FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
    S
      
    TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
     
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Chairman
    Members
    DONNA G. CALLAWAY
    DR. AKSHAY DESAI
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
    PHOEBE RAULERSON
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
     
    Jeanine Blomberg
    Commissioner of Education
      
     
      
     
      
     
     
     
     
     
     
    CONTACT PERSON
    NAME:
    Dr. Linda Lovins
    PHONE:
    850-245-0762
    SUNCOM:
    205-0762
    EMAIL:
     
    Linda.Lovins@fldoe.org
    K-12:
    2007-67
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    MEMORANDUM
     
    TO:
      
    District School Superintendents
     
    FROM:
     
    Jeanine Blomberg
     
    DATE:
     
    April 3, 2007
     
    SUBJECT:
     
    Music Demonstration Schools
     
    I am pleased to provide the enclosed information concerning the Music Demonstration School
    project. This project was developed by the Florida Department of Education in cooperation with
    the Florida Music Educators’ Association and implemented in 1988. Currently, thirty-three
    schools have been selected as Music Demonstration Schools, and twelve have been chosen for
    Honorable Mention recognition.
     
    The purpose of this project is to identify,
    high school levels that balance diversity, high
    music education. Schools applying to
    visited, and approved by the Department of
    by MENC: The National Association for Music
    ation. Those schools that meet these criteria
    school officials, teachers, and other interested
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
    District School Superintendents
    April 3, 2007
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    selected schools will receive public recognition from the Department of Education and the
    Florida Music Educators’ Association.
     
    Please distribute these materials to selected principals or music teachers who you feel should
    apply for this program of recognition. The instructions for applying to become a Music
    Demonstration School are found in Attachment A. For those who have submitted applications in
    the past, please note that an additional criterion has been added regarding how the music
    program contributes to the success of students in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and
    science.
     
    All applications should be submitted by
    May 24, 2007
    , to:
    Dr. Linda Lovins, Performing and Fine Arts Program Specialist
    Florida Department of Education
    325 West Gaines Street, Suite 432
    Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
     
    Please be aware that this date is earlier than the required receipt date for materials in the past.
    The date has been changed in order to facilitate completion of the selection process well before
    the state Florida Music Educators Conference held each year in early January. Materials
    submitted for application will be reviewed over the summer, and the site visits will take place in
    September.
     
    NOTE:
    Please make sure that persons designated to receive a copy of this memo are signed up
    to receive correspondence from the Department paperless communication site since hard copies
    will not be sent. If they are not currently signed up, please provide them with a copy of this
    memorandum. The site address is http://www.firn.edu/doe/menu/communications.htm.
     
    JB//ll
     
    Attachments A, B, C
     
    cc: Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
    Music Contacts
     
     

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