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The Board of Directors
Establishes NAEA policy: 13 elected members plus the NAEA Executive Director
President
Official spokesperson for the Association.
Past President
Chairs the NAEA Finance Committee.
President-Elect
Chairs the NAEA Professional Materials Committee.
6 National Division Directors
Represent art educators from each of the six job-alike groups: Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, Higher Education, Museum Education, and Supervision/Administration.
4 Vice Presidents
Represent art educators from each of the four geographic regions: Pacific, Western, Southeastern, and Eastern. Act as the Coordinating Board for Delegates Assembly.
Each member of the Association is represented by five individual Board members: three Presidents, one Division Director, and one Vice President. Through these elected representatives, members are able to directly influence decisions affecting NAEA.
Regional Division Directors are appointed by the National Division Directors and work with their national counterparts to address the concerns of their constituents and recommend programs.
The Delegates Assembly studies issues and recommends legislative and policy matters to the Board. It provides individual members yet another vehicle for influencing the activities and policies of NAEA.
How Delegates Assembly Works
- Concerns are solicited from members through their state/province associations.
- Committees are formed to study and recommend.
- Recommendations are presented as action motions or resolutions to the Delegates Assembly body.
- Assembly-passed motions/resolutions are presented to the NAEA Board.
- Board studies Delegates Assembly proposals.
- Board-approved motions/resolutions are incorporated into NAEA plans for action.
Delegates Assembly meets annually at the National
Convention. The Assembly is composed of elected or
appointed representatives from all fifty states, the
District of Columbia, British Columbia, and the Overseas
Art Education Association, plus non-voting representatives
from the Issues Groups.
Issue groups are organizations made up of NAEA members with special interests not covered by divisional concerns. Any member may choose to participate in these groups. There are currently 15 officially recognized issue groups:
- Committee on Lifelong Learning
- Committee on Multiethnic Concerns
- Design Issues Group
- Early Childhood Art Educators
- Electronic Media Interest Group
- Independent School Art Education
- Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Issues Caucus
- National Association of State Directors of Art Education
- Public Policy and Arts Administration
- Retired Art Educators Association
- Seminar for Research in Art Education
- Caucus on Social Theory and Art Education
- Special Needs in Art Education
- Student Chapters
- United States Society for Education through Art
- Women's Caucus
The National Office is located in Reston, Virginia, about 25 miles west of the nation's capital. From here, the Executive Director and staff administer the policies established by the NAEA Board and act as the clearinghouse for member questions, problems, and concerns. Need assistance? Contact: NAEA, 1916 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1590; Phone 703-860-8000; Fax 703-860-2960; Switchboard hours: 8:15 - 4:30 ET.
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