NAEA Art Teacher Recruitment & Retention Task Force

The National Art Education Association (NAEA) is committed to supporting current and future visual arts, design, and media arts educators—especially in light of increased teacher burnout, school violence, cultural conflicts, and unsatisfactory working conditions. Recognizing these challenges, the NAEA Board of Directors formed the NAEA Visual Arts, Design, and Media Arts Teacher Recruitment & Retention Task Force to investigate and address obstacles in visual arts education.

The Task Force members focused on distributing, analyzing, and discussing results from a large-scale National Survey, working to align findings with relevant research from the literature review. The work completed by the Task Force culminated in this insightful report with recommendations to the NAEA Board of Directors for actions—emphasizing community engagement, professional development, and administrative support—to bolster the recruitment of new art teachers while retaining existing art teachers nationwide. By focusing on practical solutions, NAEA is committed to making a real difference for all visual arts, design, and media arts educators, as well as their learners.

Download the report here.

NAEA Visual Arts, Design, and Media Arts Teacher Recruitment & Retention Task Force

Co-Chairs: Theresa McGee, Cathy Rosamond

Task Force Members: Caitlin Deutsch, Eastern Region/Museum Division; Alexandra Heine, Eastern Region/Preservice Division; Nick Hostert, Western Region/Secondary Division; Cam McComb, Western Region/Higher Education; Dana Monroe, Pacific Region/Elementary Division; Harmony Murray, Eastern Region/Middle Level Division, Tempa Nyswaner, Southeastern Region/Supervision & Administration Division; Alicia Robinson, Eastern Region/Elementary Division

Expert Contributors: Tina Atkinson, Lucy Bartholomee, LaDonna Canup, Paige Colwell, Erick Figueras, Christina Hanawalt, Le Ann Hinkle, Alicia Peters, Stephanie Silverman, Lisa Stuart, Kristin Vanderlip Taylor, Libba Willcox