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President’s column
congratulations are due to Jeff s immons and his conference planning team for putting together another great a ll- s tate conference. I hope each of you that attend will be refreshed, renewed and will be enabled to reach out with new vigor to enrich the musical lives of another generation of young musicians.
as we head into what may be a tough spring, I hope you will have new tools with which to advocate for your programs. m ost funding decisions are made on the local level and that puts the burden on each music teacher to advocate for the students that benefit from participation in school music programs. If you remain unsure of how to build support for your program, start by viewing the resources and suggestions found online on the m EN c national website. Your om E a district chairs may also be a good resource to head you in the right direction. a recent survey went out to gage the effect of academic eligibility standards on ensembles and soloists participating in osaa sponsored events. Please understand that even if adjustments are eventually made to the osaa requirements that it is a long process and that each director is responsible to know and follow the regulations. You can find the osaa music rulebook on the osaa site at, www.osaa.org. our executive directors, Jane and Jim Howell, struggle to get submission of articles for each issue of the om EJ. I hope each of you will consider writing a short article for the spring journal and submit it to the Howells. You could write about advocacy efforts you’ve found to be successful in your school or district, a teaching strategy that you’ve tried and had great results with or a perhaps a piece of literature that you think should be better known and appreciated. The om EJ is our journal and would be greatly improved with your input.
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christopher silva
