VAEA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Access VAEA Member Survey

With our new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access (DEIA) initiative, we are gathering information to better meet your needs as an art education professional. This survey may take you about 10 minutes to complete. Your participation is voluntary, and the data will only be used for VAEA planning, program development, and improving member experiences. Please complete this important survey by Saturday, October 15, 2022.

Individual responses will remain confidential. Only aggregated data will be available on the VAEA website. Results of this survey will be utilized for VAEA diversity, equity, inclusion, and access efforts such as professional development.


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1. What are your pronouns?
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2. What is your gender identity? Self-identification is important and we understand that we each have our own understanding of words used to describe our own experiences. So that we can best honor your identity and experiences, please describe how you identify in the free response box AND select (as many as you wish) from the list below. 
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3.  Do you identify as LGBTQIA+? *
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4. Race is an arbitrary classification of modern humans, sometimes, especially formerly, based on any or a combination of various physical characteristics, as skin color, facial form, or eye shape. But the word race also carries much more weight, representing not just one’s features, but their ancestry, historical affiliation, or a shared culture. (https://www.dictionary.com/e/race-vs-ethnicity/)

How do you identify racially? (You may answer "Not applicable to me" or "Prefer not to answer" if that is your preference.)
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5. Ethnicity - An ethnicity is a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, or language. (https://www.dictionary.com/e/race-vs-ethnicity/)

How do you identify ethnically? (You may answer "Not applicable to me" or "Prefer not to answer" if that is your preference.)

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6.   Do you self-identify as having a disability? Disabilities are defined as: a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. This includes people who have a record of such an impairment, even if they do not currently have a disability.(https://www.ada.gov/ada_intro.htm)
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7. What is your highest level of education attained?
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8. Have you participated in a career switcher program?
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9. How long have you worked in art education?
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10. What is your current work title category?
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11. In  which VAEA region do you live?
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12. Have you held a VAEA leadership position at the state or regional level?
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13. What grade levels/ages have you worked with as an art educator?  (Check all that apply.)

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14. Do you teach a self-contained art class (a class where all students have disabilities)?
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15. Do you teach English language learners (e.g., ESL/EL/ELL/ELP programs)?
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16. Diversity describes both observable and non-observable individual differences (life experiences, work context, learning and working styles, personality types among others) and group/social differences (race, gender identity and expression, age, social class, country of origin, ability, beliefs, intellectual and cultural perspectives, among others) that can contribute to a vibrant and dynamic community. 

My understanding of Diversity is (choose one):

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17. Equity refers to conditions that support fairness and justness based on individual needs and circumstances where all members of a community have opportunities to thrive and realize their best. (Adapted from NAEA definition.)

My understanding of Equity is (choose one):
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18. Inclusion describes proactive, intentional, and thoughtful engagement with diversity to the extent that all have the ability to contribute fully and effectively throughout a community. (Adapted from NAEA definition.)

 My understanding of Inclusion is (choose one):

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20. For the above mentioned purposes, access refers to the ways in which educational institutions and policies provide students with equal and equitable opportunities to take full advantage of their education and that the educational programs available to them are of quality and include the arts. (Adapted from https://www.edglossary.org/access/.)

My understanding of Access is (choose one):

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21. I address Diversity in my art education work (choose one):
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22.  I address Equity in my art education work (choose one):
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23.  I address Inclusion in my art education work (choose one):
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 24. I address issues of student access in my art education work (choose one):
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25. What do you do to address diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) in your art education work? (Please provide an example.)
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26. What would you like to see our organization do to address DEIA topics? (Choose as many as you wish.) *
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27. What DEIA topics are of most interest to you and would help you in your professional role? (You may choose up to 5.)
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28. Do you have additional comments about DEIA work for our state?  
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29. I am interested in serving on the DEIA committee for VAEA. Please email deiavaea@gmail.com if you are interested in serving on the committee.  
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