The impact of the pandemic had a deep and lasting effect on young people’s lives as well as their families and teachers. Arts education has always helped students connect to their creativity, sense of identity, and expression of their voice. As we enter a new phase in the COVID pandemic, arts education is more critical than ever. Arts education will help reconnect students to the power of learning. Arts education will provide for the much-needed social emotional learning needs that students have coming back
The guidance on this website was developed to meet the specific needs that emerged during the COVID-19 crisis and remain as an archival reference to be used as necessary.
In May 2020, Arts Ed NJ convened the September Ready Taskforce for Arts Education. Member organizations include: New Jersey Department of Education, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, New Jersey Education Association, New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association, New Jersey PTA, New Jersey School Boards Association, New Jersey Art Administrators Association, New Jersey Music Administrators Association, Arts Ed NJ, Art Educators of New Jersey, Dance New Jersey, New Jersey Music Educators Association,