[MASTA Board] Fwd: MASTA Grant Proposal - Teachers Orchestra

Wed Mar 14 12:50:27 UTC 2018

Hey everyone:

I had numerous middle school students participate in the recent Allstate event in Grand Rapids. As you know, Scott was their  conductor for the weekend.

All the students had a very positive experience and enjoyed working with him.

Sincerely, Derek Weller

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 14, 2018, at 8:03 AM, Glawe, Jonathan <glawej at aaps.k12.mi.us> wrote:
> 
> Hello All, 
> 
> I also didn't see an attachment, but here is what I can say about Scott Laird. 
> 
> Scott is one of the kindest, most thoughtful music educators I have ever come across. His knowledge in the field is vast-- from conducting to pedagogy to music repertoire selection to classroom management. He is truly a gem. When I heard he was conducting our Middle School All State, I immediately called him and asked to chat for a while when he was in town, because I always leave conversations with him inspired and with new ideas for the classroom. 
> 
> I also carved out about 2 hours of my conference to sit and watch him work this year, and I witnessed a lot of great learning in the room. Bringing him to Michigan again in my opinion would be a fantastic idea, but we should try to get him to do a few other sessions as well within the deal. It would be worth it. 
> 
> If it doesn't happen next year, I would encourage us consider it for another year in the near future. 
> 
> My two cents!
> 
> Warmly, 
> 
> Jonathan Glawe
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> 
>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 10:39 PM, Dan Scott <dscott1996 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't see the attachment, but who typically pays the fee for the conductor?
>> Dan
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Mar 13, 2018, at 6:29 PM, janis peterson <janispeterson at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear MASTA Board:
>>> Below is a proposal from Joel Schut for a special grant to fund Scott Laird’s return to the MMC as teacher orchestra conductor and clinician. He’s asking for $1500 from MASTA. 
>>> Let’s Reply All with comments and motions.  I will call for an email vote this weekend. 
>>> Thanks for all you do - Janis
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> 
>>>> From: Joel Schut <joel.schut at gmail.com>
>>>> Date: March 13, 2018 at 1:28:09 PM EDT
>>>> To: janis peterson <janispeterson at hotmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: MASTA Grant Proposal - Teachers Orchestra
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks Janis!
>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 12:15 PM, janis peterson <janispeterson at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> So sorry...I was supposed to talk about this last week...and didn’t!  I’m on a ferry to Fort Sumter(!) right now...I promise to act this evening and will get back to you tonight!  Thanks- janis 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 13, 2018, at 8:30 AM, Joel Schut <joel.schut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Janis,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hope you are well! Just wanted to check in to ensure that you received the previous email with an attached grant proposal. Is this something you feel the board might consider? Do you need anything submitted in another format or a different approach to be considered? Thanks for any thoughts you may have.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Joel
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Joel Schut <joel.schut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Dear Janis,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I hope you are well. Attached is a proposal for a "special grant" with MASTA. I have spoken with Abby Alwin about the grants available and unfortunately this project doesn't fall cleanly into either of the categories yet greatly encompasses elements of both. Can you please let me know if you feel this is something MASTA would consider voting on?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>> Joel Schut
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
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