Policies

Click links below to view ILMEA documents:

Constitution of the Illinois Music Education Association (7-1-2021)

ILMEA Policy Change Procedure

ILMEA Board Governance Policy Manual

The ILMEA Board of Directors is in the process of re-formatting information found in the Operational Policy Manual. They are carefully reviewing each policy as it is re-formatted to ensure that policy and practice are in alignment. Any policy that is posted below supersedes policy found in any previous versions of the ILMEA Operational Policy Manual.

• All-State Eligibility and Quotas

• All-State Student Programs, Policies and Procedures

• Auditions - General

• Awards

• Board Governance & Structure

• Chorus - Auditions & Nominations, District Festival Selection, All-State Selection

• Clinic & Performance Selection

• Communications

• Composition & Remix Contest Rules & Policies

• District Festivals - Ensembles & Planning Policies

• District Representatives

• Financial Reporting & Practices

• Homeschool Policy

• Illinois Music Education Conference Policies

• Instrumental Jazz - Auditions & Nominations, District Festival Selection, All-State Selection

• Member Voting & Policy Changes

• Membership

• Participating Schools Policy

• Strike Policy

• Strings - Auditions & Nominations, District Festival Selection, All-State Selection

• Student Accommodations Policy

• Vocal Jazz - Auditions & Nominations, District Festival Selection, All-State Selection

• Whistleblower

• Wind & Percussion - Auditions & Nominations, District Festival Selection, All-State Selection (no changes for 2026-2027)