SOFA

Dr. Ed Wasiak is the Associate Professor of Music Education at the Faculty of Education,  University of Lethbridge.   He is also the President of the Canadian Music Educators’ Association (the national voice for music education).

On January 31st, 2010, he sent the Honourable Dave Hancock, Minister of Education a letter outlining his concerns with Alberta Educations’ proposed fine arts education framework.

He has given SOFA permission to publish his letter on our site.  If you would like to read his letter to Dave Hancock, CLICK HERE

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Further to Dr. Wasiak sending the above mentioned letter to Mr. Hancock, he received the following email note from Susan McLeod (Alberta Education) on February 1st:

Dear Dr. Wasiak,
 
I have received your response to the proposed framework and have saved it in my files for consideration as we complete revisions to the draft document.
 
I anticipate that these revisions will be complete and the newer version of the proposed framework will again be posted online sometime this spring.  It is our hope that a newly revised framework will address the comments and concerns of our stakeholders in a most satisfactory manner.
 
Thank you for your participation in the curriculum design process as a past focus group member and your ongoing interest in the draft K-12 Arts Education Curriculum Framework.
 
 Susan McLeod
Curriculum Manager – Arts Education
Arts, Communication and Citizenship
Alberta Education – 812F – 44 Capital Blvd.
10044 – 108 Street, Edmonton AB Canada T5J 5E6
Tel (780) 422-3217  Fax (780) 422-0576
Toll free (780) 310-0000
susan.mcleod@gov.ab.ca