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NAEA Platform and Position Statement Diagram![]()
Process for the Development, Adoption and Review of Position Statements
(Recommended for adopted by the Delegates Assembly, April 2009. Adopted by the NAEA Board, July 2009.)
NAEA Platform and Position Statements
(As of July 2011): Includes all material adopted since April 2009)
1) Position Statements recommended for adoption by the Delegates Assembly, March 2011 and adopted by the NAEA Board, March 2011 and July 2011
2) Platform Statements and Position Statements recommended for adoption by the Delegates Assembly, April 2010 and adopted by the NAEA Board, April 2010
Alphabetical Listing of NAEA Position Statements
(Adopted as of July 2011)
• Position Statement on Certified Visual Art Educators in Pre-K through 12 School Settings
(Adopted April 2010)
• Position Statement on College and University Art Museums
(Adopted April 2010)
• Position Statement on Community Collaborations including those with Cultural Organizations
(Adopted March 2011)
• Position Statement on Early Childhood Art Education
(Adopted April 2010)
• Position Statement on Freedom of Speech
(Adopted July 2011)
• Position Statement on Graduation Requirements in the Visual Arts
(Adopted March 2011)
• Position Statement on PreK-12 Teacher Evaluation in the Visual Arts
(Adopted March 2011)
• Position Statement on Pre-service Education and its Relationship to Higher Education
(Adopted March 2011)
• Position Statement on Professional Development
(Adopted March 2011)
• Position Statement Regarding the Use of Race Based Mascots in Educational Settings
(Adopted April 2010)
• Position Statement on Scheduling, Time, Funding and/or Resources for Visual Arts Education
(Adopted March 2011)
• Position Statement on 21st Century Skills and Visual Arts Education
(Adopted April 2010)
• Position Statement on Visual Arts as a Core Academic Subject
(Adopted March 2011)
NAEA Position Statements Adopted Prior to 2008![]()
• The Professional Code for Art Educators![]()
• The Professional Code for Art Education Associations of States and Provinces![]()
• What We Believe/NAEA Goals For Quality Arts Education![]()
• Accreditation Standards: Purposes, Principles, and Standards for School Art Program![]()
• Involvement in Art Contests and Competitions for Students at the Secondary Level![]()
• NAEA Policy on Contests And Competitions Adopted March 2001![]()
• Coloring Books![]()
• Essentials Statement of the National Council of Teachers of English (NAEA cosigner)![]()
• The Philadelphia Resolution![]()
• Definition of Fine Arts for High School Graduation Requirements![]()
• Censorship and the Arts![]()
• National Arts Education Accord![]()
• Joint Resolution on Terminal Degrees, Appointment, and Advancement![]()
• North American Art Education Accord![]()
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