Glenwood City High School wins Best Communities for Music Education award
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By Amber Hayden
GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City High School Music Education program has won a fourth consecutive Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) award from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation.
The NAMM Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the NAMM trade association that supports programs, research, and activities that promote music-making across the lifespan through its signature programs.
The district found out about the designation from Mr. Lamb, Instrumental and General Music teacher, and Mrs. Hierlmeier’s, Vocal/General Music teacher.
The survey was filled out in the fall and it was due by January, according to Mr. Lamb, The application process opens up every fall, he said.
“The administration in Glenwood City is extremely supportive of music education,” stated Lamb.
The survey that is filled out was developed in partnership with the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas, and gauges funding, participation, opportunity, standards, community, facilities, and other factors that affect comprehensive music education.
Glenwood City joined 754 school districts from across the nation to be recognized for their outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community leaders who have made music education important.
“We are the smallest of the 27 districts in Wisconsin that were recognized,” Lamb explained.
The award recognizes that Glenwood City is leading the way with learning opportunities as outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
BCME is in its twenty-first year and offers national recognition for school music programs and honors the efforts of educators, administration, and students who share the common goal to ensure access to music as part of the curriculum.
With the current closure of the school, all of the music classes have moved to online teaching and an uncertainty of when the next performance will be for the Music Department.