History
1991 - 1995 - 2000 - 2005 - 2009
| ETM is founded. | |
| ETM begins by piloting its innovative program at a school slated for closure. | |
| Pilot partner school wins the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award from the U.S. Department of Education | |
| ETM expands to partner with three schools | |
| ETM begins to advise schools throughout the U.S. The first such school is located in St. Louis | |
| A public partner school wins the New York State School of Excellence Award | |
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| ETM provides professional development seminars to school principals at the Mississippi Arts Commission's statewide "Whole Schools Institute" |
| ETM begins consulting on projects in Philadelphia and New Haven | |
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| ETM participates in the Urban Music Leadership Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, by invitation of Macmillan McGraw-Hill |
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| ETM presents to the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids (Michigan) and the Maryland Arts Council |
| ETM presents on professional development model at the Kennedy Center Partners in Education Annual Meeting | |
| ETM begins overseeing implementation of its model in seven schools in the California Bay Area | |
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| ETM receives funding from the Ford Foundation to launch an external evaluation of its programs. |
| U.S. Department of Education awards ETM a multi-year grant under its "Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grants Program " - ETM is one of only 14 recipients nationwide | |
| ETM's budget surpasses $1 million for the first time. | |
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| ETM-LA, Inc. is founded as ETM's first affiliate organization to partner with schools in Los Angeles using ETM's model. |
| ETM begins consulting with the Stamford (CT) Symphony to create materials and train musicians for a music appreciation collaboration between the Symphony and a Boys and Girls Club. | |
| 2007 | ETM provides professional development services to music teachers across the Stamford (CT) public school system. |
| 2008 | ETM's co-founder and longtime Chairman of the Board Edmund R. Schroeder steps up to Chairman Emeritus. Michael R. Schaefer is elected Chairman. |
| ETM-Bay Area, Inc. is founded as ETM's second affiliate organization and begins a partnership with a public school in Richmond, CA. | |
| 2009 | LS Associates releases the report from its 2005-08 external evaluation of ETM's programs, as part of the conclusion of a multi-year US Department of Education grant. |
| ETM partners with a record-number 23 schools to serve 11,000 children. |
Who We Serve
During 2009-10, ETM's model serves:
- 11,000 children in New York City, through ETM's partnerships with 23 schools.
- 5,000 children in Los Angeles and Richmond, CA, through the work of our affiliate organizations, ETM-LA and ETM-Bay Area.
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Quotes
- "I believe several of my students are considering the study of a musical instrument because of [the teaching artist]...Students were genuinely excited about what they had done in her class." -- Classroom teacher, St. Anthony
