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JAMsj joins Standards and
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The Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj) was one of 47 history institutions throughout the nation to participate in a pilot study by the American Association for State and Local History. The charge was to test national museum standards, levels of attainment that all organizations are expected to achieve. As a result of the pilot, an improvement program called the Standards and Excellence Program (StEPs) was developed to benchmark museum work against nationally recognized standards. The six standards include: 1) Mission, Vision, and Governance, 2) Audience, 3) Interpretation, 4) Stewardship of Collections, 5) Stewardship of Historic Structures and Landscapes, and 6) Management. JAMsj’s continuous improvement process will be guided by the StEPs program. Dr. Aggie Idemoto, board president, exclaims that “We’re taking the right StEPs.” To read more about the the program guidelines, click here.
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