Do you know?

  • $300 million has been eliminated from K-12 education funding effective January, 2010.

  • Decisions are being made NOW by local school boards that impact the quality of your child’s education.

  • Many school districts are proposing the elimination of music, art, and physical education.

  • Governor Daniels urged the public to use the State Board of Education’s “Citizen’s Checklist” to ensure local districts exhaust all other cost-saving measures before firing teachers. The leadership of the Alliance has highlighted in yellow the “top ten” areas where cuts should be made. Take an active role in your district or school to maximize budget cuts in these areas. 
  • You can join in the discussion about proposed cuts by joining the “Alliance for Indiana Music Education” Facebook Group.
  • The One Hundred Tenth Congress of the United States of America declared music education an important component of a well-rounded academic curriculum and should be available to every student in every school.
 View the Congressional Resolution

Member Organizations:

Indiana Bandmasters Assn.
Indiana Choral Directors Assn.
Indiana High School Color Guard Assn.
Indiana Music Educators Assn.
Indiana Orff Schulwerk Assn.
Indiana Percussion Assn.
Indiana State School Music Assn.
 


Alliance Mission Statement:

To provide a structure for Indiana non-profit music organizations to work together for the advancement of school music education while enhancing each individual mission.  Membership will be open to organizations that have as a major part of their mission the providing of programs, services, and learning experiences specifically for Indiana music students, and current and future Indiana music teachers.
 


Contact Us:

Alliance for Indiana Music Education 100 E. Thompson Road
Indianapolis, IN 46227
(317) 780-4100

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