Marcia McCaffrey, Arts Consultant for the NH Department of Education, has close to 20 years of leadership experience at the state agency working with partners and key stakeholders on supporting policy and practices for the public education sector. Marcia served as President of the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) from 2013-2015. She represented SEADAE on the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) Leadership Team and facilitated meetings for NCCAS during the 3 years of national standards development. 

Marcia’s work focuses on quality arts education for all students. She is a presenter and facilitator at state, national, and international conferences and a co-author with colleague Dr. Linda Lovins on “The Status of Arts Assessment in the United States” prepared for The Oxford Handbook of Assessment Policy and Practice in Music Education (Summer 2017). Marcia’s experience includes grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, organizer of New England regional and national conferences on advancing standards and assessment in teaching and learning, dance educator for public schools and higher education, proprietor of a small dance business, and director of a seniors’ dance company. Her service to the National Dance Education Organization includes six years on the board with a focus on curriculum, standards, and assessment.

MA, Dance Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

BS, Elementary Education, Iowa State University

BS, Physical Education with a dance emphasis, Iowa State University