Greetings Delaware Music Educators,
Happy Music In Our Schools Month®! This year's theme is “I See Me in Music Education.”. STATE Delaware Proclaims March “Music In Our Schools Month” ● The month of March is Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®) and Governor John Carney and Lt. Governor Bethany Hall are showing their support. ● How do you celebrate MIOSM®? We want to know! Share your stories, lesson ideas, and celebrations by emailing: [email protected] ● Resources to aid in garnering support and awareness: ○ https://nafme.org/student-opportunities/music-in-our-schools-month/ March for the Arts 2024 ● “March for the Arts 2024” ○ Featured artists from all visual and performing arts areas ○ Gallery showcase ○ March 14, 2024 - 11am - 3pm ○ Tatnall Building Room 112 ○ Legislative Hall in Dover, DE NAfME Hill Day ● NAfME National Assembly in DC on June 12 ● DMEA advocates will travel to the Capitol for Hill Day on June 12, 2024, to request support from our legislators for Music Education. ●Interested in participating in this event? Send an interest email to: [email protected]. FEDERAL Take a look at this NAfME fact sheet detailing current policy priorities for music education: ● https://nafme.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Legislative-Agenda-FY-24.pdf LOCAL We want to help you advocate. We want to celebrate your wins. We want to support you and all that you do. Reach out to DMEA and share your success stories, upcoming concert dates, school/district board meetings, and even any concerns you may have regarding music education. When we know better, we do better. Remember, our greatest resource is each other, Anna Ramon DMEA Advocacy Chair [email protected]
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Greetings Delaware Music Educators,
Just when you find a slight reprise from the start of the school year, holiday concert season creeps up in full swing. Along with a rigorous fall start, we are in the midst of appropriations season for Fiscal Year 2024. FEDERAL September through October was quite dramatic in the house with no speaker. There was even the potential of a government shutdown. Although having no speaker proved to be a saving grace for education, especially arts education, on October 25th, the house selected their 56th speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (LA). With less than a month to negotiate FY2024 spending package and NEA expiration date quickly approaching, arts advocates nationwide were able to rally together and get the House to agree upon Short-Term funding until February 2, 2024, this came only 2 days before ALL funding for federal agencies were set to expire. Funding, in general, for the Department of Education Budget is facing a 28% cut! Here are some major programs, that are essential to music education, facing hardship during these Fiscal Year 2024 budget negotiations: National Endowment for the Arts - NEA
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Go here, https://nafme.org/advocacy/grassroots-action-center/, to send a message to our DE Representatives and advocate for their support in music education. Arts Education for All Act -
STATE Delaware Arts Alliance - DAA
LOCAL This section is meant to highlight you and all the incredible things you do for music education. Reach out to your county representative and share your success stories, upcoming concert dates, school/district board meetings, and even any concerns you may have regarding music education. We are here to support each other. When we know better, we do better. RESOURCES NAfME SEL Brochure for Music Education NAfME Civic Action Field Guide Remember, our greatest resource is each other, Anna Ramon DMEA Advocacy Chair [email protected] Join the DMEA Advocacy team!
Interested in being a part of the Advocacy team? There is always room for more advocates! Follow this link to fill out the advocacy interest form. Advocacy Interest Form Music In Our Schools Month: Share your Music In Our Schools month celebrations with DMEA. We want to know how you and your students celebrated MIOSM. What’s happening in current legislation:
Our greatest resource is each other, Anna Ramon DMEA Advocacy Chair Music In Our Schools Month - MIOSM
March is a great time to advocate for you, your program and music. With the month of March with a spotlight on Music we can help demonstrate to our communities how critical music is, to students, education and the communities we serve. Take pictures and share stories with us about how you are celebrating MIOSM. Below you will find some Daily Prompts created by NAfME to help get MIOSM started. Interested in being a part of the Advocacy team? There is always room for more advocates! Follow this link to fill out the advocacy interest form. Advocacy Interest Form What’s happening in current legislation:
Please reach out to me and tell me about your current needs. If you are in need of any assistance, maybe you’re not sure if you are but have questions about advocacy. Our greatest resource is each other, Anna Ramon DMEA Advocacy Chair |
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