
State Board of Education
| State Board of Education Website | |
| State Board of Education Meeting Schedule | |
| Education Commissioner | Penny Schwinn |
ESSA Implementation Information
| Title I Director | Alyson Lerma, Director of Monitoring 615-770-3871 |
| Title IV Director | Brinn Obermiller,Title IV and Family Engagement Director (615) 770-1802, Brinn.Obermiller@tn.gov |
| Title IV Website | |
| Title IV Allocations | |
| Application Timeline for Federal Funds | Appears to be September 30 |
State Certification Information
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State |
Certificate Age Levels and Subject Areas |
Levels and Length of Certification |
Testing Requirements |
Teacher Performance Assessment |
Reciprocity |
Fees*
*Does not account for assessment fee (e.g., Praxis, edTPA, etc.)s |
Alternate Path to Licensure |
State Certification Website: |
Updated |
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General Skills Test |
Content/Subject Specific Test |
Pedagogical Knowledge |
NASDTEC Member |
Additional Coursework |
Yes/No |
More information can be found at: |
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| TN | Music K-12 Instrumental/General Music K-12 Vocal/General |
Practitioner (4-year) Professional (7-year) |
Praxis I: Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) OR ACT min of 21 OR SAT min of 1080 | Praxis II: Music Content & Instruction (5114) | Not required as of 1/1/2019 | edTPA score of 40 or above until 12/31/2020 and 42 or above 1/1/2021 | Yes | Possible additional testing and/or coursework | Yes | https://www.tn.gov/education/licensing/educator-preparation.html Educator Preparation Program must be completed, but some flexibility as to when |
https://www.tn.gov/education/licensing.html | June 2020 | |
COVID-19 Information
Reopening Schools: Overview Guide for LEAs
Districts will decide whether to open school buildings. The state department of education’s guidance also provides a framework that districts can use to assess risk and decide when it would be safe to reopen.
Title IV Success Stories
The funds below were allocated during the 2018-2019 school year.
$1,500 in Title IV-A funds were utilized in McNairy County to purchase instruments and books for 5th-grade music classes.
The funds below were allocated during the 2017-2018 school year.
Title IV-A funds were utilized in Rutherford County Schools to purchase arts supplies and curricular materials for music and theatre. This included Art equipment and supplies for direct student use in artmaking, sheet music and class set of theatre materials (plays, anthologies, etc.) for enhanced student learning. As a result, students can participate in types of artmaking they might not have had access to previously. Students have access to a wider variety of curricular materials than in previous years, including pieces of music and theatre resources that are priced out of the range of many individual school budgets.
