Utilizing collective action strategies is a powerful way to build teacher capacity and advocate for music support in an ever-changing environment. Learn how to develop and implement strategies in your district and hear from teachers who have enacted these strategies to gain allies in their building and community, which has in turn empowered student voice and choice in music education.
Sara Womack
- Biographical Information
As
the Supervisor for General and Choral Music, Dance, and Theatre for the Cobb
County School District, Dr. Sara Womack is creating an arts-rich district with
arts-rich schools by providing opportunities for student engagement, building
the capacity of teachers, and partnering with community organizations to ensure
that all students have access to a high-quality, sequential arts education.
Previously, she served as the Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator for Atlanta
Public Schools (APS) for six years. Before journeying into administration, Dr.
Womack served as an elementary music teacher in metro Birmingham, as well as an
adjunct professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), for 15
years. She earned a BS in music education, MA in music education, and MA in
instructional leadership from UAB and an EdD in music education from the
University of Georgia. Dr. Womack achieved National Board Certification in
early and middle childhood music, served as President of the Alabama Music
Educators Association and Southern Division of the National Association for
Music Education, and currently serves the Georgia Music Educators Association
(GMEA) as Advocacy Chair. She also serves as a Conn-Selmer Educational
Clinician and is on the Board of Directors for Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle
Corps, Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band, and Pianos for Peace. Her accolades
include the 2019 APS Schools First Award, the 2021 GMEA Administrative
Leadership Award, the 2022 Georgia Art Education Association
Supervision/Administration Award, and a 2022 Woodruff Arts Center Arts
Education Honoree for her dedication to supporting the leaders, teachers, and
students of Atlanta. She and her husband, Sean, enjoy traveling and hiking with
their sons, Will and Mason.