MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

For the past three decades Education Through Music has been doing something truly noteworthy: advancing educational equity in the nation's largest school district and improving outcomes for New York City's highest need children and their communities.

ETM is the only program of its kind in New York City. Over the past year we have grown from 55 partner schools to 63. This school year, over 20,000 underserved students from across the city have a richer school experience every week because ETM has put access to music in their hands. To address the impacts of the pandemic on the mental and emotional well-being of students and their communities, our staff has grounded our curriculum in social-emotional learning and trauma-informed best practices. And because of the comprehensive, sequential and high quality, culturally diverse instruction our wonderful teachers provide, our students are academically, emotionally, and developmentally thriving.

In December, they performed at the iconic Apollo Theater in front of a cheering crowd of over 1,000 parents, educators, and community members; in the Spring, they wowed employees at YouTube and Warner Music Group with their talent. Today, because of the ongoing professional development we offer, our teachers are flourishing. And, tomorrow, because we believe so strongly in the institutionalization of our program into NYC schools, more and more of our teachers are being hired by the DOE to sustain our model. Because ETM is so effective, this year we were recognized with the Imagine Award as the best notfor-profit organization in the category of Arts & Culture in the New York Tri-State area.

Education Through Music is more than our name It is our purpose I am proud to share this year's annual report and celebrate our successes with you Thank you for believing in our mission and for helping us grow, now and in the future

Dr. Janice Weinman ETM Chief Executive Officer