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- Music embedded in community culture - Effective city and school leaders who value music education - Alignment of interests - Allied partners poised to take action - Strong foundation of existing music education at MNPS - Nashville IS Music City. Why Here? Why Now?.
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- Music embedded in community culture - Effective city and school leaders who value music education - Alignment of interests - Allied partners poised to take action - Strong foundation of existing music education at MNPS - Nashville IS Music City Why Here? Why Now?
83,000 students • 42nd largest in U.S. • 154 schools • No majority demographic • 73% economically disadvantaged • 79% Title I • 120 languages spoken Who is MNPS?
Theory of Change For students to have opportunity and access to the benefits of quality music education, we must: • Engage more students • Offer music classes that reflect our diverse community • Restore and strengthen traditional chorus, band and orchestra
Research Students with more than 1 year of music: • 52% more likely to graduate on time • 7% more likely to come to school each day • Earn a 15% higher grade point average • Score 16% higher on ACT-English and 9% higher on ACT-Math
In the first years… 40 contemporary classes Recording studio and student-run record label Band at all middle schools 1,000 instruments Teacher Advisory Council
A Crucial Piece • Total public spending:$15-20M/annually • Private investment: • $1M from CMA/KTMP • $500K other private investment • Martha Ingram • Gibson • Big Machine • The Recording Academy • Curb Records • Warner Music Nashville • NAMM • More…
Producing Results Near-Term: Show increased participation
Producing Results Targets 26 Increase # schools auditioning for Mid-State Increase # students auditioning for Mid- State Increase # students selected for Mid-State Increase # ensembles participating in Middle TN Performance Assessment Increase # ensembles receiving “superior” assessment in Middle TN & State Performance Assessment Deploy robust teacher evaluation system (TN Fine Arts Growth Model Assessment) as means of setting clear benchmark against which teacher quality can be measured and acted upon 612 Medium-Term: Sustained participation, tackle quality. 294 32 15 90% deployment SY14-15
Producing Results Implementation of data dashboard to track progress against Preludes benchmark study and additional metrics Long-Term: Prepare students for college and career. Sustain quality music and arts education for future generations. Ongoing research/analysis to track connection between investment in music education and student achievement, engagement and overall impact
Laurie T. Schell Director, Music Makes Us Laurie.schell@mnps.org 615.259.8770 www.musicmakesus.org