The purposes for which this Association conducts its business are:To advocate, on behalf of its members, support of theatre education in the State of California.To encourage and promote the development of theatre education throughout the State of California.To improve communication among theatre practitioners within the State of California.To support implementation of the State standards for the teaching of theatre arts in the State of California.To develop and perpetuate standards of the highest quality in teaching, research, production, and scholarship in theatre in the State of California.To promote an environment that fosters educational excellence through diversity, encouraging communication, and cooperation among our various constituencies, both public and private.To cooperate with other arts organizations to increase support for arts education within the State of California.To coordinate the development of criteria for the accreditation of theatre education in the State of Calif