[MASTA] FW: Lansing Public Schools Arts Cuts

[Diane Winder]

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This past week, music educators and music education supporters in Lansing, Michigan
(and all across the country) have been reacting to the announcement by the Lansing
School Board and Superintendent Yvonne Caamal-Canul that, in light of budget considerations,
elementary music, art and physical education positions will be cut en masse. In 
place of certified music educators, the district plans to contract out arts education
to community artists.
In response to this deeply troubling development, we need to CONTINUE TO PROTECT
 sequential, standards-based music education, as taught by certified educators. 
Our very own MMEA and NAfME member Mitchell Robinson, Associate Professor at Michigan
State University, authored the following statement, which MMEA and NAfME have endorsed:
http://www.cms.msu.edu/el/LansingCuts.php [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=fgngkrmab.0.r84dkrmab.4fvkhikab.0&ts=S0892&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cms.msu.edu%2Fel%2FLansingCuts.php].

At this time, we are asking that all MMEA members please consider taking a moment
to add their voices to the chorus of opposition to this action in Lansing, by writing
a note directly to Superintendent Caamal-Canul: yvonne.caamal-canul at lansingschools.net
[mailto:yvonne.caamal-canul at lansingschools.net] Please let the Superintendent know
that MMEA and NAfME stand for certified classroom music education, and remind them
of what students will be missing if we replace certified teachers with community
 artists.

Thank you, in advance, for your time and efforts
Christina Hornbach
President, MMEA

Cory L. Micheel-Mays

Executive Director, MMEA

(517) 748-6518

cmicheelmays at sbcglobal.net [mailto:cmicheelmays at sbcglobal.net]
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