History
1991 - 1995 - 2000 - 2005 - 2011
| Co-Founders Eldon Mayer and Edmund Schroeder start ETM. | |
| ETM pilots 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 multiple New York City schools | |
| ETM begins to advise schools in other communities. 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" |
| In addition to expanding and strengthening its NYC partner school program, ETM begins consulting on projects in Philadelphia and New Haven. | |
| 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 begin 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 celebrates 15 years of working with NY schools. | |
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| ETM-LA, Inc. is founded as ETM's first licensed 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 the symphony's education programming. | |
| 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. |
| ETM-Bay Area, Inc. is founded as ETM's second licensed affiliate, 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 New York City programs, as part of the conclusion of a multi-year US Department of Education grant. |
| 2010 | ETM selected by Fox's Glee and American Express to beneift from charity event. |
| 2011 | ETM celebrates 20th Anniversary! |
| ETM partners with 25 schools to serve 13,000 children in New York City. |
Who We Serve
During 2011-12, ETM's model serves:
- 13,000 children in New York City, through ETM's partnerships with 25 schools.
- 8,000 children in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, through the work of ETM-LA and ETM-Bay Area, two organizations which we have licensed to replicate our model.
Quotes
"She's awesome! [The teaching artist] goes ABOVE and BEYOND her job description. All my kids, for the past three years have absolutely loved her. We love her!"
-- Classroom teacher, P.S. 121
