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
     
    Dr. Eric J. Smith
    Commissioner of Education
      
     
      
     
      
     
     
     
     
     
     
    MEMORANDUM
     
    CONTACT PERSON
    NAME:
    Dr. Linda Lovins
    PHONE:
    850/245-0762
    SUNCOM:
    205-0762
    EMAIL:
    Linda.Lovins@fldoe.org
    K12:
    2008-32
     
    TO:
    District School Superintendents
     
    FROM:
    Dr. Eric J. Smith
     
    DATE:
    April 14, 2008
     
    SUBJECT:
    Music Demonstration Schools Project
     
     
    I am pleased to provide the enclosed information concerning the Music Demonstration Schools Project.
    This project, implemented in 1988, was developed by the Department of Education in cooperation with
    the Florida Music Educators’ Association. Currently, more than seventy-eight schools have been selected
    as Music Demonstration Schools, and twenty-one have
      
    The purpose of this project is to identify, honor, and promote statewide school music programs at the
    elementary, middle/junior, and high school levels that balance a rigorous curriculum, high performance
    standards, diversity, and instructional quality in music education. Schools applying to become Music
    Demonstration Schools are evaluated, visited, and approved by the Department of Education according to
    criteria developed by MENC: The National Association for Music Education and the Florida Music
    Educators’ Association. Schools that meet these criteria are committed for a three-year period to assist
    school officials, teachers, and other interested persons in observing quality programs and obtaining
    information for program improvement. The selected schools will receive public recognition from the
    Department of Education and the Florida Music Educators’ Association.
     
    Please distribute these materials to curriculum supervisors or music teachers who you feel should apply
    for this program of recognition. The instructions for becoming a Music Demonstration School are found
    in the attached Application. For those who have submitted applications in the past, please note that an
    additional criterion has been added regarding the music program’s contribution to the success of students
    in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and science.
     
     
     
     
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
    District School Superintendents
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    Applications may be submitted electronically or in hard copy. All forms are available at either
    http://www.fldoe.org/bii/Curriculum/Fine_Arts/Awards.asp or www.flmusiced.org. Applicants may type
    directly into the forms found at either Web address.
     
    All applications must be postmarked or received electronically no later than June 26, 2008, to Dr. Linda
    Lovins, Arts Education Program Specialist, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street,
    Suite 432, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400. Principals’ Letters of Intent to Apply should be postmarked no
    later than April 24, 2008. Materials submitted for application will be reviewed over the summer, and site
    visits will take place in the fall.
     
     
     
    EJS/ll
     
    Attachments:
    Music Demonstration School Designees, 1988-2008
    Identification Form
    Application
    Application Checklist
     
    cc: Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
    Principals
    Music Supervisors
    Fine Arts Supervisors

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