The big audacious goal.In preparation for the MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National Association MTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee) presidency, I attended, with National Executive Director Gary L. Ingle in·gle n. 1. An open fire in a fireplace. 2. A fireplace. [Perhaps Scottish Gaelic aingeal, fire, light. , a symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. for association CEOs. Who is MTNA's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. ? Both of us are MTNA's CEO. My role is that of chief elected officer, and Gary's is that of chief executive officer. It is a partnership--we share the leadership. MTNA will only be as effective as we are in working together and as we are in sharing our leadership with the MTNA Board of Directors, with Division and State Officers, with the National Office Staff, and ultimately with you, as members of our association. This reflects the "MTNA triangle": National, State and Local Associations surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. each member. We work together for success. As part of this sharing, each summer the Board of Directors meets for an extended session. In addition to business matters, we spend a significant amount of time discussing long-range planning and directions In intelligence usage, the determination of intelligence requirements, development of appropriate intelligence architecture, preparation of a collection plan, and issuance of orders and requests to information collection agencies. See also intelligence process. in which we envision MTNA moving. We also spend a weekend in September, the MTNA Summit, with the Division and State Leadership, involving them in this process. Foremost in the Board's attention was to develop a "big audacious goal" that "reflects what we are deeply passionate about as an organization, what we have the capability to be the best in the world at, and what drives our organization's economic engine" (Tecker Consultants). The Board adopted the following statement: "MTNA should be the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae association for music teaching and the indispensable music resource for the public and the profession." Along with our MTNA Mission Statement (found on the back of your membership card), these two statements define us as an association and as members: "The mission of Music Teachers National Association is to advance the value of music study and music making to society and to support the professionalism professionalism the upholding by individuals of the principles, laws, ethics and conventions of their profession. of music teachers." Our responsibility then is to try to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. our mission and our big audacious goal to the best of our ability as members working together in support of our association. The Board of Directors adopted the following primary goals for MTNA for the next decade: * Recruit more active young members * Improve strategic positioning * Increase diversity in membership--teachers of orchestral instruments and voice * Increase diversity in ethnicity ethnicity Vox populi Racial status–ie, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic * Seek out partnerships with other organizations * Shared leadership * Improve services to teachers of everyday students * Continue to focus on the importance of high standards * Promote instant communication The next step was to develop goals for this biennium--that is, what we hopefully can accomplish over the two-year term of office: * Promote and market certification as a valuable tool for independent music studio business * Continue to improve MTNA programs that recognize and reward excellence in the music profession * Integrate the work of the MTNA FOUNDATION into MTNA and appoint a Development Committee * Implement the Corporate and Institutional Advisory Councils * Increase working relationships and partnerships with other music organizations * Develop tools for the independent music teacher to improve his or her studio teaching through assessment programs * Explore avenues for teachers to market their studios, increase incomes and broaden their teaching * Provide incentives for potential members to join MTNA in partnership with states and locals * Increase diversity of membership * Develop the Forums as the voice of MTNA members * Continue the development of the website * Continue to promote the "Music for Everyone" programs and develop complementary programs that support them and reach the non-keyboard studios * Develop a document for the lifelong enjoyment of music Quite ambitious, isn't it? But the Board has already made significant strides in some of the above. Just to mention a few: * The Development Committee for the MTNA FOUNDATION is already hard at work. * The Institutional and Corporate Advisory Councils will meet at the 2004 MTNA National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It encompasses parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest in Missouri, which includes counties in both Missouri and Kansas. . * Teacher Assessment Development and Code of Ethics Code of Ethics can refer to:
tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. to task forces. * Our various award programs are in the process of being reviewed under the guidance of Vice President Gail Berenson. * The Certification Commission is developing a portfolio approach for participants in the Certification Program. (See Certification News, page 68.) The Board of Directors is passionate about MTNA, passionate about music making and music teaching and passionate about being the best we can be. Join us in making MTNA the preeminent association for music teaching! National Conferences March 27-31, 2004 Kansas City, Missouri April 2-6, 2005 Seattle, Washington March 25-29, 2006 Austin, Texas Phyllis I. Pieffer President |
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