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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Some Great News from Hiram – A National Honor bestowed upon our DJUSD Music Program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Something to be proud of.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Cheers,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">~JAH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Hiram Jackson [mailto:hsjackson@aol.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 26, 2014 11:22 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> rebeccabreitbard@hotmail.com; Horn, John A; JazzyHorns@aol.com; smkporter@gmail.com; sharoninkelas@gmail.com; wroberson@djusd.net; cbryant@djusd.net; mbest@djusd.net; margneu@pacbell.net; jazzygonz@yahoo.com; rdksop@jps.net; stewfam530@comcast.net;
maddadarne@comcast.net; gina.daleiden@gmail.com; sheilaallen530@yahoo.com; slovenburg@sbcglobal.net; ttaylor@djusd.net; jhudson@davisenterprise.net; ddavis@davisenterprise.net; ksnow@djusd.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Davis designated, nationally, as one of the "Best Communities for Music Education" for 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I am very pleased to share that Davis and DJUSD has been chosen by NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) as one of the "Best Communities for Music Education"
for 2014. DJUSD was the only school district in the Sacramento area to receive this award. This designation was based on an evaluation of a survey application of our district that included criteria such as program breadth, percentage participation, and program
accessibility. For the past 6 years, we submitted an application for this program, but were not selected. The stated weakness in our program last year was the fact that at no point in our K-12 curricula was there a guarantee that every student would participate
in music instruction by a credentialed music teacher -- that music is not a compulsory subject at any grade level. Most other school districts designated as a "Best Community for Music Education" typically had an elementary general music program available
to all students in one or more grades. This year I added written supplemental material to our application explaining the extent of parent volunteer support for music programs in the schools, such as BRAVO, Link Up, DSAF-funded programs (including elementary
choirs), and individual efforts by classroom teachers. I also stated that it is a current aspiration of this school district to have a general music education program in our elementary schools, as demonstrated by the current school board taking up a recommendation
to explore having an elementary general music education program in the district.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Apparently it was enough to score us high enough for the designation. But I hope that our district will be able to follow through and establish an elementary general
music education program in an upcoming school board meeting to help secure such a designation in future years. I think this award is well-deserved, given what our community has done and gone through to keep and maintain our school music program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">What we have in this award is significantly attributable to the tireless efforts of the district music faculty, administrators, school board, and the community
at large.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://sbomagazine.com/4653-the-2014-best-communities-for-music-education.html">http://www.nammfoundation.org/research/best-communities-music-education-2014</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.nammfoundation.org/press-room/namm-foundation-spotlights-2014s-best-communities-music-education">http://www.nammfoundation.org/press-room/namm-foundation-spotlights-2014s-best-communities-music-education</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">With gratitude,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hiram Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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