NCAS is now recruiting volunteers to serve as Writing Team Members (up to 12 per discipline) and Discipline Leads (one each for Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts) in the National Arts Standards review and revision process.
Writing Team Members serve as reviewers, revisers, writers, and initial editors for revisions to the standards in their art form, reporting to their respective Discipline Lead for National Arts Standards review and revision. This role requires exceptional organizational and writing skills, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and experience with PreK–12 arts education, curriculum design, and standards-based work.
Discipline Leads serve as the coordinators for their art form, leading a discipline-specific writing team of up to 12 individuals and reporting to the Project Manager. This leadership role requires expertise in arts education, standards development, collaborative leadership, and project management throughout a three-year review and revision process.
Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/NCAS-Apply
Application deadline: October 18, 2026
Starting date: January 2027
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