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local officials and we must make sure they music education for children, but we need to be strong advocates for making sure
know the issues we face and deal more and better data to help us give the music education remains a part of this
effectively with them on behalf of the benefits of music education to all children. important legislation.
students of Alabama. I have a summary of We ask your support in asking the
the four key requests by MENC for you: Department of Education to carry out
What can you do to be an advocate for
more complete research on the Nation’s
Music Education? Be aware of what is
First, in the reauthorization of the Report Card in the arts and in other data-
going on nationally. You can look at the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, gathering.
USDOE website every other day or so and
we need to keep the definition of the arts
make comments regarding their activities.
as a “core academic subject.” Fourth, and finally, we understand the
You can get local politicians involved in
limitations of the Federal role in
the process of keeping music education a
Second, as teachers of a core subject, we education. One way that the revision of
part of the schools. Some things you can
would like the revision of ESEA to clarify ESEA could help is by requiring that the
do include: playing for them; honoring
the fact that the music teaching profession, state and local accountability provisions,
them at your concerts and programs; put
like the teaching profession as a whole, already in place to help the public know
the message in their ear for music
needs to be held to high professional how well the schools are serving their
education by writing them and talking
standards. Specifically, we would like children, include some significant but
with them at every opportunity; use
clarification that “paraprofessionals” from locally-chosen measure of the strength of
individual students’ success stories. We
the community who contribute to the the music program in those schools.
could schedule daily performances at the
music classroom experience be hired and
State Capital during MIOSM and get some
administered as paraprofessionals, as As you can see, the MENC leadership is
publicity. There are so many of us, that if
defined in the current law. We understand working hard to make lawmakers aware of
we all push the same agenda, they will
the value of musicians and others in the need to support music education and to
have to listen and respond! The bond
helping reach children with new and maintain and even improve the standards.
between us as music educators is
exciting experiences, but we want to make I encourage you to write our policy makers
important. Use it!
certain that these valuable resources are and communicate with them about
Yes, it’s summertime, but there is work to
directed to well-planned educational goals. supporting these “asks”. I understand the
be done for the students of Alabama, right
ESEA is probably a year away from being
now. So, if you don’t do your part…
Third, we are proud of the benefits of rewritten and passed, but now is the time
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