Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access
The purpose of the MMEA DEIA Committee is to foster inclusive music opportunities, curricula, and professional development that celebrates exceptionalities, identities, orientations, and cultural backgrounds.
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DEIA Subcommittees
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Equitable Audition Practices & Procedures (Including mitigating bias)
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Diverse Composers, Conductors & Clinicians
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New Student Performance Opportunities
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Changes to Date:
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Development of a DEIA Committee with three subcommittees
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New listening sessions focussing on DEIA at the 2022 and 2023 All-State Music Educator Conferences
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MMEA By-Laws were changed at the 2022 MMEA General Membership Meeting at the All-State Conference and include:
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Addition of a DEIA representative with voting right to the MMEA Executive Board starting in 2024-2025.
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Anti-bias training for all MMEA Executive Board Members​
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Changing all occurrences of he/she to they/them
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All working groups of the MMEA All-State must be open to all members of the membership, including the nominating committee for Executive Board voting. This is to reduce gatekeeping in the organization.
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